Oak Island - Discussion

[Byrd]

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...

I think the "Time Team" is a MUCH better show... though they don't try to make it about Mysterious Topics but rather about how investigations into history (using archaeology) is done.

Plus Tony Robbins (Baldrick, if you remember the Black Adder series) is really quite charming.

[Byrd]

Honestly, sometimes Ill DVR the episode so I can fast forward to the last 15min to see the new finds. I agree, I do feel like the first half of every episode is just going over finds from previous shows. But occasionally they do find something unexpected. Which is just enough to keep me coming back :)

It's a pity you can't take your drone there and give us a nice "swoop over" of the area.  I think that would be fun!

[Kurokage]

I think the "Time Team" is a MUCH better show... though they don't try to make it about Mysterious Topics but rather about how investigations into history (using archaeology) is done.

Plus Tony Robbins (Baldrick, if you remember the Black Adder series) is really quite charming.

I really do enjoy these shows, but I do prefer Prof' Alice Roberts and some of the shows she has done, including 'Digging For Britain' The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice,  as well as others...

From wiki but...

On 12 February 2021, Roberts presented a one-hour BBC Two documentary, Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed,[sup][56][/sup] about Mike Parker Pearson's five-year-long quest that filled in a 400-year historical gap in the provenance of the bluestones of Stonehenge and Waun Mawn.[sup][57][/sup][sup][58][/sup][sup][59][/sup]

I remember ATS member 'FlayingClayDisk' posting a thread about going to vist the island but can't remember if they ever commented afterwards??

[TrithFPV]

It's a pity you can't take your drone there and give us a nice "swoop over" of the area.  I think that would be fun!

That would be a fun island to fly around. I just looked, only a 12 hour 37min drive from home. Which goes over a country border, a ferry, over private roads and into another time zone LOL

[TrithFPV]

Sooooo... Whether you have true interest, or you want something to pick apart and laugh at >>

New Season TONIGHT, Nov. 12 at 9/8c

Maybe we can discuss tomorrow? :D

[Johnny Canuck]

I have been following the show from the outset, and figure that every episode amounts to about a half-hour of good TV.

The cadence of the narrator drives me nuts, and the formula of "Tell me what I'm going to see -- show me -- then tell me what I just saw" is irritating as all get out, even if it essentially apes the format of an academic paper. But the archaeology is sound and they really are throwing serious money and technology at the site.

I have my pet theories...but I'm still hangin' in. And the book "Oak Island" by Randall Sullivan is as good a journalistic treatment as any.

[quintessentone]

I think I watched one episode years ago and moved on.

Supposedly, they found out all about the 'treasure'.

"The Authority’s BreakthroughIn early 2023, a team of experts from the Nova Scotia Historical Society (NSHS), working with archaeologists and geologists, began a new investigation.
 
Using advanced tools like ground-penetrating radar and 3D mapping, they studied the island’s layers without damaging the site. After months of research, the NSHS announced they had uncovered the truth behind the Money Pit.
 
Dr. Emily Carter, a lead archaeologist, explained: “We combined historical records with modern science.
The ‘treasure’ was never gold or jewels. The pit was part of a 17th-century military storage site, built by early European settlers to protect supplies during conflicts.”"

Authority Confirms Oak Island Mystery Solved: The Truth Behind the Treasure Hunt

"As the dust settles, Oak Island’s story serves as a reminder: sometimes the truth is hidden not in gold, but in the lessons of the past."

[IAMTAT]

I admit it. I've been watching it for over a decade.
Dammit!
There's something wrong with me.

[IAMTAT]

I think the "Time Team" is a MUCH better show... though they don't try to make it about Mysterious Topics but rather about how investigations into history (using archaeology) is done.

LOVED Time Team!

[DBCowboy]

Hello all, 

Forgive me if this has already been posted. I did do a quick search and didn't see any topics with any relevance to Oak Island.

So here we are approaching Season 12 of Oak Island. I've been following since season 1 episode 1. I understand that "the History channel" makes money by viewership and dragging along viewers. So don't me wrong. I understand a lot of hype and mystery is most likely exaugurated for views. But as a whole, there has been many unexplained finds on the island. Whether it be Spanish coins, Roman coins. Lead dating back to Europe from 1200AD. Or timbers carbon dated back hundreds of years before the expected arrival of Europeans to the area. 

What are your thoughts? Are there others here that have been following the series? I'd love to hear others perspectives of what it may have been. I personally am leaning towards a repair island. Since the discovery of the pine tar kilns and man made harbor. It would only make sense that it was used a temporary repair hub for those traveling to and from Europe. 

I can get much more in depth but before I do, Id love to hear from others! 

Regards,

I wasted too much time on Oak Island.

Call me when they find something other than a rock that could have been a rock during the times of the Knights Templar,