Discovery Channel Goes Viral- 05.02.08
On interesting PR emails i received today, this one was pretty funny… i have no idea whether this was a contrived spot, it does seem plausible it could have been an accident, but none the less it has that Blair Witch/Cloverfield panicked “attack of the crabs!” feeling to it… and it’s a fun friday video (embedded on the next page for your viewing pleasure!)… So what do you think? And does it work? Behind the scenes footage of Discovery Channel shows are definitely fascinating… this one of the Crab accident is from the Discovery Channel show, Deadliest Catch.
Smash & Crab
Never work with children, animals…or crabs! Yesterday’s Discovery photo call for the launch of Deadliest Catch went horribly wrong as a tank holding £5,000 worth of giant crabs smashed on the ground.

Tags: advertising - animals - nature - tv - video

Feels very “scripted” and staged to me, but perhaps I’m just jaded & overly skeptical. I would have been more entertained if the crabs had at least scrabbled away in all directions, creating some sense of panic. Sorry Discovery, this one’s a miss. I’ll still watch the show though!
----- The Slapster 02.05.08 17:13