Erich von Daniken's ideas about alien visitation to Planet Earth in the remote past are very interesting。 I read the 50th anniversary edition of "Chariots of the Gods" as I was familiar with Daniken from watching "Ancient Aliens" on the History Channel。 I am glad I watched that series as it gives a much needed visual aid and a more extensive background to the many sites that von Daniken discusses in his book。 The black and white photos in the book do not really do the sites justice and many Anci Erich von Daniken's ideas about alien visitation to Planet Earth in the remote past are very interesting。 I read the 50th anniversary edition of "Chariots of the Gods" as I was familiar with Daniken from watching "Ancient Aliens" on the History Channel。 I am glad I watched that series as it gives a much needed visual aid and a more extensive background to the many sites that von Daniken discusses in his book。 The black and white photos in the book do not really do the sites justice and many Ancient Aliens episodes definitely go into much greater detail and provide visual clarity。 I also recently watched the "Chariots of the Gods" film which I found extremely hokey but entertaining due to the matter of fact newscasting narration so typical of the late sixties/early seventies。 The film is backed up by a very strange music soundtrack consisting off-beat jazz and rock music。 The narration and the music make the film quite laughable。 。。。more