10-30-2024, 06:17 PM
(10-30-2024, 04:56 PM)Byrd Wrote: The mystery is why people keep watching it (okay, I'm being slightly sarcastic here -- no insult to you if you enjoy it, however. It's not my cuppa.)
The scholarship and research is ... Simply Awful. These folks don't know the difference between a cross and a crucifix (yes, there's a significant difference) and some of the finds appear to be planted (or re-staged.) They keep showing the same bits of "evidence" so that the show is around 25 minutes of old material plastered on 5 minutes of new.
We gave up about 3 seasons ago.
I have to admit, that was a better description about the basic problem I have with the shows of this genre.
It's like the producers and directors all seem to be using 'marketing' techniques to both promote and "mold" the show... kind of doing a disservice to the subject matter, which is a legitimately interesting thing... even if the 'pushed' theories prove to be no good, the search, and what is found, has entertainment value in and of itself.
I kind of object to this kind of work being done in an 'entertainment' venue, rather than as adopting a documentarians' approach to the subject. Ostensibly the show is meant to inform... to me, pushing entertainment on top of it tends to tarnish the results.
But please remember, that's just me...
