"Is It Real?" (2005) TV series 2005-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

25 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot Keywords:

Science | Investigation | Reenactment

Cast

Will Lyman	...	Himself - Narrator (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ian Gregory	...	Himself - Narrator / ... (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joe Nickell	...	Himself - Paranormal Investigator / ... (10 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Directed by
Amy Doyle		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Noel Dockstader		(2 episodes, 2005)
Cara Biega		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Eleanor Grant		(13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Amy Doyle		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Noel Dockstader		(4 episodes, 2005)
French Horwitz		(4 episodes, 2005)
Vicky Matthews		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stella Cha		(2 episodes, 2005)
Timothy Dilworth		(2 episodes, 2005)
Dana Kemp		(2 episodes, 2005)
Cara Biega		(2 episodes, 2006)
Chad Cohen		(2 episodes, 2006)
Nancy Donnelly		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
French Horwitz	....	senior producer / series producer / ... (27 episodes, 2005-2007)
Eleanor Grant	....	executive producer / senior producer (26 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Cascio	....	executive producer (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Martha Conboy	....	executive producer: National Geographic / executive producer (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chris Sondreal	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Vicky Matthews	....	series producer / producer / ... (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Owen Palmquist	....	associate producer / field producer / ... (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Rosenfeld	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2005)
Kathleen Cromley	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Elise Kirk	....	associate producer / field producer / ... (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dana Kemp	....	producer / coordinating producer / ... (7 episodes, 2005)
Sarah Meyer	....	associate producer / field producer / ... (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Isham Randolph	....	associate producer / coordinating producer (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Korin Anderson	....	associate producer / producer (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Cara Biega	....	producer / coordinating producer (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Amy Doyle	....	producer / series producer (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Noel Dockstader	....	producer (4 episodes, 2005)
Stella Cha	....	producer (2 episodes, 2005)
Timothy Dilworth	....	producer (2 episodes, 2005)
Jonathan Halperin	....	producer (2 episodes, 2005)
Brook Holston	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2005)
Patrick Prentice	....	field producer / producer (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chad Cohen	....	producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Nancy Donnelly	....	producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Natalia Mironova	....	associate producer / field producer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Original Music by
Lenny Williams		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Cinematography by
James Ball		(14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dominic DeSantis		(14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rob Lyall		(6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Howard Shack		(6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rege Becker		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rich Confalone		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nick Gardner		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Peter Hutchens		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Flavio Gallozzi		(2 episodes, 2005)
Regis Becker		(2 episodes, 2007)
Ray Brislin		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Andrea Barrick		(7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ann Goetz		(4 episodes, 2005)
A.C. Warden		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bonnie Cutler-Shear		(2 episodes, 2005)
Abehjha Kibuuka		(2 episodes, 2005)
Daniel Sheire		(2 episodes, 2005)
Penny Lee		(2 episodes, 2006)
Michelle Veccio		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Ricardo Andrade		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Keith Kolder		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Lisa Yuan		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Makeup Department
Robert J. Haddy II	....	makeup artist / special makeup effects artist (1 episode, 2006)
Kirstie Stanway	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 2006)
Frank Rodgers	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 2007)

