Premiere: TBS Destination Sunday -- Sept. 15 -- 9 p.m. (ET)
The memories are almost always the same: a giant sphere of light, vague images of alien beings, a sterile examination room, the inability to move or speak, medical-type examinations, probing, countless questions and a period of inexplicable "missing time."
These experiences are common to a group of people whose lives have been turned upside down by the same traumatic event; they all claim to have been ABDUCTED BY UFOS. On Sunday, Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. (ET), TBS Superstation's new, original documentary series TOPX presents a serious, vivid two-hour examination of this phenomenon.
ABDUCTED BY UFOS features the stories of six otherwise average people linked by their nightmarish experiences:
--Identical twins Jack and Jim and their friend Charlie were out fishing in their canoe when they were chased by a UFO. After believing they had outrun the object, they arrived at their camp to discover their outing of only a few minutes had actually taken several hours.
--Clare and Diana were drawn together by an unusual set of circumstances and an uncanny feeling that they had met somewhere before. The answer, they believe, lies in the fact that both have lifelong memories of being abducted by aliens, and now the abductions seem to be recurring.
--Fred is a young comedian who, while climbing the swift ladder of success, was devastated by an abduction experience that he is only now beginning to understand.
Helping uncover some of the mysteries surrounding these experiences is former industrial analyst Raymond Fowler, who has dedicated his life to investigating, with a guarded skepticism, abduction experiences. Using interviews, as well as hypnosis, Fowler tries to help abductees come to terms with their nightmares and understand what may or may not have happened to them.
ABDUCTED BY UFOS is produced and directed by Varied Directions' Kirk Wolfinger and Dana Rae Warren, who both helmed TBS's Peabody-winning "Moon Shot." It is written by Rushmore DeNooyer, with David Hoffman serving as executive producer. For Turner Original Productions, Pat Mitchell is executive producer, with Vivian Schiller serving as senior producer and John Savage serving as supervising producer.
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