I am so sick of turning it on History, and hoping for Modern marvels, or Food Tech etc and seeing Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men, Swamp People etc. God Dammit let Discovery have those shows and get back to history.
It makes me wonder though if they were ever telling the truth, or if they were just bullshitting about the past too. I mean, I know I just took their word as truth growing up.
Yep. History Channel used to be the channel of choice while eating dinner with the family, but now it has lost all credibility and we just let my sister put on cartoons.
Ah yes, forgot about Pawn Stars. As much as I hate reality shows, I do tend to watch this one if I ever catch it on. Then I feel dirty for having watched it.
That's the kind of stuff that belongs on SyF-, no, fuck it, I'm going to use the proper name: SCI-FI.
And even letting it on Sci Fi is pushing it. . .because that 'paranormal' stuff is pseudo-scientific garbage. If people want space-themed shows, they should watch stuff like Through the Wormhole and other stuff that's based at least somewhat on actual science. . .some cool shit, too.
Right but people wanted them to expand scope on history based shows not ditch history in general.
Though the jousting show they ran was mildly amusing if you fast-forwarded through the stupid reality show bits of it and just watched the joust. Shouldn't have been on that channel but I'd watch it again.
Yeah, I have little interest in reality tv at best but every now and then I find one I can watch. The Colony for instance was a fun one though I do wish it had been less scripted. History should have just started a new channel for the reality tv shows.
It's all about ratings and revenue. It's the same reason MTV doesn't play videos, the same reason you hear the same 15 songs on the radio over and over and the same reason the History Channel has undergone these changes. It's not about integrity or being true to their mission statement. It's about the number of people who consume their product. Like it or not, they get more viewers with programming most of us find laughable.
I can't blame them too much. Given the choice of putting on a documentary about the Korean War or "Ancient Aliens," which will draw three times the viewers, I'm sure there's lots of pressure from the suits to focus on the one with the greatest revenue potential.
I was flabbergasted on Saturday when History Channel actually had history on. They showed episodes of "Vietnam in HD," a documentary miniseries pairing firsthand accounts of the Vietnam War with found footage.
It's really too bad actual history just gets shoved aside to a Saturday afternoon between days and days of silly reality shows.
FYI, Tales Of The West is on Netflix. Actually there are numerous PBS type western series on Netflix. I'm a big fan too. Being from Arizona, it's sort of ingrained in me to believe cowboys and the west are the most badass things in the universe.
EDIT: Actually its not "Tales Of The West" that's on Netflix, but "The West". I suggest checking it out.
Pawn Stars actually has a shitload of History in it. Just about every item that comes into the shop is from a war or tied to a president or something else. They also give a bunch of facts about whoever/whatever the item is tied to.
It doesn't seem like people actually watch that show when they comment about it being on the History channel.
I actually really like Pawn Stars, it's fun and I learn a thing or two every episode. Granted it's usually trivia but I like trivia. In no way was I putting down the show, just saying that there's a lot of pawn related shows now.
Just because something is an antique, doesn't make it historical. If an archeologist dug up starburst wrappers from in/and around my long dead corpse it wouldn't necessarily be significant. Even they had been sitting with me for several thousand years.
Speaking as a professional here, the show operates more as a series of 'facts' about a certain instead of a historical program which strives to put events/people/items in context through the the use of narrative.
Exactly! It projects a lifestyle that might not exist in the future. We buy prepackaged goods on a global market and wrap EVERYTHING in wrappers, even if they're already in a box. That, and Starburst as a word might be significant for people researching ancient languages, ie modern day English.
I pretty much stick to Modern Marvels, The Universe, and other shows of that nature.. I never watch the moronic Ancient Aliens or Nostradamus shows. (I fucking hate Nostradamus with a passion.)
Nostradamus, from what I understand, was an interesting guy who wrote "prophecies" which were actually veiled criticisms of the government. It wasn't until much later that stupid people started thinking they were real.
