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'''''Discover Magazine''''' is a 1992-2000 [[documentary television series]] that aired on the [[Disney Channel]] from 1992-1994 and then on [[Discovery Channel]] from 1996-2000. The series is named after the magazine of the same name, ''[[Discover Magazine]]''. The Disney Channel series was narrated by actor [[Joseph Campanella]]. The Discovery Channel series was [[television host|hosted]] by [[Peter DeMeo]] from 1996-1998. The series was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Informational Series" in 1996,<ref>[http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1996/1996_1997emmy.htm The Envelope: ''Past Winners Database: 1996-1997 49th Emmy Awards''], [[Los Angeles Times]]</ref> 1997 for "Outstanding Non-Fiction Series",<ref>[http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1997/1997_1998emmy.htm The Envelope: ''Past Winners Database: 1997-1998 50th Emmy Awards''], Los Angeles Times</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Emmy_Awards/1997, [[Internet Movie Database]]</ref> and 1 other time<ref>{{Wayback |date=20070121191135 |url=http://www.silverdocs.com/2006/confbio2.aspx |title=''2006 Panelist Bios''}} of [[Steve Burns (producer)|Steve Burns]] (Executive Vice President of Production for [[Discovery Networks]] US Production) at the [[Silverdocs]] International Documentary Conference</ref>
'''''Discover Magazine''''' is a 1992–2000 [[documentary television series]] that aired on the [[Disney Channel]] from 1992 to 1994 and then on [[Discovery Channel]] from 1996 to 2000. The series is named after the magazine of the same name, ''[[Discover Magazine]]''. The Disney Channel series was narrated by actor [[Joseph Campanella]]. [[Discovery Channel]] series was [[television host|hosted]] by Peter DeMeo from 1996 to 1998. The series was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Informational Series" in 1996,<ref>[http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1996/1996_1997emmy.htm The Envelope: "Past Winners Database: 1996-1997 49th Emmy Awards"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref> 1997 for "Outstanding Non-Fiction Series",<ref>[http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1997/1997_1998emmy.htm The Envelope: "Past Winners Database: 1997-1998 50th Emmy Awards"], ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Emmy_Awards/1997, [[Internet Movie Database]] {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> and one other time<ref>{{cite web |title=''2006 Panelist Bios'' |url=http://www.silverdocs.com/2006/confbio2.aspx |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121191135/http://www.silverdocs.com/2006/confbio2.aspx |archive-date=January 21, 2007 |access-date=May 24, 2007}} of [[Steve Burns (producer)|Steve Burns]] (Executive Vice President of Production for [[Discovery Networks]] US Production) at the [[Silverdocs]] International Documentary Conference</ref>


The series was created by producer-director [[Les Guthman]] at the [[Walt Disney Company]] in 1991, after Guthman licensed the television rights to ''[[Discover Magazine]]'' from Family Media in 1990. (Disney subsequently bought ''Discover Magazine'' in 1991.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/15/business/media-business-advertising-selling-discover-magazine-hasn-t-been-exact-science.html?scp=7&sq=%22Discover+Magazine%22+and+Disney&st=nyt</ref>) Guthman produced the series for two seasons on The Disney Channel, 1992-1994, and then working with Disney President and CEO [[Frank Wells]] sold the series to [[Discovery Communications]] in late 1994, after The Disney Channel abandoned its family-adult prime time schedule.
The series was created by producer-director [[Les Guthman]] at the [[Walt Disney Company]] in 1991, after Guthman licensed the television rights to ''[[Discover Magazine]]'' from Family Media in 1990. (Disney subsequently bought ''Discover Magazine'' in 1991.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/15/business/media-business-advertising-selling-discover-magazine-hasn-t-been-exact-science.html?scp=7&sq=%22Discover+Magazine%22+and+Disney&st=nyt|title = THE MEDIA BUSINESS: Advertising; the selling of Discover magazine hasn't been an exact science, but Disney will try a new approach|newspaper = The New York Times|date = October 15, 1993|last1 = Elliott|first1 = Stuart}}</ref>) Guthman produced the series for two seasons on The Disney Channel, 1992–1994, and then working with Disney President and CEO [[Frank Wells]] sold the series to [[Discovery Communications]] in late 1994, after The Disney Channel abandoned its family-adult prime time schedule.


