Curiosity (TV series)
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Composer(s) | Sheridan Tongue |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Alan Eyres Ben Bowie John Smithson Susan Winslow |
| Editor(s) | Simon Greenwood Ben Harding |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Darlow Smithson Productions |
| Distributor | Discovery Channel |
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| Original channel | Discovery Channel |
| Original run | August 7, 2011 – present |
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Curiosity is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel.[1][2] Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society (e.g., why the RMS Titanic sank) and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode titled "Did God Create the Universe?", which aired simultaneously on seven Discovery Communications networks: Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet, Science, Investigation Discovery, and Planet Green. Season one consists of 16 episodes.
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Curiosity Project [edit]
The development of "Curiosity: The Questions of Our Life", was announced in September 2009.[3] It was to answer questions and mysteries in fields like space, biology, geology, medicine, physics, technology, nature, archaeology, history, and the human mind. It was considered as a groundbreaking series for Discovery like the BBC's Planet Earth and Life. Originally, this series was to be a monthly show airing 12 one-hour episodes each year for 5 years beginning in January 2011. Dan Riskin was initially slated to host.[4]
Curiosity.com [edit]
The website was opened in June 2011. It was to be an expert Q&A site, where experts and scholars tried to answer some of life's most profound questions. The 32 topics in site ranges from biodiversity to nanotechnology. So far 12,000 questions have been answered.[5]
Series overview [edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 16 | August 7, 2011 | November 20, 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | TBA | October 7, 2012 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Episodes [edit]
Season 1: 2011 [edit]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Narrated/presented by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Did God Create the Universe?"[6] | Stephen Hawking/Benedict Cumberbatch | August 7, 2011 |
| 2 | 2 | "Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?"[6] | Michelle Rodriguez | August 14, 2011 |
| 3 | 3 | "Why is Sex Fun?"[6] | Maggie Gyllenhaal | August 21, 2011 |
| 4 | 4 | "What Sank Titanic?"[6] | Bill Paxton | August 28, 2011 |
| 5 | 5 | "Parallel Universes - Are They Real?"[6] | Morgan Freeman | September 4, 2011 |
| 6 | 6 | "What's Beneath America?"[6] | Martin Sheen | September 11, 2011 |
| 7 | 7 | "How Will the World End?"[6] | Samuel L. Jackson | September 18, 2011 |
| 8 | 8 | "Atlantis Uncovered"[6] | Terry O'Quinn | September 25, 2011 |
| 9 | 9 | "I, Caveman"[6] | Morgan Spurlock | October 2, 2011 |
| 10 | 10 | "Egypt: What Lies Beneath?"[6] | Brendan Fraser | October 9, 2011 |
| 11 | 11 | "Can You Live Forever?"[6] | Adam Savage | October 16, 2011 |
| 12 | 12 | "World's Dirtiest Man"[6] | Mike Rowe | October 23, 2011 |
| 13 | 13 | "How Evil are You?"[6] | Eli Roth | October 30, 2011 |
| 14 | 14 | "Life Before Birth"[6] | Courteney Cox | November 6, 2011 |
| 15 | 15 | "What's America Worth?"[6] | Donald Trump | November 13, 2011 |
| 16 | 16 | "Your Body on Drugs"[6] | Robin Williams | November 20, 2011 |
Season 2: 2012 [edit]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Narrated by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "Plane Crash"[7] | Josh Charles | October 7, 2012 |
| 18 | 2 | "The Devil's Triangle"[8] | Josh Charles | October 14, 2012 |
| 19 | 3 | "I Was Mummified"[9] | Josh Charles | October 21, 2012 |
| 20 | 4 | "Brainwashed"[10] | Josh Charles | October 28, 2012 |
| 21 | 5 | "Battlefield Cell"[11] | Josh Charles | November 4, 2012 |
| 22 | 6 | "Sex in America"[12] | Josh Charles | November 11, 2012 |
| 23 | 7 | "Megastorm"[13] | Josh Charles | November 18, 2012 |
| 24 | 8 | "Mankind Rising"[14] | Josh Charles | November 25, 2012 |
| 25 | 9 | "Volcano Time Bomb"[15] | Josh Charles | December 9, 2012 |
| 26 | 10 | "What destroyed the Hindenburg?"[16] | Josh Charles | December 16, 2012 |
| 27 | 11 | "X-Ray Yellowstone"[6] | Josh Charles | December 23, 2012 |
| 28 | 12 | "Sun Storm"[6] | Josh Charles | December 30, 2012 |
| 29 | 13 | "Monster Squid: The Giant is Real"[6] | Josh Charles | January 27, 2013 |
References [edit]
- ^ Seidman, Robert (August 4, 2011). "Discovery to Simulcast 'Curiosity' Premiere Across 7 Networks". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Discovery Channel Announces CURIOSITY - Premieres August 7 at 8pm ET". RealityTVWebsite.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Breaking News - Discovery Communications Launches Landmark Original Series: "Curiosity: The Questions of Our Life"". TheFutonCritic.com. September 10, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Dan Riskin Named Host Of Discovery Channel's Multi-Year Event Curiosity: The Questions Of Life : Discovery Press Web". Press.discovery.com. April 12, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Discovery Launches Curiosity.com Expert Q&A Site". Dmwmedia.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Shows A-Z - curiosity on discovery". the Futon Critic. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "Plane Crash". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "The Devil's Triangle". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "I Was Mummified". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Brainwashed". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Battlefield Cell". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ "Sex in America". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ "Megastorm". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Mankind Rising". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Volcano Time Bomb". Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "What destroyed the Hindenburg?". Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- General references
- "Shows A-Z - curiosity on discovery". the Futon Critic. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- "Curiosity: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- "Curiosity: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
