Good report
I was a huge fan of the "Sightings" TV show, so I had to buy this video. For those who don't know, "Sightings" was a paranormal documentary show that ran in the 1990's. It started out on the Fox network as a few specials in 1991 and 1992. Then, it became a weekly series in the spring of 1992, running for two seasons on Fox until 1993. The show returned in 1994 as an all-new 1 hour weekly series in syndication and ran for two seasons. In 1996, the show was picked up by the Sci Fi Channel for its fifth and final season, ending in 1997. In addition, there were a few specials that aired on Sci Fi in 1998. All in all, a pretty good run for a show of this type. Other shows tried to copy it ("Encounters: The Hidden Truth", "Mysteries, Magic, & Miracles", "The Paranormal Borderline", etc.), but none of those shows were as well-written or as stylishly produced as "Sightings".
This video compilation of some of the UFO / alien segments from the series is a good, although brief, overview of the topic. Most of the highlights are covered including, the Kenneth Arnold sighting, Roswell, Area 51, Project Blue Book, the Kecksburg incident, as well as more recent sightings such as Mexico City in 1991 and a Russian pilot sighting. The abduction phenomenon is covered, as well as the possibility of government cover-ups. Experts Stanton Friedman, George Knapp, & the controversial Robert Lazar are interviewed. Some skeptics are interviewed, too. New host narration segments with Tim White were filmed for the video (he appears to be outside near some radio telescope dishes). (If you are looking for the host segments where a team of people are in the background studio looking busy or the graphic lettering that framed each segment of the show's episodes, they are not in this video.) However, they do run the preview and opening theme sequence at the first of the video (it looks like its from the third season of the show).
The video is not perfect in that it is only approximately 58 minutes long. I would have prefered at least two hours. Also, it seems that they include more skeptical viewpoints in this video than in the other "Sightings" videos, for some reason (although, it is still mostly pro-belief). Still, if you're a "Sightings" fan or a UFO fan, it IS worth buying. Especially since you can get it for a cheap price through Amazon's marketplace sellers. (Also, check out the Sightings ghost and psychic videos.)
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