16th July 2008, 01:17 PM
Just been over to have a peep at the Britarch 'Bonekickers Review'... almost as entertaining as the programme itself! My, they really do have their critical knickers (alright... underpants) in a twist, don't they?
Let's get this straight... you can either take it or leave it. It is full of factual holes and it certainly isn't cerebral television. Furthermore, it wasn't written by, or for, archaeologists. Bonekickers is throw-away tosh that entertains the BBC masses and, hopefully, takes their minds off all the 'real' crap occurring in this world (if they really want all that, then News at Ten is straight afterward).
The dudes over at Britarch should be a little more circumspect in their treatment of fellow archaeologists... they do seem to like picking on one another. This week it is the series novelty scapegoat (aka Dr Horton). Who is next, I wonder?
Bonekickers will probably disappear into tv-obscurity after one or two series... archaeology (and, yes, even fantastic and/or fantasy archaeologists) will always be around in one form or another. As old Coco Chanel said... "Fashion fades, only style remains the same".
Thank heavens for BAJR...
Let's get this straight... you can either take it or leave it. It is full of factual holes and it certainly isn't cerebral television. Furthermore, it wasn't written by, or for, archaeologists. Bonekickers is throw-away tosh that entertains the BBC masses and, hopefully, takes their minds off all the 'real' crap occurring in this world (if they really want all that, then News at Ten is straight afterward).
The dudes over at Britarch should be a little more circumspect in their treatment of fellow archaeologists... they do seem to like picking on one another. This week it is the series novelty scapegoat (aka Dr Horton). Who is next, I wonder?
Bonekickers will probably disappear into tv-obscurity after one or two series... archaeology (and, yes, even fantastic and/or fantasy archaeologists) will always be around in one form or another. As old Coco Chanel said... "Fashion fades, only style remains the same".
Thank heavens for BAJR...