The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

Week of July 25

MythBusters: Shark Special and Surviving Sharks

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MythBusters uses its second Shark Week special to test tips on how to survive a sea-critter attack. Then Survivorman's Les Stroud makes himself into human chum to explore ... exactly the same thing! Edge to MythBusters, which builds a cool mechanical great white.

Grade: B- (MythBusters), C (Surviving)

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