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''Mystery Hunters'' is an award-winning Discovery Kids documentary series on "the paranormal, the supernatural and, by extension, the inedible." Araya (Mengesha) and Christina (Broccolini), two real-life teenage mystery hunters, along with scientist/skeptic/magician Doubting Dave (played by [[David Acer]], who is also a writer on the show), scour the world in search of unexplained phenomena. Are there prehistoric mega-sharks hiding deep in our oceans? Is there an underwater U.F.O. base off the coast of Puerto Rico? Who built Stonehenge, and what does it do? Could the dinosaurs have been wiped out by an asteroid from space? Did an ancient King named Midas really have the power to turn everything he touched into gold? Are there hundreds of ghosts trapped under the streets of Edinburgh? Did a race of giant humans once walk the Earth? Does the fire goddess Pele live deep inside Mount Kilauea? Is there an ancient sea monster lurking in the dark waters of Loch Ness? And the list goes on. | ''Mystery Hunters'' is an award-winning Discovery Kids documentary series on "the paranormal, the supernatural and, by extension, the inedible." Araya (Mengesha) and Christina (Broccolini), two real-life teenage mystery hunters, along with scientist/skeptic/magician Doubting Dave (played by [[David Acer]], who is also a writer on the show), scour the world in search of unexplained phenomena. Are there prehistoric mega-sharks hiding deep in our oceans? Is there an underwater U.F.O. base off the coast of Puerto Rico? Who built Stonehenge, and what does it do? Could the dinosaurs have been wiped out by an asteroid from space? Did an ancient King named Midas really have the power to turn everything he touched into gold? Are there hundreds of ghosts trapped under the streets of Edinburgh? Did a race of giant humans once walk the Earth? Does the fire goddess Pele live deep inside Mount Kilauea? Is there an ancient sea monster lurking in the dark waters of Loch Ness? And the list goes on. | ||
| − | Produced by Apartment 11 Productions, ''Mystery Hunters'' has, to date, enjoyed three seasons and 65 episodes, and continues to garner awards and accolades around the world, including eight Gemini nominations (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys), a Platinum Best of Show prize at the Aurora Awards in Salt Lake City, a 2006 Parent's Choice Award, and a 2007 Alliance for Children & Television Award of Excellence. David Acer has also received two Gemini nominations for his writing on the show (2005 and 2007), as well as a spin-off book deal with Kidscan Press. | + | Produced by Apartment 11 Productions, ''Mystery Hunters'' has, to date, enjoyed three seasons and 65 episodes, and continues to garner awards and accolades around the world, including eight Gemini nominations (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys), a Platinum Best of Show prize at the Aurora Awards in Salt Lake City, a 2006 Parent's Choice Award, and a 2007 Alliance for Children & Television Award of Excellence. [[David Acer]] has also received two Gemini nominations for his writing on the show (2005 and 2007), as well as a spin-off book deal with Kidscan Press. |
In September of 2007, the first-ever ''Mystery Hunters'' DVD was released in Canada, a three-episode collection timed for Halloween called ''Mystery Hunters: Beastly Beings and Monstrous Mysteries'', and in the Fall of 2008, a Mystery Hunters/Doubting Dave guide to paranormal tricks and hoaxes called ''Gotcha! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends'' will be published by Kids Can Press. | In September of 2007, the first-ever ''Mystery Hunters'' DVD was released in Canada, a three-episode collection timed for Halloween called ''Mystery Hunters: Beastly Beings and Monstrous Mysteries'', and in the Fall of 2008, a Mystery Hunters/Doubting Dave guide to paranormal tricks and hoaxes called ''Gotcha! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends'' will be published by Kids Can Press. | ||
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== A Typical Episode == | == A Typical Episode == | ||
| − | Araya and Christina introduce their respective mysteries (sometimes they’re related, sometimes they’re not), then they dig deeper to try to get answers by talking to witnesses, questioning experts, and examining the actual site of the mystery, often in the hopes that it will | + | Araya and Christina introduce their respective mysteries (sometimes they’re related, sometimes they’re not), then they dig deeper to try to get answers by talking to witnesses, questioning experts, and examining the actual site of the mystery, often in the hopes that it will recur. Occasionally, they combine forces to investigate a single mystery (e.g., KING TUT in Season 1, PRINCESS ANASTASIA in Season II, GIANT SHARKS, THE CHUPACABRA and STONEHENGE in Season III). They also contact Doubting Dave at “Discovery Headquarters” for advice and input when they reach an impasse |
In addition, in what’s called the "Mystery Lab," Doubting Dave performs and teaches a trick, hoax or experiment viewers can do at home that explores one or both of the mysteries in the episode from a scientific and/or skeptical angle. He also has a segment called “The V-Files,” wherein the Mystery Illustrator (a laptop computer) purportedly renders a viewer’s question into an animated short (these are created from actual letters and e-mails by animator [[Bruce Simpson]]), then he answers the question. The questions come from real kids, and are usually thematically related to the mysteries in the episode (e.g., in the episode wherein Araya and Christina investigate the possible existence of living prehistoric giant sharks called Magalodons, the V-File is an answer to the question, ''“Do sharks cure cancer?”''). | In addition, in what’s called the "Mystery Lab," Doubting Dave performs and teaches a trick, hoax or experiment viewers can do at home that explores one or both of the mysteries in the episode from a scientific and/or skeptical angle. He also has a segment called “The V-Files,” wherein the Mystery Illustrator (a laptop computer) purportedly renders a viewer’s question into an animated short (these are created from actual letters and e-mails by animator [[Bruce Simpson]]), then he answers the question. The questions come from real kids, and are usually thematically related to the mysteries in the episode (e.g., in the episode wherein Araya and Christina investigate the possible existence of living prehistoric giant sharks called Magalodons, the V-File is an answer to the question, ''“Do sharks cure cancer?”''). | ||
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| + | == Awards == | ||
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| + | JAPAN PRIZE - 2007 | ||
