Destination Truth

I absolutely love this show and am baffled about all the people bashing it. Josh Gates is one hell of a host and keeps things interesting and fun. I have no idea why some people get the impression that he is making fun of the locals in the exotic destinations he investigates. Josh is a goofy guy and finds humor in every situation and I don't think that's such a bad quality and who ever thinks so must lead a boring life. People also seem to complain about them not finding any evidence which I find hilarious. Do you really expect them to find evidence of a werewolf? Obviously there is no such thing as werewolves and if they found "evidence" to support that, I'd stop watching. Destination Truth is about introducing us couch potatoes to other cultures and their superstitions and beliefs and going out there to A. If it is a plausible creature, look for possible evidence of it's existence. and/or B. Look for what people could be mistaking as a unknown creature. Most of the time they find evidence to support the latter. I have also read comments criticizing the on camera "freak outs," I'm sorry but if you are in the middle of the jungle at night; you better be afraid of EVERYTHING. No one on this show claims to be a scientist and actual scientific research can take years if not ones lifetime. So, if you like travel mixed with humor and learning about other cultures' superstitions and "monster" sightings with a healthy does of skepticism then this show is for you. If you take life way too seriously, hate fun, and like to spend time ripping a TELEVISION SHOW apart... look elsewhere.

Over-hyper rubbish made for the ignorant and superstitious.

The presenter is a supercilious, self-important publicist who cares not a whit for the truth or even a destination unless he can get some gullible production company to subsidise his trip there. The editing is woeful and 30 years out of date and the use of cuts to bring an impression of drama is pathetic.

These clowns have not, and will not, ever find anything interesting because if they ever did we'd have heard about it from proper researchers, not bloviating cretins like this crowd. The blatant product placement is yet another reason to find this insult to the viewing public reprehensible television at its worst.

This is one of the worst things my TV has ever spewed at me.

It looks like a couple of folks don't get it. It's a drama and a comedy.

We laugh our butts off every time we watch it. Actually about half the time. The first half of each "investigation" is funny. This includes getting there, which is always a disaster. The investigation kind of slows the laughs down some as it is awful "Blair witchcraft". It's OK though as they have two investigations per show.

I wish they would just change it to more of a travel show so we would have the laughs the entire show. It would be great if they could have some guests on the show like Geraldo Rivera as he has to be the model for Josh Gates character.

All right, so they really don't find anything, but maybe that isn't the point. Something that is missing from investigation shows is a little bit of humor and Destination Truth has plenty of that. I find this show absolutely hysterical and would watch episodes for that reason alone. However, DT does introduce many lesser known myths about animals around the world. Maybe, just maybe, this is the true purpose of the show, to reveal stories and legends of other cultures. Maybe in Season 2 they'll find some exciting evidence, maybe they'll continue to come up empty, but I will learn something about a foreign culture and laugh a little in the process. My suggestion is take the show for what it is and enjoy it for what it offers, an entertaining hour of television.

It's entertaining on some levels but what it sparks in me the most is that I learn about local myths around the world and I begin to read up on them. If you watch the show, use it as a starting point to read and learn about local legends and myths that you never knew was out there (if you're into this stuff and care to look it up for yourself). It's amazing how myths spring up all over the world and have similarities no matter the people, culture, location, or even the number of skeptics; it's all connected in some way and I find that very interesting seeing how so many people notice differences in all races and cultures but ignore the similarities in our origins. I never expect these guys to find anything but I like the show. peace