In Search of...
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1977
Documentary
In Search of... is a television series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena. It was created after the success of three one-hour TV documentaries produced by creator Alan Landsburg: In Search of Ancient Astronauts in 1973, In Search of Ancient Mysteries and The Outer Space Connection, both in 1975. All three featured narration by Rod Serling, who was the initial choice to host the spin-off show. After Serling's death, Leonard Nimoy was selected to be the host.
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- Leonard Nimoy
Episode 24 : The Garden of Eden
June. 01,1978
Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
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Episode 23 : The Coming Ice Age
January. 01,0001
An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.
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Episode 22 : Deadly Ants
January. 01,0001
A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.
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Episode 21 : Butch Cassidy
January. 01,0001
Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.
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Episode 20 : Haunted Castles
April. 27,1978
Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.
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Episode 19 : Witch Doctors
March. 18,1978
Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being re-instituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.
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Episode 17 : Hypnosis
March. 09,1978
A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations.
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Episode 16 : The Swamp Monster
March. 04,1978
An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.
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Episode 15 : Immortality
February. 27,1978
Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.
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Episode 14 : The Secrets of Life
February. 25,1978
Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.
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Episode 13 : Anastasia
February. 23,1978
An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Episode 12 : The Shark Worshippers
February. 18,1978
A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.
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Episode 11 : Reincarnation
February. 11,1978
Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.
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Episode 10 : Dead Sea Scrolls
February. 09,1978
The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.
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Episode 9 : Pyramid Secrets
February. 04,1978
Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.
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Episode 8 : The Ogopogo Monster
January. 28,1978
This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.
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Episode 7 : Hurricanes
January. 26,1978
Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?
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Episode 6 : Michael Rockefeller
January. 21,1978
Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?
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Episode 5 : Astrology
January. 12,1978
Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy as he reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.
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Episode 4 : Mayan Mysteries
January. 07,1978
The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?
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Episode 3 : Firewalkers
January. 05,1978
How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?
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Episode 2 : The Man Who Would Not Die
December. 31,1977
The fascinating saga of the Count of St. Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.
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Episode 1 : The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)
December. 24,1977
The Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?
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