Big Thinkers (TV series)

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Big Thinkers
Big Thinkers logo
Genre	News/Documentary
Starring	Mark Eddo John C. Dvorak
Country of origin	USA
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	35
Production
Producer(s)	Jennifer Lavin Joanne Shen Trista Switzer David Winton
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	TechTV
Picture format	16:9
Original run	2000 – September 14, 2002
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The original Big Thinkers logo

Big Thinkers is a former ZDTV (later TechTV) television program. It featured a half-hour interview with a "big thinker" in science, technology, and other fields. The show was originally hosted by Mark Eddo, later replaced by John C. Dvorak. In 2001 the show changed its format, transforming from a weekly half-hour interview to a documentary-style program. This new format was initially referred to on the TechTV website as "Big Thinkers 2.0."

The new incarnation of the Big Thinkers series was produced by Winton / duPont Films, a documentary film company located in the Presidio of San Francisco. Interviews were filmed in a 16:9 format and intercut with public domain material from the Prelinger Archives. This archival footage (mostly film clips from the 1940's and 50's) was used to create visual metaphors highlighting the speaker's points.