QuestionsQuestions, on 16 August 2011 - 05:24 AM, said:
Okay - - so a couple minutes after I posted my rant, I realized that MythBusters is on the Discovery Channel and not the History Channel. My bad. But still, the logo for the History Channel used to be dramatized framed Pillars of Hercules and now they zoom into a pyramid in the corner. So...

I declare my argument still valid.
Either way, you are right, the History Channel has some whacko shows, especially Ancient Aliens. Although I am intrigued by some of the mysteries of the ancient world, this show stretches the truth beyond belief. They have a
pre-conceived conclusion that they keep trying to justify by using everything unexplained from our past. The show is
PURE ENTERTAINMENT. I find it funny that the History channel declined to air the JFK Series they had produced because they feared it wasn't accurate enough, lol. What the heck. That show wound up on Bravo.
Anyway... indeed, do not trust anything you see on the History Channel. Their job is to entertain so that they can increase viewers, and therefore increase ad revenue.
I *wish* in Ancient Aliens they would have at least let the skeptics weigh in. Instead, when a skeptic does speak, I noticed they edit it so that his comments are taken out of context. If I were these people, I'd be pissed. If you look closely, you can tell. Of course, I am not speaking about the 3 or 4 yahoos that make their living spreading Ancient Aliens theories. These people will attribute *anything* to Ancient Aliens. That one from Legendary Times is particularly amusing to me. He's always jumping to crazy conclusions. The lady from Earth Files is definitely the most whack though, telling about various theories and 'facts' she gets from unnamed government sources that are supposedly in contact with alien life (loved her comments on the 'DNA harvest'). Kooks in some cases, fraudsters in others .... what about trying to research this *remote possibility* with actual science?
Edited by dbszba82, 16 August 2011 - 10:09 PM.