Sci Fi Investigates

Sci Fi Investigates
Starring See Credited Cast below
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network Sci Fi Channel
Original release October 11 – November 15, 2006

Sci Fi Investigates is a six episode reality television series featuring skeptic Rob Mariano, forensic specialist Deborah Dobrydney, archaeologist Bill Doleman, and paranormal investigator Richard Dolan, as they look at paranormal and supernatural phenomenon and try to explain them. The show debuted in October 2006 on the American SyFy channel (formerly Sci-Fi Channel) following Ghost Hunters. There have also been two webisodes.

Episode format

The series documents a team of four paranormal investigators who travel to various locations around the United States and investigate various urban legends.

The team uses various research methods to gather as much information as they can about the particular legend or phenomena an episode focuses on. They meet with local residents, listen to eye-witness reports, study documentation, conduct forensic experiments on physical evidence, and conduct on-location archaeological studies. At the end they review and discuss their findings and each investigator gives their opinions from different points-of-view.

Each episode is an hour long, including commercials.

Criticism

The Cryptomundo blog by Mothman researcher Loren Coleman is an indepth criticism of the October 26, 2006, "Sci-fi Investigates" broadcast's "Mothman" episode. Coleman wrote that while it had a few moments that are pure entertainment and certainly funny, it had little or nothing to do with "investigating" Mothman or unexplained phenomena.

Credited cast

Episodes

Ep# Investigation Original Airdate Summary
101 Voodoo October 11, 2006 The team travels to New Orleans, LA to investigate the practice of voodoo.
102 Bigfoot October 18, 2006 The team attempts to debunk a recent Bigfoot video by recreating the sighting of the creature with Rob wearing a Hollywood-movie quality Bigfoot costume.
103 Mothman October 25, 2006 The team travels to the mountains of West Virginia to investigate sightings of a winged creature known as the Mothman.
104 The Afterlife November 1, 2006 The team looks for evidence of the afterlife by subjecting themselves to special aura photography, sensory deprivation and past life regression experiments.
105 The Roswell Incident November 8, 2006 The team looks at the Roswell UFO incident. (Note: Lisa Van Camp filled in for Dobrydney for this episode.)
106 Paranormal Hotspots November 15, 2006 The team visits Dulce, NM, and Sedona, AZ which are the sites of numerous reports of UFO sightings, cattle mutilations, and other alleged paranormal activity.

Specials

See also

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