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[[Patrick Stewart]] narrates the U.S. version and [[Ian Holm]] the British version.
[[Patrick Stewart]] narrates the U.S. version and [[Ian Holm]] the British version.


Notable for leading many viewers to think that [[Poes Law|everything told in the documentary was truth, and therefore dragons actually existed]]. This might have been fueled by some format similarities with Impossible Pictures ''Walking with...'' series and the fact that it was aired on educational TV stations like [[Animal Planet]] and the [[Discovery Channel]].
Notable for leading many viewers to think that [[Poe's Law|everything told in the documentary was truth, and therefore dragons actually existed]]. This might have been fueled by some format similarities with Impossible Pictures ''Walking with...'' series and the fact that it was aired on educational TV stations like [[Animal Planet]] and the [[Discovery Channel]].
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* [[Atlantis Is Boring]]: The Marine dragon segment of the documentary is much shorter than those of the 3 terrestrial dragons (Prehistoric, Forest, and Mountain).
* [[Atlantis Is Boring]]: The Marine dragon segment of the documentary is much shorter than those of the 3 terrestrial dragons (Prehistoric, Forest, and Mountain).
* [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]] - Subverted. Despite first popping up right alongside the dinos, dragons are stated to be highly derived ''crocodilians''.
* [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]] - Subverted. Despite first popping up right alongside the dinos, dragons are stated to be highly derived ''crocodilians''.
* [[Everythings Better With Dinosaurs]] - The show states that dragons have been around since the early Triassic. Why do the prehistoric scenes have to take place in the very late Cretaceous? Because everything's better with [[Stock Dinosaurs]].
* [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]] - The show states that dragons have been around since the early Triassic. Why do the prehistoric scenes have to take place in the very late Cretaceous? Because everything's better with [[Stock Dinosaurs]].
* [[Free Fall Romance]]
* [[Free Fall Romance]]
* [[Green Aesop]]: Thankfully, a much more subtle one
* [[Green Aesop]]: Thankfully, a much more subtle one
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* [[Mockumentary]]
* [[Mockumentary]]
* [[Monster Is a Mommy]] - Inverted. {{spoiler|The first frozen dragon found is a ''baby''. Her mother is [[Bigger Is Better|even bigger]].}}
* [[Monster Is a Mommy]] - Inverted. {{spoiler|The first frozen dragon found is a ''baby''. Her mother is [[Bigger Is Better|even bigger]].}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: The mother dragon decides to raid human farms... {{spoiler|which makes the humans angry, leading to the death of her daughter and herself}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: The mother dragon decides to raid human farms... {{spoiler|which makes the humans angry, leading to the death of her daughter and herself}}
** Similarly, [[Green Aesop|human overhunting and habitat destruction]] [[Humans Are Bastards|was what led to the farms being raided in the first place]]
** Similarly, [[Green Aesop|human overhunting and habitat destruction]] [[Humans Are Bastards|was what led to the farms being raided in the first place]]
* [[Non Malicious Monster]]: The dragons
* [[Non-Malicious Monster]]: The dragons
* [[Only Six Faces]] / [[Palette Swap]] - Apart from the "Prehistoric Dragon", all of the other dragons look almost identical apart from a few small changes in wing size.
* [[Only Six Faces]] / [[Palette Swap]] - Apart from the "Prehistoric Dragon", all of the other dragons look almost identical apart from a few small changes in wing size.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]] - Four different species are shown: The Prehistoric Dragon (similar to a Wyvern), the [[Sea Monster|Sea Dragon]], the Chinese Forest Dragon and the European Mountain Dragon.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]] - Four different species are shown: The Prehistoric Dragon (similar to a Wyvern), the [[Sea Monster|Sea Dragon]], the Chinese Forest Dragon and the European Mountain Dragon.
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* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]] - The story of the Prehistoric Dragon seems to be this. {{spoiler|The young dragon lost his mother to a T-Rex. He barely avoids death at the hands of an older dragon. Later he grew up and then he managed to defeat another dragon. With that he managed to gain his own territory and his own mate. [[Diabolus Ex Machina|But then the]] [[Rock Falls Everyone Dies|K-T Extinction Event]] [[Diabolus Ex Machina|happens.]]}}
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]] - The story of the Prehistoric Dragon seems to be this. {{spoiler|The young dragon lost his mother to a T-Rex. He barely avoids death at the hands of an older dragon. Later he grew up and then he managed to defeat another dragon. With that he managed to gain his own territory and his own mate. [[Diabolus Ex Machina|But then the]] [[Rock Falls Everyone Dies|K-T Extinction Event]] [[Diabolus Ex Machina|happens.]]}}
* [[Shown Their Work]] - The premise of the documentary is to show how giant six-legged, flying lizards that breathe fire could exist. And it mostly [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|succeeds]].
* [[Shown Their Work]] - The premise of the documentary is to show how giant six-legged, flying lizards that breathe fire could exist. And it mostly [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|succeeds]].
* [[Stealth Pun]]: In one segment, [[Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon|a tiger attempted to pounce on a dragon waiting in the shadows]]
* [[Stealth Pun]]: In one segment, [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon|a tiger attempted to pounce on a dragon waiting in the shadows]]
* [[Stock Footage]] - You'll be seeing that shot of the mountain dragon's head entering the frame, then turning to face something a ''lot''. Sometimes it's flipped so she's looking the other way. Along with several other shots recycled several times (curiously, only the mountain dragon segment has this reuse of footage).
* [[Stock Footage]] - You'll be seeing that shot of the mountain dragon's head entering the frame, then turning to face something a ''lot''. Sometimes it's flipped so she's looking the other way. Along with several other shots recycled several times (curiously, only the mountain dragon segment has this reuse of footage).
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]] - A literal case; {{spoiler|dragon}} wins.
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]] - A literal case; {{spoiler|dragon}} wins.

Revision as of 01:56, 9 January 2014

Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (aka The Last Dragon and Dragon's World) is a 2004 British-American Mockumentary describing the finding of an actual dragon carcass frozen in the mountains of Romania, its study and subsequent explanations (via CGI re-creations a la Walking With Dinosaurs) of the anatomy, ecology and evolutionary history of these mythical creatures, ending with their final extinction in the 15th century. Or did it?

Patrick Stewart narrates the U.S. version and Ian Holm the British version.

Notable for leading many viewers to think that everything told in the documentary was truth, and therefore dragons actually existed. This might have been fueled by some format similarities with Impossible Pictures Walking with... series and the fact that it was aired on educational TV stations like Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel.

Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real provides examples of:

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