The History Channel

[pelathais]

The History Channel has gone down the tubes, IMHO. They have entire series that deal with ghost hunting and other "paranormal" lore. That can be interesting material, in the right doses; but just don't call it "History."

They bumped the "Naked Archeologist" over to the History International channel. I don't really like this guy's programming. A lot of people think he "supports the Bible" because of the episodes he did on the Exodus and Sodom. The only problem is he was also at the center of the hype two years ago over the "Tomb of Jesus" and some of the very shifty "archeological" work that was done with that.

In reality, the guy's an ultra-orthodox Jew who loves to say things just to be provocative. Things like calling himself "Naked." He also makes many unsubstantiated claims against the historicity of the Christian faith.

There's too much hype and loud noise on that channel any more. It's sad. Most of the "Discovery Network" and "A&E" branded channels are just drivel.