Eaten Alive | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Starring | Paul Rosolie |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Michael Sorensen Matthew Kelly |
Producer(s) | Meagan Davis |
Production location(s) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Production company(s) | Expedition Amazon |
Release | |
Original network | Discovery Channel |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9HDTV) |
Original release | December 7, 2014 |
Getting Eaten Alive Chapter 1, a superman fanfic FanFiction. Author's note: I wanted to explore the Lois-Clark relationship the way I think it would develop in today's world, working off only the basics of the legend. No Richard, no Zod, and absolutely NO magic amnesia kisses. The first time Clark made Lois feel like the villain of the week, he wasn't even present. Getting eaten alive by mosquitos. Those evil little suckers can do a number to your arms, legs, or any area that's exposed. Sometimes, it can get so bad that you'd probably rather suffer through a. Luckily someone managed to get a gun, and shoot the lion. In the video, you see the lion stop eating the old man - as a gunshot rings out. The lion immediately ran for cover, and the man was rushed to the hospital. He's in critical condition. Here is the link to the video. The park that the man was at has been around for almost 10 years, in fact.
Eaten Alive is an American nature documentaryspecial which aired on Discovery Channel on December 7, 2014. The special focused on an expedition by wildlife author and entertainer Paul Rosolie to locate a green anaconda named 'Chumana', which he believed to be the world's longest, in a remote location of the Amazon rainforest in the Puerto Maldonado, Peru.
The special was also purportedly to feature Rosolie being 'eaten' by an anaconda, protected by a suit designed specifically for this purpose. He attempted to feed himself to an anaconda, and the snake did attack, but did not swallow Rosolie as the title of the special implied. The stunt itself was called off due to safety concerns.
After its premiere, Eaten Alive was widely criticized for false advertising. One critic compared the special to The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults—a television event that ended with a similarly disappointing outcome that did not meet promoted expectations.[1]
Though Rosolie stated that the special was intended to draw attention to wildlife conservation and the destruction of the Amazon, the special was condemned prior to its premiere by critics and the animal rights group PETA as an inhumanepublicity stunt oriented towards shock value, resulting in calls for Discovery Channel to pull the special.
Development[edit]
A teaser for Eaten Alive was first broadcast during Discovery Channel's telecast of Nik Wallenda's high wire crossings in Chicago on November 2, 2014. The special purported to feature Paul Rosolie being 'eaten' by, and retrieved from, a live anaconda. Shortly afterward, Discovery Channel released further information surrounding the special, including a statement by Rosolie. He explained that Eaten Alive was intended to draw attention to wildlife conservation, stating:
I've seen first-hand how the Amazon Rainforest is being destroyed. It is so rampant that we may be the last generation with the opportunity to save it. People need to wake up to what is going on. What better way is there to shock people than to put my life on the line with the largest snake on the planet, the Green Anaconda?[2]
The statements also implied his survival of the stunt, as the special had already been filmed.[3][4]
Rosolie wore a 'custom-built snake-proof suit' whilst performing the stunt to keep both him and the snake safe, and to counter threats that would be encountered during the stunt. The suit consisted of multiple layers of equipment, including a cooling vest to control his body temperature, a Tychem suit to protect against stomach acid, a mix of carbon fiber and chainmail armor to protect against impact and bites, and an externally supplied oxygen mask covered by a carbon fiber helmet. The suit was designed to withstand up to 300 psi of pressure, about three times stronger than the grip of an anaconda, which is estimated to only be around 90 psi. Rosolie also ingested a wireless device which allowed his crew to monitor his vital signs.[5]
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Eaten Alive proved to be controversial even before its premiere, attracting criticism from animal rights groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who argued that Rosolie's stunt was an example of animal cruelty, while an online petition on Change.org urging Discovery Channel to pull the special reached over 25,000 signatures. PETA objected to the use of an animal for 'entertainment', and went on to say that 'making this snake use up energy by swallowing this fool and then possibly regurgitating him would have left the poor animal exhausted and deprived of the energy that he or she needs. Shame on this pseudo 'wildlife expert' for tormenting this animal, and shame on the Discovery Channel for giving him the incentive to do so.'[3]
Synopsis[edit]
