Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox

I really enjoyed these episodes. Megan felt a little out of place during the first episode checking out Vikings, but she has a very nice narrating voice and you can clearly see she get more and more used to her role over the episodes.

They touch on a lot of fun, and slightly, controversial topics. I especially enjoyed the sound waves and the guest appearance of Graham Hancock.

Negative is that the episodes feel too short, and they have that typical American repeat and camera moves to make the "not interesting" more interesting. It is very typical sensational focus and at times have more of a game show or Baseball commentator feel to it. I can deal with that though, but since they never dig really deep into the topics and they more just pass over several very interesting things, the show feels incomplete.

I give the show 7/10, which is frankly a little bit too much, but I like this and there is a lot more potential here. I hope they bring Megan back, dig a little bit more and deeper and focus slightly more on the facts and I think this can be a great addition to travels, history and myth.

I recommend.

A mix of science and pseudo-science, LEGENDS OF THE LOST fits in neatly with other shows in the vein such as ANCIENT ALIENS and Josh Gates's DESTINATION TRUTH. The main problem with this program is the host, Megan Fox.

Ms. Fox spends her screen time flashing vacant expressions and fidgeting as if bored. The narration is flat and unsure, sounding as if it's coming from a high school student narrating her first film project. But the narration is delivered by an experienced actor, so what's going on? Only the producers know, because they evidently didn't ask Ms. Fox to act as if she doesn't belong in the cardboard personality club with Jessica Biel and Emily Ratajkowski. In any case, an episode or two of LEGENDS OF THE LOST will only remind viewers how important an engaging narrator is for telling the story. Looking at you, Josh Gates.

The subjects deserve more respect than this. It all feels dreadfully staged and over produced. Too much of her narrating from a script. The constant thumping music and swooshing is ludicrously OTT. Sales of aviator sunglasses will increase I'm sure and she looks good in denim.

This show might be good if they had a host that showed some enthusiasm for the material. She only seems to care when the most wacky theories roll out.

Whilst I've nothing against Megan Fox, I'm sure she may very well be a beautiful and pleasant person, the decision to employ her to present a series of historical documentaries is something I can't fathom. It just doesn't make sense. Is it an attempt to grab the attention of younger viewers or does she have a genuine interest in international history and this is her new career path? Aside all that, it's not all bad. It's certainly more watchable than The Curse of Oak Island.

Starting next week, Jennifer Aniston features in a new documentary series about trout farming in the Scottish Highlands.