"Warriors" and Story Seedlings

Has anyone else caught the show Warriors on the History Channel?

The premise is pretty simple. Green Beret and veteran Terry Schappert "travels the globe to discover exactly what it takes to be a warrior." Each week they study a particular warrior culture: Vikings, Samurai, Zulu, examining everything from the weapons to the tactics to the role of the warrior in this particular culture. There's usually a story structure, following a particular military leader and/or battle.

From an academic stan