Is It Real? is an American television series that originally aired from April 25, 2005, to August 14, 2007[dubious – discuss] 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.
| Is It Real? | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Paranormal Mystery |
| Narrated by | Ian Gregory[1] Will Lyman[2] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Eleanor Grant |
| Producer | French Horwitz (Series Producer) |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | National Geographic Society |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | April 25, 2005 – August 14, 2007[dubious – discuss] |
Reception
editOn 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.[3]
Episodes
edit| Season | No. episodes | Year(s) aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2005 | |
| 2 | 19 | 2005–2007 | |
Season 1 (2005)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Spontaneous Human Combustion" | April 25, 2005 |
| 2 | 2 | "UFOs" | April 25, 2005 |
| 3 | 3 | "Ghosts" | April 25, 2005 |
| 4 | 4 | "Bigfoot" | June 23, 2005 |
| 5 | 5 | "Lake Monsters (Monsters of the Deep)" | August 1, 2005 |
| 6 | 6 | "Animal Oracles (Psychic Animals)" | August 14, 2005 |
| 7 | 7 | "Superhuman Powers (X-Men)" | August 20, 2005 |
| 8 | 8 | "Exorcism" | August 29, 2005 |
| 9 | 9 | "Crop Circles" | September 1, 2005 |
| 10 | 10 | "Police Psychics (Psychic Detectives)" | September 12, 2005 |
Season 2 (2005–2007)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Chupacabra" | November 14, 2005 |
| 12 | 2 | "Extreme Sleepwalking (Sleepwalking Killers)" | November 21, 2005 |
| 13 | 3 | "Stigmata" | January 4, 2006 |
| 14 | 4 | "Ape-Man" | February 27, 2006 |
| 15 | 5 | "The Nostradamus Effect" | April 17, 2006 |
| 16 | 6 | "Da Vinci Code" | April 24, 2006 |
| 17 | 7 | "Atlantis" | June 26, 2006 |
| 18 | 8 | "Bermuda Triangle" | September 25, 2006 |
| 19 | 9 | "Miracle Cures" | October 9, 2006 |
| 20 | 10 | "Vampires" | October 23, 2006 |
| 21 | 11 | "Jack the Ripper" | October 30, 2006 |
| 22 | 12 | "Hauntings" | November 13, 2006 |
| 23 | 13 | "Russian Bigfoot (Last Living Caveman)" | November 20, 2006 |
| 24 | 14 | "Ancient Astronauts" | November 27, 2006 |
| 25 | 15 | "Life on Mars" | January 24, 2007 |
| 26 | 16 | "Feral Children" | March 19, 2007 |
| 27 | 17 | "King Arthur" | May 7, 2007 |
| 28 | 18 | "Ghost Ships" | August 7, 2007 |
| 29 | 19 | "Shroud of Turin" | August 14, 2007 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Geographic TV Shows, Specials & Documentaries". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010.
- ^ "National Geographic TV Shows, Specials & Documentaries".[dead link]
- ^ "IIG | The IIG Awards". Iigwest.com. 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
External links
edit- Official website (archived)
- Is It Real? at IMDb