==Discovery Channel episodes==
==Discovery Channel episodes==
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* "Avalanche: Bracing for [[Disaster]]"
* "Avalanche: Bracing for [[Disaster]]"
* "Bones"
* "Bones"
* "Cops and Robbers": [[Crime-fighting technology]]
* "Cops and Robbers": Crime-fighting technology
* "[[Crime Lab]]": Crime-solving techniques; [[Pan Am Flight 103]]; [[World Trade Center bombing]]
* "[[Crime Lab]]": Crime-solving techniques; [[Pan Am Flight 103]]; [[World Trade Center bombing]]
* "Catastrophes" : [[MGM Grand fire]], [[Titanic Disaster|Titanic]]
* "Engineering Secrets"
* "Engineering Secrets"
* "Fear": Soldiers are trained to overcome fear, exposure to prolonged fear causes [[brain damage]] in humans, [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror|Walt Disney World's Tower of Terror]] ride; features [[Martin Samuels]] (Chief of Neurology at [[Brigham and Women's Hospital]]),<ref>[http://www.brighamandwomens.org/mdSearch/MedicalProfessionalDetail.aspx?MPR=4698 ''Physician's Profile: Martin Allen Samuels, M.D.''], [[Brigham and Women's Hospital]]</ref> neuroscientist [[Joseph E. LeDoux]], [[Roger Pitman]], [[Michael Davis (psychologist)|Michael Davis]], [[Larry Cahill]]; produced by [[Big Rock Productions]].
* "Fear": Soldiers are trained to overcome fear, exposure to prolonged fear causes [[brain damage]] in humans, [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror|Walt Disney World's Tower of Terror]] ride; features [[Martin Samuels]] (Chief of Neurology at [[Brigham and Women's Hospital]]),<ref>[http://www.brighamandwomens.org/mdSearch/MedicalProfessionalDetail.aspx?MPR=4698 ''Physician's Profile: Martin Allen Samuels, M.D.''], [[Brigham and Women's Hospital]]</ref> neuroscientist [[Joseph E. LeDoux]], Roger Pitman, Michael Davis, Larry Cahill; produced by Big Rock Productions.
* "Forensic Detectives": One of the most shocking crimes of the 19th century has a new twist.
* "Forensic Detectives": One of the most shocking crimes of the 19th century has a new twist.
* "Ghost Ships of Pisa": Roman ships in [[Pisa, Italy]]
* "Ghost Ships of Pisa": Roman ships in [[Pisa, Italy]]
* "Hidden Temples": People continue to find temples of the ancient [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] empire.
* "Hidden Temples": People continue to find temples of the ancient [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] empire.
* "Hidden Worlds": [[Mammoth Cave]] in Kentucky; underground [[sewage tunnel]]s.
* "Hidden Worlds": [[Mammoth Cave]] in Kentucky; underground sewage tunnels.
* "Immortality"
* "Immortality"
* "Inside an [[Earthquake]]"
* "Inside an [[Earthquake]]"
* "Internet Safety Spot" Notes: Callistos Host the Episode. This Episode is produced by [[Banyan Productions]].
* "Internet Safety Spot" Episode Notes: This Episode has the Callistos hosting and this episode is Produced by [[Banyan Productions]].
* "Islands of Mystery"
* "Islands of Mystery"
* "Lost in Time"
* "Lost in Time"
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* "The Mysteries of [[Jade]]"
* "The Mysteries of [[Jade]]"
* "The New [[Alcatraz]]"
* "The New [[Alcatraz]]"
* "The Next [[Plague (disease)|Plague]]": How [[Malaysia]] struggled to contain the deadly [[Pinna Virus]] affecting pigs.
* "The Next [[Plague (disease)|Plague]]": How [[Malaysia]] struggled to contain the deadly Pinna Virus affecting pigs.
* "The Pioneers of Flight"
* "The Pioneers of Flight"
* "Who Were the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|First Americans]]?"
* "Who Were the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|First Americans]]?"
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==Disney Channel episodes==
==Disney Channel episodes==
* "The Ten Great Unanswered Questions of Science"
* "The Ten Great Unanswered Questions of Science"
* "Ants, with Edward O. Wison"
* "Ants, with Edward O. Wilson"
* "First Humans, with Jared Diamond"
* "First Humans, with Jared Diamond"
* "Dinosaur Heresies, with Bob Bakker"
* "Dinosaur Heresies, with Bob Bakker"
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* "Magellan Explores Venus"
* "Magellan Explores Venus"
* "Super Computer Graphics"
* "Super Computer Graphics"
*"The Prehistoric Origins of Art"
* "The Prehistoric Origins of Art"
* "Solar Aquatics"
* "Solar Aquatics"
* "Ocean Drifters: Charting the Currents"
* "Ocean Drifters: Charting the Currents"
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.13969.22313.3652.30 The Science Channel: ''Discover Magazine'' schedule]
* [http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.13969.22313.3652.30 The Science Channel: ''Discover Magazine'' schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901035605/http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.13969.22313.3652.30 |date=2007-09-01 }}
* {{IMDb title|0951621}}
* {{IMDb title|0951621}}
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 2 April 2024

