C2E2 2012: Transcript of our live tweets from the Josh Gates – Destination Truth panel

In case you missed it (or in case you don’t use Twitter), here is the transcript of our live tweets from Josh Gates’s Saturday evening panel at C2E2.  Josh, the host of Destination Truth on SyFy, took some questions from Twitter and the audience.  In the days prior to C2E2, Josh had promised that a big announcement would be made during this panel.  Follow the link and read the transcript of ASM’s tweets for the full scoop:

@ASMzine In the panel for @JoshuaGates. Hey @DtonSyfyFans — where are ya? #c2e2

@ASMzine Josh starts off by thanking the fans. He apologizes for the long hiatus, which isnt unusual for SyFy.

@ASMzine All new eps are coming this summer, with a premiere 1 hour story in Vietnam.

@ASMzine UFO story in Kazikstan. Dont bring up Borat. Ep in Sweden, back to the Haunted Forest in Romania. Evan is back.

@ASMzine Fiji, Belize, Tikal – great eps. Clip from S5 and the Vietnam ep are shown.

@ASMzine The new season is “a lot of crazy stuff, great episodes.”

@ASMzine Q: are the vehicles that bad on purpose? Yes and no. Go for the look of the show, but local producers bring junkers a lot of the time.

@ASMzine How long does it take to film? 4-6 days to film half an episode.

@ASMzine Try to approach each myth openminded, but they want the show the journey not just the end result. Gives context and humor.

@ASMzine Takes a moment to tell a story about he got.locked in the stairwell just before the panel. Poor Devin.

@ASMzine What if an angry alien chases them? No plan B, just kind of wing it. There are medical procedures and staff but they have to be cautious.

@ASMzine Did not plan on this when he was growing up. Past five years have been great.

@ASMzine Belize – looking for a jungle creature. Guatemala. – haunting at Tikal.

@ASMzine Fan wants to know if he could be Josh’s intern for an ep. Josh says that there are new people but they travel so light.

@ASMzine Fan asks about the alien baby in Chile. Josh took photos to experts and they couldn’t say what it was. Chile experts haven’t said anything.

@ASMzine Out of all the DT stories, the Yeti is the one he wants most to exist. He thinks there are possibly new primate species to be found.

@ASMzine Antarctica is his favorite ep. Difficult to get to and shoot but beautiful

@ASMzine Many ritual ceremonies he’s done, theyare all special. Wishes they could show more.

@ASMzine He is thankful to.Ghost Hunters and their fans for helping DT stay on the air. The entire team is great.

@ASMzine Scariest moment? When the roof ripped off the plane. And he thinks Judge Dredd is the worst comic book movie. Daredevil was bad, too.

@ASMzine He starts to go off on Ang Lee’s Hulk too.

@ASMzine This season is full of lots of spills and near accidents.

@ASMzine “Have.you ever been honesty scared during your investigations?” “Almost always.” the murky water dives are usually scary.

@ASMzine Camels are the worst form of transportation he’s tried. And haloub(?) From the Philippines is the worst food.

@ASMzine He’s always been interested in the stories but only done this professionally since the start of the show.

@ASMzine He likes the monsters shows more than the ghost eps

@ASMzine He got lucky. The first pilot was filmed with a different host. He wasnt liked so Josh got the job.

@ASMzine Josh is hoping the show gets people excited about travel. He got.it from his parents. He thinks people get insulated from travel here.

@ASMzine They do have an archive but it’s not yet accessible. Hopes to get that at some point.

@ASMzine DT on DVD: every four months he sends an email and gets a response saying there’s a plan. And the cycle repeats.

@ASMzine Who decides on what to investigate? He and his production company decide based on how to travel and what seems popular. SyFy does have a say

@ASMzine Favorite starbucks is the Christmas Mocha.

@ASMzine Did you ever pay Rex $5 on the bet? “No. He owes me so.much.

@ASMzine The most dangerous environment is the deep.jungle rainforests. Snakes, weather – Amazon rain forest, Malaysia, Indonesia.

@ASMzine Been really lucky with human interactions. Had guns in his face at an army checkpoint when trying to get into Senecal (?).

@ASMzine .@Joshuagates big announcement : one of his goals is highlighting the journey of the search.

@ASMzine The response has been great. Thanks for the feedback, he says

@ASMzine He has alsk had people ask how they can be part of the adventure? Requests have been passed.along to.Syfy on how to.do this.

@ASMzine Tried pitching contests, competition shows. Just not been able to do that. Lots of company workings gojng on.

@ASMzine But starting this summer, Josh is going to host special dinners. He will tweet dates times and locations.

@ASMzine If you can make it there, a great unique dinner waiting with Josh. This is not a Dt, NBC, SyFy thing. This is all Josh.

@ASMzine There will also be guided tours. “Destination Dinner” with @JoshuaGates

@ASMzine A lot of his frequent flier miles are thanks to fans. So at each dinner one seat will be reserved for a fan who.will get to use his miles.

 

That’s our entire live tweet from the Josh Gates Saturday evening panel. If you don’t already, follow us on Twitter @ASMzine