Lost Treasures of Egypt

At last programmes about Ancient Egypt that are not dumbed down, nor making extravagant conclusions without supporting facts. Archaeologists at work showing the highs and lows of excavating and the excitement they still feel even after working at the same site for many years, this is infectious and exciting to follow their progress. As for the Darnells what a couple of jerks. Scholarly they may be but they make their appearances all about them. We were even treated to a tour of her wardrobe! I have to fast forward as I cannot stand to look at nor listen to them.

I am watching this "lost treasures of Egypt" on Hulu and I dunno who she ... Colleen Darnell...is but her outfit is ridiculously ugly and the fact they just had to mention that she is a "vintage clothes collector" on a documentary of ancient Egypt...lost treasures... well that's just stupid and disrespectful. Maybe more disrespectful than disturbing our ancestors graves!? I'm not going lie, I love ancient aliens, lost cities, outer space, and things that I'm very curious about, but at the end of the day, I watch these shows that kinda contradict themselves. They say how it was soooo important for Egyptians and ancient ancestors to be buried and their mummy was to preserve their soul and rest in peace so they could live a happy life in the next world... yet we are digging them up and ripping them apart?! I'm just as curious as anyone but at the end of the day, if it were me, I would let them rest I'm peace. They will haunt you and you know this! Regardless it's rude! I hope they dig up your grave in a few hundred years without your family consent!

Some of us come for new and enlightening facts. Some of us leave because of over the top, annoying hosts.

Colleen Darnell can take her laughable cosplay elsewhere. Her shrill, cartoonish delivery belongs in a Scooby Doo episode. It's unfortunate that any scholarly integrity is completely obliterated by her attempt to position herself with Howard Carter as some weird historical contemporary. Imposing her dramatic suppositions and theories actually detract from the more professional narration. I'll be keeping my eye out for the producers. National Geographic used to have a much better reputation; now they have stooped to History Channel clickbait level.

Nice series, but sometimes a bit unnecessary gross. But where did they find that '20 couple?! It's cringe to the bone! Why would you walk around in Egypt dressed like a '20 explorer? A bit ridiculous.

I really enjoyed this series. There is a lot of information about things I hadn't seen or heard of before. The photography is very well done and so is the narration; he just gives the information with no fake drama and no repetition. Most of the archeologists and egyptologists are very informative and obviously know their stuff. I have to agree with all of the other reviewers however on the Darnells; they are absolutely ridiculous. Her voice alone is enough to make your ears bleed, and the way she talks, emphasizing every other word, she talks like she's announcing a sporting event. There is no way she in her vintage dresses and heels with her little straw hat and umbrella, 20's hair bob and enough makeup to sink the Titanic, and him in his linen suits and bow ties, have ever been on any kind of actual archeological dig in their lives. I honestly can't take anything either one of them says seriously.