Review of Ancient Aliens S19E13: “The Top Ten Mysterious Islands”

7/14/2023

In a week when the House of Representatives appointed Rep. Tim Burchett, who has actually appeared on Ancient Aliens as a talking head, to run a hearing into crashed saucers and dead aliens, and Congress worked to incorporate an almost verbatim copy of an old To the Stars Academy list of Lue Elizondo’s so-called “five observables” (plus Garry Nolan’s claims about UFO health effects) into the National Defense Authorization Act while nationalizing all privately held space alien bodies (!), should any exist, the Ancient Aliens mothership has nothing to say about the apotheosis of its paranoid vision of extraterrestrial infiltration. Instead, we have another hour of cobbled-together reruns, this time focused on islands. Why? Because back in 2013 the show did an episode about “Forbidden Islands” and the theme of the newest batch of episodes this season has been to rehash shows from ten years ago with minimal changes and minimal effort. Even NBC Nightly News had more information about crashed saucers and dead aliens tonight than Ancient Aliens!

10. The Big Island of Hawaii. From a 2019 episode devoted to Hawaii.

9. The Isle of Man. From the 2013 episode that inspired this episode.

8. Hy-Brasil. Another segment from the same 2013 episode, “Forbidden Islands.”

7. Sardinia. From a 2018 episode devoted to Sardinia.

6. Guadalcanal. Also from the 2013 “Forbidden Islands” episode.

5. Nuku Hiva. From the 2018 episode “The Sentinels,” devoted to the Marquesas.

4. Easter Island. An extremely frequent topic on the show. I believe this is the fifth segment from the same 2018 episode.

3. The British Isles. A little broad for “islands,” I’d say. This excerpt about stone circles is the fourth segment of a 2019 episode on Stonehenge.

2. Malta. Frequently discussed in segments reused and copied multiple times across many episodes stretching back nearly to the show’s beginning, including a previous 2021 clip show, this segment appears to be from the 2023 episode devoted to Malta, incorporating some older material.

1. Nan Madol. From the 2020 episode devoted to Nan Madol, though it was also featured in many previous episodes, including the 2013 one that inspired this list.

11 Comments

E.P. Grondine

7/15/2023 07:18:48 am

It looks to me like you need to figure out a way ti make money from your scepticism.

I do not have any idea how you could to that.

Sceptic

7/15/2023 11:26:31 am

Only a fraction of the world's population are real sceptics and can tell the difference between conspiracies and scepticism. That's a fact. Putting things to the critical test is not very fashionable in a world that wants to believe in nothing else than Harry Potter type rubbish.

Kent link

7/18/2023 05:41:44 pm

Lemme try to follow this line of reasoning.
Someone says "That's a fact."
Therefore it's settled.
Gotcha.

It's a fact that Al Gore said ManBearPig exists. It's even a fact that he said "That's a fact."

Kent

7/15/2023 11:24:50 pm

Stupidest person in the universe checking in, ladies and
gentlemen.

Everything Ernie posts boils down to "I wish people would give me money because I'm a stupid idiot and haven't figured out how to monetize it."

Jason supports himself you stupid idiot. Let's hear more about your imaginary NASA delays.

E.P, Grondine

7/17/2023 09:18:14 am

"Stupidest person in the universe checking in, ladies and
gentlemen."

Thanks for giving everyone fair warning off your appearance once again.

"Jason supports himself"

I have no doubt of that, but the problem Jason faces is how to monetize his scepticism of the ancient aliens and UFO industries.
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Another Dumb Episode

7/15/2023 11:40:10 am

Sounds more like a tourism destination promotional video. Surprised Scott and his daughterwife didn't host this episode.

National Defense Authorization Act 2024

7/15/2023 07:31:44 pm

Looking forward to reading about the details on Wikipedia. It's all very funny.

An Over-Educated Grunt

7/16/2023 10:20:51 pm

Well, least the NDAA might be interesting reading for once. That's one set of tea leaves I hate reading.

7/17/2023 07:36:46 pm

No, Butt & Ernie, the problem is you have been begging for money in all sorts of fora including one devoted to debunking your fake Indian story and Wikipedia talk pages(!) with no results because people recognize that you are a) wrong, and b) an idiot.

The Comet Research Group? I'd rather hang out with Furries, although I imagine there's a certain overlap. I don't judge (except when people really suck).

You think not keeping up with the news because of laziness-caused imaginary computer problems making you get a date wrong makes that a delay on NASA's part and you want strangers on the internet to fund you for that.

The Long Island Serial Killer is getting more funding than you. Dry up and blow away.

7/18/2023 10:55:01 pm

Not the book Man and Impact in the Americas (2015). Is that his favourite Hobby-Horse? That? Phew...

7/19/2023 07:01:08 pm

It's out of print and a collector's item (Many cities have crews to collect collector's items, they're called garbage men. You put the items out and they collect them. You see. And the Jello Pudd'n Pops. Yes, it's Cosby Callback Month! Come to think of it, a Cosby and OJ Comedy Tour would actually sell.)

That said, in its day it was arguably the premier guide to highway rest stops. The Green Book of that time.

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