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Ancient Aliens - Season 17

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TV-PG
Season 17
August 6, 2021
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TL;DR Verdict

Ancient Aliens Season 17 scores a clean 0/10 for wokeness by delivering pure ancient astronaut speculation on lost cities, artifacts, and UFO history with zero identity politics or social agendas. The result is neutral, story-focused entertainment that stays true to its original premise.

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Detailed Analysis

Ancient Aliens Season 17 exhibits zero progressive ideological influence across its premise, episodes, casting, or themes.

The seven episodes center exclusively on longstanding ancient astronaut hypotheses—examining Peruvian lost cities, Easter Island Moai, Stonehenge, Puma Punku, Roswell, Mount Shasta anomalies, multiple human species and possible extraterrestrial experimentation, historical UFO sightings, and artifacts like crystal skulls or airplane figurines—without any reference to identity politics, systemic oppression, gender or racial framing, or critiques of traditional norms. The recurring cast of Giorgio A.

Tsoukalos, David Childress, William Henry, Erich von Däniken, and others remains unchanged from prior seasons, consisting of the show's established roster of male researchers and narrators with no alterations for diversity mandates. Creator intent and production continue the series' 2009-era focus on pseudoscientific speculation about extraterrestrial intervention in human history, a framework dating to Erich von Däniken's 1960s work rather than contemporary activism. Audience and critical reception highlight complaints about pseudoscience and anti-intellectualism, with no documented backlash or praise tied to social justice messaging.

Key Factors

  • Episode synopses limited to classic ancient aliens topics with no identity or social justice elements
  • Unchanged traditional cast of male theorists with no race/gender swaps or DEI casting
  • Series premise rooted in longstanding pseudoscience, not modern progressive narratives

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Top Cast

Robert Clotworthy
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Robert Clotworthy

Narrator (voice)

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
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Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

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Ariel Bar Tzadok
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Ariel Bar Tzadok

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Jonathan Young
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Jonathan Young

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David Childress
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David Childress

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Erich von Däniken
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Erich von Däniken

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Linda Moulton Howe
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Linda Moulton Howe

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David Wilcock
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David Wilcock

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George Noory
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George Noory

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Philip Coppens
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Philip Coppens

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