The human body may be something like 60 percent water, so maybe that's why 60 percent of popular entertainment has a high water content, too. Or at least that's how it seemed when we started making a list recently of waterlogged movies, music and TV. Add some suggestions of your own; as you'll see from the list, we're not looking necessarily for good entertainment. It just has to be wet.
Movies
Jaws 3-D
Titanic
The Abyss
The Deep
The African Queen
Moby Dick
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Deep Blue Sea
Dead Calm
Open Water
Mutiny on the Bounty
The Poseidon Adventure
Orca
The Waterhorse
Anaconda
Leviathan
Waterworld
Captain Ron
The Blue Lagoon
Deliverance
Blue Crush
White Squall
The Perfect Storm
Endless Summer
Point Break
Cabin Boy
Step into Liquid
The Lake House
The Little Mermaid
Finding Nemo
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Music
Sloop John B
Take Me to the Water
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
Surfin' USA
Surfer Girl
Moon River
The Marine Hymn
The Water Is Wide
(Like A) Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Let the River Run
Rock Me on the Water
Smoke on the Water
Blackwater
Sea of Love
Love That Dirty Water
How Deep Is the Ocean
Hands Across the Water
Singin' in the Rain
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Walkin' in the Rain
Wade in the Water
Handel's Water Music
Anything by Don Ho
Anything by Jimmy Buffett
TV
The Deadliest Catch
Sea Hunt
Baywatch
John from Cincinnati
Seaquest DSV
Hawaii 5-0
Hawaiian Eye
Surfside Six
Sea Wolf
Lost
CSI Miami
Adult Swim
Man from Atlantis
This article appears in May 7-13, 2008.