EXPEDITION BIGFOOT - Review of Travel Channel's Cryptid series

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Season: Season 01 Ronny Leblanc, Erik Thompson, Russell Acord, Ryan Golembeske, Bryce Johnson and Mireya Mayor.

Synopsis: "Bigfoot, Sasquatch In the past fifty years, there have been more than ten thousand reported sightings of this elusive creature in the continental United States. From the Ozarks to the Mojave Desert, from the New Jersey Pine Barrens to the Pacific North West, every year hundreds of eyewitnesses log their encounters, but where or when this legendary cryptid will be seen next has been a mystery... until now."

For the first time in history, a team of investigators is using an advanced data algorithm to analyse five decades of Bigfoot sightings to pinpoint when and where to encounter this elusive beast. With the result, they now know the time and the place to search. The greatest Bigfoot hunt is on." My initial thoughts before watching this was, "Not another 'never Finding Bigfoot' show." Add to that an exasperated sigh and an epic eye roll of teenage proportions. But being a lover of all things unknown and supernatural, I decided to give it a shot. After all, you never know, maybe with some slim stroke of luck, this may actually be a decent show. They may not find anything like shows of this nature that had passed before it (and even at that they were given nine seasons - yes, that's right. That is equal to ninety episodes), but sure what else would I be doing on a Saturday evening?

So with a beer in hand and my comfy PJs on I cuddled on the sofa with my two furbabies and settled in to watch the first episode.

Let me start with the cast and boy oh boy what a cast it is. For once, this feels like a team that knows what it is about. Not so much that they are a longstanding team, but that they are knowledgeable enough in their related fields to be able to confidently hold their own with opinions as well as questioning the views and findings of others on the team. Dr Mireya Mayor (Pink Boots and A Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer) has been Emmy-nominated for her work with National Geographic, and she dedicates her life to studying rare primates throughout the world. Seeing as many think the elusive Bigfoot could be a descendant of Gigantopithecus what better person to have on the team? Russel Acord, an author of two fictional novels based on Bigfoot as well as a filmmaker. His first two books, Footprints of a Legend and 'Bigfoot and the Tripwire' are both on Amazon (just click the title link) for those who are interested in the escape into the deep wilderness of Montana. Bryce Johnson - Actor, Producer, Director, Podcaster and Bigfoot enthusiast is the lead on this show. His podcast, Bigfoot Collectors Club, is all about the worlds best hide and seek champion with many guests covering all aspects of phenomena. Ronny Leblanc was brought in after another Bigfoot researcher, Ryan "RPG" Golembeske, took sick and had to be rushed away to the hospital. Ronny is likeable, and it helps that he knows his stuff. Author of the best-selling book Monsterland: Encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs, and MONSTERLAND: Shamans, Sasquatch, Synchronicity and High Strangeness. He is also the creator and host of the Monsterland Podcast which can be found on all platforms and covers topics including the Paranormal and Supernatural, Bigfoot, UFOs and high strangeness. This team worked great together, and this played well on screen allowing viewers like myself to sit forward and take in the evidence they were discovering with the new equipment and fantastic approach. I loved this, no more walking into the woods and howling like a loon (though they do this it is not the extent of their techniques). I don't want to tell too much and give away how this series unfolded, BUT I do want to say you would be mad to miss it if you are a Bigfoot fan. This show gets a MASSIVE thumbs up from Weirdly Paranormal.