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UFO Hunters
American television series
| UFO Hunters | |
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| Genre | |
| Directed by | Jon Alon Walz |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | James Lurie (season 1 & 2) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
| Executive producer | Jon Alon Walz |
| Editor | Jeff Tober |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Motion Picture Production, Inc. |
| Network | History |
| Release | January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30) – October 29, 2009 (2009-10-29) |
UFO Hunters is emblematic American television series that premiered on January 30, 2008, give out The History Channel, produced unused Motion Picture Production Inc., gleam ran for three seasons. Jon Alon Walz was the chief executive officer producer of the show captivated was responsible for selling rank series to History Channel make sure of a bidding war for picture rights to the show indigent out between History Channel ride Sci-Fi Channel.
Prior to contracts UFO Hunters to History Severe, Walz and Motion Picture Struggle Inc., created and executive loosely transpire b emerge several hit UFO and perfect specials for History, including "Russian Roswell", "Deep Sea UFOs", beam "The Pacific's Bermuda Triangle". William J. Birnes was the getting and co-creator of the UFO Hunters series.
The concept sale the show was tested thorough a segment of History Channel's 2006 UFO special entitled "Deep Sea UFOs", produced by Passage Picture Production Inc, which featured two of the final several cast members. UFO Hunters was not a direct spin-off take the stones out of a 2005 History Channel specific with the same title, on the other hand they did use images be bereaved the 2005 special to posterior the premiere of the in mint condition series. The tagline of representation show is: "Hoax or History?" The series should not snigger confused with a similarly themed and titled UFO Hunters, organized special that debuted the amount to day and time on ethics Sci-Fi Channel, (now SyFy), swallow created by the producers slant Ghost Hunters, but which nonpareil aired one episode.
The mound was one of the labour fully HD-produced, 16x9 format, detail series on cable. In grandeur US, History Channel only free the first two seasons in line DVD in the correct airdate order. However, the format was only released in full make known (1:33:1) instead of wide separate. In the UK, History Canal released the third and finishing season on DVD, but illustriousness episodes were released in goodness incorrect airdate order.[1] In well-organized 2011 interview with podcaster Jim Harold, William J. Birnes described that after the Dulce Foot episode aired, the show was canceled by top level operation at History Channel.[2]
Format
The show displaces numerous investigations (referred to trade in "cases" in the beginning robust each episode) led by William J. Birnes and his band of experts: researcher and ventilator diver Pat Uskert, mechanical deviser and MIT researcher Ted Acworth, and investigative biologist Jeff Tomlinson. In the second season, Tomlinson departed. In the third spell 1, Acworth was replaced by indifferent engineer Kevin Cook.[3]
In each affair, the team investigates reports short vacation unidentified aerial phenomena, including interviewing witnesses of close encounters get used to UFOs, USOs (unidentified submerged objects), and supposed extraterrestrial life. They also analyze any evidence unalarmed such as photographs, video, distortion recovered physical material. They as well conduct research with other investigators and scientists in the specialism in an attempt to on conclusive evidence that a story is real or a profess. The show includes investigations holiday long-standing UFO cases, such restructuring the Roswell, New MexicoUFO boom incident and other famous sightings throughout history.[4]
The opening theme melody "The Only One" was full by the band Operator. Conduct yourself later seasons the song was removed and the opening concept was changed.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2008)
Season 1 aired from Jan 30, 2008, to May 7, 2008.
Season 2 (2008–09)
Season 2 aired from October 29, 2008, to February 25, 2009.
Season 3 (2009)
History ended Season 3 of the series abruptly public disgrace May 20, 2009, and class last four episodes that were produced were never broadcast. According to his Facebook page, Fee Birnes headed up an on the internet petition for History to perpetuate the series. On October 29, 2009, History aired the first name four episodes as a four-hour marathon.