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UFO Hunters: The show(s) schedule(s)

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It pissed me off that they couldn't dig up the airplane hull in the show. It was also suspect how much they could have hoped to find by sending one diver into the water to look for rocks that are probably settled into the mud by now.
 
No, that episode falls under UFO Files. At least I saw it there.

On that google video page there is a short clip (preview of the show though.)

Whoops, I was answering Jeremy here.

I missed the History Channel show, but enjoyed the Sci Fi show because of the Catarette, NJ (sp?) story. Yeah, the investigators are kind of dry, but maybe they will loosen up later. Heard about this sighting shortly after it happened and was impressed because of the multiple witnesses so it was interesting to actually hear from some of them.

As for the fellow who thinks he's been abducted, I have to cut him some slack. He isn't slick, but I'd really be suspect if the poor guy came off sounding like Tom Cruise. (Yuck.)
 
The videos are up, just not in order from the link I gave,
http://realufos.blogspot.com/2008/01/ufo-hunters-season-premier.html
 
The Sci-Fi one felt a bit goofy, and the format is obviously contrived from Ghost Hunters. And lets not go into the "government report" from NIDS. But at least they went and interviewed eyewitnesses, compared this with other accounts and astronomical data etc.

The History Channel one, they sent someone out to find volcanic looking material in the volcanic Pacific Northwest. And then they played Mythbusters with a bunch of "let's set stuff on fire" hijinks on the end that had little to do with anything.
 
Because NIDS isn't a government agency, so either the guy got FAA information and they were waving around the NIDS report because it looks "official" (which is stupid), or he got the information from a NIDS report (which doesn't make any sense considering the case is new, but were this the situation, would be really stupid).

To someone who doesn't know what NIDS is, it looks all exciting. To someone who DOES know what NIDS is, it looks really really contrived and fake.
 
spookyparadigm said:
Because NIDS isn't a government agency, so either the guy got FAA information and they were waving around the NIDS report because it looks "official" (which is stupid), or he got the information from a NIDS report (which doesn't make any sense considering the case is new, but were this the situation, would be really stupid).

To someone who doesn't know what NIDS is, it looks all exciting. To someone who DOES know what NIDS is, it looks really really contrived and fake.
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Ah, I see.

I got the impression that the "Carteret Case" is an old case and they were trying to make it look current. Certainly anything coming out of NIDS is old.

Other than just watching the episode, I haven't researched the sighting one iota.

I'd hazard a guess the NIDS report was quoting a government report.
 
I caught the History Channel show at 3:00am Saturday morning after work, and let me say I'm not gonna go out of my way to watch it again. I mean they created a whole episode out of nothing. After watching it for five minutes I looked down at my dog and said "inconclusive on all accounts". They whole crew is silly with bad acting. This show is embarrassing.

I mean planes crash, even military planes carrying debris from UFO's. Its probably not the first time its happened.

What did they hope to find with one guy scuba diving for a few hours? Bill is just as irritating on TV as his terrible commercials on the Paracast.
 
Frank made some very good points in that review. He certainly has pointed out some blatant flaws with the research done.

However, I have to disagree with him a bit here:

I personally don’t believe one can do good research regarding the UFO phenomenon with a camera crew in tow. Moreover, it’s important to note that the priorities are different; serious, dedicated researchers are worried about acquiring the data first, and not ratings, or how well the show is doing.
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He is right in some respects, but no one can deny that having the budget they will get for that show in itself could only help any other research one was doing on the subject. I am willing to bet that Frank would jump on the chance to lead that show if given the opportunity.

That being said, I think Frank should contact the show and let them know about these discrepancies, maybe they will let him take it over considering the lack of expertise showed there. Or join at least.

Also, any publicity giving serious consideration toward the UFO subject is good for public awareness.
 
I have only minimally done research (archaeology) around a tv crew, so I can't speak from direct experience. But if you want prime evidence that tv involvement turns things to shit, go read The Roswell Dig Diaries. It is combo of the final report on the excavations outside of Corona at the Mac Brazel debris site, and letters and diaries from those involved. And it makes it very, very clear that once the tv people showed up, it became impossible to do actual research.

I talk about it in a post on my blog that reviews the book

http://spookyparadigm.blogspot.com/2007/08/ufology-unfalsifiable-review-of-roswell.html
 
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