American fictional found footage television series
Lost Tapes
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Genre
| Found footage
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
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Narrated by
| Rick Robles
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Theme music composer
| Devin Powers
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 3
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No.
of episodes
| 34
(
list of episodes
)
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Running time
| Approx. 22 minutes
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Production company
| Go Go Luckey Entertainment
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Network
| Animal Planet
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Release
| October 30, 2008
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2008-10-30
)
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November 9, 2010
(
2010-11-09
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Lost Tapes
is an American fiction television series that aired on
Animal Planet
. Produced by Go Go Luckey Entertainment, the program presents fictional
found footage
depicting traumatic encounters with creatures
cryptozoological
, supernatural, mythological or extraterrestrial.
[1]
Creatures featured include
Bigfoot
, the
chupacabra
,
vampires
,
werewolves
, and
reptilians
.
The
pilot
("Chupacabra") aired on
Animal Planet
on October 30, 2008, for
Halloween
, but the series officially premiered on January 6, 2009.
[2]
Animal Planet commissioned a second season, which premiered on September 29, 2009.
[3]
Season 3 premiered on September 28, 2010, with episodes featuring creatures such as
zombies
and the
Kraken
. The show also used to air on
Planet Green
.
Overview
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Lost Tapes
depicts traumatic scenarios where people are attacked and/or killed by mysterious, dangerous, deadly, wild, and ferocious
paranormal
cryptids
. The series is shot in a
mockumentary
style. Most episodes begin with a quick introduction of facts, which include interviews with experts explaining scientific theories or facts and folklore behind the episode's titular creature. In the second season, some episodes began with footage of a person being violently attacked and often killed by the episode's creature, an introduction meant to set up the events of each episode. In the third season, every episode had such an introduction. The events of every episode in all three seasons are accompanied by videos of scientists,
cryptozoologists
, and folklorists giving their very thoughts and opinions of the creatures, which are called
Lost Tapes: Revelations
.
Episodes
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Season
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Episodes
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Original airdates
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Season premiere
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Season finale
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1
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14
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October 30, 2008
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February 17, 2009
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2
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10
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September 29, 2009
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November 24, 2009
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3
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10
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September 28, 2010
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November 9, 2010
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Critical reception
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Lost Tapes
has received mixed reviews from critics. In a review of the season one DVD,
TV Squad
writer
John Scott Lewinski
gave the series a mostly unfavorable review, stating that in the case of this series, "Animal Planet could be accused of repacking a horror/sci-fi show as an animal documentary" and that much of the program is "outright bollocks." He did, however, state that the show holds some appeal for audiences looking for a scare, or "incredibly gullible people."
[4]
Emily Ashby of
Common Sense Media
gave the series three out of five stars, noting that while the acting was "subpar", the show overall was "simultaneously scintillating and bone-chilling."
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