This is just the same formula that “Most Haunted” uses. One more useless show to help you become hypnotized by your television. Don’t even bother with this one.

So that’s why documentary companies, who are more interested in popular science, entertainment and ratings, versus mainstream anthropology, will always hold off until their air dates to broadcast results, which, of course, must be “inconclusive” without the body at hand (dead or alive).

Any outrage at such realities is misplaced.

You’re right, Loren. I had forgotten that the series is ongoing and the context of the show.

Still, if it really is the long-awaited DNA evidential proof of the Yeti, the DNA results should be made public immediately, as it will rewrite history. This evidence, if it is what Gates claims it is, should be reported in the New York Times and in science journals around the world. It should not be held hostage to an airdate for a TV show.

Unless, of course, this turns out to be only the latest in a long series of inconclusive analyses…

Still waiting for Josh Gates to provide us with the DNA analysis from his track… When’s it coming? Anytime soon?

Or was this just a publicity stunt? To quote a slogan from the 1980s: “Where’s the beef?”

I too am a bit disappointed, as others are here, that so much weight would be given to what to me looks like a rather inconclusive print. I am not a big fan of bold proclamations or assumptions that may not be based on the soundest evidence, nor the excited pursuit of things going bump in the night. I don’t really think Josh is intentionally hoaxing, but perhaps he is being a bit too quick to rush to make more of these prints than they perhaps warrant. I personally would not say that they are “unexplainable” or of a definite yeti at this time. But hey, it makes for good copy.

Despite what I see to be a lacking in any real thorough, concrete scientific approach to these phenomena, the show is useful in that it is raising awareness and interest in cryptozoology, bringing these stories to people who may not know anything about the things presented. As far as I’m concerned, that counts for something.

But its still interesting to see him at least try to find, prove or disprove some of the cryptids he has been looking for since this show started. Actually I have never seen him find any evidence except the Johor footprint and not this nepalese footprint. So I really don’t think the finds were to boost his tv show ratings. Just my two cents.