"Chariots of the Gods"...The Book and Subsequent Documentary-Movie by Mega-Selling Author and Researcher "Erik von Daniken", Is the Source-Material.
This is an Edited (about 50%) TV-Version of the Documentary that was a Blockbuster Film, Based on the Book. Rod Serling was the New Narrator and a Few New Interviews Not in the Movie were Added.
This 52 min. Film was Made for Introducing the TV-Series with the Shorten Title..."In Search of...",
because the Series would Expand from "Ancient Astronauts" to Include Many Other Mysteries. The TV-Series Ran 6 Seasons (1977-82)
Included in this Pilot is Carl Sagan, the Most Famous "Debunker" of UFO's, The Paranormal, and Ancient Astronauts...
He Finishes the Film with Infamous Line...
"There's not a smidgen of evidence that we have been visited in the past by Aliens."...
Really Carl?... Smidgen is a Stretch for even You to Defend.
You See...Nothing...There is Nothing...Move Along...There is Nothing to See Here...No Smidgens...No Nothing...It's All Bunk...Every Word, Every Bit of "Evidence"...Every Speculation...Everything You Think You See You Do Not See...Seeing is Not Believing...Believe Me...and Move Along.
Folks Obviously Felt there was...Something to See.
Sagan Aside there is a Wealth of Material to See...If You are Interested in Such Things.
This Little Film is Only the Tip of the Paranormal Ice-Berg Out There "Submitted For Your Approval".
Note...Here is the LeonLouisRicci Original Review for "Chariots of the Gods" (1970)...
VON DANIKEN LAUNCHES ANCIENT ASTRONAUT THEORY...EXPONENTIALLY EXPANDING EVER SINCE
"Chariot of the Gods" (Book) Published in 1968 Landed with a Thunderbolt and was so Popular that it Sent Scholars Reeling and Flabbergasted.
They Now had to Actually Try and Explain Away All of Erich von Daniken's Assertions. About Megalithic Structures and other Anomalies that were Previously Ignored because there was Simply No Way to Explain it.
But Try the Academics Did and Try the Academics Still Do to this Day.
Von Daniken was Attacked on All Fronts from All Sides. He was Called Every Nasty Name, Ridiculed, and Dismissed as a Fake.
His Research was Scrutinized in Microscopic Detail and Given "No Quarter". The So-Called Scholars with Close Minded Intensity. The Nay-Sayers had Little Success. The Controversial Author went on to Publish 16 Books and Stood His Ground Amidst the Incoming Aimed at His Head.
Von Daniken has Sold Over 70 Million Books.
An Industry was Launched and is Still Expanding Today. His Legacy is Incalculable.
It was the 9th Highest-Grossing Films of 1970. Box-Office Over $25 Million. The Film was Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Arguably Not the Best but Certainly the Most Influential.
Today, it Plays Dated, but Fascinating. The Narration is Dry and One-Sided. But the Music is Cutting-Edge and Surreal and the Photography is Outstanding.
Recommended: Zecharia Sitchin's Earth Chronicles Series of Books. More Detailed and Researched. Focusing On the Sumerians and Anunnaki Gods of the Near East.
"A LONG TIME AGO...IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY"
