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Encounters: The Hidden Truth

1994–1996 · 3 seasons

A breezy, slightly eerie hour of spooky anecdotes told with straight-faced news gravity, easy to dip in and out of.

Created by
John Jopson
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Encounters: The Hidden Truth was an hour-long TV series that featured real-life stories of paranormal phenomena. The format featured a host 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. 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 replaced John Marshall as the host. Two of those episodes aired in November 1995 and the final episode aired on January 23, 1996.
How it feels
Eerie, earnest, tense and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Mystery, faith, death, deception
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
John Jopson
Starring
Russell Rhodes, Sandra Pinckney, John Marshall, Steven Williams
Length
3 seasons, 17 episodes, 60 min each
Network
FOX
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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