Eaten Alive focused primarily on Rosolie's expedition to the 'Floating Forest', a remote area of the Amazon rainforest, to search for and capture a large green anaconda named 'Chumana', which he believed was longer than 24 feet (7.3 m), the length of the world's longest known anaconda. His eventual goal was to be 'eaten' by the snake in an effort to promote wildlife conservation. Rosolie and his crew were unable to find Chumana, but he continued with his goal of being 'eaten' by an anaconda. Rosolie was supplied with a captive, 20 foot (6.1 m) anaconda for use in the stunt, and he equipped himself with a specially designed protective suit, which was doused in pig blood as bait. As it had affected his range of motion, Rosolie removed some of the padding from his suit that protected his arms. While the snake would constrict him and attempt to bite his head, Rosolie halted the stunt after an hour, showing concern that the anaconda's wrap would break his arm.[1][6][7][8]
In regards to the outcome, Rosolie explained that the anaconda '[got] my arm into a position where her force was fully on my exposed arm. I started to feel the blood drain out of my hand, and I felt the bone flex. And when I got to the point where I felt like it was going to snap, I had to tap out.'[7]
Broadcast and reception[edit]
Eaten Alive premiered on December 7, 2014, kicking off a special week of programming on Discovery Channel known as 'Mega Week', which the network promoted as a 'weeklong celebration of all things Discovery.'[9] The special was seen by 4.1 million viewers, making it Discovery Channel's highest-rated nature program since Life in 2010. It was also the second-most popular television program of the night on social media, behind Sunday Night Football.[10]
Prior to the broadcast, alongside similar concerns for the well-being of the snake, Laura Bradley of Slate argued that Eaten Alive was a further example of Discovery Channel's recent uses of sensationalism and pseudoscience to attract viewers, as opposed to airing content that is legitimately educational. She compared the special to Shark Week (which she described as the network's 'biggest pieces of viewer bait' for 'capitalizing on people's fear of sharks while simultaneously misinforming the public about an animal that is actually in danger'), the aforementioned Nik Wallenda specials, and fictitious mermaid documentaries broadcast by sister network Animal Planet.[11]
Following its broadcast, Eaten Alive was widely criticized by viewers and the media for false advertising, as the majority of the two-hour special dealt with the search for Chumana, and as the anaconda did not swallow him as was advertised.[1][7] Although promotional material on Discovery Channel's website claimed that Rosolie would enter the anaconda, its press release for the special stated that there was only a possibility that he would.[8] Reaction to the special on social media was negative, with comparisons being drawn to the online practice of clickbait, a Twitter user remarking that 'calling this 'Getting Squeezed Really Hard' didn't sound as enticing', and others making references to a line from Sir Mix-a-Lot's song 'Baby Got Back' referencing an 'anaconda' in connection to the special.[12][13][14][15]
Writing for The Guardian, Brian Moylan compared Eaten Alive to The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults—Geraldo Rivera's infamous live television special that featured the 1986 opening of a secret vault once owned by Al Capone, which was purported to contain valuable items but ended up only containing debris. Moylan believed that much like the vault, 'Rosolie is also nothing more than a lot of dust and a few empty Coke bottles.' However, he did praise the style of the remainder of the special, comparing it to a horror movie and describing it as being 'much more dramatic and much better than it needed to be, which is a considerable accomplishment.'[1]
PETA made further remarks criticizing Discovery Channel's decision to go on with the special despite its earlier objections, arguing that 'study after study has shown that entertainment features such as this one that show humans interfering with and handling wild animals are detrimental to species conservation. Rosolie knows this. Discovery knows this. Yet they chose to contrive and air this shameful stunt for ratings anyway.'[8] In a statement following the broadcast, Discovery Channel re-affirmed that the safety of Rosolie and the anaconda were a top priority, and that he 'created this challenge to get maximum attention for one of the most beautiful and threatened parts of the world, the Amazon Rainforest and its wildlife. He went to great lengths to send this message and it was his absolute intention to be eaten alive.'[8]
1-800 Contacts broadcast a new commercial, featuring a character having been eaten by a snake, during Eaten Alive. The ad was produced in advance of the special's announcement, and was intended to premiere in January 2015, but the company's agency Pereira & O'Dell moved up the premiere after learning of the special.[16] The dialogue of the ad was also amended in reference to the special, with the character remarking that he hoped his predicament would 'make [him] famous.' On Twitter, the company jokingly noted that unlike Eaten Alive, 'someone was actually inside the snake.'[16][17]
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References[edit]
