I don't know about you guys, but I thought the show was an example of the scientific method in use (even though it is not outstanding example).
They collected data and shared it
debated why the organism would have developed feathers on its legs,
tested several hypothesis what benefit the feathers on its legs would provide in which configuration
tested them out and collected more empirical data which they also shared.
concluded, after another debate, the hypothesis that best fits their observations.
Lather, rinse, repeat and post their findings to the scientific community for peer review and even more debate.
It may only show one cycle of the scientific method, but you know they will repeat it. It may not be a scientific theory due to having just the initial amount of testing of such a hypothesis and peer review, but it is the scientific method at work. All the basic step were shown.