tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post2231903833122198927..comments2023-10-09T08:27:00.711-07:00Comments on Archaeopop: The Past in Popular Culture: NY Times reviews "Chasing Mummies"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-61771297202035030882010-12-02T00:04:19.483-08:002010-12-02T00:04:19.483-08:00How can Zoe and Lindsay be fellows in the first pl...How can Zoe and Lindsay be fellows in the first place?? They only have undergraduate degrees (if that is even true). I thought you had to be a PhD candidate to be a fellow. Am I missing something or is it another clue as to how fake this show is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-50213509964739478032010-08-11T09:17:05.812-07:002010-08-11T09:17:05.812-07:00CAS from Boston, MA:
I've always thought that ...CAS from Boston, MA:<br />I've always thought that Zahi must be the only archaeologist in all of Egypt, because his obnoxious self is in every History Channel/Discovery Channel/National Geographic program on anything Egyptian.<br />And, yes, my god, what a fake show. It insults the hard work of true interns and Master's Degree/PhD degree candidates, and experts in Egyptian and other areas of archaeology and anthropology. The History Channel is losing more and more of its integrity (what modest amount it seems to have, after so many Nostradamus/Hitler/Doomsday/Top Gunshooters, etc programs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-12325715292738552972010-08-07T11:04:10.216-07:002010-08-07T11:04:10.216-07:00I would laugh my ass off to no end if they sent
C...I would laugh my ass off to no end if they sent <br />CHUMLEE of "PAWN STARS" fame to be on a CHASING MUMMIES episode. Every hot button that Zahi has<br />would be pushed to the max as he tries to strangle CHUMLEE or die of a heart attack!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-51045324244248915322010-07-20T11:50:02.690-07:002010-07-20T11:50:02.690-07:00I lasted about 20 minutes before I gave up. I like...I lasted about 20 minutes before I gave up. I liked that I got to see inside the tunnels beneath the step pyramid but it was overshadowed by some truly terrible acting and a feeling that nothing was genuine.<br /><br />As for Zahi, well he has always had a reputation as a monster and this just confirms it. Given his behaviour I couldn't even recommend this for kids.Zona de Slumbergodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02832040714410780705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-35550092913144954912010-07-19T20:33:11.684-07:002010-07-19T20:33:11.684-07:00So fake I love how in all the "tension" ...So fake I love how in all the "tension" to find the girl in the tomb each searcher is accompanied by his own camera man who is ahead of him in the tomb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-50569982763482225562010-07-19T04:41:02.708-07:002010-07-19T04:41:02.708-07:00Yeah, I reckon all digs in their own right have en...Yeah, I reckon all digs in their own right have enough drama to satisfy...never mind the added stress of working CHM/CRM excavations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-50609505507554980922010-07-16T07:43:17.544-07:002010-07-16T07:43:17.544-07:00I, too, found the show to be fake, fake, fake. And...I, too, found the show to be fake, fake, fake. And I dispute the NYT assertation that the film crew just wants to film; judging by the narration by producer Leslie Greif and his frequent appearances on camera, it seems that his ego overshadows that of Dr. Hawass. I would submit that Mr. Greif is behind all the fakery and has directed Hawass to be an Egyptian Gordon Ramsay. And clearly, there are many planned, staged, sequences, such as the chase through the streets to save the supposedly "trapped" Zoe and cameraman, and others too obvious for words. When it comes to credibility in documentary television, I think the History Channel has compromised its reputation severely.<br /><br />But I'll watch it one more time to see just how far they go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-38959679781451286472010-07-15T19:13:20.284-07:002010-07-15T19:13:20.284-07:00Total shame, I agree. What a waste of time and mo...Total shame, I agree. What a waste of time and money. Am I the only one who found the "director" beyond annoying? Why is he narrating? Who the hell is he? Just shut up, dude. Noone cares what you think. And yes, having actors play the interns? Just horrendous. As for Hawass yelling, it was the least of the problems in this show, but yes, he was quite the Spongebob Cranky Pants, wasn't he?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-79627899111416018362010-07-15T18:28:12.710-07:002010-07-15T18:28:12.710-07:00Yup, this show is a fake. Zoe D'Amato is an ac...Yup, this show is a fake. Zoe D'Amato is an actor. The interns are definitely actors. And bad ones. Ridiculous show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-33892001964583957502010-07-15T11:33:03.480-07:002010-07-15T11:33:03.480-07:00We turned it off after about 15 minutes. It remind...We turned it off after about 15 minutes. It reminded us of "Blair Witch meets The Hills". Everythhing about it was fake and the people playing the "interns" need to go back to acting class. Dr. Hawass came off as a totalitarian dictator much like the King of Siam in "The King and I" or the red queen in "Alice in Wonderland". I was waiting for him to say "Off with their heads!!!" It's a shame as I have always been facinated with Egyptology and this just really turned me off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-29164903137963146122010-07-15T00:44:38.172-07:002010-07-15T00:44:38.172-07:00@ Dig Girl - I can think of a LOT of projects with...@ Dig Girl - I can think of a LOT of projects with enough drama to fill an hour. Or a series. It would be even better than 'Jersey Shore' IMHO.<br /><br />@runlewrun - No kidding, reality TV has become kind of a joke...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329252557621925902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-72381270628325816142010-07-15T00:34:26.085-07:002010-07-15T00:34:26.085-07:00My first thought, ten minutes into this, was "...My first thought, ten minutes into this, was "Fake. Bad acting." According to the forums I found, I am not alone. That being said, looking at the History channel's site, you can read that two of the interns have degrees in acting.<br />Welcome to "reality" TV.runlewrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590043931637770165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930082701296988435.post-81878042789683853572010-07-14T21:18:33.948-07:002010-07-14T21:18:33.948-07:00I've thought the same thing for years as well:...I've thought the same thing for years as well: excavation reality show. We'll call it "The Dig." I can think of a few projects that have enough drama to fill an hour spot!Dig Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841464199996858164noreply@blogger.com