- ^ abcdMoylan, Brian (December 8, 2014). 'Eaten Alive's snake stunt bit off more than it could chew'. The Guardian. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^'About Eaten Alive'. Discovery Channel. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ abMoraes, Lisa de (November 11, 2014). 'Man Forces Self on Snake, Viewers Cry Foul Ahead of Discovery's 'Eaten Alive''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^'Reality TV's New Extreme: Being 'Eaten Alive' by a Giant Anaconda Snake'. ABC News. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^Feinberg, Ashely (December 7, 2014). 'What It Takes to Build a Snake-Proof Suit'. Gizmodo. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^McNamara, Mary (December 8, 2014). ''Eaten Alive': Or how to make a giant anaconda boring'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ abcNordyke, Kimberly (December 7, 2014). ''Eaten Alive': Here's What Happens When a Man Gets Swallowed by a Giant Snake (or Not)'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ abcdYahr, Emily (December 8, 2014). 'Discovery's 'Eaten Alive' guy isn't actually eaten alive by snake, and viewers are furious'. Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^'Discovery Channel's Eaten Alive kicks off Mega Week this December'. Discovery Communications. November 12, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^Moraes, Lisa de (December 8, 2014). ''Eaten Alive' Ratings: 4.1 Million Viewers Watch Paul Rosolie Get Not Eaten by Big Snake'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^Bradley, Laura (November 11, 2014). 'Dear Discovery Channel: A Man Getting Eaten Alive by an Anaconda Isn't Educational'. Slate. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^Maglio, Tony (December 8, 2014). 'Discovery's 'Eaten Alive' Sparks Viewer Outrage After Paul Rosolie Doesn't Get Eaten (Video)'. The Wrap. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^Hines, Ree (December 8, 2014). 'Outrage! 'Eaten Alive' ending leaves viewers angrier than the anaconda'. NBC News. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^Hibberd, James (December 8, 2014). 'Eaten Alive Viewers Outraged Man Wasn't Actually Eaten Alive'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^Moraes, Lisa de (December 7, 2014). ''Eaten Alive': Snake Finds Discovery Special Hard To Swallow'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ abNudd, Tim (December 8, 2014). '1-800-Contacts Ran the Perfect Ad on 'Eaten Alive' and It Wasn't Even (Totally) Planned'. Adweek. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^Beer, Jeff (December 8, 2014). '1-800-CONTACTS Does the Improbable and Runs an Appropriate Ad Tie-In with Discovery's 'Eaten Alive' Show'. Co.Create. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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Author'snote: I wanted to explore the Lois-Clark relationship the way Ithink it would develop in today's world, working off only thebasics of the legend. No Richard, no Zod, and absolutely NO magicamnesia kisses.
Thefirst time Clark made Lois feel like the villain of the week, hewasn't even present.
She had woken almosthourly the night before, heart pounding, mouth dry, feeling hercareer crumbling around her. She had tried all night to think of away being partnered with him could be anything but a slapdown, fromthe one person at the Planet she trusted.
Perry,who had put her in Investigative when no other city paper had a womanoutside the gossip and lonely hearts columns. Perry, who had neverlaughed at the water-cooler jokes that made her a ballbuster forpushing as hard as the men for a worthwhile assignment. As if therewere a more appropriate, somehow 'feminine', method available.
Perry,who had always accepted that she did her job, not to prove things orshock people, but to speak the truth to power. And who, to herdelight and astonishment, had watched her growth into a respectedcity watchdog with every appearance of pride.
Perry,who had then shackled her two weeks ago to a new hire fresh from hisjournalism major - not counting his years of 'experience' at theSmallville Gazette, circulation three hundred countingthe Sunday-onlies. So now she was sharing her bylines with a manwhose major journalistic knack was disappearing before stories brokein front of him. A man who apologized his way through the day likebullpen machismo's answer to the offense of her existence. Lois,we found the kind of guy you're looking for.
Therehad been a few horrifying hours the first day, when she thought itwas a joke that Clark was in on. Then she had realized he was beinghimself, and she was projecting on him a battle of which he wasinnocent. And oblivious.
Soof course she felt sorry for him. First as cannon fodder, andthen as a pawn in Perry's inexplicable betrayal. She tried so hardwith him to bite back the retorts that had become second nature toher – when had she gotten so sharp-tongued? She did shareher bylines with him, when they would have been easier to take thanthe candy from the proverbial baby. She knew he was gentle, honestand respectful – traits she was utterly unable to warm to, in herdevastation at the symbolism of Perry's pairing him with her.
Andthen came the day that had touched off her sleepless night.Yesterday, when they took the wrong alleyway shortcut and the muggerwho cornered them pulled off that wild shot, and poor Clark fainted. He wasn't a coward; in fact, she had been strangely touched, atthe way he tried to protect her with his own body till the moment itgave out on him. It was just the hand he had been dealt, and heplayed it as best he could.
Butnot two hours later, right after hearing about it and exploding withdue outrage, Perry was chaining him back up to her again. The onlything that surprised her at that point was that the implications forher future hurt less than the betrayal by her chief.
