Is It Real?
American television series
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::summary American television series ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | is it real.jpg |
| genre | Paranormal |
| Mystery | |
| narrated | Ian Gregory |
| Will Lyman | |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| num_seasons | 2 |
| num_episodes | 29 |
| executive_producer | Eleanor Grant |
| producer | French Horwitz (Series Producer) |
| camera | Multiple |
| runtime | 45 minutes |
| company | National Geographic Society |
| channel | National Geographic Channel |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| :: |
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Is It Real? is an American television series that originally aired from April 25, 2005, to August 14, 2007 on the National Geographic Channel. The program examines popular or persistent mysteries to determine whether the featured cryptozoological creature (cryptid) or supernatural phenomenon is real or not. The show typically includes interviews with believers or proponents of the featured paranormal claims, and then with scientists and skeptics who attempt to find rational explanations for such phenomena using a scientific approach.
Reception
On June 23, 2008, members of the Independent Investigations Group (IIG) discussed Is It Real? and stated that it viewed the show as one of the few programs that encourage science and critical thinking.
Episodes
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| Season | No. episodes | Year(s) aired |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| :: |
Season 1 (2005)
|EpisodeNumber=1 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Spontaneous Human Combustion |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=2 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=UFOs |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=3 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Ghosts |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=4 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Bigfoot |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=5 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Lake Monsters (Monsters of the Deep) |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=6 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title= Animal Oracles (Psychic Animals) |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=7 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Superhuman Powers (X-Men) |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=8 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Exorcism |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=9 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Crop Circles |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080 |EpisodeNumber=10 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Police Psychics (Psychic Detectives) |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000080
Season 2 (2005–2007)
|EpisodeNumber=11 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Chupacabra |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=12 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Extreme Sleepwalking (Sleepwalking Killers) |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=13 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Stigmata |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=14 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Ape-Man |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=15 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=The Nostradamus Effect |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=16 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Da Vinci Code |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=17 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Atlantis |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=18 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Bermuda Triangle |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=19 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Miracle Cures |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=20 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Vampires |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=21 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Jack the Ripper |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=22 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Hauntings |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=23 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Russian Bigfoot (Last Living Caveman) |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=24 |EpisodeNumber2=14 |Title=Ancient Astronauts |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=25 |EpisodeNumber2=15 |Title=Life on Mars |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=26 |EpisodeNumber2=16 |Title=Feral Children |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=27 |EpisodeNumber2=17 |Title=King Arthur |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=28 |EpisodeNumber2=18 |Title=Ghost Ships |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082 |EpisodeNumber=29 |EpisodeNumber2=19 |Title=Shroud of Turin |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=4B0082
References
References
- "National Geographic TV Shows, Specials & Documentaries".
- (November 2023). "National Geographic TV Shows, Specials & Documentaries}}{{dead link".
- (2010-08-21). "IIG | The IIG Awards". Iigwest.com.
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