Maybe it's just me, but it seems fairly apparent that often times, especially when it comes to some of the more "far out" theories that many of the contributors are merely proposing a question given certain evidence that conforms to the specific idea they want to explore rather than making statements of fact or belief. They're simply exploring the possibility of an alternative idea and trying to get people to ask questions and think outside the box. You have to understand, The History Channel and the producers of the show care primarily, if not entirely about ratings and profit. That being said, the show has to function in at least some organized and structured manner such as each episode primarily exploring the theoretical relationship with a certain idea. Take the episode, "Aliens & Lost Worlds" for example; that episode is fixated on the possible correlation of the two given certain facts, archaeological discoveries and ancient texts. It doesn't matter what all the contributors truly believe, their job is to present an idea by trying to tie a general hypothesis in with the evidence presented. Usually for most ideas, at least one of the contributors specializes in the subject and truly believes it. Sure, there are absolutely a few opportunistic frauds on the show sometimes that take away from the show (William Henry and George Noory-Not sure if Noory is a complete Fraud, but he is a talk radio host and has no credibility whatsoever on the subjects so clearly an opportunist. Throw in new age whack jobs like David Wilcock who is literally always making the most insane comments and proposal and it's a recipe for critic or skeptics dream. On one hand, you have a respectable author/investigator like David Childress that has traveled to ancient archaeological sites across the globe and is an expert in the ancient world presenting an idea relating to Puma Punku and Nazca backed up by either a architect, Nasa engineer or prestigious college professor and on the other hand there's Davd Wilcock smearing his sh*t all over it by adding that the lines were actually built by an ET genetically engineered race of flying monkeys and a mysterious race of Elves that JRR Tolkein was given cosmic knowledge of by ET's because they wanted him to create the Lord of the Rings so badly to further advance the human race. Pure fanstastical bs based on no expertise, evidence or ancient reference. Only one's imagination and longing to be a Tolkein Elf warrior. Even so, the show is a lot of fun, especially if you have the ability to filter without taking too literal or accepting as fact to add to your collective knowledge so that you can form your own conclusions, ask your own questions and choose what you deem worthy of further exploration. Some of the stuff presented on this show is truly fascinating and archaeological and ancient sites around the globe that I've never known about or known only in name are opening my mind to possibilities outside the main stream and having me research further. It doesn't matter if it was aliens or a long forgotten technologically and spiritually advanced civilization far predating the end of the last ice age, either one would change the world as one of the most important discoveries of all time. This show gives all alternative possibilities a platform, not just aliens.
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