Weird U.S.

Weird U.S.

Infobox Television
show_name = Weird U.S.


caption = Weird U.S. logo
format = Reality television
runtime = 60 Minutes
creator =
developer =
starring = Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman
country = USA
network = History Channel
first_aired = 2004
last_aired = 2005
num_episodes =
website = http://www.history.com/minisites/weirdus
imdb_id = 0437761
tv_com_id = 42576

"Weird U.S." is a reality television series on the History Channel starring Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman 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 KPI TV. It is also a series of paranormal guides edited by the same two individuals.

Episode listing

The first nine episodes are:
*2004-07-31 — Strange but True (pilot)
*2004-08-01 — Road to Weirdsville
*2004-08-08 — Weird Medicine
*2004-08-15 — Weird Worship
*2004-08-22 — Rebels and Traitors
*2004-08-29 — Crimes and Punishments
*2004-09-12 — Weirdly Departed
*2004-09-19 — Fact or Fiction?

Magazine and guides

Weird US started as an underground magazine called Weird NJ in New Jersey by the two Marks. This was followed by several travel guides compiled of the various stories sent in by readers.

Some of the guides are:
*Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
*Weird New Jersey (volumes one and two)
*Weird California
*Weird Pennsylvania
*Weird Illinois
*Weird Ohio
*Weird New York
*Weird New England
*Weird Washington
*Weird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly Places
*Weird Indiana

External links

* [http://www.weirdus.com/ Weird U.S. Website]
* [http://www.history.com/minisites/weirdus/ Weird U.S. History Channel Website]
* [http://boards.historychannel.com/category.jspa?categoryID=3066 Weird U.S. History Channel Discussion Board]
*imdb title|id=0437761|title=Weird U.S. (2004)
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6256979/site/newsweek/ Weird U.S. in Newsweek]


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