The Occult Section

Looking for stories to blog about here is not always as easy as it seems. Sure, there are plenty of stories out there. But unfortunately, most of them are about people photographing dust and claiming the orbs are ghosts, or blurry photos of alleged UFOs or Bigfoot, or some yokel from a paranormal group claiming they have irrefutable “proof” of a ghost on an EVP that only they seem to be able to hear, or news that there are more paranormal shows coming to SyFy or Animal Planet or the Travel Channel (because, you know, we need more bastardization and embarrassment of the field). Frankly, it all makes me want to run away from the paranormal field completely. Then I saw this press release, and it made me very happy. So happy that I almost forgot about wanting to punch people in the brain. In Search Of… was the show that got me interested in the paranormal in the first place, long before I could voraciously read anything and everything about the paranormal I could get my hands on. And now, the complete series is on DVD.

Leonard Nimoy and the paranormal…how could you go wrong?

From the Press Release:
Entering our galaxy for the first time in any home entertainment format is In Search Of… The Complete Series, available December 4th in a special DVD collector’s set from Visual Entertainment, Inc. (VEI).

Hosted by the iconic, Emmy Award-winning Leonard Nimoy (“Star Trek”), this popular documentary television series (1976-1982) traversed the globe with a team of researchers, scientists and highly skilled technicians to conduct in-depth investigations of a wide variety of mysteries and to explore the unexplained.

So popular it spawned six books, “In Search Of…” took a fresh look at such controversial and mystifying topics as the paranormal; witchcraft; notorious murders; infamous cults; conspiracy theories; missing persons, cities and ships; naturally occurring phenomena; scientific breakthroughs; age-old myths; the lore surrounding historical events and figures; and the downright peculiar!

From the rumored existence of Nazi plunder to the real-life inspiration for Sherlock Holmes to tracking the Loch Ness monster to reincarnation to UFO cover ups (and much more!), it’s an entertaining romp that no sci-fi fan, mystery enthusiast, scientific devotee or history buff will want to miss!

INCLUDES:
152 episodes on 21 discs (approx. 63+ hours).

BONUS:
Two Rod Serling-hosted specials, which aired prior to the start of the Nimoy-hosted series, and the re-launched 2002 series (eight hour-long episodes) hosted by Mitch Pileggi (“The X-Files”).

In Search Of… The Complete Series is presented in full screen (aspect ratio: 4×3) and stereo.

Here’s to hoping that Santa Claus reads The Occult Section…

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Obviously, I’m a paranormal/supernatural/unexplained enthusiast. I love this crap, I really do. I mean I spend pretty much any free time I have working on this blog and actually investigating the paranormal. So while this story naturally intrigues me, the delays and excuses are starting to wear a little thin for me. We blogged about this story when it first came out, then again when there were some updates, and now there are even more updates, but still not much more info.

Two distinct sections? A rounded top sitting on top of a base? That’s not the Millennium Falcon, silly researchers. It’s the Enterprise!

The so-called Baltic Sea UFO is currently being investigated by divers and the data streaming back is very intriguing. What kind of information is being released?

An hour-long interview with team leader Peter Lindberg was published to the web on Thursday by DiscloseTV and it seems there are now many more questions than answers.

First of all, it turns out that some of the photographic equipment being used will render a high-quality 3D image. According to Lindberg, there were the usual technical problems collecting that data. But the final rendering difficulty is being compounded by the fact that virtually all of Scandinavia is on vacation during the month of August!

So, despite the fact that this story is huge all around the world, vacation time is much more precious. But, that’s to be expected. The sun doesn’t shine all year long in that area of the world. No final release date for the 3D image has been announced, but it should be well before Fall 2012.

Also, it seems the original descriptions of the anomaly are off. The object appears to have two distinct sections. A rounded top sits perched above a base sitting on the sea floor. This information doesn’t rule out the possibility the object was manufactured, but only closer inspection will reveal whether it is a geological formation or not.

Lindberg is also planning a third expedition, but that is planned for next Summer. The current window for exploration will stop at the end of September because of adverse weather conditions, making it much more difficult to dive and to see.

So, at this point, the Baltic Sea anomaly can still technically be described as a UFO, with many theorists speculating it is an airship, man-made or otherwise, which crash-landed at the bottom of the ocean.

Hopefully, when vacation time ends, there will be more information forthcoming.

Stay tuned.

For the entire interview, click here..

I find it hard to believe that that can’t find someone willing to help them out on this. Maybe from somewhere besides Scandanavia? And how is this still “technically” a UFO? I can get the unidentified part, and the object part, but there is no proof that this thing ever flew.

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It’s the day after Labor Day, summer has unofficially ended, and many kids are back to school today. So I’m doing a bit of light news today for everyone, whether your summer is over and you’re going back to school, or you’re a parent who is looking to celebrate your renewed freedom and quiet home. Gather.com is reporting that William Shatner believes in aliens. Now, I love William Shatner, I’m a huge “Star Trek” geek, but I’m not quite sure why this is news. But here’s the story.

Why did he only kiss the green aliens?

Former “Star Trek” actor William Shatner says there’s no doubt in his mind that aliens do exist.

“There is no doubt that there is life out there; the mathematics of it lead you to that absolute conclusion,” the actor revealed to the Montreal Gazette. “In my mind, there is no doubt that the universe teems — teems! — with life in all its forms.”

William Shatner’s revelation comes after his hosting duties on the new television series, “William Shatner’s Weird or What?” In the Discovery Channel show, 79 year old Shatner explores the paranormal, medical flukes, and bizarre natural disasters.

William Shatner played Captain Kirk for years on “Star Trek,” and he just now is beginning to believe in the existence of alien life. The more television channels such as Sci-Fi and Discovery explore the paranormal, the more believers will begin to be made.

It’s funny to me, reading this interview, that you can almost hear Shatner doing his iconic overacting during the “teems” part. Real talent is when your overacting comes through even in print. Shatner is the man.

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