Alien Mysteries
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Alien Mysteries is a Canadian UFO documentary series featuring eyewitness testimony that is produced by Exploration Production Inc. for Discovery Channel (Canada).discovery.ca: [http://www.discovery.ca/article.aspx?aid=49669 Alien Mysteries | About Alien Mysteries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820011155/http://www.discovery.ca/article.aspx?aid=49669 |date=2013-08-20 }} Alien Mysteries showcases the real-life stories of ordinary people who claim to have fallen victim to alien abduction or attack. Alien Mysteries debuted on Discovery Canada on 3 March 2013.
The docudrama has six episodes that each run for one hour.{{cite news |last=Harkom |first=Linda |date=2012-09-30 |title=Local 'alien mystery' bound for Canadian television series |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/141A5CB536F40610&f=basic |newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |accessdate=2024-08-22 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240822185405/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/141A5CB536F40610&f=basic |archivedate=2024-08-22 }}
United States pickup
In March 2013, Destination America, which is Discovery Channel Canada's sister network in the United States, purchased the distribution rights.Bell Media Press Room: [http://www.bellmediapr.ca/Network/Discovery/Press/Aliens-in-America-Discovery-Canadas-Newest-Hit-Series-ALIEN-MYSTERIES-Lands-Internationally Aliens in America! Discovery Canada’s Newest Hit Series ALIEN MYSTERIES Lands Internationally] (March 21, 2013) Alien Mysteries made its debut in the United States in April 2013.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
Episodes
Alien Mysteries has six episodes:discovery.ca: [http://www.discovery.ca/episodeList.aspx?sid=49594 Alien Mysteries | Episode List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302131128/http://www.discovery.ca/episodeList.aspx?sid=49594|date=March 2, 2013}}Fernsehserien.de: [http://www.fernsehserien.de/alien-mysteries/episodenguide Alien Mysteries: Episodenguide]
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! No. ! Title ! Air date ! Topic | |||
| 1 | The Reed Family | 3 March 2013 | Alien abduction |
| 2 | Lights Over Stephenville | 3 March 2013 | Stephenville, Texas UFO sightings |
| 3 | Corina Saebels | 10 March 2013 | Alien abduction |
| 4 | Rendlesham Forest | 10 March 2013 | Rendlesham Forest incident |
| 5 | Bucks County | 17 March 2013 | 2008 Bucks County UFO sightings |
| 6 | Kecksburg UFO | 17 March 2013 | Kecksburg UFO incident |
Reception
In a positive review, Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star wrote, "Unlike a number of past alien series, which have traditionally suffered from low budgets and high levels of hokey special effects, the CGI and green screen wizardry of Toronto-based Acme Digital Pictures is both sophisticated and restrained."{{cite news |last=Menon |first=Vinay |date=2013-03-02 |title=Alien Mysteries on debuts March 3 on Discovery |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/alien-mysteries-on-debuts-march-3-on-discovery/article_4b6f65c3-2cd8-51b9-a53a-b8beb3833336.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |accessdate=2024-08-22 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240822185949/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/alien-mysteries-on-debuts-march-3-on-discovery/article_4b6f65c3-2cd8-51b9-a53a-b8beb3833336.html |archivedate=2024-08-22 }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130820011155/http://www.discovery.ca/article.aspx?aid=49669 Alien Mysteries on the Discovery website]
- [http://www.exploration.ca/#/show/production/0/0/ Alien Mysteries on the Exploration website]
Category:2013 Canadian television series debuts
Category:Discovery Channel (Canadian TV channel) original programming
Category:Destination America original programming
Category:2010s Canadian documentary television series
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