SCI FI Network lied about M. Night Shayamalan biography

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Friday, July 23, 2004 22:16
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FAIRY10

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:09 AM

although i just knew it was fake you have to know there is no reason why it wouldnt be. people have connected to the other side. there is nothing fake about it.

fairy10

FAIRY10

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:12 AM

you shouldnt feel stupid if you believed it at all. you should feel good that you believe that there is another side because there is. if you believe you will be there one day too.

fairy10

SHINYHAPPYKLIN

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:40 PM

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Originally posted by fairy10:
i do not know or understand what you are saying about sci fi not seeing its viewers as intelligent. believe it or not i have seen things and felt things that are not from this world or better said not in this world anymore. used to be. like shyamalan said he wants you to believe in something you may not have 2 hours before(i know he didnt mean it, he just said that,he just makes things up that are interesting.)the ducumentary was just a hoax and i knew that from the beginning, but i think people should believe in things that do not seem real only because you have never experienced them and you probably never will until you do believe.
fairy10

I'm not saying that you shouldn't have faith in things not seen or that some people dismiss, BUT that you should be very discerning in WHAT you believe in....I think part of our purpose on earth is to use our intelligence to improve our world and lives. I cannot ignore things that make my "BS Meter" in my head start pinging....and the way they promoted this documentary was one of them.

If you enjoyed the show, great. I might have actually watched it (I do like MNS), if they hadn't have been so sensationalistic about it. A straight forward telling of the guy's life and motivations would have been much more intelligent and interesting to me. Ever seen Bravo's "Actor's Studio" interviews show? I think that's an intelligent TV show, that really helps you know the people they interview...SciFi should have gone more that route, and understood that scifi fans like to be entertained, for sure, but when it comes to FACTS, give us the facts in a straightforward way! We DO use our brains, and I hate their assumption to the contrary.

"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."

FAIRY10

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:38 PM

i said that because someone mentioned that they thought that. i thought it was ridiculous.

fairy10

KNIBBLET

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:45 PM

Honey, that whole thing screamed of mockumentary publicity stunt and was timed to premier at the same time as "The Village".

No amount of press releases can put a shine on a turd and that was an obvious turd from the start.

What saddens me is to think that Night thought he needed that to generate interest in the Village. Now it's making me have second thoughts about the quality of the movie.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

SLAYER730

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:48 PM

I didn't see any advertising for the mocumentary except the tidbits that SciFi showed. I had no idea that M. Night was supposed to be "boycotting" the thing. I watched it, and I thought it was pretty obvious that it was fake. Still, it was well done, and kept my attention for the entire 3 hours. So I say good for SciFi - they got me to watch a 3 hr mocumentary about a filmmaker that I don't even really like. I guess they did their job.

***Never judge a book by its movie***

JCOBB

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:52 PM

I don't know why I watched it, but looking back I really regret spending three hours of my life doing so.

For an hour or so they had the camera rotating around the guy who was supposedly making the documentary. I just couldn't bring myself to care.

I don't care, I'm still free.

DANFAN

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:17 PM

I have my own opinions about the truth/falsehood of supernatural events. But those opinions are unrelated to my feelings about the MNS "documentary."

I was not tipped off by the advertising... I gave them the benefit of doubt. However, the first 10 minutes of the special convinced me that it was fictional entertainment programming masquerading as documentary. That realization left me tremendously irritated. I tuned in to learn something new and interesting. Instead, they wanted to entertain me with something of no lasting value. Had I tuned in the show looking for fictional entertainment, that would have been fine. Instead, I took them at their word. Thus, I felt cheated. I was disappointed that SciFi chose to spend its corporate credibility so carelessly to lure its viewers into a classic "bait and switch" scenario.

The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. Like the Who said, "I won't be fooled again..."

FAIRY10

Friday, July 23, 2004 9:17 PM

i think he makes great movies. why dont you? hes very creative. i think if this was not his past then he has a great immagination!

fairy10

FAIRY10

Friday, July 23, 2004 9:43 PM

people simply make things up, it is just a fact. who cares though? i thought it was interesting and i know for a fact it is true. after death, you will be in heaven or hell. after we die we are still alive. it is only in a different way. i personaly do not like fake things unless they seem very real and i think he or shyamalan did a great job doing that. i still do not like people faking to do or be something they are not.think about this though....if someone is going to write or do whatever about something it is only because they are interested in the subject or they just want to make money. why would he be interested? why? i can tell you why i would, but it is a long very long story so bye!!!

fairy10

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