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Whichwas why the next morning, eyes gritty, head aching, she found herselfhandling it the way she handled things more and more since startingat the Planet. Barreling in with guns blazing, demanding Perry'simmediate attention, pacing around waving her arms and demandingjustification, when what she wanted was his trust back.
'Andit's not any sort of standard procedure – what, that youdeveloped since six weeks ago, when King and Wechsler werehired without a baby-sitter of any kind? And I know I nevergot one. I mean, for the love of God, Perry, technically I stillhave a job to do.'
Shestopped and looked at him, panting with the pent-up fury of the lasttwo weeks - at him for doing this to her, and at herself forexpecting anything different.
'Orwhy,' she added stingingly, 'don't you just give me the lonelyhearts column and be done with it?'
Hehad been sitting at his desk since she burst in, with his fingerssteepled, looking into her eyes, barely moving and,uncharacteristically, making no effort to interrupt.
Asshe fell silent, panting a bit, she looked down for a moment and thenup around the room, at the overflowing bookshelves lining every wallsurface with the books stacked two deep and haphazardly, and the onehalf-wall with all his award photos crammed together with theirframes touching.
Itoccurred to her he looked older now than in any of them. Against herwill she felt sorry for him, without being entirely certain why. Shebacked up into the couch and sat down. She willed herself to neithercry nor say another cutting thing.
'Youknow,' he said thoughtfully after a moment, 'you've had eightsubstantive pieces in the last two weeks. That's up twenty-fivepercent from your last year's average. I thought your expositionwas a little weak in the first two – not everyone understands therelevance of city council positions now to state legislaturepositions in the fall. But you cleaned it up by the end of the week,and your fact checking was as excellent as always, including theshortcut you didn't take with the predigested demographics from thelast census. Which would have been irrelevant.'
Shewas definitely not going to cry. She kept her eyes on theground.
'Lois,'he said softly. He got up and came around the desk and took a coupleof steps toward her. Then he seemed to think better of it and satback on the edge of his desk, pushing back four separatepaperweights.
'Igave you Clark because you were the one I could trust to protecthim.'
Shelooked up and concentrated hard on keeping her lip stiff. He lookedso tired.
'Youreally think I give a damn about symbols and implications? If I wantto rein you in, there will be nothing symbolic about it.' Hegestured outside to the hall. 'Clark would get eaten alive runningaround alone in Metropolis right now. Much less in here.'
Hisgaze moved out the office window to the bullpen and then back to her.'Or have you maybe bought in to someone else's concept of careeradvancement?'
Shefelt it acutely as the unspoken question of betrayal that had beenhanging in the room turned around squarely to face her. Her cheeksburned. What have I become here?
'Clark'sexposition is better than mine, chief,' she said softly, finally.'He handled that on the later articles. He…understands what it'slike to not understand.'
'Well,I'll be,' he said mildly. She looked up and saw a trace of asmile, more in his eyes than his lips.
Theweight of the world was falling away like water. I gave you Clarkbecause you were the one I could trust to protect him. Theylooked at each other for a long moment, and she finally nodded.
'Ithink I have to go,' she said abruptly.
Heinclined his head politely and gestured to the door.
Shemade it out to the hall and then checked herself and stood there fora moment. She stuck her head back in. He was back behind his deskunfolding the morning edition. 'Uh, Perry? I'm sorry.' Sheducked back out just as he was looking up, suddenly feeling tooexposed to meet his eyes, and headed for the bullpen.
Shemight not be able to choose everything she became. Any more thanbrave, honest, fish-out-of-water Clark could choose when to faint. But she could choose who not to become. And she could do her job –which was, after all, to tell the truth in order to protect theinnocent.
'Clark,'she said as she passed by him, with his dark head bent down lookingintently at whatever he was typing. It came out more abruptly thanshe intended. God, he typed fast.
Whichwas why the next morning, eyes gritty, head aching, she found herselfhandling it the way she handled things more and more since startingat the Planet. Barreling in with guns blazing, demanding Perry'simmediate attention, pacing around waving her arms and demandingjustification, when what she wanted was his trust back.
'Andit's not any sort of standard procedure – what, that youdeveloped since six weeks ago, when King and Wechsler werehired without a baby-sitter of any kind? And I know I nevergot one. I mean, for the love of God, Perry, technically I stillhave a job to do.'
Shestopped and looked at him, panting with the pent-up fury of the lasttwo weeks - at him for doing this to her, and at herself forexpecting anything different.
'Orwhy,' she added stingingly, 'don't you just give me the lonelyhearts column and be done with it?'
