WTF is with the Discovery Times channel?

[T Roosevelt]

Here's their schedule since at least 8pm (see if you detect a pattern):

8 The Real Saddam
9 Hunting Saddam: Wanted Dead or Alive
10 After Saddam
11 The Real Saddam
12 Hunting Saddam: Wanted Dead or Alive
1 After Saddam

2 Raising the Flag
(Past and present US occupations of countries abroad)

3 Super Sturctures
(show on Japan's newest airport)

4 The Real Saddam
5 Hunting Saddam: Wanted Dead or Alive
6 After Saddam
7 The Real Saddam
8 Hunting Saddam: Wanted Dead or Alive
9 After Saddam
10 Raising the Flag
11 Super Sturctures
12 The Real Saddam
1 Hunting Saddam: Wanted Dead or Alive
2 After Saddam
3 The Real Saddam
4 Hunting Saddam: Wanted Dead or Alive
5 After Saddam
6 Raising the Flag

[LTR]

1. Another History Channel

Usually have better stuff than this.

It does seem like they have theme days, ala History Channel.

Not a bad channel, but I'm far from impressed with this lineup.

[Bossy Monkey]

2. That's been their schedule since the channel's inception

The previous incarnation, Discovery Civilization, had its shortcomings as well, but was generally a good outlet, more or less what the History Channel should be rather than the Hitler/guns channel that the latter is 90% of the time. Since the NYT added its name, it might as well be the PNAC/Neocon channel.

[Nevernose]

6. The original title for "The History Channel"

Was "The World War Two Channel." Seriously. A&E was trying to capitalize on the popularity of its WWII shows.

[Bossy Monkey]

7. I generally call it the Hitlery Channel

but even now, they have their moments

[Maddy McCall]

3. Discovery and History Channels = Profit-driven pseudohistory

I use discovery and history channel shows to teach my students to think critically.

Most of the shows are sensationalized history tailored to the political and social conditions of present times. I show a Discovery show, and then I read an article from the Lancet or JAMA or peer-reviewed history periodicals, and then let my students point out Discovery's mistakes and sensationalism.

By the way, I have VERY SMART kids! There is hope, DUers!

[Flying_Pig]

4. "Discovery" Channel my ass. More like Propaganda Channel, ...and

they're not the only one.

[roguevalley]

5. ever since they merged with the NYT, they've

been shills. It makes me sick. "Inside the Kill Box"?

As if.

[LTR]

8. I haven't watched in a while

has it really gotten that bad?

Yikes! Who would watch this shit?

[Chovexani]

9. Dont ask me

I don't watch that whistle ass propaganda channel. I'm still seething that they took away Discovery Civilization for this horseshit. I miss all the Egypt shows. :(

[Lydia Leftcoast]

10. History Channel International

is somewhat better. It has a lot of foreign-made documentaries.