Posted on 01/11/2011 10:08:54 AM PST by SunkenCiv
This is entertaining, but I'm sure there will be at least some interest in this. I saw the link elsewhere, started watching, loads of fun, and couldn't find it linked here on FR.
“The Visitors” part 1 of 9. Rest of it links in order, apparently (I’ve reached 3 of 9).
I remember when The History Channel had history shows on it.
I guess anything is possible.
I have been watching this on and off myself. Pretty interesting
The ancient aliens stuff is interesting but the steady diet of the stuff just causes me to change the channel. Its always the same charlatans carefully sidestepping obvious answers.
History Channel shows it weekly,and I think on Sats they do a frikkin’ marathon with the same AA programs over and over.
Real history is far more interesting.
I caught a bit of one episode.
The thing I noted was their continual references to Erich von Daniken. I read some of his books in the 60s and 70s. The one thing I noticed was von Daniken never offered any facts but relied heavily on questions:
Could aliens have moved the stones to Easter Island?
Could aliens have built Stonehenge?
Did aliens actually dig the Grand Canyon?
Were aliens responsible for stealing the atmosphere from the moon?
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The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens used the same approach — raising similar questions without offering much in the away of evidence.
Fascinating stuff - picking up on Erich Von Daniken’s premise.
Q. What is it that we don’t know?
A. We don’t know;)
Now that mankind's imagination concerning the “mysterious beyond” is caught up with science fiction and life on other planets; NOW we have mysterious diminutive bug eyed aliens with advanced technology and rectal probes.
There were no ancient reports of such things, only now that our imagination has caught up to such things......
1. Who is Erich Von Daniken?
2. Is he an alien?
3. Should he be deported?
4. If deported, would he be history?
5. If he becomes history, would someone try to channel him?
Mostly BS, but I am fascinated with the case of the Dogon tribe in Africa who had knowledge of Sirius-B which is the binary companion of Sirius. Since it’s not visible without special instruments, how did they know about it?
I usually change the channel. It would be nice if they put some history programs on instead.
bug eyed aliens with advanced technology and rectal probes.
There were no ancient reports of such things, only now that our imagination has caught up to such things......
As a matter of fact there has been many mention of aliens of sort in ancient history.
I’ve been enjoying this show...even though I think that aliens is the mythology not fallen angels. :-)
This show is hilarious. Interviews with lots of UFO geeks who can’t get dates, and narration that begins every other sentence with “Could.” (”Could this suggest alien intervention?”)
Not really. The reports in ancient history are of physically imposing giants with supernatural powers, not diminutive aliens with advanced technology.
There were no reports of the almond eyed aliens popular today in ancient history, you can convince yourself otherwise if you so wish, but there were not.
So, you think all those ancient cave drawings are a hoax?
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