Weird U.S. is a reality television series based on the book series of the same name. The program aired on the History Channel and starred Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman, founders of the magazine Weird NJ, as they hunt the United States looking for weird history, hauntings, and legends because, as they say, "history is full of weirdos." It is produced by Kralyevich Productions. It is also a series of paranormal travel guides edited by the same two individuals.
History The pilot episode aired on October 31, 2004, on the History Channel. The pilot episode was an hour long. It started as a regular weekly series on August 1, 2005. Under the Weird N.J. magazine branding, a VHS tape entitled “Weird N.J. Video Adventures: Greetings from Weird NJ” was released in 1999. The video is of a similar format to the later Weird US program.
Series overview
Episodes Pilot
Season 1
DVD releases A&E Home Video has released these DVD sets, along with other individual DVD episodes:
Title: Weird U.S., Vol. 1 (History Channel) Episodes contained: Strange But True (pilot) and Road to Weirdsville UPC: 733961745122 DVD Release Date: October 31, 2004 Run Time: 90 minutes Title: Weird U.S., Vol. 2 (History Channel) Episodes contained: Weird Worship and Weirdly Departed UPC: 733961745139 DVD Release Date: November 15, 2005 Run Time: 90 minutes Title: Weird U.S., Vol. 3 (History Channel) Episodes contained: Rebels and Traitors and Crime and Punishment UPC: 733961745146 DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006 Run Time: 90 minutes
References
External links
at History.com
Weird U.S. in Newsweek