Ever since Jurassic Park (and possibly before that!) I have had some weird fascination with dinosaurs. That's why when I saw the "Free Download" sign on iTunes for History Channel's "Jurassic Fight Club" I just knew I had to check it out. This show attempts to recreate battles of prehistoric creatures by using clues from fossils, imaging, and clues about animals today. Its like the CSI for dinosaurs. The episode that's available for free on iTunes is "Cannibal Dinosaur," and follows a battle on Madagascar between two Majungatholus (say that five times fast!). The show allows viewers to get an inside peak into how they recreate these scenes and what tools the researchers use to piece together prehistoric history. At the end the whole battle scene is put together using very cool (and sometimes very graphic) CGI.
While the historians and researchers cannot conclusively say anything about these battle scenes the technology they have to hypothesize about these events is absolutely fascinating to watch. Even if you aren't that fascinated in the mechanics of they were able to piece together these scenes, the CGI battle at the end is worth the peek at the great new show. Check it out on the History Channel (http://www.history.com/) or on iTunes. Here is one of the History Channel's trailers for the show:
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