The blurb on the program concept at BBC certainly sounds good - anything that is imaginative story-telling, thought-provoking, educating and entertaining has got to be a good thing. Especially compared with the many of the lame offerings that are currently out there.
However, I think a title like "Bone Kickers" is fairly misrepresentative of the science and finesse involved, and is likely to stir some negative comments and could spoil the profile of the program.
A pity that the BBC's Polly Hill seeks to make this original and innovative theme "sexy". Aren't there enough fools in the media trying to aspire to this nonsensical goal?
Originally posted by hopski: I wonder if Zahi Hawass appears as a special guest star
Dunno, but I'm enjoying his appearance so far on "Supernatural Egypt" - sort of Most Haunted meets The Mummy...
I think one of the problems is that programme makers think that sexing something up makes it interesting, but many of us just see it as dumbing down instead. I feat that the programme will be better in theory than in its execution.
Originally posted by Chris D: I suspect we might be able to create a brand new drinking game based on the number of misconceptions per episode.
I look forward to seeing the unbelievably sexy young archaeologists struggling to cope with the excitement of machine watching on a decommissioned sewage works in the driving snow.
Whilst solving ancient Peruvian mysteries, obviously
Just off to find a sliver of the True Cross (not one of those fake ones, oh no)
