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Chasing UFOs

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National Geographic's new show.

Anyone watch it?

I caught about a half hour's worth last night, and it's terrible. There's a gal on there that looks like Steven Tyler from Aerosmith. She refers to herself as a "skeliever", a portmanteau of "skeptic" and "believer". :jaw-dropp

It's bad. Real bad. Finding Bigfoot-style bad. Lots of night-vision cameras and people hissing, "Did you see that?"
 
Yeah I was appalled by the show. They race around doing stuff, and just seem to forget things. They sight a UFO on the horizon, ooh and ahh about it - then move on. It was clearly Venus. No evidence they did any research to confirm or identify what they saw.

Later in the show, they visit a town and find a strange newspaper report of a meteor like object that exploded near the town in the 1890s leaving metallic fragments scatted across a large area. They decide to go to the site and search for fragments, possible evidence of burning or impacts, even soil samples...........intriguing, except this is all done at night :boggled:

While there they catch sight of something mysterious and automatically assume another UFO, when it was clear it was a reflection of light caused by a passing car.

Roll credits. Nothing mentioned about the metal, daylight examination of where the UFO was, no information about the soil tests etc etc

Click.......... changed to worlds wackiest criminals

The only interesting thing in the show was some animal growling at an investigator from a thicket. The investigator decided caution was the better part of valor and withdrew, his investigation incomplete. Probably the only real thing in the 35 minutes or so I watched
 
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When seeing the commercials, I assumed it was a either a Direct-to-TV movie or a survival game show.
 
It could do well. It's a good show for believers (who already respect the cast members), for the general public (it's about the same entertainment value as ghost hunting shows), and anti-fans (it's so bad it's hard to look away).
 
This from the show page at NatGeo:

About the Show
A team of trained investigators sets out to uncover the truth about UFOs. But they’re not just looking for more stories on extraterrestrial activity—they want answers. Risking it all, this team of scientists and UFO researchers investigate and dissect some of the most mysterious sightings on the planet to unearth stunning new evidence. The data they collect on these adventures paints an entirely new picture of what we know about these strange lights in the sky.
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Is there a true word anywhere there?

What a crock. Thanks, but I'll pass.
 
Jim_MDP said:
This from the show page at NatGeo:



Is there a true word anywhere there?
What a crock. Thanks, but I'll pass.
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Punctuation looks good, but beyond that - Not so much. Sadly National Geo have been running another documentary called UFOs Popped, and this was actually very good, informative and managed to be entertaining.
 
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At this site there are some photos:

http://www.lazygirls.info/Erin_Ryder/Erin_Ryder__Y1ftmtq?id=163623

The stock pics of her in this new show have a Mad Max type sexuality, seems to me. I didn't see the show. She's past her prime. I'll watch UFO shows if all the girls are 18-22 and in bikinis. If this is the best they can do, then I am not interested in UFO's. Edit - she does look spiffy in this pic, I have to say.
 
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AlaskaBushPilot said:
The stock pics of her in this new show have a Mad Max type sexuality, seems to me. I didn't see the show. She's past her prime. I'll watch UFO shows if all the girls are 18-22 and in bikinis. If this is the best they can do, then I am not interested in UFO's. Edit - she does look spiffy in this pic, I have to say.
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I saw just enough of it to determine that nobody since Henry Hill is as afraid of helicopters as she is.
 
Now, now. You can't have an elf investigating UFOs. That's mixing your mythologies! :D

(Besides, there's no way a show like this could afford Ms. Tyler.)
 
I saw a bit of it. It was like... And what about the ones that can't be identified? That's where we'll find the truth!

Same old nonsense pandering to UFOlien believers. Here's a bit from a write-up I found here...

The skeptic is Ben McGee, Physical Scientist. - To assess the validity of strange lights in the sky, reports of unusual animal mutilations or unknown objects found at an alleged alien spaceship crash site, Chasing UFOs had to look no farther than Ben McGee. A space-minded geoscientist, Ben is engaged in the development of xenoarchaeology – a speculative form of archaeology exploring possible alien life and culture.
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That's the skeptic on the team, the scientist. Xenoarchaeology, a speculative form of archaeology exploring possible alien life and culture. Really? Wiki says, "Xenoarchaeology is a hypothetical form of archaeology that exists mainly in science fiction works concerned with the physical remains of past (but not necessarily extinct) alien life and cultures." Start with the premise that something not known to exist, exists, then study the physical remains of its life and culture. :rolleyes:

When you start with BS and wrap it in a sciency sounding name, it's still BS. Maybe by "space minded" they mean Ben McGee smoked a little too much herb and is disoriented and not thinking clearly.
 
Jim_MDP said:
This from the show page at NatGeo:
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About the Show
A team of trained investigators sets out to uncover the truth about UFOs. But they’re not just looking for more stories on extraterrestrial activity—they want answers. Risking it all, this team of scientists and UFO researchers investigate and dissect some of the most mysterious sightings on the planet to unearth stunning new evidence. The data they collect on these adventures paints an entirely new picture of what we know about these strange lights in the sky.
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Is there a true word anywhere there?

What a crock. Thanks, but I'll pass.
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Uh, what exactly are they risking?
 
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GeeMack said:
I saw a bit of it. It was like... And what about the ones that can't be identified? That's where we'll find the truth!

Same old nonsense pandering to UFOlien believers. Here's a bit from a write-up I found here...

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That's the skeptic on the team, the scientist. Xenoarchaeology, a speculative form of archaeology exploring possible alien life and culture. Really? Wiki says, "Xenoarchaeology is a hypothetical form of archaeology that exists mainly in science fiction works concerned with the physical remains of past (but not necessarily extinct) alien life and cultures." Start with the premise that something not known to exist, exists, then study the physical remains of its life and culture. :rolleyes:

When you start with BS and wrap it in a sciency sounding name, it's still BS. Maybe by "space minded" they mean Ben McGee smoked a little too much herb and is disoriented and not thinking clearly.
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I don't know... "Space Minded" could be a nicer way of saying "Empty Headed". :D
 
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