Although not as blatantly stupid as the Peter Jennings special of some four years ago, this time around ABC not only didn’t get it right, they didn’t go anywhere with what they had.
It was just another obligatory UFO special covering all the same old ground all over again. Mysterious music, blurry photos, radar dishes listening for ET, skeptics, debunkers, just what I said in my post of a few days ago.
The only thing I liked about the special is that they spotlighted our pal Nick Pope formerly of the Ministry of Defence in Great Britain. He’s an eloquent gentleman and scholar who’s segment on the show was a bright spot. That and some of the eyewitnesses. However, ABC tried to cover too much ground in 90 minutes. No new territory and no new data we can chew on.
It’s time to do it or get off the pot news media and I for one know it’s not going to happen. Ratings come first. We’ll continue to get these gloss overs regarding UFOs instead of any in depth reporting on the great cases loaded with tons of evidence.
I’m going to shut up now and wait for Vince White’s review of this PRIMETIME special. I know good ol’ Vince has some vitriolic words for ABC.
Make note to self: Never appear on an ABC news special.