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Discovery Claims It Will Show a Man Being "Eaten Alive" By an Anaconda

Posted by samzenpus on from the ratings-war-has-begun dept.

An anonymous reader writes Have you ever wished that you could watch a man be eaten alive by an anaconda from the comfort of your own home? The Discovery Channel is betting that the answer is yes with their upcoming special, Eaten Alive. The channel says wildlife filmmaker Paul Rosolie will don a custom-built snake-proof suit, and go inside a live anaconda. They've even released a teaser. It's unclear what scientific conundrum will be solved in the process of feeding Paul to the snake, or how he plans to get out.

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  1. Oh good by paiute · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Now I can literally watch another formerly decent channel turn to shit.

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    1. Re:Oh good by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Insightful

      If by "formerly" you mean "long gone".

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    2. Re: Oh good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      I think he did, and was making a joke. We're talking about watching an animal ingest a human. The next step is digestion, which leads to feces. The actor doing the transformation is a representative of the channel in a way. Thus, we would be watching the first step of the channel (its representative) turning to shit.

      Doesn't explaining a joke make it hilarious?

    3. Re:Oh good by Andrio · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yeah, I have childhood memories of watching the Discovery/Learning channel, and seeing so many documentaries and things about technology, science, and just plain learning.

      That went away a long, long time ago.

        Discovery = Reality shows targeting men
        TLC = Reality shows targeting women

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    4. Re:Oh good by RavenLrD20k · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Kim Kardashian being eaten alive by an Anaconda."

      Gives a different perspective to the line: "My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hon"

  2. Disgusting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There is no way for the Anaconda to survive this. There is no good research that can come from actions like these and the Discovery channel has really reached a new low. Used to love hard-facts documentary channels but now it's just hype and reality tv rubbish.

    1. Re:Disgusting by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Regardless, it should be pretty obvious that survival of the Anaconda is a secondary concern.

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    2. Re:Disgusting by Jason+Levine · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yes, but doing so puts the snake's health at risk. A snake regurgitating a meal could injure itself and so only does it in an emergency situation. This person is putting the snake's life at risk. This isn't for scientific advances or to somehow help other snakes around the world. This is just a publicity stunt. What's next? Holding a shark still while a guy climbs inside its mouth and videos the way down? I'm sure Discovery could play this next Shark Week alongside their latest "documentary" featuring CGI footage being passed off as real proof that a long-extinct species of shark is swimming around our oceans.

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    3. Re:Disgusting by jeffmflanagan · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yes, you are correct, and everyone involved in this is an asshole.

  3. Discovery? by frikken+lazerz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The channel isn't about learning anymore. Just TV's version of clickbait (advertising, probably misleading, to draw in gullible folks).

    1. Re: Discovery? by paiute · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe if you buy 500 channels there might be one or two...

      When cable rolled out those hypothetical 500 channels, it seemed that there might be all kind of niche programming available. Unfortunately, every one of those 500 channels ended up chasing the same demographic after learning the financial meaning of 'niche'.

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    2. Re: Discovery? by jythie · · Score: 4, Insightful

      What generally happens is that as a channel becomes successful in its niche it gets just big enough to attract the type of executives who think they can make a name for themselves by turning a 'niche' channel into a 'success'. Often this is a product of individuals trying to advance their careers at the cost of the company rather then a company wanting to be more profitable.

  4. They have another show coming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They have a comedy show coming called: "Ow! My Balls!"

    It'll be broadcast opposite ABC's version - "America's Funniest Home Videos"

  5. Poor animal. by Qbertino · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How are they gonna get him out again? Cut the snake open?

    How about giving the beast some real food and/or just leave it alone?

    Or film it from a distance and watch it eat some of its natural prey.
    Isn't that what discovery channel usually does?

    And, btw, AFAIK boa constrictors - which include anacondas - prefer their prey not breathing anymore. And they don't really care if it's bottled air you're breathing or not. They constrict you 'till you stop breathing. Hence the name. Duh.

    To be honest, I kinda hope this snake teaches the guy a lesson and get's away with it. Now *that* would be some news. :-)

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    1. Re:Poor animal. by jythie · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yeah, somehow 'death of defenseless creature' as entertainment feels really crummy. Even if one is an omnivore and allows for use of animal products in their ethical framework, the idea of doing something that gruesome 'for the fun of it' can still cross lines.

  6. SHOCKING FOOTAGE by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've already had all of this sort of thing I could take with this horrifying video of a man being eaten alive excruciatingly slowly by an arctic fox. (NSFW)

    http://youtu.be/43dAN0C4J_0

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  7. PETA by DaMattster · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's spectacles like this which have the potential to harm or kill an animal for the sake of entertainment that makes me side with PETA on occasion. Otherwise PETA is too radical for me. There is no science in this.

  8. um... by Charliemopps · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So they fired Kari Byron.
    And now they are showing the poop shoot of a snake?

    Man... they're on a roll.

  9. PETA! HELP! by shadowrat · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If there was ever a need to let the dogs of peta run wild, it's this. This is disgustingly shameful. It serves no purpose other than to abuse a snake for entertainment.

    Nothing can be gained from this. We already know the snakes can eat a person. We can already send far less obstrusive sensors safely through a snake if we really need to see what's going on in there.

    c'mon a show in which ted nugent would kill and eat an anaconda before our eyes would be more on the up and up than this crap.