Reply #1: Great related rant from Jezebel.com

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Ancient Aliens? Dan Brown? 18th Century Carrie Bradshaws? I never thought I'd say, let alone write this, but: Give me Adolf Hitler - please.

"Requiem for the History Channel" by Sadie Stein (Nov. 11, 2009)

Now, the network is beyond parody. The viewing public is, the programmers seem to feel, unwilling to watch anything that doesn't involve Da Vinci-Code-style speculation, cryptic pseudo-historians, and, whenever possible, the paranormal.

Three times in the past week I tried to find a comforting educational program. I was presented with "Ancients Behaving Badly," something about Lord of the Rings involving what looked like a reenactment of the movies, and "Ancient Aliens," respectively.

Take a smattering of shows from the current schedule: "Nostradamus Effect: Satan's Army;" "MysteryQuest: The Lost City of Atlantis;" "Fort Knox: Secrets Revealed" and "UFO Hunters: The Silencers."

I never thought I'd be so glad to run across "Civil War Journal: Stonewall Jackson."

http://jezebel.com/5402287/requiem-for-the-history-channel-a-nerds-rant