Secrets of the Dead (2000)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 13 seasons, 64 episodes
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A TV series where scientists and historians use modern tools and evidence to reexamine famous historical mysteries. Each episode follows an investigation into a specific event or artifact from the past.
informativeinvestigativecuriousmethodicalreverentsuspensefulscholarlyreflective
What happens
Secrets of the Dead, produced by WNET 13 New York, is an ongoing PBS television series which began in 2000. The show generally follows an investigator or team of investigators exploring what modern science can tell viewers about some of the great mysteries of history. Most programs incorporate primary source material, first-hand accounts, dramatic reenactments, and computer-generated imagery (CGI) to tell the story. The series originated in a series of the same name in the United Kingdom first shown by Channel 4 in 1999. The first two seasons for each country were broadly similar, but thereafter diverged. The US series includes some programs shown in other Channel 4 series (e.g. Secret History). In the case of original British episodes, PBS re-edited, re-branded and finally re-narrated them with various American voice artists. PBS description: "Scientists seek to uncover celebrated mysteries of the past in this occasional British series." Episode topics (Which are listed in different order on PBS) have included the Titanic, D-Day, the Shroud of Turin, the Salem Witch Trials, Blackbeard's lost ship, and the first English translations of the Bible. The PBS series premiered on May 15, 2000, airing four programs in three days (the first episode, concerning the Extreme weather events of 535–536, was a two-parter). Despite an irregular schedule, new episodes continue to air. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Hardcover Mysteries (2010)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.