| + | Winner - Best Program - Early Education Category | ||
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| + | GEMINI AWARDS - 2007 | ||
| + | Nomination Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series | ||
| + | Nomination - Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series | ||
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| + | ACT - ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN AND TELEVISION - 2007 | ||
| + | Nomination - Best Program | ||
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| + | PARENT'S CHOICE AWARDS - 2006 | ||
| + | Winner - Parent's Choice Approved | ||
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| + | GEMINI AWARDS - 2003 and 2005 | ||
| + | Six nominations, including Best Children's or Youth | ||
| + | Non-Fiction Program or Series and Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series | ||
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| + | PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL - 2006 | ||
| + | Nomination - non-fiction category for ages 7-11 | ||
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| + | BANFF WORLD TELEVISION AWARDS - 2006 | ||
| + | Hors Concours Selection | ||
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| + | AURORA AWARDS - 2005 | ||
| + | Winner - Platinum Best of Show | ||
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| + | YORKTON SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL - 2006 | ||
| + | Nomination Golden Sheaf Award - Best Children's Production | ||
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| + | VIEWFINDERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR YOUTH - 2006 | ||
| + | Official Selection | ||
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| + | COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL - 2005 | ||
| + | Honourable Mention | ||
[[Category:Media]] | [[Category:Media]] | ||
Revision as of 03:50, 24 January 2008
Mystery Hunters is an award-winning Discovery Kids documentary series on "the paranormal, the supernatural and, by extension, the inedible." Araya (Mengesha) and Christina (Broccolini), two real-life teenage mystery hunters, along with scientist/skeptic/magician Doubting Dave (played by David Acer, who is also a writer on the show), scour the world in search of unexplained phenomena. Are there prehistoric mega-sharks hiding deep in our oceans? Is there an underwater U.F.O. base off the coast of Puerto Rico? Who built Stonehenge, and what does it do? Could the dinosaurs have been wiped out by an asteroid from space? Did an ancient King named Midas really have the power to turn everything he touched into gold? Are there hundreds of ghosts trapped under the streets of Edinburgh? Did a race of giant humans once walk the Earth? Does the fire goddess Pele live deep inside Mount Kilauea? Is there an ancient sea monster lurking in the dark waters of Loch Ness? And the list goes on.
Produced by Apartment 11 Productions, Mystery Hunters has, to date, enjoyed three seasons and 65 episodes, and continues to garner awards and accolades around the world, including eight Gemini nominations (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys), a Platinum Best of Show prize at the Aurora Awards in Salt Lake City, a 2006 Parent's Choice Award, and a 2007 Alliance for Children & Television Award of Excellence. David Acer has also received two Gemini nominations for his writing on the show (2005 and 2007), as well as a spin-off book deal with Kidscan Press.
In September of 2007, the first-ever Mystery Hunters DVD was released in Canada, a three-episode collection timed for Halloween called Mystery Hunters: Beastly Beings and Monstrous Mysteries, and in the Fall of 2008, a Mystery Hunters/Doubting Dave guide to paranormal tricks and hoaxes called Gotcha! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends will be published by Kids Can Press.
In October of 2007, Mystery Hunters won a prestigious 2007 Japan Prize (sponsored by the Japanese television network NHK). The STONEHENGE episode (from Season III), written by David Acer and Sara Edelson, and directed by Serge Marcil, Eli Gorn and Zsolt Luka, was awarded the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Prize in the Early Education category.
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A Typical Episode
Araya and Christina introduce their respective mysteries (sometimes they’re related, sometimes they’re not), then they dig deeper to try to get answers by talking to witnesses, questioning experts, and examining the actual site of the mystery, often in the hopes that it will recur. Occasionally, they combine forces to investigate a single mystery (e.g., KING TUT in Season 1, PRINCESS ANASTASIA in Season II, GIANT SHARKS, THE CHUPACABRA and STONEHENGE in Season III). They also contact Doubting Dave at “Discovery Headquarters” for advice and input when they reach an impasse
In addition, in what’s called the "Mystery Lab," Doubting Dave performs and teaches a trick, hoax or experiment viewers can do at home that explores one or both of the mysteries in the episode from a scientific and/or skeptical angle. He also has a segment called “The V-Files,” wherein the Mystery Illustrator (a laptop computer) purportedly renders a viewer’s question into an animated short (these are created from actual letters and e-mails by animator Bruce Simpson), then he answers the question. The questions come from real kids, and are usually thematically related to the mysteries in the episode (e.g., in the episode wherein Araya and Christina investigate the possible existence of living prehistoric giant sharks called Magalodons, the V-File is an answer to the question, “Do sharks cure cancer?”).
Awards
JAPAN PRIZE - 2007
Winner - Best Program - Early Education Category
GEMINI AWARDS - 2007
Nomination Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series Nomination - Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
ACT - ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN AND TELEVISION - 2007
Nomination - Best Program
PARENT'S CHOICE AWARDS - 2006
Winner - Parent's Choice Approved
GEMINI AWARDS - 2003 and 2005
Six nominations, including Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series and Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL - 2006
Nomination - non-fiction category for ages 7-11
BANFF WORLD TELEVISION AWARDS - 2006
Hors Concours Selection
AURORA AWARDS - 2005
Winner - Platinum Best of Show
YORKTON SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL - 2006
Nomination Golden Sheaf Award - Best Children's Production
VIEWFINDERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR YOUTH - 2006
Official Selection
COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL - 2005
Honourable Mention
