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The History Channel getting gutted was so disappointing. I loved shows like Modern Marvels that'd do deep dives into the history of various everyday things.



Listen, I love having William Shatner on there, but for the love of God I wish the content of the show was even half-decent. I’m quite partial to cryptids and other such paranormal happenings, but the History Channel never gets it right.

Besides, given his space adventure both on TV and real life, it makes far more sense to have him talk of weird/mysterious/beautiful things in the Universe. Not a very general tale of Mothman.


There’s a lot of Modern Marvels episodes available on YouTube now. I’ve been watching them as nostalgia TV: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4F4CD715F1A3E6C7


You could say Modern Marvels was a modern marvel.




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