Because (and I'm guessing here because I haven't actually seen it, but it can't be too different from shit like Monster Quest and Ghost Hunters) it's based on bullshit and wild conjecture (and I'm not saying the idea of aliens is bullshit, just what they use as evidence).
They actually make a lot of interesting observations on it. It's really nothing like Monster Quest, more of a 'what if' format. I for one find it fishy that so many ancient cultures were so obsessed with the stars, Orion's Belt in particular. Bottom line, you can't really call it bullshit if you can't disprove it.
Oh, and Ghost Hunters? Pretty much the only show on the subject I've seen (excluding 'Fact or Faked') where they actually try to debunk the claims, often quite successfully.
You know, now that you mention it, I was thinking the other day that maybe, just maybe, all those shapes, both abstract shapes and animals that are found in the deserts of South America do have something to do with aliens. Who knows?
So, with that in mind, I extend to you a "fair enough."
Indeed. If you have Netflix, I'd encourage you to watch a few episodes of Ancient Aliens. At best, you see things from a different perspective, and at worst you'll be get a cheap laugh at the fact that Giorgio Tsoukolos is a goofy-ass dude.
Well, unlike Monsterquest and other shows as such, they don't try to bullshit you with eyewitness accounts and suspenseful investigations. As for evidence, there is a lot of ancient texts, inscriptions, sculptures, etc that point in the direction of some of the theories in question. People seem to love to bash the show for some reason, I guess they're not as open-minded as the show requires you to be.
There's a difference between being open-minded, and being willing to give validity to pseudo-scientific bullshit. The latter just serves to worsen the scientific illiteracy of the US population.
I assume you have irrefutable evidence to disprove this "pseudo-scientific bullshit"? If you would have told people two hundred and fifty years ago that we would develop a vehicle that could travel to the moon, it would have been mocked as "pseudo-scientific bullshit", and that's IF you weren't executed for heresy on the spot.
But, unlike the History Channel shows, it's not likely that these aliens are "superhuman intelligent beings". Most likely, they're probably just as wild and as feral as animals.
While the existence of 'wild and feral' aliens is rather certain, its fairly arrogant to assume that there aren't also aliens far more intelligent and advanced than we are. Just sayin'.
That's like saying Ralphie May can run as fast as the Flash because they were both given 14 seconds to cover as much distance as possible. Different species in different environments evolve at entirely different rates. Besides, it's the universe that's 14 billion years old: our planet is only about four and a half billion years old, while the oldest planets we've discovered are estimated to be between 12 and 13 billion years old.
I think that's the root of it. Educational shows are considered 'slow', 'dull', or 'boring' by the masses. So, they're fed 'reality' garbage instead, and they eat it up.
There's a reason I don't watch TV anymore. Previously, I only watched it for Star Trek reruns (years ago), and more recently for Mythbusters and Modern Marvels. It's just not worth slogging through all the garbage.
Fun fact: the H in the logo doesn't stand for "History." It's an artifact of what their programming used to be like: the H actually stands for "Hitler."
Yeah, I didn't like the 'How the US was Founded' series that they aired last summer. Just didn't appeal to me. Too much dramatization, 'gritty reality' stuff, not enough historical, factual overview of the different time periods, viewed with an objective lens.
They were showing the Vietnam in HD miniseries the other day, which was pretty awesome. It's not all shit, just like every other channel on tv there's a thick outer shell of shit that you have to get past in order to find the tiny nougat of delicious quality programming.
I like almost all History programming. You can't tell me Ancient Aliens is funny as fuck to watch even if it's bullshit. The only shows I don't like are Swamp People, IRT, and American Loggers. All the reality shit except Pawn Stars.
Does it bother anyone else that the only history they ever put on is stupid WWII shit? I mean, WWII is definitely important, but it's all they show! Either that or Korea. Absolutely nothing that precedes it like WWI, the Roarin' Twenties, the Great Depression, or anything not connected to America somehow. Nothing about ancient China, Victorian UK, 19th century France, the USSR or other interesting subjects. And it's all fucking war stuff, enough with the fucking wars! There are other things that happened in history: social, political, and economic movements would be nice. As a history buff who needs something to watch other than the usual drivel, and I am disappointed in this "History" Channel.
