Here's a random thing I've noticed that distracts me every time. Read on at your peril.

Every time they have the two brothers in the "interview" shot, they're always wearing the same red and green shirts. It makes me think of the great Red Green show but also reminds me that these "interviews" were probably all shot in one long session after the video was edited into shows. By then they would know what things to ask and where some commentary might fit well. Nothing wrong with that, but it sort of takes me out of the moment.

Another thing: Once the coffer dam was completed and the water level lowered, wouldn't you run over to one of the bore holes and look in to see what happened to the water level inside? It seems like such an obvious and easily answered question that it bothers me when they don't do it. Even if it only dropped a few feet, I think that would be interesting. I'd probably pump some more water out and see if it comes back or not.

I intensely dislike that interview style and it is all over the place - on a whole bunch of shows. The worst offenders inject someone into a "third person POV" right into the action as though the person became disembodied and now comments on their other self...all in real time.

Many years ago I had a heated umm "discussion" with a "media" person about how NPR edited their interviews. They would re-ask the interview question and then play the recorded answer, essentially making a new interview....at least that is the way it sounded to me. Nobody raised a fuss and, as far as I know, it could be a common practice.

On the other hand, I did like the Red Green show:

 

I watched Episode 12 last night, I didn't know Roman Concrete was designed to harden under sea water?

Another supposed Crossbow bolt? Also another coin or maybe even a token.

kv

 

I watched Episode 12 last night, I didn't know Roman Concrete was designed to harden under sea water?

Another supposed Crossbow bolt? Also another coin or maybe even a token.

kv

It felt like another filler episode. Maybe it was just my mood, but I didn't get very excited by anything I saw this time.

The concrete is interesting but is almost certainly "modern". Ancient hunks of concrete could have gotten there as ship ballast, although I can't imagine why a ship would dump ballast on this end of the trip. But now they've exposed enough to see it's clearly a large structure that was constructed where it sits.

They talked about the water level. I wonder if they're correcting for sea-level rise of ~1 meter over the last few centuries? Everything looks a bit different if you remove 1m of sea level.

 

Was 12 the season finally?

kv

 

Was 12 the season finally?

kv

No, definitely not. They showed what was coming next and didn't mention that even the next episode would be the finale.

 

I think that next week they will hammer claw some new H8 stuff - that is my hope.

 

I think that next week they will hammer claw some new H8 stuff - that is my hope.

Maybe even try to dry it up and send a camera down.

kv

 

I think that next week they will hammer claw some new H8 stuff - that is my hope.

I wish they would have made clear whether they were seeing the inside or the outside of that "right angle".

 

I wonder if they're correcting for sea-level rise of ~1 meter over the last few centuries? Everything looks a bit different if you remove 1m of sea level.

I rewatched that piece, they said 8 feet below smiths cove, change your view? or not. It's still would remain ruffly 5 feet below the estimated depth.

kv

 

Just watched the latest....ugh!

edit: spoiler block removed

The return of Book man - I smell a rat with that guy.

He's going to get them to go look at the other end of the island for a secret (now) underwater tunnel.
The concrete wall is starting to look pretty like it is "modern" so they go after Bacon because of Book man. I tell ya it stinks.

Ok, so good parchment/leather, good bone. The preview for next week, however, suggest a new disaster in H8. And, what about the gold coin from what, a month ago? You give me a gold coin and I have it cleaned up in a couple of hours.

I feel like I'm debugging a long program and fewer and fewer pieces of code are working.

 

There was a follow up after about the "Curse" wild goose chase and the Curse with some weirdly accounts, who knows? Sir Frances Bacon? Is as good as any clue but, when you include parchment with a great deal of trouble to include stuff under ground. Who goes to that level to bury it, more than writing a book. Another entrance, Meh.

kv

 

You guys will love next weeks episode. They're bringing in a paranormal "expert" to talk to the ghosts buried in the tunnels/chambers. Next will be the ancient aliens view of the story, since it is said the 3 boys that found this originally, saw 'lights' the night before, where the depression was. Seems like that also was a myth according to some. Like I said earlier, it's turning into the real housewives of Oak Island.

 

You guys will love next weeks episode. They're bringing in a paranormal "expert" to talk to the ghosts buried in the tunnels/chambers. Next will be the ancient aliens view of the story, since it is said the 3 boys that found this originally, saw 'lights' the night before, where the depression was. Seems like that also was a myth according to some. Like I said earlier, it's turning into the real housewives of Oak Island.

You are just envious because it beat your "WWE Smackdown" in the all-important 18-49 demographic (something we both see in the rear view mirror)!

https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tuesday-cable-ratings-february-12-2019/

Plus, I am definitely liking that new drill team forewoman

 

You are just envious because it beat your "WWE Smackdown"

That's a running joke between me and my wife, the WWE. I keep telling her she's required by law to watch, she lived in a trailer park for a few years.

 

This week it was not a real episode but one of those digging deeper things or whatever. It was positively 100% BS! Unfreakingbelievable. I don't know what else to say.

 

I've got to the point that I only watch the last 15 minutes or so. They pretty much recap the whole episode in that last little bit and it keeps me from yelling at the TV.

 

I've got to the point that I only watch the last 15 minutes or so. They pretty much recap the whole episode in that last little bit and it keeps me from yelling at the TV.

Yeah, but this was unlike any other episode that I ever saw. Again, it was one of those fake episodes. I hope this is not a spoiler, but I just can't imagine anyone here following that show, would have been anything but insulted by the charlatanism.

It was all about the curse...flame balls traveling across the water and EVPs. The latter was amazing...you talk to a ghost and then record the answer. You don't hear any response but then you play back the recording and you hear something in the noise.

I'm telling ya, they should be fined and have to pay $100 to any rational person who mistakenly watched...to make them whole.

 

I've got to the point that I only watch the last 15 minutes or so. They pretty much recap the whole episode in that last little bit and it keeps me from yelling at the TV.

It bugs me that they continue to stick with the basic layout they've used from day one, with all the animations to stretch things out. I'd much rather just watch the equipment working and follow the digging process than to keep breaking away to those tiresome animations. And what's with all that intro crap about a legend of a curse and 7 deaths. What legend? I've followed Oak Island my whole life and never heard such nonsense.

 

You guys will love next weeks episode. They're bringing in a paranormal "expert" to talk to the ghosts buried in the tunnels/chambers. Next will be the ancient aliens view of the story, since it is said the 3 boys that found this originally, saw 'lights' the night before, where the depression was. Seems like that also was a myth according to some. Like I said earlier, it's turning into the real housewives of Oak Island.

When I read your post originally, I thought it was a clever joke. As it turns out, I am wondering whether or not you saw the fake episode that I ranted about or at least a preview of it, because it was exactly as you said...minus the housewives...which would have improved that show.

 

When I read your post originally, I thought it was a clever joke. As it turns out, I am wondering whether or not you saw the fake episode that I ranted about or at least a preview of it, because it was exactly as you said...minus the housewives...which would have improved that show.

Like I said I just watched the last 15 -20 minutes, of the one starting at 00 last night. But I do watch the whole Project Blue Book episodes that come on after Oak Island.