TV Show

William Shatner's Weird or What?

Weird or What? is a series on the Discovery Channel and History hosted by William Shatner. Each episode contains three separate stories of the bizarre and unexplained. As the show unfolds, it weighs various supernatural and scientific theories that attempt to explain the story, and sometimes features tests conducted as proof of a theory's plausibility. The show features strange occurrences such as ghosts, aliens, monsters, medical oddities and natural disasters.

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4 seasons

32 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2010

Rating

TV Show

6.8/10

12 votes • HD

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Season 1

10 episodes
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Strange Survival
Episode 1

Strange Survival

Episode 1 • Apr 21, 2010

Following a catastrophic malfunction in New York City, a highrise window washer’s platform plummets nearly 50 stories and miraculously, he survives. In Death Valley, rocks and boulders appear to be moving around on their own. Can this strange and seemingly impossible phenomenon be explained? And, seven dismembered human feet wearing trainers wash up on the beaches of Vancouver. Can science determine the sinister force behind this macabre mystery?

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Ghost Ship
Episode 2

Ghost Ship

Episode 2 • Apr 28, 2010

Residents of a Texas town report strange lights in the night sky and claim to have seen US Air Force planes in hot pursuit of UFOs. Did they witness an alien visitation? From the depths of the ocean, scientists record one of the loudest sounds in the natural world. Can they determine its mysterious source? And, a fishing trawler vanishes in perfectly calm waters off the Northern California coast only to be found mysteriously undamaged on the ocean floor. What happened?

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Cocaine Mummies
Episode 3

Cocaine Mummies

Episode 3 • May 05, 2010

Before a major San Francisco earthquake, thousands of sea lions disappear from the harbour. Did they sense the impending disaster? A century after its discovery, experts remain baffled by a mysterious medieval manuscript written in a secret code. What secrets does it contain? And, while testing ancient mummies, forensic scientists find evidence of cocaine — a Peruvian product not found in Egypt until thousands of years later. Was there trans-Atlantic travel long before Columbus?

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Grim Reapers
Episode 4

Grim Reapers

Episode 4 • May 12, 2010

A surfer in Monterey Bay, California, is attacked by a Great White shark but is miraculously saved by dolphins. Did they intentionally risk their lives to save him? Across America, domestic pets are accurately identifying people about to die. Can they smell death? And, in Missouri, a skinny teen lifts a car to free the man trapped underneath. Just how is that possible?

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Moving Rocks
Episode 5

Moving Rocks

Episode 5 • May 19, 2010

In Death Valley, rocks and boulders appear to be cruising around on their own. Can this strange and seemingly impossible phenomenon be explained? North Carolina’s Brown Mountain is home to a strange and unexplained light show. But with so many competing theories, can science reveal the source of the mysterious dancing lights? And, tribe members in the remote mountains of Northern Mexico are known to run 18 times further than a marathon in one session – barefoot! Can science reveal the secret to this super human ability?

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Time Travel
Episode 6

Time Travel

Episode 6 • Jun 02, 2010

A mysterious woman suddenly materializes in a California bathroom. Is she a traveller from another time? And could a gargantuan experiment in Switzerland actually make time travel possible? An ancient American stone structure suggests the incredible. Did pagan worshippers practice human sacrifice in New Hampshire? And, amazingly, plants seem to possess strange powers allowing them to detect human thought. Is that weird – or what?

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Season 2

10 episodes
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Alien Encounters
Episode 1

Alien Encounters

Episode 1 • Sep 12, 2011

All over the planet, strange events suggest that aliens are among us: In Colorado, a farmer discovers a cow mysteriously mutilated by unknown forces, and it’s a phenomenon that’s been reported by farmers around the globe; a Texas man is repeatedly abducted from his bed and, like thousands of people worldwide, claims he is the subject of extraterrestrial experiments; and, in Ohio, an astronomer’s powerful telescope intercepts a mysterious message from outer space that could be the most important broadcast in history.

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Life After Death
Episode 2

Life After Death

Episode 2 • Sep 19, 2011

Three eerie stories that suggest there is indeed life after death: An emotional visit to a Civil War battlefield and a series of bizarre circumstances lead a Connecticut man to believe he is the reincarnation of a dead general; hoping to communicate with spirits and uncover genuine proof of the afterlife, scientists in England conduct a series of groundbreaking séances and what they find defies logic; and, in Haiti, a man dies after a sudden and mysterious illness but returns from the grave 20 years later!

