A good example of In Search Of... and its fairly credulous approach to the paranormal and fringe topics that were so popular the 70s. Great narration from Nimoy, good music, and a reasonably documentary approach to the various groups and individuals looking for the monster of Loch Ness in the summer of 1977. I enjoyed the show as a kid, and it is fun to watch it nostalgically (and far more skeptically) as an adult. It actually has much better production values and a more grounded approach (relatively speaking) than most of the similar shows that currently pop up on the History Channel.
What I found most interesting was that the episode includes an interview with and coverage of Bob Ballard, the distinguished ocean explorer who discovered the Titanic in 1985, who in 1977 was leading a National Geographic expedition to Loch Ness. It was probably the time when the subject was closest to being taken seriously by the mainstream.
What I found most interesting was that the episode includes an interview with and coverage of Bob Ballard, the distinguished ocean explorer who discovered the Titanic in 1985, who in 1977 was leading a National Geographic expedition to Loch Ness. It was probably the time when the subject was closest to being taken seriously by the mainstream.
