Legend Quest

I was so hopeful that SyFy had something with this series...but I was wrong. I am a real life archaeologist and the amount of work we have to do to even get a small idea of what we are trying to find is enormous. This crackpot makes wild guesses and gives us all a bad name. My way of explaining his research and outrages assumptions is: if there is fish on the menu of the restaurant in which he is eating...then Jesus must have been born in the basement. Not only does he make wild assumptions, and act like it is his superior intellect that leads him to these conclusions but he searches for things we are not even sure really exist. Or even better yet he whole heartedly assumes they have supernatural powers. The only redeeming thing about this show is that it takes us to really cool archaeological sites, otherwise, it isn't worth the time. It is an embarrassment to the field of archaeology. I could say more but the other reviewers are doing an excellent job letting you know this show is terrible.

The new Syfy Channel offering "Legend Quest" embarks on some excellent historically inspired adventures, but presents us with an overly dramatic portrayal of what real archaeologist do in the field, failing to show the research, planning and logistics that must be involved in such ventures. Ashley Cowie is a good solid host who brings us insightful thoughts which appear to be heartfelt. None the less, these very ideas are not ultimately backed up with discoveries that demonstrate accepted scholarly research within their hypothesis. Kinga Phillips has in this first episode been used more as "eye candy" or as a straight person requiring her to employ her acting skills rather than her accomplished journalistic credentials. Ashley Cowie's exuberant efforts to portray his historical assumptions are shown without substantive academically accepted proof lacking the appropriate historical and or biographical references.

Apparently this show was written by children.

It's a truly pathetic attempt to make archeology more interesting by adding a legend quest theme. but it actually does more harm than good. It's as dumb and retarded as ancient aliens which also manages to take the hard work of scholars and regress it to mysticism and film flam.

I actually enjoyed it because I like to hate things and this show provided me with a non stop tirade of hatred.

It manages treat the audience like morons.

It uses editing techniques to add bad voice overs to scenes where there clearly wasn't any dialogue.

The editing in general is just awful. It's a mish-mash of extreme close ups and non-existent suspense. The episode I watched featured 3 close ups of spiders.

The Indiana Jones knock off host just pisses you off. He is arrogant and manages to lose his Scottish accent in favour of an American accent on numerous occasions seemingly in dramatic situations.

For a show that presents some adventure and history check out digging for the truth instead.

WTH was SyFy thinking when the green-lighted this show? The greatest salesperson in the world is whoever convinced the suits that this was a good idea.

The premise itself is interesting and had potential: someone scouring the world to find long-lost items of great interest and historical significance. The problem, as other reviewers have already pointed out, is that said protagonist is hunting for things that probably NEVER existed! Excalibur? Come on; it's a legend, a fairy tale. Someone resembling Arthur may have lived (doubtful, though), but there was no Camelot, no Merlin, and definitely no Excalibur. And has he every actually found any of these legendary items he's sought? You get one guess.

I could go on, but you get the point.

I honestly thought this show had promise at first, but as I watched episode after episode, I realized it wasn't going anywhere. The main dude (I honestly didn't even bother to remember his name because I found him THAT non-interesting) puts clues randomly together. Give him a stick and he'll say to go left, right, into the temple, under the water, travel to 3 different countries, and there you go. He has his "idea" of where the legendary artifact may be. But he cannot make sure because of some stupid reason. It's either protected, not enough information, too dangerous, or something else.

I have also done research on some of what he claimed was "history". Most of it is meaningless babble.