bluefish: The Ultimate Chronicle (TV adaptation)
Warning: The following program contains scenes of broadcast spawning, and may not be suitable for younger viewers.
[opening credits]
Hello. I’m Peter Graves. Tonight on Biography, bluefish: fish-man or man-fish?
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At full moon, bluefish’s parents and friends engaged in broadcast spawning in the Bahamas. 50,000 eggs traveled on the Gulf Stream, hatching a month later.
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On hatching, bluefish set about surviving the wild world. These were his formative weeks, and he spent them drifting north.
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[repeat of insurance ad]
Soon, bluefish was on the edge of the North Atlantic Gyre, where he taught himself to read from bits of plastic. He resumed drifting north.
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In shallow water, bluefish developed limbs. Dragging himself ashore in Iceland, he set about finding an Internet connection.
So, which was he? I’m Peter Graves. Goodnight.
[closing credits]