In Search of Ancient Astronauts

In Search of Ancient Astronauts (1973)

*** (out of 4)

Before Leonard Nimoy took over the narration duties for the In Search Of.. series, there were two television specials with Rod Serling doing the talking. This first special takes a look at how humans got started on the Earth. The theory being discussed here is whether or not "ancient astronauts" came to Earth and started civilization.

We could debate how much "truth" or "fiction" is here but to me that's rather pointless. There are countless documentaries out there that take a look at alien life, Bigfoot and various other monsters and the point of them is to keep you entertained as well as make you think one way or another. This film does both and for the most part it kept me entertained throughout its running time. There certainly wasn't anything ground-breaking here but it was entertaining and Serling did a nice job with the narration.