Uhtred Ragnarson
Knight at Arms
Has anybody been watching this on the History Channel? I want to know your thoughts as I am fairly disappointed in the series.
America: The Story of Us
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Uhtred Ragnarson
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agreed. Pawn Stars? Ice Road Truckers? UFO/Alien/Monster crap... I miss the Sunday night two hour specials about a point in history. What happened to medieval and ancient history?
blood of the North
Knight at Arms
Whats a pawn star? 
Urlik
Sergeant Knight
I enjoyed the ancient astronaut stuff as well 
but I could see huge holes in both sides of the argument.
the "experts" they had for both sides sounded like nutters half the time.
I don't have a problem with the hypothesis that we were visited 3 or 4 thousand years ago, it's possible and does explain a lot of things from different sources.
but I could see huge holes in both sides of the argument.
the "experts" they had for both sides sounded like nutters half the time.
I don't have a problem with the hypothesis that we were visited 3 or 4 thousand years ago, it's possible and does explain a lot of things from different sources.
EdwardWellcraft
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Pawn Stars is the only show on the history channel with any history in it anymore. And I must admit, I quite enjoy that show.
The "America" show makes for a good drinking game, at least int he first two episodes. Every time they show the bottom of a boat take a shot. Every time they say something along the lines of "changed the tide of the war" also take a shot. You will be dead by the end of the show.
The "America" show makes for a good drinking game, at least int he first two episodes. Every time they show the bottom of a boat take a shot. Every time they say something along the lines of "changed the tide of the war" also take a shot. You will be dead by the end of the show.
Why the heck is 'Ice Road Truckers' on the History Channel? It's not as if there isn't an endless list of obscure channels that it could be aired on; channels which aren't supposed to be devoted solely to history programmes. I would have assumed that the History Channel showed nothing but history.
CountArtha
Knight at Arms
I've only seen the first part, from Jamestown to Yorktown. It was better than I expected, but still the usual dumbed-down pop history that they always turn out. I was especially galled that they completely skipped over the Constitutional Convention of 1787 - THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN U.S. HISTORY.
There's a review of it here that's right on the money.
There's a review of it here that's right on the money.
