At least he knew when to say no.

[Sld1959]

My wife loves this guys tv show so we watch it weekly. Some of the topics and info is interesting. It's more than a bit hokey and staged but, at least he was smart enough do his due diligence and to know when to say no.

‘Expedition Unknown’ host Josh Gates refused filming from Titanic sub, said it ‘didn’t perform well’

Veteran explorer Josh Gates, 45, said Wednesday the missing OceanGate submersible, the Titan, “did not perform well” while he was aboard, so he turned down the chance to film the legendary sh…

nypost.com

 

[yotehtr]

No survivors.

 

[SimonRL]

No surprise there.

 

[Old_Me]

My wife loves this guys tv show so we watch it weekly. Some of the topics and info is interesting. It's more than a bit hokey and staged but, at least he was smart enough do his due diligence and to know when to say no.

‘Expedition Unknown’ host Josh Gates refused filming from Titanic sub, said it ‘didn’t perform well’

Veteran explorer Josh Gates, 45, said Wednesday the missing OceanGate submersible, the Titan, “did not perform well” while he was aboard, so he turned down the chance to film the legendary sh…

nypost.com

he'll most likely be called as a "witness" in the legal/civil suits coming.

 

[mveach99]

I love the show too even though as you said, some parts are a bit hokey and some staged.

 

[powerboatr]

yup i was jsut talkign about this he has been in some hairy situations and the little submersible gave him the willies

 

[yotehtr]

Josh Gates has said before on his show that he gets claustrophobic in tight spaces.

 

[HansGruber]

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183975136/james-cameron-titanic-titan-sub

James Cameron (who has some serious deep-sea exploration cred) has nothing good to say about the sub…

 

[powerboatr]

Josh Gates has said before on his show that he gets claustrophobic in tight spaces.

did you see the one where he climbed down a like a 12 -18 inch square hole about 40 feet beneath Bethlehem
NO WAY jose, it was tight all the way down and in the cavern that was like a sewer pipe size. i had to stop watching

 

[Snake45]

Josh Gates is a unique character on TV. Very intelligent and serious but with a sense of humor and an encylopedic knowledge of modern pop culture. I've really enjoyed his talk show even more than the Expedition Unknowns.

 

[Mr.W.]

I spent roughly 30 seconds speaking with Josh in an airport queue, probably 15 years ago, possibly more. He was beyond accommodating, and genuinely kind. "The places he's been, the sights he's seen" . . .

 

[wolfpack076]

My Wife and I seen his show last year in person. He was so engaging with the audience it was like talking to a neighbor. Very nice very down to earth guy would like to see him again if he comes around to my area.

 

[yotehtr]

did you see the one where he climbed down a like a 12 -18 inch square hole about 40 feet beneath Bethlehem
NO WAY jose, it was tight all the way down and in the cavern that was like a sewer pipe size. i had to stop watching

Yes I did, no way I could do that.

 

[powerboatr]

Yes I did, no way I could do that.

i went inside a pyramid in egypt, it was iirc about 4feet tall by 2 feet wide stairs down to over 100 feet to a big room lit by candle and some old Egyptian sitting there to tell us about it
i was ok until about 1/2 way back up and a LARGE LARGE woman was heading down and she blocked the whole thing..i still dont know how i squeezed past, but i was not going to die there stuck