Hehad been sitting at his desk since she burst in, with his fingerssteepled, looking into her eyes, barely moving and,uncharacteristically, making no effort to interrupt.
Asshe fell silent, panting a bit, she looked down for a moment and thenup around the room, at the overflowing bookshelves lining every wallsurface with the books stacked two deep and haphazardly, and the onehalf-wall with all his award photos crammed together with theirframes touching.
Itoccurred to her he looked older now than in any of them. Against herwill she felt sorry for him, without being entirely certain why. Shebacked up into the couch and sat down. She willed herself to neithercry nor say another cutting thing.
'Youknow,' he said thoughtfully after a moment, 'you've had eightsubstantive pieces in the last two weeks. That's up twenty-fivepercent from your last year's average. I thought your expositionwas a little weak in the first two – not everyone understands therelevance of city council positions now to state legislaturepositions in the fall. But you cleaned it up by the end of the week,and your fact checking was as excellent as always, including theshortcut you didn't take with the predigested demographics from thelast census. Which would have been irrelevant.'
Shewas definitely not going to cry. She kept her eyes on theground.
'Lois,'he said softly. He got up and came around the desk and took a coupleof steps toward her. Then he seemed to think better of it and satback on the edge of his desk, pushing back four separatepaperweights.
'Igave you Clark because you were the one I could trust to protecthim.'
Shelooked up and concentrated hard on keeping her lip stiff. He lookedso tired.
'Youreally think I give a damn about symbols and implications? If I wantto rein you in, there will be nothing symbolic about it.' Hegestured outside to the hall. 'Clark would get eaten alive runningaround alone in Metropolis right now. Much less in here.'
Hisgaze moved out the office window to the bullpen and then back to her.'Or have you maybe bought in to someone else's concept of careeradvancement?'
Shefelt it acutely as the unspoken question of betrayal that had beenhanging in the room turned around squarely to face her. Her cheeksburned. What have I become here?
'Clark'sexposition is better than mine, chief,' she said softly, finally.'He handled that on the later articles. He…understands what it'slike to not understand.'
'Well,I'll be,' he said mildly. She looked up and saw a trace of asmile, more in his eyes than his lips.
Theweight of the world was falling away like water. I gave you Clarkbecause you were the one I could trust to protect him. Theylooked at each other for a long moment, and she finally nodded.
'Ithink I have to go,' she said abruptly.
Heinclined his head politely and gestured to the door.
Shemade it out to the hall and then checked herself and stood there fora moment. She stuck her head back in. He was back behind his deskunfolding the morning edition. 'Uh, Perry? I'm sorry.' Sheducked back out just as he was looking up, suddenly feeling tooexposed to meet his eyes, and headed for the bullpen.
Shemight not be able to choose everything she became. Any more thanbrave, honest, fish-out-of-water Clark could choose when to faint. But she could choose who not to become. And she could do her job –which was, after all, to tell the truth in order to protect theinnocent.
'Clark,'she said as she passed by him, with his dark head bent down lookingintently at whatever he was typing. It came out more abruptly thanshe intended. God, he typed fast.
Helooked up through his coke-bottle lenses with his sweet half-daffysmile. 'Oh, good morning, Lois! I didn't see you come in. How areyou?'
'Clark,'she said, sitting down beside him and slapping down the preprint copyon his desk, 'you were on the scene here first, you did four of thefive interviews, you did all the background, and oh, yes, then youwrote the article.' She counted off his accomplishments on herfingers. 'And I…let's see…I pressed play on the taperecorder.'
Shelooked up at him. 'So, Clark.'
Heblinked. 'Yes, Lois?'
'Youshould be fighting me tooth and nail for sole author here. You can'thand out coauthor like candy any more, okay? You'll get eatenalive.'
Heblinked again.
'Soyou stand up now and take this down to the printer and give them thechange, okay? And I'll fight you for the next one.'
Hebacked up too far and hit the cubicle wall behind him. It shudderedand teetered for a moment. To her amazement, for a flicker of amoment, she saw him roll his eyes.
'Thanks,Lois,' he said, bemused. 'That's swell.'
Shealmost closed her eyes and sighed again. But this time, a little morealert, she watched him through half-lidded eyes and was rewarded by afunny, knowing smile playing over his lips as he said the forbiddenword.
Shesat back in her chair and watched him go. What a day of wonders.Crack investigative reporter, indeed. There was some piece of himthere she hadn't noticed. She wondered for the first time if he,too, always expected to be misunderstood.
Igave you Clark because you were the one I could trust to protect him.
Itmight be worth letting him come along on the crack house interviewstoday. On a suitably tight leash, of course, so he wouldn't geteaten alive.