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Originally Posted by IROC View Post
I watched part of this show and it was obvious that is was fake. I later read that it is considered "docufiction". Basically, they take real events (like dolphins washing up on shore) and then build a fake story around it. This mermaid show was not intended to be real from the beginning (and it showed).
Watched some of it... docufiction is exactly what it seemed like.

I didn't see the beginning to see if there was anything said or shown in the opening credits to tip you off, but you'd think that the Discovery Channel would do that.

Otherwise, their credibility suffers somewhat, eh?
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