“10 Million Dollar Bigfoot
Bounty” is a new squatch-related series on U.S. television. The idea is simple:
send out some self-proclaimed Bigfoot hunters in the forests of California, make
them search for evidence for the elusive beast, and have a panel of real
scientists judge its veracity. The winner (if any) collects 10 million dollars.
The catch: you actually have to *prove* the existence of Bigfoot with physical
evidence. If not, Spike TV keeps its money…
I've only watched the previews, but so far it doesn't look promising. “Finding Bigfoot” has more action, more colourful characters and (arguably) more Bigfeet. “10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty” has Justin Smeja, who claims he shot two Bigfoots a couple of years ago. Even one of his colleagues on the show describes him as “off his meds”, and his story has already been debunked. The supposed squatch DNA he collected came from a bear, remember? But yes, some ideas on this show sound pretty scientific, such as catching mosquitoes and checking them for unknown DNA. After all, if Bigfoot is a real animal, mosquitoes should suck his blood. More entertaining (and less scientific) ideas include peaking Bigfoot's interest with a Jedi light sabre (!), or using ovulating females as bait…
However, most of the previews feature bearded men with titles like “ghost hunter” and “Florida Bigfoot hunter” walking around in the forest, occasionally picking up bear scat or setting up camera traps… If Bobo from “Finding Bigfoot” couldn't catch a hairy man-ape with the aid of an Hawaiian barbecue, something tells me these boring guys aren't going to find anything, on or off their meds.
In fact, I'm willing to bet 10 million dollars they won't. Or at least my already low reputation as Amazon's most negative reviewer...
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