Although most have been described, they are little-known and some might as well be cryptids for all that science and the public knows about them. Watch the episode on the Goonch Catfish in India for example, which has been blamed for the disappearing of men and livestock. I saw it again this last week and it was excellent.

And most critters are active at dusk and dawn, not midnight. If you want dusk to be creepy, you can do that.

I believe the crypto-crowd gets excited because this is a show that pertains to cryptozoology. To that end, I think it is good…yeah it’s coming from Sci-Fy, and yeah, it’s hokey (sorry man, but it is what it is), but for better or worse, it’s cryptozoology television, and me being a junkie, I go to the dealer for a fix.

On the other hand, I think people (and I’ll include myself here, because I’ve been a dissenter on more than one occasion) who support cryptozoology get bunged up about it because most of the episodes end up with them crawling through the woods in the dark with their cameras, and the minute they encounter noises and rustling brush, they run (and seriously, hunting for a raptor in the Alaskan wilderness at night…). I just think cryptozoologists, the field people and the armchair fanatics just want a show that validates their passions–and a lot of times DT falls short.

I don’t think this show does a ton for Cryptozoology, other than advertise that it’s out there…but maybe that’s all it should be…or at least maybe that’s all we should expect from it.

As for me…I’m taking c.stark’s advice…

PS It does not matter who is right or wrong about these posts. Josh is great at what he does, which is entertain while still doing a cursory investigation. Loren is a true researcher proven many times over. If you want to know who is more entertaining then I would say Josh. If you want me to pick one to do an investigation in the realm of cryptozoology then it would be Loren every time. Does DT serve its purpose? Well yes it does, just like Cryptomundo serves its purpose, however different they may be.

People in the crypto- community take themselves way too seriously… When this topic first came up, I freely admitted that Destination Truth is one of my guilty pleasures. Josh is clearly using the network to fund his own personal vacations, but who cares, this show is good fun! It’s an adventure show with cross demographic appeal. I for one am happy that DT is introducing a mainstream audience to the concept of cryptozoology. (Any publicity is good publicity!) When I want in depth crypto analysis I come to cryptomundo; when I want mindless entertainment I watch DT.

Some people have expressed disappointment at the resources “wasted” on DT. The idea that legitimate research is being denied because DT is on the air is garbage. DT is not funded by the academic community, it is paid for by a media corporation, the idea that other cryptozoologists would be in competition for that money is preposterous.

PS. On a lighter note, as a college student, I like to play the Destination Truth drinking game. When the team arrives at their destination, you watch the background, and count the number of people smoking cigarettes next to open gasoline. When you see someone light up, take a drink… LOL