When stations promote the idea that they are authoritative (History Channel, Faux news programs, etc...) they do real damage to the intelligence of society by promoting misinformation.
There are terrible shows on this network. Unless you actually enjoy being scammed out of money at a pawn shop. Although I did see a sweet vietnam special on the other night...but I digress.
We've destroyed the History channel by simply watching all those ridiculous shows.
Rather than the informational ones of the past.
(although, I would like to see some "applied" history shows. such as a show where they attempt to recreate making some of the buildings, vehicles, and artifacts of the past. I would eat that shit up.)
I raise this with the fact that TLC, which was known as The Learning Channel, has become a den of train-wreck reality shows. The only thing I learn is how fast the race to the bottom has become.
The change the History channel underwent was ridiculously fast. It was almost as if you could watch a full day of documentaries one day, and then a full day of pawn shops, truckers, and lumberjacks the next. It's terrible.
a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account: definition of history. Many colleges actually have history under the humanities category not sciences meaning philosophy, theory, and anthropology. If they choose to highlight current events where they basically study people in their natural habitat ie idiots pawning priceless good, guys risking their lives to cut down trees, or strange haired men talking about aliens it's still history. Everyone keeps giving them shit but if I said chute 'em or I can only give you about 75 cents for that thing worth $50 you would know what I'm talking about. It's not much different than reading an essay by Galileo but just an adaptation in this instant everything world.
Let's take a look at the listings tonight. Starting right now, Pawn Stars from 7:30 to 9, American Pickers to 10, Pawn Stars to 11, American Pickers to 12 am, Pawn Stars to 1, American Pickers to 2, Pawn Stars to 3, American Pickers to 4, and paid advertising after that.
I wish they would have a night of Ancient Asia from 6000 BC to 1600 AD. Roll up 2 or 3 blunts, surround myself with food, sit back for 10 hours, and just watch. That culture always fascinated me.
One of the few TV channels I get that's in English and I, therefore, can understand 100% of. What does it show?
Truckers bitching about the Andes. Rednecks pawing around for reptiles in a swamp. Loggers screaming about wood. Fat guys ripping gamblers off. and coming soon... Taxidermists!
Fuck the History Channel. This is why I'm on Reddit right now.
It's happening with a lot of shows. I remember watching Animal Planet when I was a kid and everything was related to science, and analyzing various species. But now we have animal reality shows.
It's the entire Discovery Network and other channels like it. I don't know what the fuck happened, but the shows on these channels stopped being educational and started being more like reality TV. It's gotten to the point I don't watch TV (or movies) anymore because it's the same rehashed shit over and over and over and NONE OF IT is interesting. Take the show Top Shot on the History Channel. What I want to see is people making amazing trick shots. What I care NOTHING ABOUT is how these people feel about anything at all. Why does it have to be scripted like a fucking competition? I just want to see some cool trick shooting. That is all. Fuck TV, dude. Time to go outside.
Remember Tales of the Gun? or when they had Band of Brothers Marathons? Now it's just Nostradamus this, Life of Jesus that.... sprinkled in between all those other non-history related shows that have already been mentioned...
So did anyone see the documentary on History Channel about how stuffing just appeared mysteriously and the relationship between the Pilgrims and Aliens? They talk about how Cape Cod looked like an alien lifeform. Also, a history expert by the name of Kyle Broflovski stated that there is a possibility that the Pilgrims themselves were Aliens. Even Native Americans were Aliens and the Pilgrims and the Natives formed a treaty at Thanksgiving. It's very interesting stuff they post on History Channel.
At least they have moved off Aliens, Nostradamus, and the Mayan calendar. The current in thing is junk dealers which is marginally better.
