''Alien Mysteries'' is a Canadian UFO documentary series featuring eyewitness testimony that is produced by Exploration Production Inc. for
Discovery Channel (Canada)
Discovery Channel is a Canadian exempt discretionary service owned by Rogers Sports & Media. Based of the U.S. cable network of the same name, the channel focuses primarily on programming related to nature, science, and technology.
History
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. ''Alien Mysteries'' showcases the real-life stories of ordinary people who claim to have fallen victim to alien abduction or attack. ''Alien Mysteries'' debuted on Discovery Canada on 3 March 2013.
The
docudrama
Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of television show, television and feature film, film, which features Drama (film and television), dramatized Historical reenactment, re-enactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of docu ...
has six episodes that each run for one hour.
United States pickup
In March 2013,
Destination America
Destination America is an American cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The network carries programming focused on the culture of the United States—including food, lifestyles, a ...
, which is Discovery Channel Canada's sister network in the United States, purchased the distribution rights. ''Alien Mysteries'' made its debut in the United States in April 2013.
Episodes
''Alien Mysteries'' has six episodes:
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Reception
In a positive review, Vinay Menon of the ''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division.
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'' wrote, "Unlike a number of past alien series, which have traditionally suffered from low budgets and high levels of hokey special effects, the CGI and green screen wizardry of Toronto-based Acme Digital Pictures is both sophisticated and restrained."
References
External links
''Alien Mysteries'' on the Discovery website''Alien Mysteries'' on the Exploration website
2013 Canadian television series debuts
Discovery Channel (Canadian TV channel) original programming
Destination America original programming
2010s Canadian documentary television series
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