S04E10 - In Search of D. B. Cooper
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Jeb and Blake extinguish our cigarettes, put our trays in the upright position, and head out the back of the plane in search of the elusive skyjacker known as D. B. Cooper. Nimoy Fashion Alert - dimly lit corporate office edition. (Movie) - we get a few pennies. Blake's friend offered some opinions on vintage round parachutes. Later we meet Nimoy outside where you can make out more of his ensemble. Of course this is an episode about D. B. Cooper - who for Jeb and I, evokes the classic "MIB" look. This ain't deal-a-meal. This is a different...
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S04E10 - Pompeii (Explicit)
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Jeb and Blake join Leonard Nimoy's search for Pompeii! (Well - is it really about finding Pompeii? Or is it about finding a possibly Christian cross in Pompeii? Tune in and find out!) Links: Nimoy Fashion Alert! Hey - it's NOT a Jumpsuit. We complain but there really is WAY too much red-shift in the majority of this episode: You need pumice? WE GOT BUCKETS OF PUMICE!
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S04E09 - The Abominable Snowman
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Jeb and Blake track the last cryptozoology episode of the original In Search Of… as we join the late Peter C. Byrne in a search for "The Abominable Snowman." NFA - "Proof of Life" Crevasse photo we mention from the episode.
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S04E08 - Mexican Pyramids
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Jeb is right at home as we go In Search Of... Mexican Pyramids! Links from research movie about the robbery - affiliate link Nimoy Fashion Alert! Jungle Cotton Blend edition: There are actually subtle stripes on that shirt! This episode has some amazing models - so cool: And - of course - it wouldn't be ISO without some reenactments...
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Bonus: Joe Nickell on The Shroud of Turin
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Dr. Joe Nickell recalls his experiences working on the dealing with The Shroud of Turin. note: This interview will be cross-posted to MonsterTalk. The interview contents will be identical, but the framing intro/outro will be unique to the respective shows. (YouTube) (YouTube) (affiliate link)
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S04E07 - The Shroud of Turin
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Jeb and Blake unwrap the mystery of the shroud of Turin! (Which might, it turns out, be neither a shroud, nor from Turin - talk amongst yourselves!) Link to ISO on YouTube: The bucket brigade saves the shroud in re-creation... NFA - A return to "the Night Gallery?" Young Joe Nickell at work in Alan Landsburg's NYC apartment: The Rev. Francis Filas () Secondo Pia, photographer who discovered the "negative effect" on Shroud. (also, dead ringer for Seth Myers) Just saying... More on Dr. Harry Gove ()
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S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke The ISO team take us back to Colonial Virginia to investigate the cold-case of the lost colony of Roanoke. Jeb and Blake learn about armadas, plays, and rock diaries. Beach Action Nimoy Fashion Alert! The Money Shot... Blake thinks the ISO actor is giving off Keenan Wynn vibes. And we've already discussed the ties between Rod Serling, Leonard Nimoy, Night Gallery, and more, so the visual similarities to this scene and Planet of the Apes might not be 100% coincidence. The famous "Dare Stones" preserved with all the decor and pomp...
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S04E05 - Immortal Sharks
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We're going to need a bigger boat! Jeb and Blake head to Australia to investigate the idea that Great White sharks are immortal! Links: 1977 San Diego Henri Bource - NFA - on the beach! Sharks are famous for their teeth - and Nimoy's have improved since season one as well. Nimoy just walking on the beach manages to attract a diver's audience. Diving pioneer and explorer, Hugh Edwards. Ray Keys at Sea World has lots of great shark information. And don't forget researcher Dr. William Gladstone! (You can find him on twitter at )
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S04E04 - UFO Australia
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Jeb and Blake have a look at the Season 4 episode UFO AUSTRALIA which covers the Kaikoura UFO Sighting and the Nimoy Fashion Alert shot on location at the
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S04E03 - The Amityville Horror
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Jeb, Blake and Alex French go in research of ! Nimoy gives us the calm and rational look in the midst of so much weirdness! So many faceless re-enactors in this one! Horror writer Jay Anson and his trusty typewriter! And this episode is quite notable for giving us a look at Father Mancuso from the book. Aka Father Ralph Pecoraro. Aka Father Delaney. Aka "Jimmy the Shadow" <I made that last one up.>. The Lutz couple at the table. The two versions of Jodie the Pig: And we gotta include the super creepy ISO doll. Kudos to the prop dept. ...
info_outlineJeb and Blake continue their coverage of the influential film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Part two of this session is exclusive to our wonderful Patrons.
Full show notes includes additional images and material with background on the science and nonsense behind this movie.
Quftis: "men from the Upper Egyptian town of Qift who were trained and became skilled excavators and foremen who went on to work for other foreign missions in Egypt, as well as in Palestine"
From OxfordHandbook article on Egyptian Archaeology and the Museum.
Building the Ark today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGcdE5RllG0+
https://youtu.be/enbdsdKfhFo?t=2611 - featuring "scientist" John Hutchison of Canada. (Creator of "The Hutchison Effect" fiasco…)
Archaeoastronomy - how the sky is tied to ancient sites (Map Room)
The art of the Ark:
https://www.thepropgallery.com/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-ralph-mcquarrie-the-power-of-god
Jacques James Tissot's ark of the covenant
Errors Removed in Digital Versions?
According to this site the Cobra reflection was removed - which matches Jeb's recollection. But after famously negative responses to guns being replaced with mobile phones in digital releases of E.T., Spielberg claimed he wasn't going to be tinkering with his films. Well… people certainly change their minds.
Movies knocked off from Raiders:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-indy-ripoffs-2008-pg-photogallery.html
Video Games based on Indy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ojbvhbqOI
The idea that the Templars worshipped the mummified head of Jesus? Source: The Head of Godby Keith Laidler.
The Dorade Box (Indy's hiding locale on freighter)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorade_box
Kiss Me Deadly (McGuffin style copied in Pulp Fiction)