America Unearthed
America Unearthed
TV-PG | 21 December 2012 (USA)
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    midge56

    Aside from the juvenile dog pack tavern imbiber critiques... the real problem with this show is the failure to follow through on promises and grandiose claims.The host claims he is going to follow through; leaving no stone unturned. Yet never completes the search.One show I remember in particular was the one where there is supposedly a cave filled with Egyptian artifacts in the Grand Canyon. This treasure was reported in a local newspaper at the time and specified many of these items were packed up and shipped to the Smithsonian. Yet, when he gets to the location of the cave, he claims it is too far down and not enough supplies to sustain the search. So he just states the cave is below and abandons the search... and goes off on another unrelated tangent. Has he not heard of repelling down the cliff? Or landing the helicopter on the opposite side of the canyon for a better view? As for their complaints about supplies needed for an expedition, water, food and any other gear they need... could easily be brought to them by helicopter. They also could have done this in cooler weather.But he simply dumped the entire search after having made grandiose claims that nothing would stop him from finding the cave. Nor did he make adequate efforts to track down the artifacts shipped to the Smithsonian.It seems to me that this host works for the US gov't and this show is nothing but a tourism propaganda to generate tourism to these areas. He has no intention of completing any search or following through on any subject.As a lifelong Engineer, research scientist and exec, I found many of these subjects interesting. But in each case, the search is ruined; the public left hanging and no completion to any issues... it leaves the viewers dangling, bitter and furious at constantly being led by the nose without any fulfillment of the promises.Much of the time is wasted filming the host driving in his car talking about himself or long scenes of him staring at a rock. He never finishes anything. He goes to locations and makes piddling little effort to research the area or investigate the clues. One example is when he checks with a priest in France over a stolen land claim stone with Ruins but never bothers to contact the family members of the man who received the stone.Then there was his assertion that the stone with the face near Chicago was for killing babies. He based this assumption on the size of the offering table. Just because it was small, did not mean they killed babies. It could have been for animal organs like hearts or livers. Or it could have been food offerings. There was no reason whatsoever to assume it was babies. This is trash science. No effort to obtain or check for DNA. No effort to make a ground xray near the original site of the stone for remains. He simply claimed the size of the offering area on the stone indicated it must be babies based on the size. This is clearly ridiculous.The viewers are right about junk science and never fulfilling promises, leaving the viewers hanging and bitter. However, it does not justify this rage of immature overreacting bloggers who devolve into a pack of mad dogs over minor issues such as a 66 year difference. When dealing in broad issues, it is common to round off dates and numbers. Did you know that banking institutions will round off currency in millions of dollars? Instead of $101,800,900 they round it off to $102 Million. So, 66 years in Henry's reign is not a big deal. This is what we call picking fly specks out of pepper. Harping on minor issues like that is the sign of a juvenile mind.The real issue is the way the host makes grandiose claims and promises at the beginning of the show and never finishes what he started and leaves the audience hanging without concluding the search as promised. Also, an inordinate amount of time is spent on his personal conversations, playing with toy models, filming him driving or staring at rocks or inserting his own collections into the episode. Or spending 30 minutes aligning NYC Masonic obelisks when most of the audience already knew they were lined up to match the stars in Orion. The same was done with the Pyramids. But he wasted 30 minutes of our time playing stupid with models and toy buildings before providing the answer to what everyone else already knew. He was talking down to the viewers in a condescending manner as if none of them were smart enough to figure out an Orion alignment. This makes the show drag out and irritates the viewers.Very little effort is made for actual search, facts or finding the answer and conclusion to the subject matter.It would have been a good show if they found a better expert who would finish what they start and not inject their personal hobbies into the show. Someone who would leave no stone unturned in the quest for answers and finish what they started. I did learn new things about other ancient races who came to America long before our revisionist history teaches, but there is insufficient amount of effort dedicated to finding more about the details.But we also don't need the network to replace the host with someone who has a closed mind who teaches revisionist history dogma. Nor is blogger nitpicking going to accomplish any improvements. They will simply cancel the show rather than improve it. Then you have nothing to complain about.

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    paladinwarrior

    None of us are perfect but Scott has only put his best foot forward on behalf of not just academia but also for ALL of us, for We the People. Scott has the unique skill set needed to reveal that much of the History that is taught in the public (un)education system, is WRONG. Once You, begin to study History and realize that the "official" narrative is not adding up, then perhaps you can turn a critical eye to the fact that we have ALL been lied to for most of our lives. There is much, much more going on that we have been led to believe. Thank God for people like Scott Wolter who is willing to suffer the brunt of rebuttal in order to help reveal Truth & History. Hooyah & God Bless ALL like minded men & women who are willing to Stand!

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    Steve Madak

    The series starts out showing evidence of before unseen(by me) archaeological sites in North America. The evidence is reviewed and a supposition given. Pretty straight forward documentary type stuff. By the end of the season and the culminating Templar Treasure episode, the amount of hype and pure unfounded speculation is off the charts. So the shows start out with stuff that hasn't been hammered home in oh so many documentaries and movies, then ends up with Scott Wolter giving his opinion about all the stuff we've been seeing for the past couple decades. Templars, the Grail, Freemasons, you name it, this series hits all the high points in the end.Scientists start with a hypothesis, do the research and then give a report on what they evidence shows. Scott Wolter has an opinion, and looks for only the evidence that supports it. By the end of the last show, with the drill that wouldn't start and the fist pumping and crack-pottering(is that a verb?), my eyes were rolling so much that I thought I would strain my optic nerve. This show is entertaining but I don't think there's a need for another season because they have shot through all the relevant topics a sensationalist show like this feeds on.

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    pendek-orang

    i just started watching this show because it is being made available by my satellite TV provider on a temporary basis. i was appalled by "forensic geologist" Scott Wolter. He is reckless and irresponsible. I do like most of the subjects picked for his flawed analyses because i have an interest in these anomalies myself. I reject most all of his conclusions, however. Once this POS show is no longer available for free by my satellite provider, I won't miss it, nor will I ever be induced to upgrade my TV package so that I can get it again. On the positive side, I do learn more about each of his chosen anomalies with each show, and for that I'm appreciative. I wish he'd get off of that Knights Templar obsession of his, though.

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