In Search Of… S04E12 The Ten Commandments
We open on a shot of a mountain – ‘Sunrise at Mount Sinai’ Nimoy intones. I’m not a religious man, but seriously – chills. There’s
Tag: archaeology
In Search Of… S04E10 Pompeii
We open on some re-enactors in tunics playing with a baby in a Roman style sandpit. Sure, why not. There are some columns in the
In Search Of… S04E08 Mexican Pyramids
We open on pounding drums, flute music, a re-enactment of a sacrifice and Steadicam footage of Mexican pyramids. This episode does right what it says
In Search Of… S03E24 King Tut
We begin with a little bumper about Tutankhamun, and then a little travelogue of Egypt. We intercut between people farming and shots of the pyramids,
In Search Of… S03E23 Sodom and Gomorrah
When I first decided to review these shows, I began rewatching them for the first time in years. I remembered some of the themes –
In Search Of… S03E17 Psychic Sea Hunt
Lloyd Bridges as Professor X? Sadly not. In this episode, we are to witness ‘the world’s first experiment in underwater psychic archaeology,’ near Santa Catalina
In Search Of… S03E13 The Lost Vikings
We open on a shot of an icy coastline. We hear low, eerie music and also some sort of musical chanting in a strange language.
In Search Of… S03E11 Indian Astronomers
We open on a bunch of Native Americans. Okay, didn’t see that coming. I thought ‘Indian Astronomy’ as in ‘Astronomy from India’. My bad. I
In Search Of… S02E8: Troy
A woman in a white robe walks on the beach while Nimoy narrates the basics of the Iliad. Helen, stolen away, the Greek army comes
In Search Of… S02E10 The Dead Sea Scrolls
Opening shot of the Dead Sea. We’re told it’s the lowest spot on the face of the Earth. Honestly don’t care enough to look that