Remnants of extraterrestrial visitations are claimed to be found in religious texts, ancient myths and legendary histories, in addition to fragments found in the texts and practices of Hinduism, Ancient Egyptian religion, Gnostic Christianity, and more recent religious movements such as Mormonism. Many, if not all, of ancient man's achievements in language, mathematics, science, technology and architecture, such as Egyptian pyramids, Pumapunku, Teotihuacan, and Stonehenge, are attributed to the influence of extraterrestrials. According to von Däniken, Sitchin, and others, extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in the distant past and introduced civilization, architecture, and high technology to pre-historic humans. The series is based on and inspired by the pseudoscientific ancient astronauts hypothesis popularized in Chariots of the Gods?, by Erich von Däniken, and The 12th Planet, by Zecharia Sitchin. A nineteenth season began broadcast in 2023. Production was soon restarted, and a sixteenth season began on November 13, 2020. Due to COVID-19 disrupting production, the season ended after the twelve completed episodes were broadcast. History renewed Ancient Aliens for a fifteenth which premiered on January 24, 2020. In response to complaints from disgruntled fans, Vice on TV created Action Bronson Watches Ancient Aliens. In 2015, the series returned to History after H2 was relaunched as Vice on TV. In some foreign markets, the series still carries the Ancient Aliens: The Series title card. A selection of thirteen episodes which focused on the 2012 phenomenon was made available for syndication in the United States and Canada during the 2011–12 television season. Frequent re-airings of episodes continued on the History channel, with highlights and repackaged episodes airing on A&E and Lifetime. Ancient Aliens: The Series aired on History from 2010 to 2011, then moved to H2 where it was promoted as one of the network's flagship series until 2014. The special was re-run several times, and is now packaged with the series as its pilot episode. Īncient Aliens originally aired a two-hour documentary special for the History Channel on March 8, 2009. Scott Littleton served as a producing consultant during the series development until his death in 2010. Giorgio Tsoukalos serves as consulting producer, and is a featured guest, appearing in every episode. Production Įxecutive producer of the series was Kevin Burns from 2009 until 2020. Brian Dunning debunked the series as "a slap in the face to the ingenuity of the human race". Several episodes were featured in Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson and Friends Watch Ancient Aliens. In 2011, the series was parodied in South Park 's " A History Channel Thanksgiving". Producer Giorgio Tsoukalos, writer David Childress and journalist Nick Pope are featured guests. The series is inspired by the works of Erich von Däniken, Zecharia Sitchin, Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval, Brinsley Le Poer Trench, Charles Hapgood, and Edgar Cayce. All episodes are narrated by Robert Clotworthy. The series moved to H2 from 2012 to 2014, with frequent re-airings of episodes on History and other A&E services. Originally broadcast as two-hour documentary special in 2009, Ancient Aliens: The Series aired for three seasons as a flagship series on History from 2010 to 2012. According to Smithsonian, episodes of the series overwhelm the viewer with "fictions and distortions" by using a Gish gallop. The series, which has aired on History since 2010, has been a target for criticism of History's channel drift, as well as criticism for promoting unorthodox or unproven hypotheses as fact. Episodes also explore related pseudoscientific and pseudohistoric topics, such as: Atlantis and other lost ancient civilizations, extraterrestrial contact and ufology, and popular conspiracy theories. Ancient Aliens is an American television series produced by Prometheus Entertainment that explores the pseudoscientific hypothesis of ancient astronauts in a non-critical, documentary format.
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