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What on Earth?

  • TV Series
  • 2015–
  • TV-PG
  • 44m
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What on Earth? (2015)
Documentary

Scientist explore some of Earth's phenomenons.Scientist explore some of Earth's phenomenons.Scientist explore some of Earth's phenomenons.

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    • Steven Kearney
    • Mike Pavelec
    • Randy Cerveny
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      • Steven Kearney
      • Mike Pavelec
      • Randy Cerveny
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    Steven Kearney
    • Self - Narrator…
    • 2015–2022
    Mike Pavelec
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    Randy Cerveny
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    • 2015–2020
    Klint Janulis
    Klint Janulis
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    • 2019–2022
    Alan Lester
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    Martin K.A. Morgan
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    • 2017–2020
    Mark Altaweel
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    • 2015–2019
    Mark Horton
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    Haley Chamberlain
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    Brittany Brand
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    Karen Bellinger
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    1maxima-36494

    Pseudo-science for Bored Conspiracy Buffs

    The series started out OK but has since degenerated into Enquirer-level sensationalism. The show has likely run out of ideas and is now willing to present known and already-explained phenomena as unsolved mysteries.

    An example: satellite photos and video show an enormous 3,000-mile wide shadow moving across the planet! What on earth could it be?!?

    1. Is it secret gov't technology deployed into space to cool a too-warm earth? Evidently, according to our scientists, we don't have the capability to do it or keep it secret.

    2. All right, how about a huge insect swarm? The largest swarm ever documented covered about 75 square miles. But this shadow is way bigger and moving at 2,000 miles per hour! Can insects fly that fast? Who knows. Let's check with our scientists!

    3. OK, insects are out. So what if the shadow was caused a huge alien ship like the one in Independence Day? And the gov't is covering it up? Let's ask our scientists if its possible to hide an alien spacecraft the size of Australia.

    4. Ok, alien ships are out, at least for now 'cuz we ain't entirely convinced. But what else could have caused this shadow?

    We're outta ideas so how can we figure this out? Should we consult NASA since they provided the satellite data? They can't be much smarter than our own scientists, but fine, we'll ask 'em during the commercial break ... and, we're back and, OMG, NASA claims the shadow was caused by ... THE MOON? Are they sure? Could this be another cover-up? And NASA "claims" lunar eclipses are 100% predictable? Well, maybe we'll figure all this out someday but for now ... ITS A MYSTERY!

    Coming up next: Crop circles!
    stephenqr

    Horrid

    This is a show based on satellite imagery uncovering mysteries. This could have been a wonderful idea, but it was horribly done.

    The "science" behind the stories is just ludicrous. Every random mark on the earth is Noah's ark, Garden of Eden, Atlantis,aliens, etc. Then they pretend to use science akin to "all dogs are animals therefore fish ride bicycles ... OBVIOUSLY!" to "prove" their ludicrous hyperbole, ridiculous conjecture, fables and guesses, stir in a bit more sensationalism, eerie music and well-placed commercial breaks for suspense (followed by a 5 minute reminder of the last 5 minutes before the commercial break) ... then eventually state what it REALLY is or claim it's still a mystery *David Copperfield hands*.

    This show is an embarrassing travesty of science. This should be on the History Channel.
    gusfring-82966

    The "experts" whisper for some reason

    Not sure if they are filming this in a library or something, but Mike Caps for example, whispers the entire show. Every single statement from him. Whisper. He's not the only one. Nearly every single "expert" does it. Annoying.
    1mjudyski

    The Laziest Science Series Ever...

    Allow me to give you a couple excerpts from a few different episode descriptions: •S4Ep5 - "A Possible sighting of Genghis Khan's tomb" •S3Ep6(Titled "Hidden Tomb of Genghis Khan") •S4Ep3 - "Strange spiral markings in an African desert" •S3Ep3 - "Strange spiral markings in the remote African desert." •S2Ep2 - "Weird barren rings in the Namib Dessert." (If you didn't guess it, The Namib Dessert is a remote African dessert...)

    Do you see the pattern? they are just recycling entire episodes or segments from the previous season and calling it new.

    Naturally one may think that xfinity has just messed up the descriptions, but nope. I watch them every week, Wednesday morning on my DVR, and it is all stuff they have shown already just called season 4 -_- talk about lazy. It's not even like they are giving the topics another look, or introducing new findings or theories to the story. It is word for word, scene for scene, exactly the same!

    I mean the stories are decent, sometimes they really try and play them up to make the incredibly mundane seem interesting until a scientist says it's just some natural phenomenon, but aside from that, and the fact that nothing new has been in any of the episodes in the last few months, I'd still rank it as sub-par compared to some other shows of the same variety, even ones appearing on the science channel.
    5jpjhermes

    Contributor Pope

    Some of the newer series interesting with geographical features seen form space and explained or theorised.

    Why is Nick Pope shown as a Military Analyst in the series?

    He was not a military analyst. Mr Pope was the most junior grade manager in the MoD/ civil service. For 3 years he ran the MoD so called 'UFO desk' with a clerk. They collected public inquiries/sightings about UFOs. Any sightings requiring complex & thorough investigation would have been referred upwards to military etc. Mr Pope did not retire from the MoD but left to pursue a career as a UFO pundit with having worked at the MoD as a useful connection.

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      • February 2, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
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    • Also known as
      • Curiosidades de la Tierra
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      • Wag TV
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