Ancient Aliens Wed Aug 27 2014 at 1:32:32 Ancient Aliens is a science fictionmockumentary television show currently airing on H2, an offshoot of the History Channel. It is currently in its seventh season, having been on the air since its original pilot episode in 2009. The premise is simple: that throughout recorded (and even unrecorded) history, extraterrestrial biological entities have been visiting the planet Earth and guiding its progress for unknown reasons. To add an air of authenticity, Ancient Aliens features contributions from real ancient astronaut theorists such as Giorgio Tsoukalos and Erich von Däniken, the latter of whom literally wrote the book on the subject. The plot is convoluted and somewhat difficult to follow; fans of