Mysteries at the National Parks
Appearance
Mysteries at the National Parks | |
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Genre | Documentary Reality |
Created by | Adam Wanderer |
Developed by | Adam Wanderer |
Written by | Lewis Cohen Gary Lang Leo Singer |
Directed by | Lewis Cohen Leo Singer Eric Blouin |
Narrated by | Ross Huguet |
Opening theme | Jingle Punks |
Composers | Killer Tracks Fristcom Music |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Arnie Gelbart |
Producer | Gregory Fine |
Cinematography | Neil Oakscott Robert Vroom |
Editors | Maxime Chalifoux Chantal Lussier |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Galafim Productions Blue Ant Media |
Original release | |
Network | Travel Channel |
Release | May 1 May 22, 2015 | –
Related | |
Mysteries at the Museum Mysteries at the Monument Mysteries at the Castle Church Secrets & Legends Mysteries at the Hotel |
Mysteries at the National Parks is an American
National Parks across the United States. Episodes air on Fridays at 9:00 p.m. EST
.
Premise
Each half-hour episode includes interviews with historians, scientists, authors, and paranormal investigators, as well as dramatic recreations featuring actors re-telling haunting stories of the unexplained, mysteries and legends from the most famous of America's
national parks
.
Episodes
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Nazi UFO's" | May 1, 2015 | |
In the series premiere, UFO sightings in the area. Also, the conspiracy of Adolf Hitler being alive after his defeat during World War II is examined at the park’s Lake McDonald Lodge at Lake McDonald, which could have been where the führer spent his final days hiding out with the help of his right-hand-man, SS Colonel Otto Skorzeny , who is said to have secretly brought him there. | |||
2 | "Haunted Battleground" | May 1, 2015 | |
electromagnetic energy is exposed. | |||
3 | "Chupacabra Island" | May 8, 2015 | |
El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, famous for the folklore of El Chupacabra, has also been the site locals and visitors alike have reported UFO sightings in the same places where this hybrid creature has been spotted. This causes many researchers to theorize that these extraterrestrial stories could be a part of a secret U.S. government research facility in the area, which could be running a disinformation campaign to help maintain secrecy about their experimental activities. | |||
4 | "The Land of the Lost" | May 8, 2015 | |
Mysterious disappearances, a bizarre death, and supernatural encounters at Karuk Indian legend of the "Big People" or Lemurians, a race of super humans from the destroyed city of Lemuria who now live above the tree line. These dark forces of theirs might have led to hundreds of unexplained incidents in the area, including the disappearance of an elderly woman, the luring away of a little boy from his family by an entity posing as his grandmother, and the tragic death of a teenager that left his parents devastated. | |||
5 | "Ape Man and Aliens" | May 15, 2015 | |
A Bigfoot-like creature locals call "Yucca Man]", UFO sightings near the mysterious Big Rock, and alien abductions that conduct genetic experiments on humans are investigated at California's Joshua Tree National Park. Located in the Mojave Desert, the park is famed for being a hotbed of UFO activity believed to be a magnet for alleged sightings and extraterrestrial encounters, as well as, being home of the Integratron, a domed-building designed by engineer George Van Tassel on the instructions of the alien species, the Anunnaki from his encounter with them at the park in 1953. | |||
6 | "Firestarter" | May 15, 2015 | |
Madame Pele , the protector of the land, who protected him from a car accident. | |||
7 | "Portal to the Underworld" | May 22, 2015 | |
A park ranger's report of ghosts has ties to a deadly commercial airplane collision at the Pueblo tribe described as "ant people" who helped save them from natural disasters. | |||
8 | "Flight to Hell" | May 22, 2015 | |
The ghosts of the tragic plane crash of Edgar Watson and Henry Lee Lucas , who murdered many people on park property through the years. |
Reception
The series has garnered mixed reviews. Tom Conroy of Media Life Magazine says, "Mysteries at the National Parks, dumb. Travel Channel series may set a new low in junk television".[1] Conversely, Doug Knoop of The Seattle Times says, "Mysteries at the National Parks is a TV pick for Friday."[2]
See also
List of national parks of the United States
References
- ^ "'Mysteries at the National Parks,' dumb". Media Life Magazine. May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015.
- ^ "'Mysteries at the National Parks' is a TV pick for Friday". The Seattle Times. 8 May 2015.