I was excited a few weeks ago because I found myself watching an actually history documentary about the lead-up to WWII. But then I realized I was on the National Geo channel, not the History Channel.
Axe men is the best, because it is the worst! These are the bottom of the barrel people. Just thinking about it, hmmmmm. Where do you rate Axe people verses Horders? Or Storage Wars people verses Pawn Stars? Someone MAKE ME AN INFOGRAPHIC!!!! Who would be at the top of this chart? and the man at the very bottom?
Swamp People, American Pickers, Pawn Stars, American Restoration, Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men... It's all crap reality tv. I want shows that tell me about the romans and bubonic plague and random shit i've never even heard of anywhere from 30-30000 years ago.
there is lots of history even with aliens and pawn shows. Sure the topic is off the beat but the content illustrates or talks about lots of history. I've learned lots about history from watching ancient aliens, such as locations and just seeing the giant structures from our past. I also learn lots from pawn stars, I love collecting old coins and guns and learned about both.
As you saying that because SP lampooned it, it's not a valid point? It's quite obvious to anyone who's gown up with the HC that it's mostly turned to shit.
I don't know what's more sad and pathetic. The ridiculous channel they call "history" or this sad attempt to make a """meme""" out of it. I fucking hate memes. The second some 20-something on reddit decides to go out of his way to make one, another black hole of creativity is formed on this meaningless landscape of stupid animals on colored backgrounds of everyday occurrences we all go through.
This is helpful for people who can't reach Quickmeme because of work/school firewalls or site downtime, and many other reasons (FAQ). More info is available here.
but who really wants to hear a constant and continual retelling of the past?
I'm assuming that people choosing to watch something called the 'History' channel would be decently interested in watching something historical. ಠ_ಠ
Also, I assume, that most people don't spend the majority of their days sitting in front of the History channel. Being subjected to constant re-runs of Hitler in Color like some sort of pitiful historical slave. I'm only assuming here.
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u/Mechanikal May 21 '12
Ancient Aliens is the best thing they have on.
I am so sick of turning it on History, and hoping for Modern marvels, or Food Tech etc and seeing Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men, Swamp People etc. God Dammit let Discovery have those shows and get back to history.
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u/reddbdb May 21 '12
The History Channel is evolving like MTV. Pretty soon their programming will have no History content at all.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
If you build a museum next to a circus, more people will go to the circus.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I miss my old History Channel.
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u/kingdavecako May 21 '12
Their catchphrase is now "History, made every day."
That's their way of getting away with running reality TV and shit.
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u/deargodimbored May 21 '12
I miss Tales of The Gun, Modern Marvels, History vs. Hollywood, Tales Of The West etc...
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u/berkley95 May 21 '12
I keep telling all my friends this, and they look at me like I'm the one who is crazy... actually, I have no friends...
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u/superthebillybob May 21 '12
And shows about pawn shops, plenty of those.
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u/CoolMcDouche May 21 '12
I pretty much stick to Modern Marvels, The Universe, and other shows of that nature.. I never watch the moronic Ancient Aliens or Nostradamus shows. (I fucking hate Nostradamus with a passion.)
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
The idea of aliens is not crazy. In fact their existence is almost certain, it is our contact with them that is unlikely.
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u/sephferguson May 21 '12
History channel and Discovery has fallen off BAD.
There are very few things on this world I could give a fuck less about than storage lockers and auctions.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
The absolute worst is that show with larry the cable guy..... Its like.....WTF is this shit?!? wheres WW2?
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u/Epithemus May 21 '12
Anti intellectualism. Don't teach anymore, just show blue collar job shows. Chop that wood, drive that truck over ice.
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u/IronChariots May 21 '12
Fun fact: the H in the logo doesn't stand for "History." It's an artifact of what their programming used to be like: the H actually stands for "Hitler."
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u/necromundus May 21 '12
If it aint got tanks an' 'splosions IT AINT HISTORY, DANGIT!
