I just finally watched it on my DVR. I think what I like best about these shows are the adventure--traipsing strange countrysides at night doing things most of us wouldn't do in the day. Also, the trips there, the little segments where they're cracking jokes, getting local haircuts, fire throwers, buying carpets or learning archery. I find them culturally fascinating.

To me, Josh Gates makes the show.

Without a doubt. He leaves, the show is done.

Entertainment wise, DT does it for me for the same reasons already mentioned.

This is my number one paranormal type show.

I'm watching more this year, and like this crew better.

I turn it on, have fun with the DT crew and go for the ride.

Of course I check Orbitz first. /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />

I'd have to say as an avid lifelong hunter this show has me

entertained and interested. However as said above it's only a

matter of time before one of them is mauled by a "thermal

hit to end all thermal hits", I'd like to think that ,that, is not

why I am watching. The "small" lab they are using in Texas

is among one of the best in the world. The unidentifiable hair

sample they retrieved from the tree was incredible. Josh Gates

has definitely put together a winner of a show.

The logical side of me thinks the crew would have some sort of protection.

Tranguilizer guns, or maybe stun guns.

DT, may even employee locals for protection, from animals and people.

This seems a very high risk, and I would think the cast may have to be insured.

The interest would have to be protected.

I don't get the impression, the DT crew is just going out to an amimal's dinner blindly.

But, that is just me. /smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Maybe I don't have as trained an eye as I think I do or

there cameramen are the worlds best at hiding any and

all amenities you listed above. I sure hope they at least

have a megaphone or a picture of Bea Arthur….something!

Like when Josh kissed the cobra on the top of its head. I couldn't believe it. And then Chad said, "That's not a real cobra."

So, it got me wondering if they switched the cobra out with a fake one. I just can't believe he's run the risk of death to make the show more interesting by doing something like that.

I wondered about the cobra, also. It didn't look real.

I remember in an early epi. Josh hired a guide. When he talked to the man, Josh said he needed a guide and security.

I think it was the Ropen/Chupacabra epi. There was another epi where security showed up and told the DT crew they should leave the area and stop the investigation. Security has spotted people in the area.

This last episode, with Josh calling the ponies horses had me rolling. Horse person joke. I think it was the last epi. Anyway, he hired the ponies to carry the gear.

They had explained the area had tigers. My thoughts were, so bring them some ponies. /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Ponies, gathered in an area or tied would up be such easy prey for a tiger.

Then I thought, whoever is watching the ponies during the investiagtion, without a doubt in my mind better have some type of gun.

I love the show, but the crew is not alone in these areas.

There's an old saying, a man who is not afraid of anything is just stupid and looking to die.

I don't think Josh is stupid, and I think their investigative areas are kept as secure as possible.

Granted there is still risk. What good is security, unless they have some type of weapons.

Unless they are ninja's. /tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

Josh Gates' brush w/greatness