World History
I turned on the History Channel last night to see what was on and maybe get a good dose of history. However, I was immediately confused. I found myself watching a show about an astronaut who crashed on a planet populated by human fearing talking apes.
I thought perhaps I had accidentally turned it to the SciFi Channel. I double checked the channel. It was indeed the History Channel. Further, that big H was on the bottom right of the screen.
Wow, I started to think! This is a part of human history I have completely missed! Is this a dramatization of a newly declassified NASA report that the History Channel is revealing? I was getting excited.
After about ten minutes of this, my wife Kate came into the room and asks, "Oh, you are watching the Planet of the Apes movie." I was stunned. The History Channel had mislead me and put a fictional movie on the air?
Now, I am used to the History Channel having programming on Bigfoot, UFOs, Nazis and the occult, and the wonders of New Zealand bridges. However, there is always the pretense of history going on. But an old science fiction movie?
When I was a teenager two decades ago, MTV (Music Television Network) used to actually play music videos. Now you will be hard pressed to find any music on the channel. Is the History Channel about to abandon history? I shudder at the thought.
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World History
Planet of the Apes on the History Channel?
I turned on the History Channel last night to see what was on and maybe get a good dose of history. However, I was immediately confused. I found myself watching a show about an astronaut who crashed on a planet populated by human fearing talking apes.I thought perhaps I had accidentally turned it to the SciFi Channel. I double checked the channel. It was indeed the History Channel. Further, that big H was on the bottom right of the screen.
Wow, I started to think! This is a part of human history I have completely missed! Is this a dramatization of a newly declassified NASA report that the History Channel is revealing? I was getting excited.
After about ten minutes of this, my wife Kate came into the room and asks, "Oh, you are watching the Planet of the Apes movie." I was stunned. The History Channel had mislead me and put a fictional movie on the air?
Now, I am used to the History Channel having programming on Bigfoot, UFOs, Nazis and the occult, and the wonders of New Zealand bridges. However, there is always the pretense of history going on. But an old science fiction movie?
When I was a teenager two decades ago, MTV (Music Television Network) used to actually play music videos. Now you will be hard pressed to find any music on the channel. Is the History Channel about to abandon history? I shudder at the thought.
- Does The History Channel Show Too Much Non-history Programming?
The poll has closed for the question, "Does the History Channel show too much non-history programming?" Thanks to all who participated by voting. Yes won with 68%. I guess these voters do not believe shows on monsters, UFOs, and ice road truckers are...
- Anne Frank Channel
Official YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/annefrank#play/uploads) from the Anne Frank House, with images of Anne Frank, excerpts of interviews with Otto Frank, Miep Gies, and previews of the virtual museum of the Anne Frank House. From the site:This...
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I spent several hours today watching a MonsterQuest Marathon on the History Channel. The description at the site for the show reads, "From Bigfoot to Swamp Beast, Monsterquest reveals the truth of legendary monster sightings around the world. Deploying...
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I was very amused to see the Arlo & Janis comic strip by Jimmy Johnson in the paper today. It is not only historians who note that the History Channel is not always a font of historical wisdom. The strip reads: Frame 1: (Milo on couch)- History Channel,...
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