Encounters (TV series)
| Encounters | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Encounters: The Hidden Truth |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | John Jopson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | 24 June 1994 – 23 January 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Sightings Unsolved Mysteries |
Encounters: The Hidden Truth was an hour-long TV series that featured real-life stories of paranormal phenomena. The format featured a host (John Marshall) 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.[1]
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 (The X-Files) replaced John Marshall as the host. Two of those episodes aired in November 1995 and the final episode aired on January 23, 1996.[2][3]
Cast
- John Marshall - Host
- Russell Rhodes - Correspondent
- Sandra Pinckney - Correspondent
- Sandra Gin - Correspondent
- Linda Deleray - Correspondent
- Mark Thompson - Correspondent
- Vincent Neill - Director
- Steven Williams - Host, Season 3
Episodes
Special (1994)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | "UFO Conspiracy" | February 22, 1994 | 7.3 |
| UFO Conspiracy. | ||||
Season 1 (1994)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Alien Contact" | June 24, 1994 | 5.5 |
| Investigative reports on paranormal phenomena begin with alleged alien contacts. Included: mysterious crop circles; revelations by pilots and air-traffic controllers. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Cattle Mutilations" | July 1, 1994 | 4.6 |
| Investigations into cattle mutilations; and an allegedly psychic family. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Exorcisms" | July 8, 1994 | 4.2 |
| Pilot reports UFO, then disappears; events surrounding The Exorcist. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Earthquake Sensitive" | July 15, 1994 | 4.9 |
| Talks with people who have seemingly foreseen earthquakes. Also: modern-day prophets with predictions for the future. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "UFO Home Videos" | July 22, 1994 | 5.5 |
| Home videos of alleged UFOs; people who claim to have received implants from aliens; a UFO-investigation organization. | ||||
Season 2 (1994-1995)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | "Mars Formations" | October 9, 1994 | 4.9 |
| Near-death experiences; formations on Mars that appear to have been constructed; research indicates an asteroid contains simple forms of life. | ||||
| 7 | 2 | "Bigfoot" | October 16, 1994 | 7.2 |
| A search for Bigfoot; a mass UFO sighting by a group of schoolchildren; a haunted murder site. | ||||
| 8 | 3 | "Mars Wants Marilyn" | October 23, 1994 | 5.2 |
| Allegations that Marilyn Monroe was killed to cover up her knowledge of extraterrestrials. Also: segments on exorcisms; children who claim to recall past lives; and a pilot who vanished after reporting a UFO sighting. | ||||
| 9 | 4 | "Astronaut UFO Encounters" | December 4, 1994 | 5.7 |
| 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. | ||||
| 10 | 5 | "Ghost Attack" | December 18, 1994 | 5.2 |
| 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. | ||||
| 11 | 6 | "Swarms of Birds and Bees" | January 13, 1995 | 5.6 |
| 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. | ||||
| 12 | 7 | "New England Vampires" | March 19, 1995 | 4.5 |
| 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. | ||||
| 13 | 8 | "Texas Schoolchildren Ghosts" | June 2, 1995 | 4.6 |
| Stories about the alleged ghosts of schoolchildren who died in the 1930s; a segment on psychic hotlines; UFOs and aliens. | ||||
| 14 | 9 | "Genetic Hybrids" | June 9, 1995 | 4.4 |
| Segments on genetic engineering; a California tourist attraction that's said to be haunted; and alleged clues to the location of Noah's Ark. | ||||
Season 3 (1995-1996)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "Psychics Among Us" | November 11, 1995 | 4.8 |
| Psychics seek the Unabomber; forensic artist uses only skulls and bones to sculpt images; psychics' superhuman feats. | ||||
| 16 | 2 | "Future Fear" | November 18, 1995 | 4 |
| Prospects for the next millennium, including technological and military developments. Also: Timothy Leary on cryogenics. | ||||
| 17 | 3 | "Mysteries of the Mind" | January 23, 1996 | 4.2 |
| Rituals involving venomous snakes; instances of violent dreams; and the case of a handicapped woman struck by lightning. | ||||
Releases
Encounters: The Hidden Truth has yet to be released on DVD or Blu-ray through Fox.