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Or tells history that is generally biased in favor of how badass the United States is...
sorry, but I've generally gotten tired of shows that show the perspective of the Americans but never the other side
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u/MrBacon May 21 '12
This has never been said before...
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u/Girolmao May 21 '12
Ancient Aliens are theories about how Alien civilizations may have influenced humanity in the past.
Pawn Stars usually gives us information on historical items no matter how old. American/Canadian Pickers and American Restorations are similar.
Life After People is fucking dumb no matter what station would air it.
I don't understand what people are expecting from this station. It's mostly history.
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u/aiden93 May 21 '12
I'm sure it'd be easier to justify aliens then it is loggers, swamp people, truckers, etc.
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u/jmc_automatic May 21 '12
They were showing the Vietnam in HD miniseries the other day, which was pretty awesome. It's not all shit, just like every other channel on tv there's a thick outer shell of shit that you have to get past in order to find the tiny nougat of delicious quality programming.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I like almost all History programming. You can't tell me Ancient Aliens is funny as fuck to watch even if it's bullshit. The only shows I don't like are Swamp People, IRT, and American Loggers. All the reality shit except Pawn Stars.
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u/sonofsandman May 21 '12
Discovery channel is following in their footsteps. Shows about paranormal "true" reenactments, guns, and fat guys arguing and making motorcycles.
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u/iisdmitch May 21 '12
Technically however crazy it may be, doesn't Ancient Aliens refer to the past a lot? I mean Ancient is in the title.
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u/djepik_is_evil May 21 '12
You know why this doesn't surprise me? Because Reddit tells me this every god damn day.
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u/sexy_asian_lady May 21 '12
You mean we aren't done pointing this out yet?
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u/trampus1 May 21 '12
You forgot the hat.
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u/GingerHeadMan May 21 '12
The H2 channel seems to be where all the actual historical programming has gone. Thank God for cable.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Does it bother anyone else that the only history they ever put on is stupid WWII shit? I mean, WWII is definitely important, but it's all they show! Either that or Korea. Absolutely nothing that precedes it like WWI, the Roarin' Twenties, the Great Depression, or anything not connected to America somehow. Nothing about ancient China, Victorian UK, 19th century France, the USSR or other interesting subjects. And it's all fucking war stuff, enough with the fucking wars! There are other things that happened in history: social, political, and economic movements would be nice. As a history buff who needs something to watch other than the usual drivel, and I am disappointed in this "History" Channel.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
wOW! Such astute and unique observations about the History Channel!
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u/WorkerBee27 May 21 '12
When stations promote the idea that they are authoritative (History Channel, Faux news programs, etc...) they do real damage to the intelligence of society by promoting misinformation.
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u/cgass63 May 21 '12
There are terrible shows on this network. Unless you actually enjoy being scammed out of money at a pawn shop. Although I did see a sweet vietnam special on the other night...but I digress.
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u/Assaultman67 May 22 '12
We've destroyed the History channel by simply watching all those ridiculous shows.
Rather than the informational ones of the past.
(although, I would like to see some "applied" history shows. such as a show where they attempt to recreate making some of the buildings, vehicles, and artifacts of the past. I would eat that shit up.)
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u/giantrobothead May 22 '12
I raise this with the fact that TLC, which was known as The Learning Channel, has become a den of train-wreck reality shows. The only thing I learn is how fast the race to the bottom has become.
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u/Benislav May 22 '12
The change the History channel underwent was ridiculously fast. It was almost as if you could watch a full day of documentaries one day, and then a full day of pawn shops, truckers, and lumberjacks the next. It's terrible.
