Expedition Bigfoot

I am a Bigfoot enthusiast and have been reading up on everything Bigfoot for about 10 years now. That said, I'm not gullible, or am I ? Finding Bigfoot (FB) was an interesting program for anyone interested in the subject of BF. it was widely popular and was on for how many seasons ? 10 ? I enjoyed the cast and all the various locations they went to to try and find BF. The most frustrating thing about FB was the little time they put in at any one location. Plus, it was pretty obvious that Matt and Bobo were not in the physical shape required to do any real "off the grid" backcountry hiking. Thus, they didn't have much success because they didn't go very deep in to the back country. Let's face it, they really didn't find much "Evidence" in 10 seasons.

I like the premise from the start that Expedition Bigfoot took. The advanced use of technology!! Three weeks isn't enough time to remain in an area either, but it was far better than the 1-2 nights that FB did. The other thing was they had a more qualified cast, and FAR LESS ANNOYING ! No one is more irritating than the "know it all blow hard Matt Moneymaker!". With Expedition Bigfoot, at least they have a survivalist and a primatologist cast member ! I thought that was a big step in the right direction and instantly gave them more credibility! The amount of evidence collected was truly remarkable. Let's review their findings in 8 short episodes; Audio Evidence, Outline of image from game cam, twig snaps, loud impact steps heard, bigfoot nest, hair sample, foot print, tree breaks, Red eyes (what I thought most impressive), Orbs, thermal blob white heat signature, great thermal footage of BF, and Whistles.... THAT's A LOT OF EVIDENCE !!! Especially for a single season. And then it hit me..... Not only was that a lot of potential evidence, but that was an incredible amount of VARYING evidence. So think, if you were trying to convince the viewer that BF is real, what would you want to do ? Collect as much evidence as possible and collect a bunch of varying kinds of evidence. The Goal ? To get you program renewed for more seasons ! St the end of the first season when you add it all up.... The viewer says "They really made a good case with all the evidence gathered that BF is real." And "Yes, I tune in to see if they find even more next season".

But....At the conclusion of the last episode It hit me... IT's JUST TOO CONVENIENT !they found all that varying types of evidence. Yes the FB cast were horrible researchers, but in 10 seasons, they didn't even come close to what Expedition Bigfoot found in a mere 3 weeks (a single season of 8 episodes) There is a reason for this... EXPEDITION BIGFOOT FAKED ALL THE EVIDENCE ! The variety of evidence was clearly scripted. As much as I enjoyed every episode, and thought they were using techniques that could produce quality evidence... I forgot something... This is entertainment, not a National Geographic program. Let me ask you this... Did you catch the other Animal Planet show a few years back...."Mermaids, the body found" ! I thought this was a real show that had uncovered real evidence. Later, as many viewers did... we found out that we were duped and this was called a "Docu-Drama". Well, Expedition Bigfoot is similar to that show in a way. Remember, if a new show has any chance to survive, they needed to show the viewer far more evidence than FB did right ? Wasn't that the biggest complaint about FB ? So they did what any TV show would do to give themselves the best chance to have additional seasons. They gave the audience just that.... A whole bunch of evidence ! Problem is... It just wasn't honest and real evidence...

I want to be objective and open-minded when it comes to Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Yeti, having studied Cryptozoology myself. I'm going to say that this series tries to add more of a "research" feel to it, but it fails on many fronts. I only watch it because of Dr. Mayor. I believe she is doing her best to stay the course of science. The survivalist strikes me as a man that has at least a center to him when it comes to what he's doing. By and large, true research and actual science is lacking. Too many quick conclusions based on spurious and anecdotal accounts. When hard "evidence" is found, the results are by and large inconclusive. I'm not sure if they are ghost-hunting or doing scientific research.

You bring in new tech to track high level odors. Everyone claims how bad the smell of a Bigfoot is. Sooo, how come u got 2 people wandering around tight mining tunnels, nobody smells anything, at end of show Bryce says he can see a figure only a few steps away from where you're filming. Did I miss the Bigfoot bath segment? Did everyone lose their sense of smell when they entered the mine? Can someone explain this, did the show forget they brought up new equipment to sniff out Bigfoot, but now they don't stink when you're right next to them. Or perhaps there was No Bigfoot in the mine tunnels! That makes more sense doesn't it?

When I go hunting, I dont advertise to the thing I'm hunting for that I am there by using flashlights. How do these people never use the right equipment at the right time. We will never see a "bigfoot"!!

Everytime they walk into forest they wonder why it goes silent...not realising THEY are the reason why creatures go silent !!! Arrrrrgggghhhh!!! my god that makes me so mad.