It has been a hectic week, and I came home to escape. A game of Halo only reinforced the failures of the week. Thankfully, Destination Truth was on SyFy. Cryptozoology at its most exciting.
As I have mentioned elsewhere, I have the sneaking suspicion that Josh Gates is not a true believer. (Now, Jason and Grant? They are zealots.) Anyway, Josh seems comfortable maintaining a tongue-in-cheek approach to his ventures into the spooky. Whether it is in the Mongolian deserts looking for a devil worm or on a small Mexican island covered with seriously creepy dolls, Josh maintains a quirky monologue that suggests it is all in fun, a means to an end--and the end is SyFy springing for another road trip with some of his buds. (See his map of cool destinations, and tell me he doesn't look a bit smug.)
Josh is fun until he slips, asking to be taken as seriously as Jason and Grant. And at that point, I am disappointed. (I mean it is not like he has the techno gear and professional affiliations.)
Wanting to change to her tele-novellas, the wife asks if I am actually watching. Of course not. Listening to the voice punctuated by the yelps of startled investigators is strangely comforting after a week at work with drama queens.
3 comments:
I have watched a number of his shows, and I don't know if he is or isn't a 'true believer.'
To me, he seems to be a college frat boy who never got past the weekly road trips to whatever destination they come up with.
You know The Wife and The Kids say that he is a mirror image of you--just a much better attitude.
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