Total Woo on the History Channel.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:44 am

"Ancient Aliens." Two hours of von Daniken, David Hatcher Childress, and the usual suspects. Have they no pride?

(And do we need a "woo" forum?)

Post by **JasonK** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:47 am

Dude.
This is also the channel that has the monster show, all the religious shows that aren't purely historical, etc..

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:52 am

JasonK wrote:Dude.
This is also the channel that has the monster show, all the religious shows that aren't purely historical, etc..

Yeah, I gave up on it years ago. But it's a poor night for TV and laughing at them is always fun.

That "light bulb" von D. came up with is really precious. No indication of an electrical system to support light bulbs, but that doesn't stop him from putting a "life size" replica in his theme park. (Where's that nuke FUWF was selling. :pissed: )

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:57 am

Belief in UFOs isn't really different from believing in gods or believing that the leprechauns assassinated JFK.

Post by **JasonK** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:59 am

No, it isn't.

I'm watching Iron Chef. Or, I was. Morimoto just won.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:02 am

JasonK wrote:No, it isn't.

I'm watching Iron Chef. Or, I was. Morimoto just won.

Discovery has a show on the Hudson River plane crash!

Post by **Xamonas Chegwé** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:02 am

Gawdzilla wrote:Belief in UFOs isn't really different from believing in gods or believing that the leprechauns assassinated JFK.

I disagree partly. Statistically, even though the probability that we have been visited by flying saucers from an alien world is incredibly tiny, it is still infinitely massive compared to the 'talking snake' hypothesis put forward by xians.

What is comparable though is the 'believing it because you want to' basis of most UFOphiles.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:03 am

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Belief in UFOs isn't really different from believing in gods or believing that the leprechauns assassinated JFK.
I disagree partly. Statistically, even though the probability that we have been visited by flying saucers from an alien world is incredibly tiny, it is still infinitely massive compared to the 'talking snake' hypothesis put forward by xians.

What is comparable though is the 'believing it because you want to' basis of most UFOphiles.

That's what I was thinking as I watched the show. "Ignore anything that doesn't support your thesis, accept any source that does." Some woo, different day.

Post by **JasonK** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:04 am

Oh snap, now it's Chopped.

This show is so silly....

Post by **cowiz** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:14 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
JasonK wrote:No, it isn't.

I'm watching Iron Chef. Or, I was. Morimoto just won.
Discovery has a show on the Hudson River plane crash!

Just watced it - and they managed to call is a "miracle" less than 10 times. Surprisingly few references to the help of the big daddy in the sky

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:18 am

pawiz wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
JasonK wrote:No, it isn't.

I'm watching Iron Chef. Or, I was. Morimoto just won.
Discovery has a show on the Hudson River plane crash!
Just watced it - and they managed to call is a "miracle" less than 10 times. Surprisingly few references to the help of the big daddy in the sky

The media felt that having someone they could interview save the airplane made for more footage.

Post by **JasonK** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:19 am

Wasn't the worst documentary ever. Not as good as most Discovery programming, though.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:21 am

JasonK wrote:Wasn't the worst documentary ever. Not as good as most Discovery programming, though.

Too quick. Low production values. And Neil Lasher was just fucking extraneous.

Post by **JasonK** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:56 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
JasonK wrote:Wasn't the worst documentary ever. Not as good as most Discovery programming, though.
Too quick. Low production values. And Neil Lasher was just fucking extraneous.

Well sure. Gotta get it out now to capitalize on the interest. After all, it's not like it was a tragedy, so people won't really care for long. Not that they care about tragedies for long, either....

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:04 am

JasonK wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
JasonK wrote:Wasn't the worst documentary ever. Not as good as most Discovery programming, though.
Too quick. Low production values. And Neil Lasher was just fucking extraneous.
Well sure. Gotta get it out now to capitalize on the interest. After all, it's not like it was a tragedy, so people won't really care for long. Not that they care about tragedies for long, either....

I thought it was amusing that the best "human interest" angle they could find was a man searching for his adult son. "Poor little guy, he was only 38!"

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