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Not one shred of evidence

posted 13 years ago by daboss216
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Let me preface with the fact that I am an avid lover of history.

This nonsense-documentary is embarassing for all those associated with it. It both disappoints and saddens me that this type of rubbish is par for the course for the History Channel. What was once a channel full of relevant and interesting historical content, is now a disgraceful provider of horrible reality shows (Chasing Mummies, Ice Road Truckers, Swamp People, Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Top Shot, etc......) and nonsense documentaries and programming (Ancient Aliens, The Bible Code, Stan Lees' Superhumans, the 976 different documentaries they play linking the Templers, Da Vinci Code and Masons to Jesus's alleged decendents).

Not only does the rock formation NOT look at all to be worked by man, but the argument that it is the most logical place to view these much-anticipated celestial events is ludicrous. Literally, there must be hundreds of thousands of better places to watch these events. But, the Mayan chose a desolate island thousands of miles outside of their known range because the view was good there? HUH?

I say this with sincerity...... "History Channel" should face a court for false advertisement. A channel names "History Channel" must retain a modicum of SOMETHING that is factually historic..... SOMETHING that isn't two guys "picking" their way through Amish country in their little truck...... SOMETHING that isn't a psychopathic Egyptian making little girls cry in the Great Pyramid.... well, actually that last one was pretty funny..... but I digress. Perhaps the History Channel should change their name and allow a more suitable agency take up the mantle of a channel devoted to history.

OK, end of rant.

[–] tatelangdon 13 years ago

I'm 13 and that was stupid as hell. I stopped watching once they reached the top and there was nothing remotely interesting up there let alone anything having to do with 2012.

First of all, that so called "monument" (they said "monument" like 800 times) vaguely resembled a face. But, I saw nothing resembling a jaguar at all.

One of the only great documentaries I remember seeing on the History Channel not too long ago was one about the real Pirates of the Caribbean. It provided historical facts with great reenactments.

I suspect a lot of this was filmed on a set. I also thought it was hilarious how they were trying to act like that climb up the monument was terrifyingly dangerous when they probably had a huge crew there. If the same people that performed human sacrifices have some type of 6th sense that can predict the end of the world, then how did they not foresee the end of their own civilization?

It's pretty obvious that the History Channel is trying to milk off popular topics today. 2012 and anything regarding the likes of Dan Brown are pretty popular nowadays.

But, predicting some extreme event that has not yet occured and the only possible facts that can be attributed to it are coincidences is NOT history. Predicting any event is not yet fact no matter how you put it. This documentary pretty much was trying to say that 2012 was going to happen and this random rock knows all.

Cool, guys.

[–] daboss216 13 years ago

I feel bad for you. I am now 30, and when I was 13, the History Channel was just starting to become successful. At first, it was dominated by Civil War programming, or things dealing with the west. Then, as I entered high school, they shifted to content heavy on WWII. All of it was factual and entertaining.

But now, well, I don't need to rehash my rant from yesterday. All I can say is get netflix, and watch the stuff History Channel USED to put out. Because the stuff they produce now (generally) is crap.

[–] Vforvendetta200 12 years ago

That seems to be the trend in television nowadays, they think "why spend money and effort on something good when you can feed crap to the masses, and get higher ratings". People always go for the stupid, so I guess History is making a lot of money these days.

"what can man do against such reckless hate"