Black Files Declassified

In Florida, waiting for another hurricane, and I was binge watching/listening to this show. I hated it, but it was white noise and made the time fly.

At first I thought it was a vanity show.. the host worked for the "CIA," had security clearances, blah, blah, blah. But by episode 5 of season 1 got me hooked. I like the format, short and sweet experts (who can't talk "on the record) interviews, even the 50 year old secret document episode was interesting TV.

I've learned how to correctly handle a weapon on the firing line.

Give it a try, tough it out for the first few shows, and like broccoli, it's terrible but good for you.

I started binge watching the show and I'm only on episode three but there are several things that call the credibility of this program into question. One of the most notable was in episode two where they're discussing project Aurora. He literally interviews the military commander that came up with the moniker "Project Aurora" as a cover for the B-2 program spending. Then, in the very next scene, he continues on with the idea that project Aurora with some sort of cover for a hypersonic replacement of the SR-71. So, seemingly the entire premise of the episode is invalid. PS: A simple Google search reveals that Ben Rich, founder of the Skunk Works, also mentions the same thing in his book.

There are other things that caught my eye, for example, a drawing of the US Air Force VC-25 a.k.a. Air Force One with only two engines... lol. Another example was in the episode about how to stop an assassination... There are a number of places there where simple physics are misrepresented or misinterpreted, for example, the illustration of a fan to deflect bullets. There is a demonstration using a small fan, and then they conclude that it's impractical because people in the first several rows would be blown away... But obviously a device decided to deflect projectiles would not have any kind of angle on the blades to produce any wind!

Let's see how the rest of the episodes shape up and I'll post a follow-up review.

The show is well done, in my opinion. My primary issue is they appear to give off vibes indicating the American people have a right to know everything the government is up to. Freedom of information, they say. I find it shocking that so many of those in this series are either so ignorant, stupid, (or willing to make money at any costs), not to understand that if all of America knows everything our government is up to then ALL the world would know too. Do we really want ALL the world to know our government's secrets? Really? Or are people so incredibly naïve to think as Americans, we'll keep it all secret?

Despite what some say, I don't find it politically biased. Some seem to have meltdowns because they think it is & claim it is skewed, which means it's not skewed to their own political beliefs.

Episode, I enjoyed the content and narration. This episode, however, took the Democrap narrative and ran with it blindly! Protests in Portland? They were RIOTS plain and simple. And yes, the president was well within his scope to authorize the detention of the RIOTERS (not protestors!) to quash the "Summer of Love".

My recommendation? Keep the political nonsense out of the show and present FACTS, not "experts" from left-wing loonies like the woman from Brennan Center for Justice.

I enjoy the show very much but I have a pet peeve that I'll get to in a moment because it doesn't take six hundred characters to convey.

I love the technological concepts that the show covers, especially the way wars will be fought in the future.

The technology that the United States comes up with is simply mind blowing and hopefully years ahead of our adversaries, though doubtful when you consider countries like China and others that would do anything to take over as the world's top superpower.

Ok, just eighty five characters to go so I can get to the point.

Would someone please tell the host that there is no such word as "nu cu lar". The word is "nuclear ". I would think that a show covering the subject of technology of the future would want to convey intelligence.

Thanks for the space to let me vent.

Tim cleaves.