John Jopson
Director
Encounters: The Hidden Truth (1994)
Season 2
Encounters: The Hidden Truth was an hour-long TV series that featured real-life stories of paranormal phenomena. The format featured a host and a team of reporters presenting 3 or 4 stories per episode dealing with UFOs, crop circles, exorcism, prophets, psychics, reincarnation, and other supernatural phenomena, in a news/documentary style. The stories unfolded through witness interviews and reenactments of the events. The host and reporters discussed their reactions to some of the stories. Encounters aired on the Fox network and was used mainly as a summer replacement series and fill-in show for other canceled series. The show first aired during the summer of 1994 in the time slot before Fox's hit series The X-Files. The show then aired sporadically with different nights and times. In the final 3 editions of the show, Steven Williams replaced John Marshall as the host. Two of those episodes aired in November 1995 and the final episode aired on January 23, 1996.
Released June 24, 1994
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Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.psychotronic-series, imdb.supernatural-power, imdb.paranormal-phenomenon, imdb.magazine-show
Network: FOX
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Mars Formations
Encounters looks at a mysterious case where sightings of a naked woman lying by the road lead to the discovery of a missing mother and her son. It also looks at mysterious structures including an enormous face discovered on Mars, examines reports of near death experiences, discusses the possibility of a doomsday meteor strike, and talks to researchers from MUFON.
Oct. 9, 1994, midnight
S2E2 - Bigfoot
Encounters investigates tales of Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest and talks to witnesses who claim to have seen the creature first hand. It also looks at mass UFO sighting that was reported by a group of children and also talks to UFO abduction survivors. It also looks talks to UFO researchers about what they are seeking and investigates a haunted house in Gardner Massachusetts.
Oct. 16, 1994, midnight
S2E3 - Mars Wants Marilyn
Encounters examines a theory that Marilyn Monroe was killed due to her relationship with the Kennedy's as part of cover up to hide her knowledge of extraterrestrials. It also rebroadcasts segments on the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich, on a real life exorcism in the United States, and children who claim to be reincarnated.
Oct. 23, 1994, midnight
S2E4 - Astronaut UFO Encounters
Alleged astronaut encounters with UFOs; a gravesite reported to contain the remains of an alien; a woman who claims to be Camelot's Guinevere reincarnated. Also: interest in the birth of a white buffalo.
Dec. 4, 1994, midnight
S2E5 - Ghost Attack
Reports of a ghost attack; film of alleged UFOs; a couple who claim to have contacted their murdered son; the continuing quest for the Loch Ness Monster.
Dec. 18, 1994, midnight
S2E6 - Swarms of Birds and Bees
People who experience constant low-pitched humming sounds; incidents involving swarming birds and bees. Also: a man who built a house shaped like a spaceship.
Jan. 13, 1995, midnight
S2E7 - New England Vampires
Alleged remains of a vampire; a house reportedly haunted by Elvis Presley; stones said to bring bad luck when removed from a volcano site in Hawaii.
March 19, 1995, midnight
S2E8 - Texas Schoolchildren Ghosts
Stories about the alleged ghosts of schoolchildren who died in the 1930s; a segment on psychic hotlines; UFOs and aliens.
June 2, 1995, midnight
S2E9 - Genetic Hybrids
Segments on genetic engineering; a California tourist attraction that's said to be haunted; and alleged clues to the location of Noah's Ark.
June 9, 1995, midnight
Network: FOX
Released: June 24, 1994
Last Air Date: Jan. 23, 1996, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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