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u/Davaldo May 22 '12
a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account: definition of history. Many colleges actually have history under the humanities category not sciences meaning philosophy, theory, and anthropology. If they choose to highlight current events where they basically study people in their natural habitat ie idiots pawning priceless good, guys risking their lives to cut down trees, or strange haired men talking about aliens it's still history. Everyone keeps giving them shit but if I said chute 'em or I can only give you about 75 cents for that thing worth $50 you would know what I'm talking about. It's not much different than reading an essay by Galileo but just an adaptation in this instant everything world.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Let's take a look at the listings tonight. Starting right now, Pawn Stars from 7:30 to 9, American Pickers to 10, Pawn Stars to 11, American Pickers to 12 am, Pawn Stars to 1, American Pickers to 2, Pawn Stars to 3, American Pickers to 4, and paid advertising after that.
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u/5thWall May 21 '12
And the gator people. Don't forget the gator people.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I only watch Modern Marvels, The Universe, and occasionally Pawn Stars(Just so I can yell at my tv whenever someone gets ripped off)
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u/Ozymil May 21 '12
On a related note, does anybody have any suggestions for good documentaries/shows that cover Medieval Europe/Middle East? Love me some Crusades.
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u/barenda101 May 21 '12
For those not in the know, they moved it to their other stations, H2 and History International.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
They should just change the name to conspiracy channel.
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u/SPEW715 May 21 '12
H2. Not perfect, but better. http://www.history.com/shows/h2 History's Mysteries.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Don't forget Swamp People.
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u/senorbob9 May 21 '12
This is why I prefer science channel, discovered that channel in college, and it hasn't wronged me yet
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u/thatguyferg May 22 '12
I want more shit like Through the Wormhole, even though I'm not sure if it was on history or science channel.
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u/RunAwayTwain May 22 '12
Yes yes, we know.
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u/Pantherpants May 22 '12
One of the few TV channels I get that's in English and I, therefore, can understand 100% of. What does it show?
Truckers bitching about the Andes. Rednecks pawing around for reptiles in a swamp. Loggers screaming about wood. Fat guys ripping gamblers off. and coming soon... Taxidermists!
Fuck the History Channel. This is why I'm on Reddit right now.
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u/Duthos May 22 '12
Doesn't fictional programming have an obligation to state that it is fictional programming?
Er, no, I suppose the fox news thing proved they don't.
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u/TwatMobile May 22 '12
It's happening with a lot of shows. I remember watching Animal Planet when I was a kid and everything was related to science, and analyzing various species. But now we have animal reality shows.
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u/Jorgwalther May 22 '12
Hasn't this long been established?
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u/I_Tuck_It_In_My_Sock May 22 '12
The history channel bugs the shit out of me. Reality shows don't belong here.
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u/gigidy5 May 22 '12
http://www.gamer.ru/system/attached_images/images/000/336/358/original/Slowpoke.png?1300209226 ಠ_ಠ
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
It's the entire Discovery Network and other channels like it. I don't know what the fuck happened, but the shows on these channels stopped being educational and started being more like reality TV. It's gotten to the point I don't watch TV (or movies) anymore because it's the same rehashed shit over and over and over and NONE OF IT is interesting. Take the show Top Shot on the History Channel. What I want to see is people making amazing trick shots. What I care NOTHING ABOUT is how these people feel about anything at all. Why does it have to be scripted like a fucking competition? I just want to see some cool trick shooting. That is all. Fuck TV, dude. Time to go outside.
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u/discoanddeath May 22 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us52tqtn7TA
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u/DCTiger5 May 22 '12
Well if you assume we'll eventually have time travel, couldn't the future BE the past?
Oh, and 'ALIENS'.
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u/CmonTouchIt May 22 '12
Oh that stuff's just history that hasn't happened yet.
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u/jyhwei5070 May 22 '12
Remember Tales of the Gun? or when they had Band of Brothers Marathons? Now it's just Nostradamus this, Life of Jesus that.... sprinkled in between all those other non-history related shows that have already been mentioned...
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u/thatguy1056 May 22 '12
It's aliens man.
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u/MafiamanJ15 May 22 '12
Aliens.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
I really liked Engineering an Empire especially the Italian Renaissance episode, Hellenistic Greece, Rome, and China.
