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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 3, 2018 22:29:50 GMT
I wish this mystery had popped up before Hallowe’en, because it’s kinda spooky!  ( BATouttaheck , I’ve found a new one to take Sleuth’s place if Kernan is indeed the singer!) Anyway. I’ve written before about the “Mandela Effect,” a silly but intriguing Internet phenomenon in which many people misremember a movie or TV show and therefore claim the “change” is supernatural. The prime examples are probably the Berenstain Bears, which people misremember as the Berenst ein Bears, and a children’s genie movie with David (“Sinbad”) Adkins, which doesn’t exist (it’s probably a misremembering of the very real children’s genie movie Kazaam, with Shaquille O’Neal), but it has extended to things like the number of seats in the car in which JFK died (6; people remember 4) and whether or not Dolly had braces in Moonraker (she didn’t). I’m a member of the Mandela Effect subreddit, mostly because I find the phenomenon interesting psychologically while totally disbelieving that it’s actually supernatural. Last night, someone posted something that got the subreddit fired up—and at first it does seem very mysterious. All over the Internet, people remember an early 2000s (the date is usually given as 2001) TV show called Curious World. But Curious World does not seem to have ever existed. Not only does it not have an IMDb page, but Travel Channel has no Internet records of its ever having existed, and there is no wholly reputable source online with information about it. The only slight, possibly-reputable source is TV Guide, which lists some episodes—but no other information. No one can find clips, a logo, or a production company. It’s as if the show never existed. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 3, 2018 22:40:55 GMT
For better or worse, yours truly loves solving weird mysteries (paging the Sleuth singer, paging the Sleuth singer) and jumped on the case. And what I found was interesting. First of all, as even the mods at the forum have now written, it’s not a “Mandela Effect.” This show did exist—and, at the same time, didn’t. One episode listed on the TV Guide site was called “The Mystery of the Minoans.” I Googled it and found a documentary from 2001 with the same title; it was broadcast on Travel Channel; and the narrator’s voice matched what many people remembered the voice as sounding like. So that’s it, right? Except it was from another show, called Ancient Apocalypses (which does have an IMDb page). So what’s up? Another researcher then found that Travel Channel had a show in 2001 called Curiosities Around the World. Sounds very similar to our missing show, right? And the plot-synopses matched up with what TV Guide had. Someone else pointed out that a man named Rob Bredl is mentioned as a host; Bredl has an IMDb page (no mention of Curious World) in which one of his credits is listed as a 2001 TV show about hunting crocodiles—a synopsis shared with TV Guide’s synopsis about CW. Then the smoking gun. Someone found some cover art and synopses for Curious World at Google Play’s website. I did some searching and found one episode called “Jackpot!: The Real Story of Slot Machines.” And if you Google “Jackpot”? Well, a metaphorical jackpot—it was a 2001 documentary that was broadcast on the Discovery Channel (Travel’s sister-channel). Conclusion? Travel took preëxisting shows and documentaries and repackaged them under the title Curious World—a show that both did and did not exist. How’s that for investigation? |
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 3, 2018 22:45:20 GMT
So. Does anyone here remember Curious World? Disagree with my conclusion? This one was fun to investigate.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 4, 2018 0:41:10 GMT
and whether or not Dolly had braces in Moonraker (she didn’t). Whoaaaaaa. That's the girl Jaws meets right? I DID assume she had braces. How weird.
I rewatched The Last Man on Earth--I had assumed Vincent Price picks up a machine gun at one point but watching it again--nope. Just a hand gun.
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 4, 2018 0:45:09 GMT
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 4, 2018 0:56:36 GMT
How strange.
I saw this at a drive-in.
Probably was the most vivid memory besides the opening.
Did I imagine James Bond didn't have a parachute when he went out of the plane?
I think the Get Smart movie the Nude Bomb also had something with an airplane and fall. If not I am completely swamped by Mandela Effects.
