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| Format | Documentary Reality television |
| Developed by | Michael Mandt and Neil Mandt |
| Starring | Joshua Gates |
| Narrated by | Joshua Gates |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 17 (as of October 1, 2008) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Michael Mandt and Neil Mandt |
| Running time | apx. 45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Sci Fi Channel |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Destination Truth is a weekly SciFi Original Series that premiered on June 6, 2007. The series follows paranormal researcher Joshua Gates around the world to investigate claims of the supernatural, mainly in the field of cryptozoology. The show is produced by Mandt Bros. Productions. In the United Kingdom the series is known as The Monster Hunter and is shown on Virgin 1.
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Episode format
Each episode is about 45 minutes long, (excluding commercials), and usually features two investigations into the reports of cryptids — bizarre, paranormal creatures that are said to exist only in myth and superstition. Gates leads a group of fellow investigators and cameramen in his treks to various locations around the world where he begins his investigation by interviewing witnesses, reviewing any evidence, and researching local history. Later, Gates and his team go into the field in an attempt to capture first-hand evidence of the existence of these legendary creatures. Any evidence gathered is then sent to experts, generally in the United States, for further analysis.
Cast and crew
- Joshua Gates - lead investigator
- Brad Kuhlman - producer, investigator
- Eric Wing - camera operator, producer, casting director
- Nick Scown - producer, editor
- Ron Carlson - producer
- Araceli Haldeman - assistant producer
- Casey Brumels - camera operator, co-executive producer
- Erica "Shush" Shusha - camera operator
- Michael "Ponch" St. Hilaire - audio technician
- Vlad Garcia - audio technician
- Rich Velazquez - audio technician
- Naomi Grossman - production assistant
- Drew Adams - production assistant
- Erin Ryder - producer, researcher
- Star Seifert - producer, researcher
- Ian Shorr - producer, researcher
- Jed Udall - camera operator
- Rey Delgado - medic
- Jarrod Tomassi - medic
- Neil Mandt - creator, camera operator, executive producer
- Michael Mandt - creator, executive producer
Reviews
After disappointing ratings for Psychic at Large and Sci Fi Investigates, critical reviews of Destination Truth have been positive, gaining a 7.9 out of 10 on TV.com.1 Pat Dunn of Badpsychics.com has called the show "a refreshing change" and "the right show to follow [Sci Fi's] hit paranormal investigation program Ghost Hunters"2 where he credits Josh Gates' witty, adventurous attitude. The Hollywood Reporter says "...don't watch this series...thinking you'll see the solution to a riddle of the universe. Watch it because Gates has a great sense of humor, never takes himself too seriously..."3
Episodes
Season one
| Ep# | First Aired | Location | Creature | Investigation Details |
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| 101 | June 6, 2007 | Papua New Guinea | Ri | Josh hunts for a mermaid-like sea creature called Ri. |
| Iguanodon | Josh searches for a dinosaur-like beast that lurks the jungles near the village of Tinganavudu. | |||
| 102 | June 13, 2007 | Thailand | Thailand Ghosts | Josh and a team of paranormal investigators go to Khon Kaen province to hunt ghosts reported by villagers. |
| Phaya Naga | Josh looks for a naga-like serpent lurking in the Mekong River near the Laos border. | |||
| 103 | June 20, 2007 | Papua New Guinea | Ropen | Josh looks for a nocturnal, Pterodactyl-like creature called the Ropen that lurks the jungles of Papua New Guinea. |
| Chile | Chupacabra | Josh investigates the legendary Chupacabra, a blood-sucking creature with glowing red eyes. | ||
| 104 | June 27, 2007 | Malaysia | Bigfoot | Josh goes to Malaysia's Endau Rompin National Park to look into Bigfoot reports. |
| Argentina | Nahuelito | Josh searches for a lake monster reminiscent of Nessy supposedly lurking in Nahuel Huapi Lake. | ||
| 105 | July 11, 2007 | South Africa | Mamlambo | Josh and team investigate the banks of the Mzintlava River where a horse-headed fish creature reportedly lurks. |
| Lesotho | Tokoloshe | Josh and team go in search of the Tokoloshe, an ape-like being with enormous eyes said to appear and vanish like a ghost. | ||
| 106 | July 18, 2007 | Argentina | El Lobizon | Josh searches for a werewolf, which is of such a concern that the Argentinian president supposedly baptizes the seventh son born in a family to purge the curse. |
