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Watch the Full Michael Phelps vs Shark Race from #SharkWeek

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Did Michael Phelps actually race a shark last night? Not quite.

The most highly publicized special for this year’s Shark Week was “Phelps vs. Shark, which kicked off the week-long celebration just last night. The special promised a race between Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and a shark, but most viewers were left confused and angry when it failed to deliver as promised.

Granted, I’m not sure anyone actually expected that Michael Phelps would be thrown into the water with a shark, but what we got last night was a simulation featuring Phelps swimming alongside, well, nothing at all. A computer-generated shark was added into the water in post-production, allowing us to see what such a race *could* look like.

Yes, it was basically Phelps up against a shark from a Syfy movie. Sigh.

[Related] Here’s the Full “Shark Week” 2017 Schedule

The 100-meter race (dubbed “the battle for ocean supremacy”) was won by the CGI shark, beating Phelps by just two seconds. If you missed it, you can watch below.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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