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Monsters
Episode 3

Monsters

Episode 3 • Sep 26, 2011

Three bizarre stories about monsters: A West Virginia town is terrorized by the ‘mothman’, a seven-foot winged demon with glowing red eyes; in Newfoundland, a fisherman discovers the remains of an unidentified sea creature on a local beach sparking theories of the monsters that lurk in the oceans’ unexplored depths; and, there’s panic in the streets of New Delhi when thousands report being attacked by the ‘monkey man’, a sinister hairy creature with metallic claws!

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End of the World
Episode 4

End of the World

Episode 4 • Oct 03, 2011

Three incredible stories that could spell the end of human life on Earth: Decoding ancient Mayan texts, a physicist predicts a huge cataclysm will destroy the world in 2012 and believes the culprit is a deadly super-volcano lurking beneath Yellowstone National Park; a NASA scientist makes an incredible alien discovery and believes a solar storm could destroy the planet; and, one of the world’s greatest minds makes a startling prediction about a sinister robot takeover — man and machine will merge by 2050.

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Parallel Worlds
Episode 5

Parallel Worlds

Episode 5 • Oct 17, 2011

Three incredible stories about the parallel dimensions that may exist alongside our own: While hiking in a New York state park, a woman has a terrifying encounter with a mysterious human-shaped shadow she believes is an entity from another world; in a New Jersey suburb, a weird machine transports a six-year-old boy and his father hundreds of miles in a split second; and, discovered in Belize and Mexico, perfectly-carved ancient crystal skulls are thought to be cosmic gateways to another realm.

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Freaks of Nature
Episode 6

Freaks of Nature

Episode 6 • Oct 24, 2011

Three mysterious freaks of nature: On the East Coast of Canada, a small community is devastated by an earth-shattering ‘boom’ that leaves scientists scratching their heads; swallowing ships and planes and terrorizing sailors and pilots, a paranormal fog haunts Lake Michigan and seems to alter the very fabric of time; and, a blinding double flash of light over the Indian Ocean sends a nation into panic and forces the US government to ask some serious questions.

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Season 3

10 episodes
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Amazing Survival
Episode 1

Amazing Survival

Episode 1 • May 28, 2012

Three incredible stories of people who cheated death: On 9/11, a man survives impossible odds in the collapse of the World Trade Center; a Texas man is cut in two by a freak rail accident; a safari guide in Zimbabwe is savagely attacked by a hippo but lives to tell his story.

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Man Beasts
Episode 2

Man Beasts

Episode 2 • Jun 04, 2012

Three stories of mysterious creatures that are seemingly half-man and half-beast: a New Jersey woman and her son come face to face with the legendary Jersey Devil; a sleepy South Carolina town is terrorized by a giant reptile; in Wisconsin, a bloodthirsty werewolf-like creature appears on a remote country road.

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Aliens Walk Among Us
Episode 3

Aliens Walk Among Us

Episode 3 • Jun 11, 2012

Three stories that suggest aliens are among us: a Mexican rancher slays a terrifying and mysterious creature; an Arizona woman claims to have been fathered by an alien; a young serviceman befriends a colony of extraterrestrials.

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Curses
Episode 4

Curses

Episode 4 • Jun 18, 2012

Three ghostly stories about blood-curdling curses: in Britain, a string of deadly house fires is linked to a mysterious painting; in Florida, a sinister doll ruins the lives of anyone who crosses it; and, driven by vengeful spirits, a wealthy California heiress embarks on one of the most bizarre construction jobs in history.

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Weird Animal Behaviour
Episode 5

Weird Animal Behaviour

Episode 5 • Jun 25, 2012

Three stories about the supersensory power of animals: an octopus correctly predicts winners in the soccer World Cup; in Scotland, more than 50 dogs plunge to their deaths from the same bridge; and, a housecat makes an epic cross-country journey to find its owner.

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Ghosts in the Machine
Episode 6

Ghosts in the Machine

Episode 6 • Jul 09, 2012

In Florida, the pilots of a crashed plane are spotted on board Eastern Airlines; in Britain, a near-fatal attack on a boy is blamed on a painting; and, after a devastating earthquake, a New Zealand man is savagely beaten by a ghost.

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Season 4

2 episodes
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