Talk:History Detectives

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[edit] Meaning of title

Somehow I doubt "history detective" (as in "a group of history detectives") is an encyclopedic term; then again, I've never seen the show. Are they archaeologists or what? --Scimitar parley 14:55, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

There are two appraisers (one with an academic background in archeology, the other I don't know), a historian, and a sociologist.

They are like history experts I'am not really sure sorry. It runs on PBS. --Maoririder 14:59, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Comments about

It's a pretty interesting show. Imagine finding something in garage sale and you believe that it has historical significance but don't know how to proceed. What they do is they try and find out the history of the object and its importance by traveling all over the country, going to archives, trying scientific methods. etc. It's been on for 3 years now. --Dysepsion 01:58, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

It's a unique way to present history, on a personal side. For a regular viewer, like myself, I've noticed once in awhile that they repeat a segment from the previous season, like the recent one on the origins of Mickey Mouse. -Lugnut215 22:49, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History Detectives, Summer 2007

Has anybody heard if their will be new episodes this summer? Lugnut215 21:28, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Only in the summer?

The article states that this show airs only in the summer. This isn't true everywhere as I can watch it any time of year on almost any day (at least for WGBH Boston). Before I edit this part I wanted to see if what the author meant was that first run (i.e. new) episodes are shown only in the summer but reruns are shown year round. Mantisia 02:19, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

  • I was the one who added this. Go ahead and edit it. I have heard that their are reruns in some areas, outside the summertime. I wish they did in my area, unfortunately not. Lugnut215

[edit] Mistakes

History Detectives has been known to make careless mistakes in their commentary that are never corrected. An example of this is Season 4, Episode 5, "U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS", in which the host, Wes Cowan, repeatedly refers to a sakura (cherry) blossom on a Japanese military patch as a "chrysanthemum".[1] [2] -Snen, 17 August 2007.

I don't see why this has been put in the discussion section, it is a well documented fact as listed above. It is unacceptable for a "history" researcher to continuously make a mistake like this, especially when consulting experts in this field, and this should be made aware to the public. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.180.36.76 (talk) 09:50, 30 November 2007 (UTC)