http://reptilis.net/2008/08/15/jurassic-bites-club/ The rants and ravings of the webmaster Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:24:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://reptilis.net/2008/08/15/jurassic-bites-club/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 Richard R. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:05:40 +0000 http://reptilis.net/?p=128#comment-1776 Correct, History is part of A&E, not Discovery. But I concur on almost every point in your two articles on this show. I love dinosaurs as much as anyone in this world, but as soon as Blasing spoke, I had to turn it off. Very disappointing, but hardly surprising. A&E and Discovery are entertainment outlets first and foremost, not tools for education. All academics should think twice (and perhaps a third time) before associating themselves with such programming. Correct, History is part of A&E, not Discovery. But I concur on almost every point in your two articles on this show. I love dinosaurs as much as anyone in this world, but as soon as Blasing spoke, I had to turn it off. Very disappointing, but hardly surprising. A&E and Discovery are entertainment outlets first and foremost, not tools for education. All academics should think twice (and perhaps a third time) before associating themselves with such programming.

]]> http://reptilis.net/2008/08/15/jurassic-bites-club/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 Dave Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:40:00 +0000 http://reptilis.net/?p=128#comment-1775 History Channel is not part of Discovery Channel's empire. It's associated with A&E and other networks. History Channel is not part of Discovery Channel’s empire. It’s associated with A&E and other networks.

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