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 7, 2018 1:59:37 GMT
Here is one for you. Wa-a-a-ay back in 1968, Laugh-In premiered, hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. At the end of each show, Dan would say, “Say goodnight, Dick.” Martin would reply, “Goodnight, Dick.” I always laughed because I knew where that came from – even back then. For about two minutes at the end of each episode of “The Burns and Allen Show” (1950-1958), George and Gracie would address the audience directly, tell a joke, and George would say, “Say goodnight, Gracie” and she would go, “Goodnight, Gracie.” That is, I thought I remembered it until I said what I wrote above on the old boards and was informed that Gracie never said that. She only said, “Goodnight.” Well, I have been searching ever since for proof of the truth of my memory. I am slightly encouraged because it seems that I am not the only one who has this false memory. Some people on YouTube have taken to posting videos that have several instances of Gracie saying, “Goodnight” – as if they are setting some kind of widespread Urban Legend to rest. One such video is presented below. Maybe related: Today’s (November 6, 2018) USA Today reports that Harvard Researchers believe a “Mysterious interstellar object floating in space might be alien.” They are among us and changing Reality! Alien object |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 7, 2018 20:05:59 GMT
Here is one for you. Wa-a-a-ay back in 1968, Laugh-In premiered, hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. At the end of each show, Dan would say, “Say goodnight, Dick.” Martin would reply, “Goodnight, Dick.” I always laughed because I knew where that came from – even back then. For about two minutes at the end of each episode of “The Burns and Allen Show” (1950-1958), George and Gracie would address the audience directly, tell a joke, and George would say, “Say goodnight, Gracie” and she would go, “Goodnight, Gracie.” That is, I thought I remembered it until I said what I wrote above on the old boards and was informed that Gracie never said that. She only said, “Goodnight.” Well, I have been searching ever since for proof of the truth of my memory. I am slightly encouraged because it seems that I am not the only one who has this false memory. Some people on YouTube have taken to posting videos that have several instances of Gracie saying, “Goodnight” – as if they are setting some kind of widespread Urban Legend to rest. One such video is presented below. For whatever it's worth, hubby and I have seen every episode of B&A's show, and her regular response was always, "Good night." They did vary it on the odd occasion here or there, with George telling her simply, "Say 'good night'" or Gracie anticipating him and issuing her "Good night" before he had a chance to tell her to, and on one, she gave the cue herself: "Say 'good night,' George." |
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 7, 2018 23:04:56 GMT
Here is one for you. Wa-a-a-ay back in 1968, Laugh-In premiered, hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. At the end of each show, Dan would say, “Say goodnight, Dick.” Martin would reply, “Goodnight, Dick.” I always laughed because I knew where that came from – even back then. For about two minutes at the end of each episode of “The Burns and Allen Show” (1950-1958), George and Gracie would address the audience directly, tell a joke, and George would say, “Say goodnight, Gracie” and she would go, “Goodnight, Gracie.” That is, I thought I remembered it until I said what I wrote above on the old boards and was informed that Gracie never said that. She only said, “Goodnight.” Well, I have been searching ever since for proof of the truth of my memory. I am slightly encouraged because it seems that I am not the only one who has this false memory. Some people on YouTube have taken to posting videos that have several instances of Gracie saying, “Goodnight” – as if they are setting some kind of widespread Urban Legend to rest. One such video is presented below. For whatever it's worth, hubby and I have seen every episode of B&A's show, and her regular response was always, "Good night." They did vary it on the odd occasion here or there, with George telling her simply, "Say 'good night'" or Gracie anticipating him and issuing her "Good night" before he had a chance to tell her to, and on one, she gave the cue herself: "Say 'good night,' George." Thanks. I was wondering if I would have to watch every episode to settle the matter. I remember (what I really DO remember) always enjoying the show. I know you and hubby had a good time binging on G&A. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 8, 2018 2:15:39 GMT
If one is going to binge, George and Gracie are indeed Bingeworthy ! , mikef6 , Doghouse6 |
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(BATouttaheck , I’ve found a new one to take Sleuth’s place if Kernan is indeed the singer!)
