"Dogfights" on The History Channel

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

I just had the opportunity to correspond with one of the writers of "Dogfights" and he related the following:

Quote:

"THC had a change of management during our second season (and they were more focused on reality) and they brought in Ice Road Truckers. Truckers doubled our ratings and we had been - at least in our first season - among their top shows. The hand writing was on the wall and our episode order was cut back..."

Mudge · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:49 pm

Saw a few segments of "Truckers". Seemed to be "Same old...same old" every week. Having driven a rig (in my ute), I wasn't impressed by the "danger" they touted every week.
"Truckers" was a contrived situation.
"Dogfights" was historically valuable.

Mudge the disappointed :evil:

Rogue · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:30 pm

History>Reality

Rogue · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:30 pm

History>Reality

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Wow.., my father just rolled over in his grave. Ice Road Truckers beat out dogfighters!

Goes to show there is no trash like white trash.

Well here is to you Ice Road Truckers.., let the good lord hit you where the lord split you!

davidbray · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:50 pm

the problem is ice road truckers = reality.... dogfights = history...

I really hope History Channel someday actually comes back to being the History Channel rather than the speculation/conjecture/truckers channel.

Django · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:06 pm

Ice Road Truckers has no business on the HISTORY channel. They should rebrand the channel if that's the type of audience/ratings. But history isn't exciting.

Tailspin · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:43 pm

How can you beat an exciting combination of ....Truckers plus Axe Men!
Excuse me I think I'm going to puke.

Jeff Funk · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:58 pm

Ypu guys don't see the important big picture. Any episode now, "The Nostrodamus Effect" is going to reveal the best way to protect everyone's warbird until Dec. 22, 2012! :wink:

gary1954 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:46 pm

Django wrote:

Ice Road Truckers has no business on the HISTORY channel. They should rebrand the channel if that's the type of audience/ratings. But history isn't exciting.

ABC should come up with "The Truckers Channel" or may ted turner could do it

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

I think the History Channel has their priorities straight - lots of programming with reality T.V., UFO's, Bigfoot, and end of world prophecies. Why let that get in the way of History?

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

BTW, both seasons of "Dogfights" are available now on DVD:

http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=73 ... RF-2100331

I have this and have watched it several times. It's my most favorite aviation-themed DVD that I have. I highly recommend it and it looks great on a wide-screen HD t.v.!

SaxMan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:56 pm

I doubt HC is going to go back to real history. It would be like MTV going back to playing music videos.

Both Military History and the Military Channel are pretty good. If you watch them for a month, you pretty much see all the shows that they have. I don't think I can watch another episode of "Top Tens"

tex-fan · **Posted:** Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:03 am

we sort of started this discussion a little over a year ago,, http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... highlight= since then they have added 'pawn stars' ,, and i am watching the HC "LESS AND LESS" man i wish they would go back to HISTORY!!!!!!

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

SaxMan wrote:

I doubt HC is going to go back to real history. It would be like MTV going back to playing music videos.

Both Military History and the Military Channel are pretty good. If you watch them for a month, you pretty much see all the shows that they have. I don't think I can watch another episode of "Top Tens"

L M A O !!!!

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