Egypt
Heritage Key (Jon Himoff)
The heart sinks at the very title.
- On Hawass And Repatriation
The Wall Street Journal Dr. Hawass is something of a global media icon, following a series of heavily hyped TV specials and a carefully cultivated public persona. His recent History Channel series, "Chasing Mummies," depicted him as a sort of burly denim-clad...
- Pyramids' Cave World Discovered At Giza
PR Log Be warned - there's the inevitable Indiana Jones reference. Huge natural cave world full of bats has been found close to the Great Pyramid on Giza's famous plateau, leading archaeologists now confirm. A vast natural cave system has been...
- More Re Chasing Mummies
yorkdispatch.com Thanks to Jane Akshar's Luxor News Blog for pointing me at this review. The reviews on my earlier posts about this show, which I haven't seen, have been consistently negative. Here's another to add to the list. You can find...
- Zahi Hawass Dig Days - Khufu's Barque
Al Ahram Weekly A personal account by Zahi Hawass of the Khufu solar barque story, in the context of a show being filmed for the Discovery Channel: Any two lists of the top 10 archaeological discoveries in Egypt would be different in only one or two...
- Tutankhamun On Tv
The National Geographic Channel is running a new show tomorrow: "Tut Resurrected in a world premiere tomorrow at 6pm on National Geographic Channel (Astro Channel 52). The two-hour special, airing in conjunction with the channel’s “Pharaohs Week”,...
Egypt
TV show review: Chasing Mummies
Heritage Key (Jon Himoff)
The heart sinks at the very title.
Zahi Hawass has a new television show coming out on History Channel tomorrow, called "Chasing Mummies". We had a look at the trailer and it seems like they are going for a highly pop-culture adventure-like, make-the-big-finds angle to attract the thrill-seekers. You had Ice Road Truckers, now get ready for Sand Dead Diggers starring the High Plains Sifter?
It all has to be good for making archeology more exciting and discovering history more fun. But at the same time, you have to wonder if the History Channel, on the heels of Discovery Channel's King Tut Unwrapped, is mixing up the medium too much and overshadowing the message. Or in other words, as you can see in the action-figure type trailer below -- are they taking the piss in the pyramids?
- On Hawass And Repatriation
The Wall Street Journal Dr. Hawass is something of a global media icon, following a series of heavily hyped TV specials and a carefully cultivated public persona. His recent History Channel series, "Chasing Mummies," depicted him as a sort of burly denim-clad...
- Pyramids' Cave World Discovered At Giza
PR Log Be warned - there's the inevitable Indiana Jones reference. Huge natural cave world full of bats has been found close to the Great Pyramid on Giza's famous plateau, leading archaeologists now confirm. A vast natural cave system has been...
- More Re Chasing Mummies
yorkdispatch.com Thanks to Jane Akshar's Luxor News Blog for pointing me at this review. The reviews on my earlier posts about this show, which I haven't seen, have been consistently negative. Here's another to add to the list. You can find...
- Zahi Hawass Dig Days - Khufu's Barque
Al Ahram Weekly A personal account by Zahi Hawass of the Khufu solar barque story, in the context of a show being filmed for the Discovery Channel: Any two lists of the top 10 archaeological discoveries in Egypt would be different in only one or two...
- Tutankhamun On Tv
The National Geographic Channel is running a new show tomorrow: "Tut Resurrected in a world premiere tomorrow at 6pm on National Geographic Channel (Astro Channel 52). The two-hour special, airing in conjunction with the channel’s “Pharaohs Week”,...