Curiosity (TV series)

Curiosity
Genre Documentary
Composer(s) Sheridan Tongue
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 29
Production
Executive producer(s) Alan Eyres
Ben Bowie
John Smithson
Susan Winslow
Philip J Day
Editor(s) Simon Greenwood
Ben Harding
Camera setup Multiple
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) Darlow Smithson Productions
Edge West Productions
Distributor Discovery Channel
Broadcast
Original channel Discovery Channel
Original run August 7, 2011 – present
External links
Website

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 Destination America. Season one consists of 16 episodes.

Curiosity: The Questions of Our Life

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

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

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
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 13 October 7, 2012 January 27, 2013 N/A N/A N/A

Episodes

Season 1: 2011

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Narrated/presented by Original air date
11"Did God Create the Universe?"[6]Stephen Hawking/Benedict CumberbatchAugust 7, 2011
22"Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?"[6]Michelle RodriguezAugust 14, 2011
33"Why is Sex Fun?"[6]Maggie GyllenhaalAugust 21, 2011
44"What Sank Titanic?"[6]Bill PaxtonAugust 28, 2011
55"Parallel Universes - Are They Real?"[6]Morgan FreemanSeptember 4, 2011
66"What's Beneath America?"[6]Martin SheenSeptember 11, 2011
77"How Will the World End?"[6]Samuel L. JacksonSeptember 18, 2011
88"Atlantis Uncovered"[6]Terry O'QuinnSeptember 25, 2011
99"I, Caveman"[6]Morgan SpurlockOctober 2, 2011
1010"Egypt: What Lies Beneath?"[6]Brendan FraserOctober 9, 2011
1111"Can You Live Forever?"[6]Adam SavageOctober 16, 2011
1212"World's Dirtiest Man"[6]Mike RoweOctober 23, 2011
1313"How Evil are You?"[6]Eli RothOctober 30, 2011
1414"Life Before Birth"[6]Courteney CoxNovember 6, 2011
1515"What's America Worth?"[6]Donald TrumpNovember 13, 2011
1616"Your Body on Drugs"[6]Robin WilliamsNovember 20, 2011

Season 2: 2012

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Narrated by Original air date
171"Plane Crash"[7]Josh CharlesOctober 7, 2012
182"The Devil's Triangle"[8]Josh CharlesOctober 14, 2012
193"I Was Mummified"[9]Josh CharlesOctober 21, 2012
204"Brainwashed"[10]Josh CharlesOctober 28, 2012
215"Battlefield Cell"[11]Josh CharlesNovember 4, 2012
226"Sex in America"[12]Josh CharlesNovember 11, 2012
237"Megastorm"[13]Josh CharlesNovember 18, 2012
248"Mankind Rising"[14]Josh CharlesNovember 25, 2012
259"Volcano Time Bomb"[15]Josh CharlesDecember 9, 2012
2610"What destroyed the Hindenburg?"[16]Josh CharlesDecember 16, 2012
2711"X-Ray Yellowstone"[6]Josh CharlesDecember 23, 2012
2812"Sun Storm"[6]Josh CharlesDecember 30, 2012
2913"Monster Squid: The Giant is Real"[6]Josh CharlesJanuary 27, 2013

References

  1. ↑ Seidman, Robert (August 4, 2011). "Discovery to Simulcast 'Curiosity' Premiere Across 7 Networks". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Discovery Channel Announces CURIOSITY - Premieres August 7 at 8pm ET". RealityTVWebsite.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Breaking News - Discovery Communications Launches Landmark Original Series: "Curiosity: The Questions of Our Life"". TheFutonCritic.com. September 10, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Discovery Launches Curiosity.com Expert Q&A Site". Dmwmedia.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 "Shows A-Z - curiosity on discovery". the Futon Critic. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Plane Crash". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Devil's Triangle". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  9. ↑ "I Was Mummified". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Brainwashed". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Battlefield Cell". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Sex in America". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Megastorm". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Mankind Rising". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Volcano Time Bomb". Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  16. ↑ "What destroyed the Hindenburg?". Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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