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Mysteries, Magic and Miracles

What is myth? What is reality?

The Sci-Fi Channel explores the unsolved and unexplained on the original series Mysteries, Magic and Miracles. Shot entirely on location, the show uses documented reports, eyewitnesses, and never-before-seen photos and video to help world-renowned experts investigate a myriad of topics. Mysteries, Magic and Miracles travels the globe in search of the world's most baffling stories and events -- from the mysteries of Egypt to the magic of the Far East, from angels to vampires, from ancient legends to modern breakthroughs.

Producer Jim Romanovich recently discussed his new show, which satisfies his "driving curiosity to know more about the world and universe we live in."

"Discovering the boundaries of the universe as Patrick Macnee says in his opening, is an amazing quest," says Romanovich of the premise of Mysteries, Magic and Miracles. "Do you realize how small and inconsequential this planet really is, let alone our entire solar system? It makes me wonder what else is out there. What is our ultimate purpose as humans on this earth? Is there a 'next' life? Or do we just cease to exist? These are some of the questions we will be exploring in the show."

Production duties bring Romanovich close to his subjects. "Some topics we are now beginning to tackle on camera involve us as witnesses or subjects," he remarks. "We just taped a session on past-life regression and it was pretty incredible. I had my aura read on one show and it's amazing how insightful our guests are; she was nearly dead on every time."

But Romanovich and his staff are no starry-eyed innocents; they take pains to ensure the program is grounded in reality and scientific fact. "I'm reading up on a guy who can debunk all of these mystic charlatans who claim to bend spoons and levitate objects," he notes. "We can't be so accepting of everybody who says they have a vision. Our show wouldn't be taken as seriously if we were to claim everything is a miracle or a mystery. Many of these fakers take advantage of a lot of people, especially people of strong faith who do believe in the good of others. The purpose of this series is not to criticize, but to explore. The moral to our show is to give people a sense of hope that miracles do exist, mysteries are being discovered, and that life itself can be wonderful."

The host of the original Sci-Fi Channel series is The Avengers' Patrick Macnee, of whom Romanovich explains, "There was never any question in my mind, and in the minds of our executive producers David McKenzie and Brad O'Leary, that Patrick Macnee was the only choice. He is one of the classiest, wittiest, most compassionate, elegant individuals I've ever met. When you're doing a show featuring incredible topics, you want someone to present them in an intelligent, trustworthy way. When Patrick speaks, people believe him because he's earnest. What you see on this show is Patrick Macnee in real life. He wants to know the answers just as badly as you do. Given the respect that this man commands, how could you use anybody else?"

"If people were to get one thing from this show," says Romanovich, "it would be that it was insightful and made them think. I couldn't ask for a greater compliment."


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