I created an account just to review this show. I haven't been able to get past episode six of the first season. The host is the most pretentious presenter. He mocks every culture his visits, views everyone he meets in these countries as unintelligent simply because they don't share the same economic or educational background as he, and has no regard for the culture or customs of the people.
In season 1 episode 6 (as far as I could push myself to watch) 'El Lobizon and El Pombero' they are investigating sightings of Werewolves. According to Argentinian legend, any seventh son born in a family of all boys is a werewolf and the only way to protect these boys is to name him a special name and have him baptized by the president. Well, they find one family who didn't do either of those things to their son, so they decide to stake him out for a night.
That'd be fine... if he were an adult. But this is a 10-year-old boy. A boy who is already ostracized from the village they live in, so a bunch of rude American's drawing attention to him surely won't help his cause. This disregard for a local superstition that has the potential to ruin this little boy's life is disgusting. Then to top it off, in the middle of the night they sit the boy on a wooden chair, point a camera at him, and leave him there for hours to 'make sure he doesn't turn into a werewolf'. It's barbaric.
This show is not funny. The host is rude, idiotic, and makes up for it by mocking everyone else so he looks superior. I won't even go into their 'investigative' techniques, as others have already done so. Needless to say, those are lacking as well.
Horrible show. If you want to see the consequences of imperialism in action -- Western ideals mocking the traditions of Hispanic, Asian, or African cultures -- then this is the show for you. But don't expect to uncover any truth.
In season 1 episode 6 (as far as I could push myself to watch) 'El Lobizon and El Pombero' they are investigating sightings of Werewolves. According to Argentinian legend, any seventh son born in a family of all boys is a werewolf and the only way to protect these boys is to name him a special name and have him baptized by the president. Well, they find one family who didn't do either of those things to their son, so they decide to stake him out for a night.
That'd be fine... if he were an adult. But this is a 10-year-old boy. A boy who is already ostracized from the village they live in, so a bunch of rude American's drawing attention to him surely won't help his cause. This disregard for a local superstition that has the potential to ruin this little boy's life is disgusting. Then to top it off, in the middle of the night they sit the boy on a wooden chair, point a camera at him, and leave him there for hours to 'make sure he doesn't turn into a werewolf'. It's barbaric.
This show is not funny. The host is rude, idiotic, and makes up for it by mocking everyone else so he looks superior. I won't even go into their 'investigative' techniques, as others have already done so. Needless to say, those are lacking as well.
Horrible show. If you want to see the consequences of imperialism in action -- Western ideals mocking the traditions of Hispanic, Asian, or African cultures -- then this is the show for you. But don't expect to uncover any truth.