SCI FI INVESTIGATES takes on familiar myths and paranormal theories in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. In each episode, a team of experts (of sorts) -- an anthropologist/archeologist, a crime scene investigator, a scholar of the paranormal, and a "skeptic" ("Boston Rob" Mariano of
Survivor and
The Amazing Race fame) -- looks into the mysteries of Bigfoot, Roswell, and more. In one episode, for example, the group traveled to New Orleans to investigate the religious and cultural practices of voodoo. They attended several rituals and celebrations where they witnessed apparent possessions and found themselves entranced by the possibility of a magical experience. But although each of the team members had an intense emotional experience during the investigation, by the end of the episode, viewers were no closer to knowing whether or not voodoo magic is real, though they got a good lesson in the power of faith. Ultimately the team discovered that if you believe it, it's real.
