# CalMeacham Interviewed on the History Channel **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934 "2009-08-01T00:23:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/1 "2009-08-01T00:23:20Z")
It’s true. I might regret bringing this up, since I haven’t seen the final product, but KPI Productions looked around for an “expert” on Medusa to interview for their upcoming series **Clash of the Gods** , and stumbled across my book. They called me up and asked if I’d agree to be interviewed on camera, and of course I said “yes”. So they flew me down to Manhattan for a marathon session of interviewing , fed me a cheeseburger, and gave me cabfare back. Ever since then, presumably, they’ve been filming in Europe and generating CGI scenes for the series. Now, finally, it’s ready to air. It’ll run on **The History Channel** Monday nights at 10 PM, and will probably get repeated. Here’s the poster: > **[KpiTv.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=kpitv.com)** > > Choose a memorable domain name. Professional, friendly customer support. Start using your domain right away. Here’s the schedule: > [@](#): > > Zeus 8/3 > Hercules 8/10 > Odyssey(1) 8/17 > Odyssey(2) 8/24 > Hades 8/31 > Medusa 9/7 > Thor 9/14 > Lord of the Rings 9/21 > Minotaur 9/28 > Beowulf 10/5 My show, **Medusa** , is set to run **September 7 at 10 PM on the History Channel**. I await it with conmingled excitement and fear. I haven’t seen a frame of it, but hopefully the CGI gorgons look good. Hopefully I don’t look too bad. Maybe I can get them to do me in CGI, too. {The original title was to ne **Titans**. They changed it to **Clash of the Gods**. I think I know which movie _they’ve_ been watching) Here are the only other pics I’ve been able to find: > **[KpiTv.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=kpitv.com)** > > Choose a memorable domain name. Professional, friendly customer support. Start using your domain right away. > **[KpiTv.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=kpitv.com)** > > Choose a memorable domain name. Professional, friendly customer support. Start using your domain right away. > **[KpiTv.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=kpitv.com)** > > Choose a memorable domain name. Professional, friendly customer support. Start using your domain right away. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/2 "2009-08-01T00:25:42Z")
That’s awesome. I didn’t know Hitler was one of the Greek Gods. d&r ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/3 "2009-08-01T02:08:13Z")
You wrote a book on GrecoRoman mythology? I thought you were only an expert on light and optics. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/4 "2009-08-01T02:11:19Z")
How cool is that ! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/5 "2009-08-01T16:31:23Z")
Bump > [@](#): > > You wrote a book on GrecoRoman mythology? I thought you were only an expert on light and optics. “only?” I oughtta show you my articles on history. And my Teemings stuff on pop culture: [http://www.teemings.net/](http://www.teemings.net/) ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/6 "2009-08-01T16:58:01Z")
Man, I miss teemings. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/7 "2009-08-01T17:08:09Z")
Most excellent! You don’t happen to know if this will available for download on Hulu or the History Channel website or anything, do you? I don’t have cable. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/8 "2009-08-01T17:34:22Z")
How cool! I’ll have to try and remember the date. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/9 "2009-08-01T17:40:24Z")
It’s a fascinating read, too. Well written. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/10 "2009-08-01T18:21:51Z")
Awesome! I’ve got my DVR set to tape them all! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/11 "2009-08-01T19:04:07Z")
Pretty cool. I will try to remember to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/12 "2009-08-01T19:50:00Z")
That’s cool. Congrats Cal. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/13 "2009-08-01T20:02:16Z")
That is WAY cool!!! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/14 "2009-08-01T22:58:26Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Now, finally, it’s ready to air. It’ll run on **The History Channel** Monday nights at 10 PM, and will probably get repeated. Here’s the poster: > > [KpiTv.com is for sale | HugeDomains](http://blog.kpitv.com/2009/07/29/our-cool-movie-poster/) So, which one are _you_–the one with all the teeth, or the one with the fu-manchu? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/15 "2009-08-01T23:51:39Z")
> [@](#): > > So, which one are you–the one with all the teeth, or the one with the fu-manchu? There’s no _way_ they’d trust me to be front-and-center on the poster. I’m one of the lesser hydra heads, looking the other way. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/16 "2009-08-02T01:02:14Z")
Did you wear a tie? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/17 "2009-08-02T01:06:41Z")
> [@](#): > > Did you wear a tie? Nope – they insisted on black-on-black. So I went out and bought a trendy new dress shirt. I thought if I wore a tie with that, I’d look like a geek. (Whether I am or not, it’s important not to _look_ like one) Then they had me stand in the center of the studio (no sitting). The camera couldn’t get far enough back to ocus, so they shot me from the next room, through the doorway. There were black sheets everywhere and black tape, and a lot of people sticking lights and microphones through the doorway, trying desperately to stay out of camera range, and someone teetering on tiptoe through this assemblage lobbing questions at me (sometimes over and over), encouraging me to answer spontaneously. It was a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/18 "2009-08-02T01:54:21Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Nope – they insisted on black-on-black. I shall refrain from posting, “Mark My Words.” This Does Not Bode Well. :rolleyes: Of course, a Bode Plot does well, if you are in control of the system. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/19 "2009-08-02T05:44:34Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I shall refrain from posting, “Mark My Words.” > > This Does Not Bode Well. > > :rolleyes: > Of course, a Bode Plot does well, if you are in control of the system. So… you’re saying that **Cal** is being ‘cast’ as the, er, ‘bad guy’? Or the ‘this-guy-is-wrong-don’t-listen-to-him guy’? The latter seems more likely, given what I’ve observed on various ‘educational’ channels, but really, I’m not quite sure what you’re saying here. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934/20 "2009-08-02T13:22:48Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > I’m not quite sure what you’re saying here. I’m jusr poking at Cal. I’m sure he did very well and looks reat on the program. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-interviewed-on-the-history-channel/504934.md?page=2)