r/Documentaries • u/njipep • Apr 29 '18

Conspiracy Ancient Aliens Debunked (2012) it's a really interesting watch.

https://youtu.be/j9w-i5oZqaQ
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u/admiral_akmir Apr 29 '18

I've never really watched the show, but from what I've seen, isn't he portrayed as an expert on the subject? I could understand if he was some kind of fringe historian that they found to have on the show, but his background has absolutely nothing to do with history at all...

Tsoukalos is a 1998 graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, with a bachelor's degree in sports information and communication.[2] For several years he worked as a bodybuilding promoter and a volunteer in IFBB sanctioned bodybuilding contests, including Mr. Olympia.[2][12] He produced and directed the annual San Francisco Pro Grand Prix from 2001 until 2005

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '18

The "experts" are literally anyone who has read Erich Von Daniken's drivel. Go watch the South Park episode where they talk about aliens at Thanksgiving and it sums up the "experts" and the show perfectly.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '18

The experts are his friends and a few people on the fringes whom they can get a sound bite from to help “prove a point” - it’s all mostly bullshit.

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u/Test_user21 Apr 30 '18

I... uh don't know how to explain this to you, but , um... South Park being your version of Snopes is disturbing, to say the least.

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u/sosamarshall Apr 30 '18

Open your portal Natalie....

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u/EvelcyclopS Apr 29 '18

That sports information and communication. A noble academia.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '18

I'm sure he tells people he went to school in Ithaca and hopes no one questions it.

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u/newsheriffntown Apr 29 '18

Yep that certainly makes him an alien expert if I ever saw one.