Talk:History Detectives

message: Anyone know if the BBC programme of the same name <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080kbw> (2007-2008) was an officially licensed version? I presume so as the format sounds very similar. We even had our own Tube Alloys programme <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007zzn8>, akin to the US Manhattan Project episode <http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/jun/25/history-detectives-manhattan-project/> :-)137.222.142.27 (talk) 17:23, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: BBC version

message: Somehow I doubt "history detective" (as in "a group of history detectives") is an encyclopedic term; then again, I've never seen the show. Are they archaeologists or what? --Scimitar parley 14:55, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Meaning of title

message: It's a pretty interesting show. Imagine finding something in garage sale and you believe that it has historical significance but don't know how to proceed. What they do is they try and find out the history of the object and its importance by traveling all over the country, going to archives, trying scientific methods. etc. It's been on for 3 years now.  --Dysepsion 01:58, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments about

message: The article states that this show airs only in the summer.  This isn't true everywhere as I can watch it any time of year on almost any day (at least for WGBH Boston).  Before I edit this part I wanted to see if what the author meant was that first run (i.e. new) episodes are shown only in the summer but reruns are shown year round. Mantisia 02:19, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Only in the summer? 

message: History Detectives has been known to make careless mistakes in their commentary that are never corrected.  An example of this is Season 4, Episode 5, "U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS", in which the host, Wes Cowan, repeatedly refers to a sakura (cherry) blossom on a Japanese military patch as a "chrysanthemum".  -Snen, 17 August 2007.
I don't see why this has been put in the discussion section, it is a well documented fact as listed above.  It is unacceptable for a "history" researcher to continuously make a mistake like this, especially when consulting experts in this field, and this should be made aware to the public.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.180.36.76 (talk) 09:50, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, they certainly aren't unique in this aspect. You can probably rest assured that just about any media "professional" generally doesn't really know or care what the differences betweeen a B-17 or B-24 are (they're both killing machines after all).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.1.168.113 (talk) 03:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Mistakes

message: Another song frequently sampled for incidental music on the show is Calexico's "Quattro", from the album Feast of Wire.  121a0012 (talk) 04:53, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incidental music 

message: How about changing the last paragraph-sentence in the lede so it's more accurate and up-to-date ?
How 'bout something like:
:Though not officially cancelled and still being shown on some PBS stations, no new shows have been made since 2014.
Thoughts ? 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 20:41, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ain't been new shows for years