William Shatner's Weird or What?
TV Show · Reality · Mystery

William Shatner explores some of the weirdest and most baffling stories around the world.

2010 · 50m
Starring William Shatner

Season 2

  • EPISODE 1
    Alien Encounters
    All over the planet, strange events suggest that aliens are among us: In Colorado, a farmer discovers a cow mysteriously mutilated by unknown forces, and it’s a phenomenon that’s been reported by farmers around the globe; a Texas man is repeatedly abducted from his bed and, like thousands of people worldwide, claims he is the subject of extraterrestrial experiments; and, in Ohio, an astronomer’s powerful telescope intercepts a mysterious message from outer space that could be the most important broadcast in history.
    44m
  • EPISODE 2
    Life After Death
    Three eerie stories that suggest there is indeed life after death: An emotional visit to a Civil War battlefield and a series of bizarre circumstances lead a Connecticut man to believe he is the reincarnation of a dead general; hoping to communicate with spirits and uncover genuine proof of the afterlife, scientists in England conduct a series of groundbreaking séances and what they find defies logic; and, in Haiti, a man dies after a sudden and mysterious illness but returns from the grave 20 years later!
    44m
  • EPISODE 3
    Monsters
    Three bizarre stories about monsters: A West Virginia town is terrorized by the ‘mothman’, a seven-foot winged demon with glowing red eyes; in Newfoundland, a fisherman discovers the remains of an unidentified sea creature on a local beach sparking theories of the monsters that lurk in the oceans’ unexplored depths; and, there’s panic in the streets of New Delhi when thousands report being attacked by the ‘monkey man’, a sinister hairy creature with metallic claws!
    44m
  • EPISODE 4
    End of the World
    Three incredible stories that could spell the end of human life on Earth: Decoding ancient Mayan texts, a physicist predicts a huge cataclysm will destroy the world in 2012 and believes the culprit is a deadly super-volcano lurking beneath Yellowstone National Park; a NASA scientist makes an incredible alien discovery and believes a solar storm could destroy the planet; and, one of the world’s greatest minds makes a startling prediction about a sinister robot takeover — man and machine will merge by 2050.
    44m
  • EPISODE 5
    Parallel Worlds
    Three incredible stories about the parallel dimensions that may exist alongside our own: While hiking in a New York state park, a woman has a terrifying encounter with a mysterious human-shaped shadow she believes is an entity from another world; in a New Jersey suburb, a weird machine transports a six-year-old boy and his father hundreds of miles in a split second; and, discovered in Belize and Mexico, perfectly-carved ancient crystal skulls are thought to be cosmic gateways to another realm.
    44m
  • EPISODE 6
    Freaks of Nature
    Three mysterious freaks of nature: On the East Coast of Canada, a small community is devastated by an earth-shattering ‘boom’ that leaves scientists scratching their heads; swallowing ships and planes and terrorizing sailors and pilots, a paranormal fog haunts Lake Michigan and seems to alter the very fabric of time; and, a blinding double flash of light over the Indian Ocean sends a nation into panic and forces the US government to ask some serious questions.
    44m

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William Shatner's Weird or What?

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William Shatner explores some of the weirdest and most baffling stories around the world.

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Studio
[HISTORY Channel]
Released
2010
Rated
M
Regions of Origin
Canada, United States
© Shaw Media 2011

Languages

Original Audio
English (Canada)
Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

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Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)