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zarq — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:28:43 -0800

In the late 1970s the UK's Anglia Television ran a respected weekly documentary series: Science Report. But when the show was cancelled in 1977, the producers decided to channel Orson Welles in their final episode. The result was Alternative 3. Over the course of the hour, the audience would learn that a Science Report investigation into the UK "brain drain" had uncovered shocking revelations: man-made pollution had resulted in catastrophic climate change, the Earth would soon be rendered uninhabitable, and a secret American / Soviet joint plan was in place to establish colonies on the Moon and Mars. The show ended with footage of a US/Soviet Mars landing from May 22, 1962. After Alternative 3 aired, thousands of panicked viewers phoned the production company and demanded to know how long they had left to change planets. Background * WFMU * Museum of Hoaxes * Mental Floss * Wikipedia Conspiracy Theorists Who Claim It's All True * ZetaTalk * Above Top Secret * Thule.org * Bibliotecapleyades Alternate Video Link * Google Video The Book "Alternative 3" was written and published by Leslie Watkins. Free download in multiple formats from archive.org.

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champthom — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:07:04 -0800

It's the Vietnam War. Nixon has declared a state of emergency and allows for secret tribunals against anti-war protesters, draft dodgers, and others guilty of "hindering the war effort." They have two choices: spend 15 to 20 years in a federal penitentiary or spend 3 days in Punishment Park, where they will have 3 days to trek 50 miles in the California desert without food and water while on pursuit by armed National Guard and police units. Watch Peter Watkin's (previously) "documentary" of Punishment Park here (Google Video, with strong language ).

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