Armageddon [videorecording] : exploring the doomsday myth / produced by Morningstar Entertainment for the History Channel, A & E Television Networks ; executive producer for History, Michael Stiller.
Decoding the past (Television program) End of days Doomsday 2012 : the end of days Mayan doomsday prophecy
Notes:
Title from DVD main menu screen. Doomsday 2012: Narrator, Phil Crowley. Mayan doomsday prophecy: Narrator, Edward Herrmann. Program titles from features. Originally shown as episodes of Decoding the past on the History Channel in 2006-2007. Originally broadcast on the History Channel in 2006, 2007 as episodes of the series Decoding the past. Also released as disc 1 of the 2-disc set "Armageddon" as originally published by A&E Television Networks in 2009.
Contents:
Doomsday 2012, the end of days / executive producers, Kreg Lauterbach, Dan White ; director, music director and editor, Kreg Lauterbach ; written by Arthur Drooker (45 min.); Timetable of doom -- Mayan doomsday prophecy / executive producers, Gary Tarpinan , Paninee Theernantawat ; directors, Jeff Schiro, Tim Evans. (45 min.).
Summary:
Two programs detail a variety of actual and fictional end-of-the-world forecasts, with emphasis on the ancient Mayan calendar. Doomsday 2012: the End of Days: Presents a variety of forecasts that discuss the end of the world, with emphasis on the ancient Mayan calendar as one potential source. Also included are dramatic enactments of the predictions of the fictional character Merlin, the Book of Revelation in the Bible, and the Chinese oracle of the I Ching. Mayan doomsday prophecy: A program describing aspects of the Mayans, known partly for their skill as astronomers and timekeepers. The Mayan calendar is the source of various end-of-the-world predictions that are variously reviewed and depicted.
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