Monsterquest: Complete Season 1 (History Channel) (Steelbook Packaging)
by The History Channel
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Actor: Monster QuestDirector: The History Channel
Brand: A&E
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 611 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
Product features:
- Each episode of MONSTERQUEST is a mini-expedition to a remote, far-flung corner of the world. Science and technology come together to give viewers a greater understanding of these mysterious monsters bones and key pieces of proof are analyzed and submitted to a battery of tests. Instead of relying on the clich grainy archival footage usually associated with these monsters, the series goes on-locat
DVD Reviews of Monsterquest: Complete Season 1 (History Channel) (Steelbook Packaging)
DVD Review: Cryptozoology All-Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Cryptozoology enthusiasts will no doubt rejoice at the long awaited DVD release of the first season of History Channel's successful Monsterquest series. This deluxe metal case comes with four DVDs, containing all thirteen episodes of the original first season. Amongst the creatures covered are Champ (the lake monster of Lake Champlain), bigfoot, giant 'thunderbirds' sighted in the Midwest, the Florida skunk ape, giant squid, Indonesia's orang pendek, rods (strange rod like things caught on film), strange dog like creatures killing pets and livestock, mystery big cats in the US, the Bray Road Beast (a 'werewolf' in Wisconsin), giant fish, and the rumored ape-human hybrids Stalin wanted to create. Quite an exhaustive list of monsters, both well known and more obscure.
Each episode is relatively straight forward - they give an overview of the monster or creature in question, some interviews with witnesses, the camera crews go out looking for evidence or footage, and some comments from 'experts,' both skeptical and believing. Unfortunately, as interesting as the subject matter is, the show rarely comes up with anything new in the field. I mean, we still are no closer to 'proving' the existence of sasquatch one way or another. But it does give some interesting and up-to-date information on sightings, especially with the more obscure cases. Monster lovers young and old will no doubt appreciate the amount of background information given on these creatures, and the sightings aren't especially frightening for most children, so all ages can appreciate the show. Incidentally, the 'bonus' footage only consists of outtakes and unused footage from some of the episodes, mostly in the form of interviews with witnesses. This could be useful to researchers, but theres not alot of new data.
The biggest downside to this release is that, as nice as the packaging is, the individual discs are painfully difficult to get out of their little slots and I'm always afraid I will damage them. I really hope they change the packaging for season two, when/if they release that. Furthermore, the 'giganto' episode featuring the search for the extinct ape gigantopithecus is not featured on this DVD (hopefully we'll get that later on in season two). Still, in spite of these small flaws, this release is AWESOME. Anyone with an interest in the paranormal or unexplained will get a kick out of this. And if you like this, keep your eyes peeled for season two, which has more episodes (twenty or so I think) not only exploring new monsters (chupacabras, hogzilla, the beast of exmoor, ghosts, etc) but also re-visiting some of the cases from this season! More goodness indeed!
Description of Monsterquest: Complete Season 1 (History Channel) (Steelbook Packaging)
Each episode of MONSTERQUEST is a mini-expedition to a remote, far-flung corner of the world. Science and technology come together to give viewers a greater understanding of these mysterious monsters bones and key pieces of proof are analyzed and submitted to a battery of tests. Instead of relying on the cliché grainy archival footage usually associated with these monsters, the series goes on-location with high-tech gadgetry (special cameras, listening posts, even underwater lures) to further the quest for answers. While the monsters may not necessarily be real, each episode does feature real scientists.The 13 50-minute episodes cover: Kraken: the Real Leviathon, Night of the Monkey Man, Stalin s Planet of the Apes, Creature of Snellgrove Lake, China s Lake Beast, Werewolf of Bray Road, Jurassic Fish Monsters, Creatures from the Fourth Dimension, America s Loch Ness Monster, Man-Eating Birds, Giganto II, Bigfoot and the Hounds of Baskervilles.
Bonus: Short-Form Featurettes
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