National Geographic Channel Is It Real?

National Geographic (ended 2007)

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Premiered: Apr 25, 2005
Status: Ended

Is It Real? sorts the facts from fiction in modern-day myths about supernatural phenomena. The show explores some of the more common myths such as crop circles and ghosts, as well as some of the far out myths like spontaneous human combustion. The series looked at these topics from a skeptical point of view, going at them with the attitude of, "Oh yeah? Then prove it." Frequently, the people making the more outrageous claims could not.moreless

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Episode Guide

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S 2 : Ep 18	Ghost Ships	Aired 8/14/07
S 2 : Ep 17	King Arthur	Aired 5/7/07
S 2 : Ep 16	Feral Children	Aired 3/19/07
S 2 : Ep 15	Life on Mars	Aired 1/24/07
S 2 : Ep 14	Ancient Astronauts	Aired 11/27/06

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Will Lyman

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Ian Gregory

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Just watch the first season.

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By mddawson1, Jun 23, 2011 Report Abuse

The first season of 'Is it real?' is an excellent example of sceptical investigation. All evidences provided by "experts" (ie nutjobs) for their paranormal beliefs are thoroughly debunked by the use of real science. It also illustrates how "believers" are unwilling to change their beliefs regardless of the amount of evidence that disproves them.

The bigfoot episode is particularly telling in that they track down the makers of the famous 1967 film including the guy who wore the gorilla suit. Bigfoot experts had been going on and on about how unhuman like the bigfoots walking was then they showed the guy striding along in exactly the same manner.

Then along comes season two.

Much of season two spends 3/4 of each program listening to the nutjobs talk nonsense about their pseudoscientific beliefs. For example one expert in the Atlantis episode thinks the Atlantians came through Stargates. I hope he does not get sued by the producers of Stargate SG1 for copyright infringement.

This is then followed by very brief grabs of real scientists providing actual information on each topic but edited in such a way that it leaves it up to the viewer to decide.

It is sad to see a series that had been taking a sensible approach to the paranormal decline into a wishy washy politically correct stance.moreless

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By jakeman3025, Jun 26, 2008 Report Abuse

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