Carl Forsyth This is without a doubt, the worst wannabe-documentary program I have ever seen. It's poorly scripted, the so-called Interns who have flown half way around the world know nothing about the archaeology they have studied so well that they go to Egypt as an Intern. Dr Hawass is a short tempered bully who likes nothing more than to shout and scream at people for even the most simple mistakes. Think of him as the Gordon Ramsay of Egypt. I stopped watching the 3 DVD box set half way through the second episode. Don't be fooled by the History Channel Logo or the professional looking box set packaging because it's a scam. Never buy this. Never, Never, NEVER!

species Lets say I am not the greatest Dr. Zahi Hawass fan - I find he conveniently forgets a lot about what the Egyptians did to their own antiquities (burn mummies for fuel for example), when he talks about how other countries have raped Egypt.That said, I love Egyptology and am pretty much up for watching anything to do with the subject.This however was just awful - from the start you could tell it was faked, half the people couldn't act their way out of paper bag, and they just did things that you knew people just wouldn't do.After the first 20 mins I have to admit I just couldn't watch any more and switched it off.I know films like Cloverfield, and Paranormal Activity have been very popular (I hated both of these two by the way), so I guess it was only a matter of time before we started to see these mockumentaries

bok602 I'm not even through to the first commercial break and I can tell that this show is just another pile of faux-reality CRAP! Zawi Hawass is such a ego-maniacal, self-centered publicity whore that I wouldn't doubt for a second that he'd jump at the chance to make himself the action hero center of an alleged "reality" program -even to the point of faking this whole intern,documentary thing in and around these priceless ruins. Notice how in the first minute or two he makes a convenient "discovery" the instant he sets foot inside the tunnel beneath the pyramid? I SEVERELY question whether any serious archaeologist would just pick up such a fragile object in his bare hands and handle it so casually.The interns and crew are clearly actors (or at least reading prepared lines) and the setup so far is obviously staged.I have no intentions of following any further episodes and strongly advise others not to waste their time.

mmustangg Avoid this program at all costs. That is if you thought it was a real documentary series. I tuned in because I wanted to see a fresh documentary on the subject of Egyptology, but what i got was something that I found hard to believe, literally. It's one of the worst scripted unreality shows to come down the pike since The Hills. I hope that telling you this show is obviously scripted, doesn't count as a spoiler? If you want a real documentary, look elsewhere. If you want to see bad acting from Dr Hawass, tune in. I'm sure i wont be the only one saying this here. The Facebook page for The History Channel, is full of people laughing at how ridiculous this show was.