Discover Magazine is a 1992–2000 documentary television series that aired on the Disney Channel from 1992 to 1994 and then on Discovery Channel from 1996 to 2000. The series is named after the magazine of the same name, Discover Magazine. The Disney Channel series was narrated by actor Joseph Campanella. Discovery Channel series was hosted by Peter DeMeo from 1996 to 1998. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Informational Series" in 1996,[1] 1997 for "Outstanding Non-Fiction Series",[2][3] and one other time[4]

The series was created by producer-director Les Guthman at the Walt Disney Company in 1991, after Guthman licensed the television rights to Discover Magazine from Family Media in 1990. (Disney subsequently bought Discover Magazine in 1991.[5]) Guthman produced the series for two seasons on The Disney Channel, 1992–1994, and then working with Disney President and CEO Frank Wells sold the series to Discovery Communications in late 1994, after The Disney Channel abandoned its family-adult prime time schedule.

Discovery Channel episodes

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(in alphabetical order; there may be others)

Disney Channel episodes

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  • "The Ten Great Unanswered Questions of Science"
  • "Ants, with Edward O. Wilson"
  • "First Humans, with Jared Diamond"
  • "Dinosaur Heresies, with Bob Bakker"
  • "Keck Telescope"
  • "Magellan Explores Venus"
  • "Super Computer Graphics"
  • "The Prehistoric Origins of Art"
  • "Solar Aquatics"
  • "Ocean Drifters: Charting the Currents"
  • "DNA and Disease"

References

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  1. ^ The Envelope: "Past Winners Database: 1996-1997 49th Emmy Awards", Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ The Envelope: "Past Winners Database: 1997-1998 50th Emmy Awards", Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Emmy_Awards/1997, Internet Movie Database [user-generated source]
  4. ^ "2006 Panelist Bios". Archived from the original on January 21, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) of Steve Burns (Executive Vice President of Production for Discovery Networks US Production) at the Silverdocs International Documentary Conference
  5. ^ Elliott, Stuart (October 15, 1993). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: Advertising; the selling of Discover magazine hasn't been an exact science, but Disney will try a new approach". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Physician's Profile: Martin Allen Samuels, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital
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