| El Pombero | Josh checks out reports of a dwarf-like creature called El Pombero which is said to impregnate women with a single touch on the belly. |
Season two
| Ep# | First Aired | Location | Creature | Investigation Details |
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| 201 | March 5, 2008 | Nepal | Yeti | Josh and team head to Mount Everest in search of the Bigfoot-like creature known as the Yeti. |
| 202 | March 12, 2008 | Tanzania | Pemba Island Haunting | Josh and team go to the African island of Pemba which is reportedly haunted by the tortured spirits of slaves. |
| Mongolia | Death Worm | Josh goes to the Gobi Desert to hunt the Mongolian Death Worm, a creature, 4 feet (1.2 m) long, that reportedly secretes acid and shoots electricity. | ||
| 203 | March 19, 2008 | Cambodia | Wild Man | Josh goes to Cambodia in search of ape-like wild man that supposedly held a local village girl captive for several years. |
| Zambia | Mokele-Mbembe | Josh goes to Zambia to hunt down a sauropod dinosaur said to be living in the swamps around Lake Bangweulu. | ||
| 204 | March 26, 2008 | Vietnam | Tarasque | Josh goes to Vietnam's Halong Bay in search of the Tarasque, a sea serpent described to be 30 meters long. |
| Tanzania | Popobawa | The team goes to the African island of Zanzibar in search of the Popobawa, a bat-like creature rumored to attack people at night. | ||
| 205 | April 2, 2008 | Brazil | Mapinguary | Josh goes into the Amazon Rainforest in search of the Mapinguary, a giant ground sloth-like creature that is depicted as having a single eye, a mouth located on its stomach, and emitting a foul odor. |
| Zambia | Kongomato | Josh goes to Zambia in search of the Kongomato, a Pterodactyl-like creature that reportedly attacks people at night in their homes. | ||
| 206 | April 9, 2008 | Brazil | Giant Anaconda | Josh and team spend two nights along the Amazon River in search of giant anacondas, reportedly 60 feet (18 m) or more in length, and powerful enough to kill an ox. |
| 207 | September 3, 2008 | Australia | Yowie | Josh and team explore the Blue Mountains region near Sydney, Australia to find evidence of a Bigfoot-like creature called the Yowie. |
| Malaysia | Haunted Mosque | Josh and team camp out at an allegedly haunted mosque deep in Malaysia to find evidence of paranormal activity. | ||
| 208 | September 10, 2008 | Indonesia | Orang Pendek | Josh and team search for an elusive three foot tall, broad-shouldered, bipedal, primate lurking somewhere on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. |
| Iceland | Lagarfljót Worm | Josh and team search for a monstrous worm supposedly lurking in Iceland's Lake Lagarfljót. | ||
| 209 | September 17, 2008 | Indonesia | Haunted Cave | The team goes ghost hunting in a supposedly haunted cave that local Indonesian villagers are afraid to enter. |
| Australia | Burrunjor | Josh and team go in search of what local aborigines and cattle ranchers claim is a carnivorous bipedal lizard, 25 feet (7.62m) long that stalks the Australian outback. | ||
| 210 | September 24, 2008 | Indonesia | Ahool | Josh and team explore the Indonesian island of Java in search of a giant bat reportedly with a 12-foot wingspan. |
| Philippines | Pintatubo | Josh and team enter the rain forests of the Philippines, risking capture by armed rebels and exposure to mercury-contaminated water to find a strange river creature. | ||
| 211 | October 1, 2008 | Philippines | Aswang | Josh and team go on the hunt for the mythical Aswang – devilish ghouls that are said to haunt an old tree, take the form of various animals, and attack those who enter a nearby church. |
| Japan | Haunted Forest | Josh treks into the creepy Aokigahara forest of Japan, located at the base of Mt. Fuji, where countless people have gone to commit suicide. | ||
| 212 | October 8, 2008 | Japan | Issie | Josh goes in search of Japan's version of the Loch Ness Monster which is called Issie and supposedly lurks in Kyūshū Island's Lake Ikeda. |
| Iceland | Icelandic Elves | Josh goes to Iceland in search of rock dwelling little people, first appearing in Viking legends and still believed to exist today where even roads are diverted around rocks and forests believed to be their homes. | ||
| 213 | October 15, 2008 | The Gambia | Ninki Nanka & Kikiyaon | A simultaneous investigation in western Africa where Josh and team go on the hunt for two mythical creatures at once – the Ninki Nanka - a giant, dragon-headed lizard and the Kikiyaon - a giant owl creature. |
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