From an early age, I've always been interested in subjects of the occult.  I loved The Real Ghostbusters cartoon - particularly the mythology of characters like Samhain and The Sandman.  New episodes of Unsolved Mysteries were highly anticipated in my household.  I must have checked out every book about ghosts in the school library at one time or another.  Back then, television specials about aliens or Bigfoot were rare.  Fast forward to the present, where the multitude of cable television channels has created a demand for more content.  Entire series have been created around the search for Bigfoot and ghosts.  Personally, I hate the majority of paranormal programming on television today.  The ghost-hunting shows particularly drive me insane because they usually only consist of people running around in supposedly haunted buildings shouting, "Did you see that?"  Being somewhat of a skeptic, I enjoy hearing from actual experts in scientific fields talk about paranormal subjects and maybe even present some evidence once in a while.

Currently airing on H2 (History 2), Ancient Aliens proposes hypotheses of past human-extraterrestrial contact which may have influenced the history and development of mankind.  Viewers can expect to hear from a wide range of contributors to the program including doctors, authors, and paranormal experts.  Most of the contributors are articulate and talk about hard facts or possible evidence instead of just making wild assumptions.  Giorgio Tsoukalos, on the other hand, comes across as a shyster who could make predictions from his bowl of alphabet soup without blinking an eye.