Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot (1994)
*** (out of 4)
Two decades after hosting "In Search Of...", Leonard Nimoy returned to television with this similar themed series that originally aired on A&E. The series took a look at various mysteries across the world and featured Nimoy and is excellent voice serving as narrator. Each episode would tackle a new subject and would feature any video or audio evidence that had been captured and there's also interviews with experts, witnesses and of course non-believers.
This entry in the series was the first of several to tackle the subject of Bigfoot. We start off by hearing about the creatures early history including a reported capture in 1849. This is followed up by some of the more recent sightings and encounters including Roger Patterson's notorious video and a more recent video from 1992. There's also an audio clip from 1971 where some campers recorded what appears to be a creature screaming. Fans of Bigfoot are probably going to already know all the evidence presented here but there's no question that the documentary remains fun for those who enjoy this type of thing. It's certainly well produced and I think it contained a very good mix of interviews and archival footage of various bits of evidence. There's no question that the show leans more towards believing in the subject but it's still fair by giving the non-believers a shot to talk about what they feel the evidence shows.
*** (out of 4)
Two decades after hosting "In Search Of...", Leonard Nimoy returned to television with this similar themed series that originally aired on A&E. The series took a look at various mysteries across the world and featured Nimoy and is excellent voice serving as narrator. Each episode would tackle a new subject and would feature any video or audio evidence that had been captured and there's also interviews with experts, witnesses and of course non-believers.
This entry in the series was the first of several to tackle the subject of Bigfoot. We start off by hearing about the creatures early history including a reported capture in 1849. This is followed up by some of the more recent sightings and encounters including Roger Patterson's notorious video and a more recent video from 1992. There's also an audio clip from 1971 where some campers recorded what appears to be a creature screaming. Fans of Bigfoot are probably going to already know all the evidence presented here but there's no question that the documentary remains fun for those who enjoy this type of thing. It's certainly well produced and I think it contained a very good mix of interviews and archival footage of various bits of evidence. There's no question that the show leans more towards believing in the subject but it's still fair by giving the non-believers a shot to talk about what they feel the evidence shows.
