Weird U.S. (TV series)

*Weird U.S.*
Weird U.S.
Starring	Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producer	Carl H. Lindahl
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	The History Channel
Release	October 31, 2004 (pilot); August 1, 2005 –; December 30, 2005

Weird U.S. is a reality television series based on the book series of the same name. The program aired on the History Channel and starred Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman, founders of the magazine Weird NJ, as they hunt the United States looking for weird history, hauntings, and legends because, as they say, "history is full of weirdos." It is produced by Kralyevich Productions. It is also a series of paranormal travel guides edited by the same two individuals.

History

The pilot episode aired on October 31, 2004, on the History Channel. The pilot episode was an hour long.^[3] It started as a regular weekly series on August 1, 2005.^[4]^[5]^[6] Under the Weird N.J. magazine branding, a VHS tape entitled “Weird N.J. Video Adventures: Greetings from Weird NJ” was released in 1999. The video is of a similar format to the later Weird US program.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	Pilot	1	October 31, 2004 (2004-10-31)	October 31, 2004 (2004-10-31)
	1	14	August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	December 31, 2005 (2005-12-31)

Episodes

Pilot

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers
1	"Weird U.S. (a.k.a. Strange but True)"	October 31, 2004 (2004-10-31)

Season 1

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers
1	"Road to Weirdsville^[7]"	August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	N/A
2	"Weird Medicine"	August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)	N/A
3	"Weird Worship"	August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	N/A
4	"Rebels and Traitors"	August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)	N/A
5	"Crimes and Punishment"	August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)	N/A
6	"Weirdly Departed^[8]"	September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)	N/A
7	"History or Hoax?"	September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)	N/A

Fact or Fiction
Weird Underworld
It's A Wonderful Time To Be Weird
Creepy Curses
Weird Waters
Roadside Distractions
This Odd House

DVD releases

A&E Home Video has released these DVD sets, along with other individual DVD episodes:^[9]

Title: Weird U.S., Vol. 1 (History Channel)
Episodes contained: Strange But True (pilot) and Road to Weirdsville
UPC: 733961745122
DVD Release Date: October 31, 2004
Run Time: 90 minutes
Title: Weird U.S., Vol. 2 (History Channel)
Episodes contained: Weird Worship and Weirdly Departed
UPC: 733961745139
DVD Release Date: November 15, 2005
Run Time: 90 minutes
Title: Weird U.S., Vol. 3 (History Channel)
Episodes contained: Rebels and Traitors and Crime and Punishment
UPC: 733961745146
DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
Run Time: 90 minutes

References

^ "WEIRD U.S." New York: prnewswire.com. October 12, 2004. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
^ Weird U.S. (2005-08-01). "Weird U.S. Episodes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
^ "The History Channel Primetime Programming Schedule". Angelfire. October 2004. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005.
^ Patton, Christopher (August 1, 2005). "New History Channel show features Lake County attraction". Tavares, Florida: lakecountyfl.gov. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
^ "TV: What's on". The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
^ "Weird U.S. - Episodes". zap2it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
^ "The History Channel Primetime Programming Schedule". Angelfire. August 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010.
^ "The History Channel Primetime Programming Schedule". Angelfire. September 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
^ "Weird U.S". 2006-12-30. Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

External links

Official website
Official website at History.com
Weird U.S. at IMDb
Weird U.S. in Newsweek^{[dead link]}

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[1] "WEIRD U.S." New York: prnewswire.com. October 12, 2004. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

[2] Weird U.S. (2005-08-01). "Weird U.S. Episodes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

[3] "The History Channel Primetime Programming Schedule". Angelfire. October 2004. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005.

[4] Patton, Christopher (August 1, 2005). "New History Channel show features Lake County attraction". Tavares, Florida: lakecountyfl.gov. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

[5] "TV: What's on". The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

[6] "Weird U.S. - Episodes". zap2it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

[7] "The History Channel Primetime Programming Schedule". Angelfire. August 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010.

[8] "The History Channel Primetime Programming Schedule". Angelfire. September 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

[9] "Weird U.S". 2006-12-30. Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

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