you've just been given control of the History Channel, what programs do you add/drop?

[charlie and algernon]

Add:
The Great War - an in-depth look into the alliances, causes, and battles of World War I
Warriors - A look at Warriors and warrior cultures
Conquest - A look at the quest for empires from the 14th Century to Present
BC - A look at ancient cultures, Rome, Greece, Eygpt


Drop:
Ice Road Truckers
AX Men
any other "reality shows"

[NYC_SKP]

1. Can we get the Ice Road Truckers to hook up with the AX Men....

And let them have their own spicy show on Bravo or E?

:P

[rug]

2. More Hitler!

And I'd keep Ice Road Truckers and drop Axe Men.

[Orrex]

25. Nice post, uh... Hmm.

Ice Road Truckers isn't terrible, but it shouldn't be on the History Channel.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Also, please bring back James Burke, Connections, the Day the Universe Changed, etc..

Now THAT's History!

I am happy to announce that Youtube is now hosting James Burke's series:

The Day the Universe Changed.
Connections
Connections II
Connections III

and more!

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JamesBurkeWeb&view=playlists

Yeah!!!!

[charlie and algernon]

8. that looks cool

he's definitely back on the schedule.

I'd also let other professors and/or respected journalists produce their own investigative shows, much like Ted Koppel does on NatGeo.

[JNelson6563]

17. Yes! Very cool stuff!

Used to catch that show all the time and it was always great.

Julie

[lizerdbits]

18. +1 for Connections! NT

[DS1]

23. Fuck James Burke

He's a corny-assed hack.

Jacob Bronowski FTW

[NYC_SKP]

33. LOOK! Just for you, my foul-mouth friend!

YouTube Playlists for the Ascent of Man!

I hope it's good news for you! :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D0E242AC2227F302&search_query=The+Ascent+of+Man

[Orrex]

26. Oh, wow! Thanks for the news!

The Day The Universe Changed is IMO one of the finest programs ever aired. It's absolutely criminal that TLC nee The Learning Channel used to show it almost monthly and has now degenerated to a network about home remodeling and toddler beauty pageants.

I'll be checking that YouTube link ASAP!

[AlCzervik]

4. More Gangland, less End of the world shows.

[Richard Steele]

5. Drop everything and go back to the B&W WWII footage they started with.

They took a wrong turn a few years back,
and there's NOTHING there that I watch anymore.

[Richard Steele]

6. Drop everything and go back to the B&W WWII footage they started with.

They took a wrong turn a few years back,
and there's NOTHING there that I watch anymore.

[AwakeAtLast]

7. A history related game show

Where you have to REALLY know your history to win. :D

[charlie and algernon]

11. interesting

something like scholastic scrimmage for adults?

[rcrush]

13. Or just Jeopardy with only history categories.

I love Jeopardy.

[rcrush]

9. DROP all crazy bible end of the world specials.

Bring back some of the Nazi documentaries. DROP their 9/11 and Kennedy Assasination specials cause they are garbage.

[charlie and algernon]

10. yes, of course

perhaps a special on the history of conspiracy theories, why they start, the famous ones, etc. But definitely get away from the weekly conspiracy shows.

[rcrush]

12. I love how their kennedy assasination show went out of their way to prove no conspiracy

Why the fuck air the damn thing as a conspiracy show then?! This was awhile ago and I havent watched one of their shows in a long while. I think History Channel got bought out by crazy bible thumpers.

[charlie and algernon]

14. lol, you may be right

and it's the opposite for their Monster Quest where they go out of their way to prove that there are monsters in every forest, lake, pond, and field in America :crazy:

[MajorChode]

20. Some people like non-fiction

Others like to watch fictional Oliver Stone movies. There's something for everyone out there.

[blue_onyx]

15. I don't watch much on the History Channel

The only thing I've really watched was "The Presidents" and "The States."

[mwooldri]

16. James May's 20th Century...

And more mix of actual documentary type programs. WWII isn't too bad...

I believe that Ice Road Truckers (not a bad program) and Ax-Men (didn't get into it) are programmed onto the wrong channel. Don't know what channel it should be on but I'd create a CETV (Country Entertainment Television) and stick those shows along with some others that are mis-programmed on CMT (and maybe elsewhere as well) on this new channel. CMT can play music vids (as it should) and "History" can get back to the documentaries.

ps. James May's 20th Century has never been on History. It's presently on in the UK on "Yesterday" (local free-to-air competitor to History).

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. No more "proof of sasquatch" or anything like it!

More about the dark ages. Bring the era into the light.

:hi:

[dropkickpa]

21. LEAVE AXMEN ALONE!!!

That and Deadliest Catch make Mondays and Tuesdays worth living!

*edited to add

Drop the paranormal woowoo bible shit. Big sky daddy doesn't exist, they're made-up fairytales, and 70 bajillion hours of programming on it makes me want to puke.

[DS1]

22. Warriors is a great show. The one about the Green Berets and the rescue

of the Japanese prison camp is an amazing story

[NewJeffCT]

24. I like that show, too

it's gone through a lot of historical warrior cultures and how they fought, trained, etc. Very interesting & educational.

[charlie and algernon]

29. heh, I didn't know that was an actual show

those were show ideas I thought they should do, I didn't think there was actually a show devoted to warriors, lol.

[Orsino]

27. Dump the UFO stuff, I guess.

I like these shows okay, but until they come up with a Secret History Channel, it doesn't belong.

[Dogtown]

28. 86 the Naked Archeologist

Should be re-named the Bald-Faced Apologist.

The Bible is not history.

[Believing Is Art]

34. The British Naked Archaeology?

I listen to the Naked Archaeology podcast, same people as the Naked Scientist. Never got a Bible-vibe from it . . .

I gave up on the history channel. Too much Monster Quest/UFO/Bible crap. I want NatGeo back!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

30. Scrap anything that isn't actually history,

drop the occult stuff, and lighten up on World War II in favor of the rest of the 100,000 years of human history.

While an occasional Hollywood feature film is nice, they've neglected the whole area of world cinema, which has tons and tons of historical dramas.

I'd put in a world history film/TV show feature and show things like Day of Wrath (witch trials in Denmark), The Madness of King George, the HBO Rome series, Alexander Nevsky, Gallipoli, A Man for All Seasons, Utu (contact between white settlers and Maoris in New Zealand), Eejanaika (popular revolt in early Japan), All the Mornings of the World (17th century France), Black Robe (fur traders in Canada), etc.

I'm perhaps showing my age when I say that I'd like to see "Civilisation" reshown. It's a good overview of European history.

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. Less Bible-oriented stuff. Or at least balance it out with other religions and philosophies.

[azmouse]

32. I'd have more on space.

I once saw a great show on the early days of the space race, mostly about Sputnik. But shows on the Mercury and Gemini missions would be great along with more on the moon missions. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the moon landing so it would be appropriate to see how far we've come and how far there is still to go with space exploration.

[EndersDame]

35. A show that would explore the history and cultural signifigance of music

and bring back mail call

[charlie and algernon]

37. I LOVE the idea of a series devoted to the history of music

[NJmaverick]

36. Drop the UFO crap and the reality shows (as already mentioned)

and add more history