In Search of...
Tidal Waves
TV Flash files “Tidal Waves” as the first listed hour of season 4 — In Search of... (1977–1982) on Syndicated, season 4, episode 1, aired 1979-09-20, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 73 of 152 in the In Search of... guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 1979-09-20 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “King Tut” (S03E24). Next is “Carlos, the Most Wanted Man in the World” (S04E02).
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Tidal waves are responsible for an enormous loss of life and property, yet often not considered as threatening as other natural disasters. Past tidal wave effects as well as future efforts to counteract potential damage is presented.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tidal Waves sit in the In Search of... guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 73 of 152 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did In Search of... S04E01 air?
Tidal Waves aired 1979-09-20 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.
The voice arrives before the hypothesis. Syndicated, 1977–1982 in the best-known version: Alan Landsburg's In Search of... puts Leonard Nimoy in the host/narrator chair covering UFOs, cryptids, lost civilizations, and conspiracies with serious tone and eerie synths. Spock-grade calm lending gravitas to wild hypotheses. Bigfoot, Atlantis, every late-night rabbit hole. Grainy reenactments. Occult-chic 1970s meeting proto-cable mystery television. Aesthetic ancestor of countless paranormal docuseries. **They were…
Filed against
- Leonard Nimoy as Narrator / Host
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