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"Oak Island" is without question the most authentic and scientifically correct of the three. Even with the search for buried treasure now into its second decade the show maintains interest based on archaeological discoveries that could unravel the mystery of who might have deposited the treasure if it exists. ..... "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch". Started out strong based on Robert Bigelow spending twenty years trying to find out more about strange happenings on the ranch, but eventually giving up. The new investigative team is drilling into a mesa where the answer could be buried. This is all good but things are getting seriously repetitive and tedious with week after week drone and rocket launches into some kind of invisible "bubble." ..... My personal favorite is "Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch", which doesn;t seem nearly as stretched as the other two shows. When they drill usually you know the results in the same episode. The characters are more exciting especially Duane Ohlinger and his Son Chad. Chad is not afraid to take risks like diving an underwater cavern system, and his Father never allows a few facts to get in the way of his imagination searching for buried Aztec gold. MERK.

The mystery of what ever happened to D. B. Cooper is completely abandoned by this film. What we already know is nothing more than a teaser opening with Cooper jumping out of a hijacked plane with $200,000 in twenty dollar bills. What happened after the jump has bee speculated about for well over fifty years. What did not happen is the remaining hour of "The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper." Robert Duvall chasing Treat Williams by car, boat, and plane plays more like a cartoon than a feature film and is a huge misfire. Not recommended for Cooperites. Recommended as brainless nonsense that fails to hold interest and doesn't come close to telling the intriguing story of America's only unsolved plane hijacking.

Have you ever awakened from a vivid dream that quickly fades? That is exactly how I would describe my viewing experience with " The Man Called Noon." The story of a gunslinger with amnesia is extremely vague. You know it all is leading somewhere, but you have too little information to care about the characters. What you do get is a showcase for stunt falls, some truly excellent photography and memorable locations. What you don't get is enough character development to comprehend the motive behind all the gunslinging chaos. Rosanna Schaffino's magnificent brown eyes are more interesting than most of the characters. Richard Crenna is no Clint Eastwood, and since the "Dollar Westerns" preceeded Noon, it is easy to see why "The Man Called Noon" is so obscure. I would describe this as difficult to sit through, difficult to understand, but worth seeing once for the unbelievably stunning photography. MERK.