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| The Critical Eye | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Paranormal |
| Directed by | Brendan Goekel |
| Starring | William B. Davis |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Joshua C. Berkley |
| Producer | Amy Mack |
| Production company | 62 Blue Productions LLC |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Science Channel |
| Release | October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29) – February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24) |
The Critical Eye is a Discovery Science Channel documentary series examining pseudoscientific and paranormal phenomena. The eight-part documentary series aired from October 2002 through February 2003 and was hosted by actor and scientific skeptic William B. Davis.
The Critical Eye, alternately labeled as just Critical Eye, was produced by the Discovery Science Channel, and was produced in association with Skeptical Inquirer Magazine.[1] The show was described by cosmolearning.org as "William B. Davis hosts this programme bringing to the viewers the science behind the paranormal and the unexplained."[2]
The series discusses several notable events:[3][4]
Each episode of the series consists of four or five segments focused specifically on one pseudoscientific or paranormal phenomenon. Each segment begins by explaining the phenomenon in question, discusses it with both scientists/skeptics and proponents/believers, and concludes with street interviews regarding the legitimacy of the phenomenon in question.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mind Games" | October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29) | |
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Explores hypnosis, subliminal messages & repressed memory. | |||
| 2 | "The Dark Side" | October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29) | |
| 3 | "Alternative Medicine" | January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13) | |
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Acupuncture, homeopathy, reiki, therapeutic touch, gemstone therapy, and magnet therapy. | |||
| 4 | "Legendary Myths" | January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27) | |
| Guests: Loren Coleman; Michael Dennett, writer; Benjamin Radford; Peter Byrne, Bigfoot hunter; John Morris; Gerald Larue; Ken Feder; John McIntosh, president of the SEARCH foundation; Justice Rines, Academy of Applied Science; David Childress; Kevin Christopher of the Center for Inquiry.[3][8] | |||
| 5 | "Aliens" | February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03) | |
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Analyzes the likelihood that extraterrestrial intelligence exists. | |||
| 6 | "The Death Zone" | February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10) | |
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Near-death experiences, ghosts, reincarnation, and spirit channeling. | |||
| 7 | "Foretelling the Future" | February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17) | |
| 8 | "Mystical Wonders" | February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24) | |
