I think the problem most of us have with this 'mockumentary' is the platform it's shown on. Discovery's channels are normally for serious programmes and they're kinda taking advantage of our trust in their authenticity.
Unfortunately, there's not such thing as serious TV channel anymore. Just look at History channel that constantly now shows the ancient alien and UFO programs, and the Biography channel that show ghosts stories. It's quite sad because I used to watch History channel a lot because I liked their documentaries, now I just feel that if I do, I will just be fed a ton of *beep* and I'm not interested in that. It's all about getting as much audiences as possible nowadays.
When I watched the first show of the mermaids I started watching about 5 minutes after it started so I had no idea if what they're saying was real or not, but it soon became clear that it wasn't. Everything was just ridiculous in the way it was done, from the bad CGI animations to the acting which was way too forced (I guess they picked up the most inexperienced and unknown actors so nobody would recognize them). Still, even though I knew it was fake at that point, I still couldn't enjoy it because I knew I was being told a ton of rubbish. I still liked their arguments though, and the aquatic ape theory and all of the stories they told, I thought they were very interesting.
However, I would rather watch a movie about the same subject than a fake documentary.
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