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Shark Week: The Great Bites Collection

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Every year the Discovery Channel does their "Shark Week" thing; a series of shark-themed shows. Now they've released a new collection of some of these shows that also acts as a great sampler for the network's programs (well, at least those that don't center around blue-collar jobs, like "World's Deadliest Catch").

You get episodes of "Survivorman", "Mythbusters" and "Dirty Jobs". So far I've only watched the "Mythbusters" and "Dirty Jobs" episodes.

The "Mythbusters" one is a 90 minute special and includes things like a mechanical shark and a robot dog with some interesting secretions...

For "Dirty Jobs" you get to watch Mike Rowe and friends as they head up north. Way up north. So far north that you can't go too much farther north without going south. They head out there in search of an elusive shark that may be eating seals.

You also get "How Not to Become Shark Bait" (lesson one, I'm guessing, don't work for the Discovery Channel), "Mysteries of the Shark Coast", and "Day of the Shark".

Bonus features include some "Dirty Jobs" stuff, as well as something called "Summer of the Shark".

Overall a good little package at quite a good price!

when played on my plasma tv, this movie had theater like quality in addition to its amazing information on sharks

6 Episodes (HD) plus 2 Bonus Episodes (not in HD).

Ever see a Great White Shark in the flesh? Well, this Blu-ray will show them to you as never before and from the safety of a TV. Beautiful and majestic creatures, up close and in HD! A great collection of shows from Shark Week 2008.

BLU RAY THOUGHTS: This disc is gorgeous and does the sharks justice. Pristine picture and crisp audio. FINAL VERDICT: UPGRADE from the DVD!

If you want to see Great White Sharks up close than this is the documentary for you. They're all over the place, including lots of other sharks. Focuses are on how sharks attack, what to do if you are attacked by a shark, real people who survived shark attacks and explorers going underwater and messing with sharks in all types of ways you couldn't imagine. OVERALL GRADE: B.

My grandson who is 6 loves these documentaries, he watches them over and over. I have learned much too. He beamed when he received it as a birthday gift, although he has already seen it.

Awesome to watch blown on a projection system. The 1080 quality on these episodes are really incredible. Some scenes appeared to be in 3D even! Educational, but certainly of the kind where I can see it multiple times just for the enjoyment of it. Truly shows off your system as well.

Some of the episodes/specials suck, but more are better

anyways great white sharks in 1080p are always a 5 star for me

First, it blows me out of the solid 5 hours show!

While both the VQ and AQ is not the best in my opinion but nevertheless you still be fascinated, especially the great-white.

Shark Week:20th Anniversary Collection DVD Set.

Great Compilation of Sharks,Shark footage and Stories. Received as a Gift and I am very thankful for it!
4 DVD's are included, recommended for Shark Lovers.There are stories of Shark Attack Survivors,Robotic Shark,
Air Jaws I&II.Truly Beautiful creatures.

If you order, be careful ordering directly from the Discovery Channel. I placed an order at Christmas and they duplicated the order and charged me twice. When I sent the duplicate back, I didn't get confirmation of shipping and they are no help trying to find it. There is little or no customer service for online. If you call, you are just told to wait for an email from them. Order from Amazon and you would be much safer.