The History Channel’s UFO Hunters show is just too much
Posted on April 25th, 2009The History Channel has this show called UFO Hunters featuring 3 “investigators” taking on supposed UFO sightings they call “cases” and trying to prove the evidence associated with each case.
I’m certainly someone who believes there are UFOs. But I like the ground things based on scientific fact.
That’s why I love SciFi Channel’s Ghost Hunter series. In Ghost Hunters, Jason and Grant (who ran TAPS) try to “debunk” everything they possibly can with science and technology. Even if they discover something that is unexplainable they often are sometimes very hesitant to label a place as “haunted” but will admit they can’t explain some activity they have caught. For them, just because something is unexplainable at some location doesn’t mean that location is haunted. They want require really hard evidence.
With UFO Hunters, the biggest problem I have with the show is their “lead investigator” Bill Birnes (who is also the publisher of UFO Magazine). He apparently also runs The History Channel’s UFO Hunters Blog too.
Bill always has some far out explanation on every show that supposedly proves UFOs are real and extraterrestrials are involved. He never looks at the reasons that disprove anything – he always tries to do everything he can with any explanation possible to prove the whole UFO/extraterrestrial connection. Even his colleagues like Pat and Kevin sometimes appear frustrated on the show because no matter what, Bill has a explanation even if facts say otherwise. In one episode of the show Bill says he considers pilots reliable sources because “they are pilots and are trained to report strange things they see”. Uh, that doesn’t mean what they are reporting is reliable. Give me a break. Ultimately I believe Bill hurts the whole UFO thing with his attitude of 100% acceptance UFOs are real and are from extraterrestrial origin with any fact he is represented with. He’s not credible.
I will admit, they have shown off some interesting evidence on UFO Hunters that really make you go “hmmm” and really think about possibilities. But it’s not enough to make the kind of statements Bill is making. While Kevin and Pat express their skepticism on many of the cases against the crap that Bill says – it’s just too much crap coming from Bill that hurts this show.
I want them to take people’s reports of UFOs and do shows where they say “these are the reasons why this isn’t a UFO”. Disprove things.
Oh and is there a reason why Bill can’t take off his sunglasses on the show?
Tags: Ghost Hunters, Paranormal, Science, TAPS, The History Channel, UFO Hunters, UFOs
I watch this show now and then, I do think there is something out there, but I’m very skeptical. I rather watch MonsterQuest though.
Oh, and Bill has a twitch in his eye -that’s why he wears pilot glasses.
I think he wears the sunglasses due to a nasty eye ‘tick”. I saw one episode which he had them off and his eye kept twitching.
Well, now I feel like an ass but at the same time – an eye “tick” isn’t anything to be ashamed of. Oh well. I heard The History Channel hasn’t renewed UFO Hunters yet for a 3rd season. The show has kind of grown on me – I hope The History Channel does renew it and maybe change it up with some new cast members or something.
I like UFO Hunters, however Bill is is not a very believable character wearing those silly dimestore shades. Even if he does have an eye twich, being so vain about it makes him quite the phony in my eyes! Thanks
I enjoy a good story as much as most people, but I agree with what you’re saying. To me, when it comes to investigating and trying to find out if some is real and it exists, the best way to go about it is to find out what it probably really is. Eliminate all possibilities if enough evidence exists for the UFO sighting. If anything is found, it’d be big news and it would really have people scratching their heads in wonder.
Im not sure if anyone noticed a few months back, but they had two episodes in a row talking about triangles. So they had one where they were interviewing a guy in CO (?) and suddenly they saw a triangle in the sky – daytime. Pretty neat. Then at the end of the show they hit you with a great teaser – a night time shot of a triangle flying in the sky. So I waited for the next episode – really excited. They barely even discussed triangles and did not talk at all about the teaser from the previous show. Did anyone catch this?
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I happen to like Bill’s style. He really delves completely into whatever case the three of them are covering, and yes, I admit he does take the position of supporting the UFO phenomenon with an intense belief, but every case needs someone to take a supporting position, and Bill does it so well. I believe he has had his own personal experiences encountering UFOs, so he finds it harder to take the position of debunker. So what of his sun glasses? It’s a small quirk, and we all have our share. He’s a very likeable guy, if you pay attention to his personality.
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