Even the editing, if they wanted this to feel like a real thing, why would this film be edited to gratuity show over and over scene's of the doctor's young son's death just to try to make the doctor's story seem "real", make the show feel "emotional". The TV-mockumentary itself is OK, the presentation and intrigue is passable, but the story is riddled with clichés from the casting and costumes the doctors wear, to how the events that happen feel emotionless. This was just so underhanded, so despicable, that I'd have to give this special a terrible rating. It's disclaimer that "some parts are dramatized", "fiction" is flashed so fast and used so sparingly in this 2-hour waste of time that you'd think they were trying to cause a "War of the Worlds" situation intentionally! The only saving grace is that the acting, dialog, and special effects are not realistic. It makes me wonder if it thinks people are stupid. If it didn't have ESPN, I would cancel it even though it is free.Īnswer: YOU CAN'T.
#HISTORY CHANNEL VILE VORTICES DOCUMENTARY TV#
I saw this while watching a free 2 month subscription to Sling TV by buying a Chromecast device. Not only are they no longer true to their network names (there is no history on the history channel, etc.) but they are endlessly replayed. Shows like this are why I dropped cable/dish years ago. Again, shame on the H2 Channel for not clarifying that this isn't drama throughout the show. Lots of commercially timed "moments" and silly science. The whole thing becomes obviously recognized as drama, not documentary.
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No warning about graphic footage or disturbing audio and they play it over and over, supposedly captured as if the kid was recording on a cell phone. Then, the only animal in the area, the dog belonging to the guy and his kid goes crazy and kills the kid. This area was huge so it immediately registered as phony. Early in the show, the bit about the area in Algeria where "absolutely no animals lived, not even insects" was discussed, my ears perked. I didn't pause to read it but I understand it says it is some kind of "re-creation" rather than total fiction. I don't recall if there was a disclaimer at the beginning at all, but the one at the end lasted a fraction of a second. Shame on the History Channel 2 for broadcasting this at all. If you're flipping through the channels and you come across this, please quickly change the channel. Charges should be filed and History should be forced to pay all medical expenses viewers will have because of this. It attacks the viewers and attempts to cause brain damage to us all. But oh, wait, I forgot what channel we're watching here. That's a mic drop moment for fringe theorists if there ever was one. But the dumbest, most submoronic part of this is when they - and I kid you not this happens - they blame global warming on the Devil's Triangles. I mean, to believe this, the damn triangles are swallowing people up like the Sarlacc! They even shamelessly blame the Flight 370 tragedy on this triangle business. How about the hot female engineer (actress) they bring in to explain magnetism to the dumb host who, I swear to God, says he had no idea the Earth needed a magnetic field! As for the subject of the Devil's Graveyards/Triangles/Vortices/whatever, we're basically told to be afraid. I mean, you lost your kid because of these things (or so you believe) yet you're giddy throughout this talking about your stupid theories. The actor playing the scientist at the heart of all of this is doing his best but he's never believable. I swear he is missing his calling because with a boring monotone voice like his, he should be doing audio tapes for insomniacs. All the while we're hit with dry bits of triangle history by this host guy who is like water and crackers for dinner. The "hook" is to try and present this information with this fictional story about a scientist's quest to find answers for what made his dog go Cujo on his kid. But this thing is ridiculous, throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the mix and blaming it on these triangles around the world. I happen to enjoy discussions about the Bermuda Triangle, too. Look, I don't have an ax to grind against fringe science or mysteries or anything like that.
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This boring, meandering pseudo-documentary is one of the worst things I've ever seen put forth by the History Channel. From this bizarre start we somehow make our way into talking about magnetic fields and vile vortices, of which the Bermuda Triangle is the most infamous.
While there the family dog attacks and kills the boy. An American scientist takes his young son to the Algerian desert because he had heard there was something weird about the place that made animals afraid to go near it.