In Search of...
Martians
TV Flash files “Martians” as hour 9 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — In Search of... (1977–1982) on Syndicated, season 1, episode 9, aired 1977-05-21, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 152 in the In Search of... guide, hour 9 of 24 in season 1. It aired 1977-05-21 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Mummy's Curse” (S01E08). Next is “Atlantis” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Martians: Offers the theory that the Red Planet is dying of climate changes and suggests that Earth may face a similar fate. Gerald Soffen is a guest in the episode.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Martians sit in the In Search of... guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 152 — hour 9 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did In Search of... S01E09 air?
Martians aired 1977-05-21 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this a skeptical documentary?
It investigates with serious tone and does not require a closed answer. Nimoy's calm is the gravitas; the hypothesis can stay open.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Leonard Nimoy narrates Bigfoot, Atlantis, and every late-night rabbit hole with Spock-grade calm. Syndicated paranormal documentary as mass habit, occult-chic 1970s meeting proto-cable mystery television. The voice, the grainy reenactments, and the pleasure of a hypothesis that never has to close.
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Filed against
- Leonard Nimoy as Narrator / Host
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