I don't think the coin toss or frequency of catching the common cold are very good analoges. For both of these, there is no evidence that can be had that would predict that a coin will eventually, and with certainty, come up heads, or that you will ever get another cold. Both of these events are...
I'll watch, and I'll probably enjoy it, but count me among the dismayed that the Discovery channel has lost its way. I've set my TiVo to record it, but on my third watching, I plan to quit in the middle of it and delete it in disgust. Or maybe the fourth time through. I dunno, we'll see.