| Accurate, shmaccurate. I have wonderful memories of catching this episode of nova on television with my family, and went looking for it on Amazon on a whim. I ordered it and watched it again, and if anything it has gotten better. I guess I don't really care if Nova lied about their methods, or if they inaccurately claim their data supports that of "Egyptology" - (what, the entire field of Egyptology?) - I do however value the oafish and volatile humor of the Massachusetts stonemason, boarishly out of place in his tourist clothes and big sunburnt nose, bonding with his non-English speaking crew while not speaking adequate Arabic himself. Take Mr. This Old House and pair him with a dorky version of Indiana Jones, and you have CHEMISTRY, people, CHEMISTRY! Watch with guilty pleasure as the bookish archaeologist gets in the way of the builders and antagonizes the pyramid theorists. Perhaps my favorite moment is the night of completeion celebration, when angry stonemason guy dances with his crew and smiles goofily as he watches a local erotic dancer, who is decked out to look more like a sequined Cyndi Lauper on acid than what I pictured an Arabic dancer to look like, but does that bother our boy? Heck no. I think Margaret is right in her review when she says that Nova was not very honest or scientific about their methods, but there is a healthy smattering here of good pyramid lore and architectural information that only adds to the entertainment of the frustrated builders. When "This Old Pyramid" first premiered, I predicted a place on the underground cult classics list. Unfortunately, this didn't happen. Check it out. |
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