Series Production Management
Taryn Luntz	....	post-production manager / production manager / ... (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jessica Milhollin	....	production manager / post-production supervisor (20 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rochelle Baden Dubrowa	....	post-production supervisor / post production supervisor (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chico Arnaldo-Guizar	....	post-production manager / production manager (14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Beverley Marecheau Mitchell	....	production manager / unit production manager (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michelle Deconti	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2005)
John B. Ford	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: National Geographic Channel (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michele Vecchio	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 2005)
Brett Reinke	....	post-production manager / post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Maes	....	production manager (5 episodes, 2007)
Jessica Cutler	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2006)
Comico Hadden	....	production operations manager (3 episodes, 2005)
Kenneth A. Harris	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Ricardo Andrade	....	graphics / graphic / ... (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nick Jernigan	....	graphic / graphic designer (4 episodes, 2006)
Jason Leta	....	graphic / graphics (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nicholas Jernigan	....	graphic artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Jesse Gordon	....	art manager / property master (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Jeff Mullen	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound designer (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Scott Rhame	....	sound effects editor / sound designer / ... (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Skip SoRelle	....	sound designer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Special Effects by
William Turner	....	special effects (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Visual Effects by
Ricardo Andrade	....	visual effects / animator (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Nick Jernigan	....	digital artist / animator (3 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
James Ball	....	videographer / additional cinematographer (9 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dominic DeSantis	....	videographer (4 episodes, 2005)
Rich Confalone	....	videographer / additional cinematographer (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rege Becker	....	videographer (3 episodes, 2005)
Flavio Gallozzi	....	videographer (2 episodes, 2005)
Alphonse Roy	....	videographer (2 episodes, 2005)
Brett Wiley	....	videographer (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Animation Department
Jesse Gordon	....	animation director / animation manager (6 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Editorial Department
Chico Arnaldo-Guizar	....	director of post-production / post-production director / ... (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Farquhar	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Greg Connors	....	colorist (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chun-Wei Yi	....	assistant editor (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jenny McAllister	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 2005)
Andrew Chu	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Amy McCarter	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jim Sheehy	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2005)
Elspeth Johnson	....	post-production coordinator (5 episodes, 2006)
Erin Reuss	....	post-production coordinator (5 episodes, 2006)
Chris Tuss	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan Walker	....	post-production coordinator / assistant editor (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ja-Shukry Shia	....	post-production coordinator / assistant editor (4 episodes, 2005)
Robert Domeyko	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 2005)
Robert Domeyco	....	post-production coordinator (2 episodes, 2005)
Mike Farquar	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Adam Parr	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Todd Hermann	....	director of research / research director (27 episodes, 2005-2007)
Aaron Even	....	series researcher (26 episodes, 2005-2007)
Catherine Yelloz	....	rights and clearances / director of production rights and clearances (26 episodes, 2005-2007)
John B. Ford	....	executive in charge of production / vice president of production / ... (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sydney Suissa	....	executive vice president / executive vice president of content: NGCI / ... (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Leah Ramsay	....	series coordinator (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Cascio	....	vice president / executive vice president / ... (10 episodes, 2005-2007)
Cindy Kittner	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 2006)
Jenny Ewig	....	production coordinator (9 episodes, 2005)
Jacqueline Brewster	....	series coordinator (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Owen Palmquist	....	series coordinator (6 episodes, 2005)
Julia Whitcomb	....	operations manager / facilities and operations manager (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Heather Tveter	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Korin Anderson	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2005)
Michael Castro	....	vice president / vice president of operations (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Arin Liberman	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Kathy Davidov	....	vice president of series / vice president (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Rosenfeld	....	president: NGT / president (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Marlene Walker-Golden	....	manager: production rights and clearances / rights and clearances (3 episodes, 2007)
Comico Hadden	....	manager: production operations / operation manager (2 episodes, 2005)
Beverley Marecheau Mitchell	....	director of production operations and management (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Thanks
Jenny McAllister	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2005)
Bradley Wilson	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2005)

Production Companies

• National Geographic Channel
• National Geographic

Distributors

• National Geographic Channel (2005) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

National Geographic Channel

Is It BS Or Not?

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This show is an update in the vein of "In Search Of" with Leonard Nemoy, remember that one? I used to always watch that show in the 70's when I was a teen. I used to read books about UFO's also, I was amazed, but ala you were always left hanging in both regards, no concrete proof. So we have this show which is basically a rehash of those entertainment premises, with maybe the exception that they do try a little bit to debunk some of these myths. I'm not sure they try very hard though which is OK by me, I like to leave it hanging out there. I though about a movie while I watched this one episode of "Is It Real?", that movie is "Amazon Women On The Moon" they did a skit starring Henry Silva called "Is It BS or Not?" except they said the whole BS word. That skit contemplated that the loch ness monster was Jack The Ripper, I loved it when Silva in deadpan humor went, "As we will see in this BS re-enactment that the loch ness monster was Jack The Ripper", LOL. Reminded me a lot of all these shows. 5 of 10 they do try a little bit to debunk things, and the footage is a lot clearer then my memories of Leonard Nemoy's 70's show are. Really comes down to zombie time to watch TV when nothing else is on.