Giorgio Tsoukalos, between Earth and aliens

The Swiss writer and ufologist of Greek origin talks about season 13 of “Ancient Aliens” and tells how was the recording of the special chapter with William Shatner of “Star Trek”.

Giorgio Tsoukalos is a classic exponent of the 80s. He grew up in the hands of Star Wars, with several very important films at that time that addressed the disturbing and suspicious relationship between humans and aliens. However, the Swiss writer and ufologist of Greek origin blames his passion mainly on his grandmother.

For her, and in the words of Tsoukalos, it was a good idea to tell her in the evening hours traditional stories from children’s literature, mixing them with stories by the medium Edgar Cayce or with Chariots of de Gods ( Memories of the future ) by Erich von Däniken.

“So my grandmother always told me, when I was between five or six years old, these wonderful stories. When I turned twelve or thirteen, I discovered one of Erich von Däniken’s books called Die Steinzeit war ganz anders ( The Stone Age was very different ). I remember that I read that entire book in one afternoon and here today I am talking about Ancestral Aliens as if it were normal ”, says Giorgio Tsoukalos, History’s space host, who has been revealing evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life for more than a decade.

His bond with the subject was strengthened in the middle of adolescence, in Switzerland, when he met Erich von Däniken in person and confessed that his readings had been the cause of several late nights, but that he also had the duty to thank him because he had changed him life and started him on a path of no return. Today, Däniken (1935) and Tsoukalos (1978) have more than three decades of friendship.

Despite his knowledge of the contents about aliens, which he continues to deepen daily, Giorgio Tsoukalos is in charge of correcting those who try to present him as an archaeologist or a scientist.

“I don’t have a degree in something scientific. I use the knowledge that I learn and that I read and that I take from scientists and interpret it in my own way to accommodate the Ancient Astronaut Theory. Whoever says that I am a scientist or an archaeologist is lying. I never declared myself an archaeologist or scientist. What I have said is that I am a person who defends the theory of the ancient astronauts or at most a renegade archaeologist ”.

Regarding the extreme use of his figure in memes and other viral content related to aliens, Tsoukalos assures: “this is something that grew organically. I have no control over this meme. I know that the meme is used positively or negatively without distinction. And the truth is, I don’t care. It’s my face. I laugh at that every day. So I love it, I find it wonderful. And, in addition, it also shows the love and appreciation that people have for me and the question about aliens . “

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In 2009, Tsoukalos took on the challenge of sharing with the television audience of the planet, through History, his knowledge on these issues, which are sometimes approached hastily and without the necessary rigor. Not even the writer and ufologist himself expected the good reception of an idea that has already spread over thirteen successful seasons.

“I’m really shocked, because if you remember, we started with this a little over a decade ago, so the fact that we’re still on the air shows that we’ve struck a chord with audiences around the world, not just in the United States, but also in almost every country where the show is seen. So I have to say thank you to the fans who keep turning on the screen to see us, because without them, Ancient Aliens would not exist. Also, I feel that the program has changed the paradigm in a way. “

There are already many hours of broadcast that Giorgio Tsoukalos has had leading the Ancestral Aliens proposal and confirming that we always have to innovate so that the audience remains faithful.

“Until before this season, number 13, the concept had been kept with some minor modifications. However, with this new season and with the pandemic that we have experienced, our possibilities to travel changed dramatically and drastically. Because you know that sometimes in some places you could not leave a country or there were other nations that did not allow foreigners to enter. So producer Kevin Burns came up with the idea that we should have a kind of roundtable discussion. “

And as a preamble to the long-awaited season number 13 of Ancestral Aliens , History prepared for this Sunday, May 16, a special program in which the guest is William Shatner, the remembered Captain Kirk from the Star Trek series, who turned 90 years ago a few days ago. .

“It was a dream come true. The recording became a legendary day for me, truly one of the most important icons on earth. Being able to sit at the same table as Captain Kirk! … it really was a surreal and wonderful experience. I also have to tell the audience that William Shatner is one of the smartest and funniest people I have ever met, ”says the writer and ufologist.

Giorgio Tsoukalos continues his exploration of human beings through his concept of aliens and that is why his head is debated every day between Earth and aliens.