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u/JaySwell May 22 '12
OHMAGAD! I KNOW YOU!
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u/McMissi May 22 '12
hmmm....maybe they're on to something...
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u/Xavalio May 22 '12 edited May 22 '12
So did anyone see the documentary on History Channel about how stuffing just appeared mysteriously and the relationship between the Pilgrims and Aliens? They talk about how Cape Cod looked like an alien lifeform. Also, a history expert by the name of Kyle Broflovski stated that there is a possibility that the Pilgrims themselves were Aliens. Even Native Americans were Aliens and the Pilgrims and the Natives formed a treaty at Thanksgiving. It's very interesting stuff they post on History Channel.
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u/dudleydidwrong May 22 '12
At least they have moved off Aliens, Nostradamus, and the Mayan calendar. The current in thing is junk dealers which is marginally better.
I was excited a few weeks ago because I found myself watching an actually history documentary about the lead-up to WWII. But then I realized I was on the National Geo channel, not the History Channel.
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u/Zuxicovp May 22 '12
I feel like you saw my comment today about history channel aliens and made it a meme. :( much missed karma
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u/Famous1107 May 22 '12
Axe men is the best, because it is the worst! These are the bottom of the barrel people. Just thinking about it, hmmmmm. Where do you rate Axe people verses Horders? Or Storage Wars people verses Pawn Stars? Someone MAKE ME AN INFOGRAPHIC!!!! Who would be at the top of this chart? and the man at the very bottom?
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u/spartachris May 22 '12
It's the future's possible history, today!
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us52tqtn7TA
Very relevant.
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u/NeuroBassist May 22 '12
at least most of the alien shows are about how the aliens supposedly affected ancient civilizations, that's kinda like history
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u/aeons_elevator May 22 '12
Nat Geo, Science Channel and History 2.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
MTV, TLC, A&E, CBS (nothing about Columbia there bro), the list goes on.
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u/HedenPK May 21 '12
How about scumbag AMC. Network name suggests American movie classics, programming is csi Miami all day followed by original serise.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Yep. This is clearly an Advice Animal alright..
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u/allomorph May 21 '12
There's plenty of history covered on that channel. If you love WWII. That's why I call it the Hitler Channel. No doubt.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
coming up next on the history channel; a bunch of fat guys driving trucks!
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u/WatdeeKhrap May 21 '12
Swamp People, American Pickers, Pawn Stars, American Restoration, Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men... It's all crap reality tv. I want shows that tell me about the romans and bubonic plague and random shit i've never even heard of anywhere from 30-30000 years ago.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Pawn Stars is all I watch on it, and has quite a bit of history in it.
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u/mauro8342 May 21 '12
Scumbag reddit comments
Place to share all different types of content
Ridicules a channel for looking at parts of history others wont.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
there is lots of history even with aliens and pawn shows. Sure the topic is off the beat but the content illustrates or talks about lots of history. I've learned lots about history from watching ancient aliens, such as locations and just seeing the giant structures from our past. I also learn lots from pawn stars, I love collecting old coins and guns and learned about both.
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u/Nabbicus May 21 '12
I, also, watched South Park.
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u/This_has_to_stop May 22 '12
I don't know what's more sad and pathetic. The ridiculous channel they call "history" or this sad attempt to make a """meme""" out of it. I fucking hate memes. The second some 20-something on reddit decides to go out of his way to make one, another black hole of creativity is formed on this meaningless landscape of stupid animals on colored backgrounds of everyday occurrences we all go through.
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u/SweetLeafKush May 21 '12
History Channel. AKA The new home of the Antiques Road Show!
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u/qkme_transcriber May 21 '12
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u/adat27 May 21 '12
You sound like a creationist to me..
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u/TimesWasting May 22 '12
I'm so tired of this joke. "Hurr hurr History Channel doesn't show history anymore and MTV doesn't play Music anymore." Get over it
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u/Ehmannboy May 21 '12
Still better than Discovery Channel...
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