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I was going to post this in the Whatcha Watching thread, but I wanted to make sure everybody knows that there's a new tv show starting tonight(Friday, July 20th) on the History Channel. If any of you are like me, I loved the original show in the 70's, hosted by Leonard Nimoy. It explored all sorts of unexplained phenomena in a serious way, plus I loved the original series' theme music! The new show will be hosted by Zachary Quinto. https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/zachary-quinto-leonard-nimoy-in-search-of-history-1202877487/ From what I read on my tv's program guide, the first episode that airs tonight will be about SETI. ![]() |
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I watched the show, and it was pretty good. In addition to SETI and METI, the topic of alien abduction was discussed, and I know that's an eye-roller for a lot of people, but the show dealt with it in as scientific a way as possible. Andrew Siemion gave a tour of Green Bank, and talked about Fast Radio Burst 121102, in connection with the Breakthrough Listen project. A representative of METI discussed a musical scale message sent to Luyten's star, which is 12 light years away. He said they chose that star system based on proximity to us, and it's exoplanet data. Overall, a good show; I look forward to future episodes. ![]() |
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Thanks for the information about the new show. The original with Leonard Nimoy was great. Bill |
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