I spent the last fifteen years outside of the US and finally returned in January...quickly signing up for cable. I came to find the History channel something less than what I’d seen in the past...and frankly...there’s barely eight hours a week of actual history on the channel.
I’d like to take the Ax-Men series and the various reality shows....and just push them off to Bravo or some other similar channel and get back to old fashioned history.
The most amusing point...came about a month ago over the weekend...where they did four hours of Loch Ness, Bigfoot, and aliens. This violated just about every rule in the book on history. I’m guessing that they are fairly desperate to have profits and lumberjacks & truckers are the only way to maintain that profit.
You're 100% Correct. The History channel went downhill at light speed. It *seemed* to me that as soon as Digital Cable became available all the 'good stuff' was moved to their 'History International' channel.
*** I’d like to take the Ax-Men series and the various reality shows....and just push them off to Bravo or some other similar channel and get back to old fashioned history. ***
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It should be pushed alright. But I wouldn't even wish that on Bravo.
The Ax Men (and Ice Road Truckers) is to "history' as Global Warming is to Science.
*** The most amusing point...came about a month ago over the weekend...where they did four hours of Loch Ness, Bigfoot, and aliens. This violated just about every rule in the book on history. ***
Yes, I saw that too. I forget what was on 'HI' (something crappy) but I switched over to the History Channel to 'watch' that while I fell asleep.
*** I’m guessing that they are fairly desperate to have profits and lumberjacks & truckers are the only way to maintain that profit. ***
If they need those programs to make a profit they may as well turn out the lights. I can't imagine how anyone would find those programs the least bit interesting. OOPS almost forgot another winner series, 'Pawn Stars'. That program makes me want to hurl!
The above is why I now try to *mostly* stick to watching the Science Channel and the Military Channel (plus 'HI'). And on Tuesday nights it's the Science Channel all night long.