Dark Matters: Twisted But True

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Dark Matters: Twisted But True
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Genre Documentary
Science fiction
Horror
Drama
Paranormal
Written byAdam Rosenthal, Annalisa D'Innela
Narrated by John Noble
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producersDan Gold, Jasper James
EditorMark Gravil
Camera setup Single camera
Running time40–48 minutes
Release
Original network Science Channel
Original releaseAugust 31, 2011 (2011-08-31) 
December 26, 2012 (2012-12-26)
Related
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Dark Matters: Twisted But True is a television series featured on the Science Channel. Hosted by actor John Noble of Fringe and Lord of the Rings , the show takes the viewer inside the laboratory to profile strange science and expose some of history's most bizarre experiments. This show uses narration and reenactments to portray the stories in this show. [1] A new season of episodes, under the title Dark Matters: Extra Twisted, premiered on January 23, 2013. The episodes revisit previous stories with "deeper insight and new information." [2]

Contents

Episodes

Season 1

#TitleOriginal air date
1"The Philadelphia Experiment, Ape-Man Army, Zapped to Death"August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
2"I Have Einstein's Brain, Unidentified Flying Nazis, Killer Thoughts"September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)
3"Sexy Secret Agent, Full Body Transplant, Honey I Nuked the Planet"September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
4"It's Alive!, Tripping with Uncle Sam, My Hand is Killing Me"September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)
5"21 Grams, Missing Cosmonauts, Sound of Death"September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)
6"Jekyll vs Hyde, How to Make a Zombie, Radio Waves of Death"October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)

Season 2

#TitleOriginal air date
1"Lindbergh: American Nazi?, Suicide Song, Living Organ Donor"July 14, 2012 (2012-07-14)
2"Resurrection Row, Operation Brainwash, Rabid Roulette"July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)
3"Dr. Lobotomy, Voodoo Rx, Killed by Kindness"July 28, 2012 (2012-07-28)
4"Amnesiac, Party Poopers, Risky Radiation"August 4, 2012 (2012-08-04)
5"Positively Poisonous, Medusa's Heroin, Beauty and Brains"August 11, 2012 (2012-08-11)
6"Creative Evil, Curiosity Killed Dr. Katskee, Bat Bomb"August 18, 2012 (2012-08-18)
7"Tuskegee STD, Do You See What I See?, Cold War Cold Case"August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25)
8"Agent Orange, Ben Franklin: Fraud Slayer?, Price of Beauty"November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
9"Unabomber, Get the Lead Out, Salvation by Starvation"November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)
10"Human Puppets, Cadavers for Cash, Einstein's Revenge"December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)
11"Pavlov's Children, Alien Rain, Glow Girls"December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)
12"Instrument of Espionage, Stutter Study, 'Roid Rage"December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)
13"Magickal Jet Propulsion, Missing Link Mystery, Typhoid Mary"December 26, 2012 (2012-12-26)

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References

  1. Science Channel Home Page Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. Dark Matters: Twisted But True TV Schedule Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-01-23.