World's Most Amazing Videos
| World's Most Amazing Videos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Bruce Nash |
| Narrated by |
Stacy Keach Erik Thompson |
| Composer(s) | Shawn K. Clement |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 73 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Bruce Nash Debra Weeks Andrew Jebb Robyn Nash |
| Running time | 42 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
Nash Entertainment NBC Studios |
| Distributor |
Alfred Haber Distribution MTV Networks International NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
US: NBC / Spike / CMT / Chiller (TV channel) |
| Picture format | 4:3 480i (NTSC) |
| Original release |
March 3, 1999 - December 11, 2000 April 10, 2006 – March 30, 2008 |
World's Most Amazing Videos was a reality television series that showcases accidents, disasters, police chases and other extraordinary events that are caught on video camera. These videos normally shown anybody involved in these aforementioned incidents survive nonetheless. Although it is similar in content to the other series Real TV and Maximum Exposure, it takes a more serious tone. Originally, the show appeared on NBC as a timeslot filler program. A new series of episodes of the show were created in 2006 first-run for Spike TV, after a six-year hiatus from the NBC stint.[1]
Until the year 2008, all episodes of the show were narrated by Stacy Keach. From that point on, the season was narrated by Erik Thompson. The show was broadcast in the UK on Bravo and Channel One, in which David Wartnaby served as the narrator of the first season followed by Lee Boardman in the second season of broadcast in the particular country, and was expected to return in 2012. In Australia, it is shown on the pay-TV channel FOX8. The series was given its own local name titled Global Shockers for the Philippines market and it was hosted by Johnny Delgado.
Format
An episode usually begins with what will be shown later on. After these sequences, the opening statement is said: "These are the incredible true-life stories of people who face their most desperate hour and lived to tell about it. Everything you are about to see is real – real people, real danger, real excitement. Get ready to experience the thrill of a lifetime. You are about to witness... The World's Most Amazing Videos!"
At the beginning of each video shown, the narrator commonly says the place, sometimes followed by the time and date; for example, "San Diego, California, 1995" during Shawn Nelson's M60 Patton tank rampage. The commentary of these events are normally like the action of the persons involved. These videos usually have their stock sound effects added in post-production. There are interviews of persons involved in the event, accounting what's happened. At the end of the video, it shows the summary of how the person or anything survive during this event.
At the end of the episode, the closing statement is said: "These are the astonishing true stories of real people who faced the ultimate danger and lived to tell about it. Join us next time for more on the World's Most Amazing Videos."
UK TV no longer shows the programme after a number of complaints about videos featured. For a while it still aired but highly edited, including the moment of impact in the video would be paused and un-paused to see the aftermath. It was cancelled when the UK broadcasters realised this defeated the purpose of the show.
See also
References
- ↑ "Nash Entertainment — World's Most Amazing Videos — About the Show". Nashentertainment.com. Retrieved 2012-06-19.