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When it comes to hardware, any network usually has moments of wrong footage ...... some more than others. I remember the history channel voice over talking about Soviet Nuc subs .... and showing Foxtrots. Or a PBS voice over about the US sub war in the Pacific and showing a U-Boat. Or the same show talking about WW II and showing the Northampton CC-1. As a researcher, it makes it necessary to take what is presented on tv with a very big grain of salt. For the most part, what is presented isn't taken as fact without checking it out and usually at best, it's an practice of getting names and seeing what they have written.
On a similar note: years ago, the Discovery Channel use to have forensic and FBI shows on the forefront (still do at times but one has to really search for them). But then, they went what I call Biker and loaded it all up with things like Monster Garage, Myth Busters, and such. Hardly educational and more oriented to entertainment of some audience.
From what is said here, it sounds like the other 'historic' channels have done the same. Probably a similar reason why there is now wrestling on Sci-Fi.
It may all be about the buck ....... but they will do it without mine.
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("Wears mini-skirt made of snakeskin, And who's the other guy that's singing in Van Halen? When did reality become T.V.? What ever happened to sitcoms, game shows,
Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana, There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV, Her two kids in high school, They tell her that she's uncool, But she's still preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985,", (wtte), lyrics, "1985" by Bowling for Soup)
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