>>> ALIENS, THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS, BIGFOOT, SOME OF THE
MOST TIMELESS MYSTERIES IN THE
WORLD, BUT NOW THEY MAY HAVE
FINALLY MET THEIR MATCH.
ZACHARY QUINTO LEADS THE HUNT
FOR ANSWERS IN SEARCH OF IN
TONIGHT’S EPISODE HE EXPLORES
THE MONSTERS OF THE DEEP.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> THE CREATURES I’M LOOKING FOR
ARE MASTERS AT BLENDING IN WITH
THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
THEIR ENVIRONMENT. AND WILL SEE YOU, LONG BEFORE
YOU WILL SEE THEM.
IT’S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW
WHERE THE DANGERS ARE.
AT ANY MOMENT, SOMETHING YOU
DON’T SEE CAN LUNGE OUT AND
ATTACK YOU.
ATTACK YOU. I’M IN SHALLOW WATER HERE, AT
DEPTHS OF ALMOST 50 FEET, BUT
EVEN HERE, LETHAL CREATURES CAN
HIDE.
HIDE. >> ZACH, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> YOU WERE IN THERE.
>> I WENT DOWN.
I DOWNLEARNED HOW TO SCUBA DIVE
THIS SHOW AND I’M NOT A BIG
OCEAN SO THAT’S KIND OF MAJOR
FOR ME.
FOR ME. >> YOU ALWAYS HAD A CURIOUS
MIND, ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN
THESE KIND OF THINGS.
WAS THAT SORT OF WHY YOU TOOK
THIS PROJECT ON IN THE FIRST
PLACE?
PLACE? >> I WAS REALLY -- OF COURSE THE
ORIGINAL SERIES IS SO ASSOCIATED
WITH LEONARD NIMOY, MY DEAR
DEPARTED FRIEND.
DEPARTED FRIEND. WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY WAS
PRESENTED TO ME I WAS EXCITED
ABOUT DIVING IN, SO TO SPEAK,
BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE -- HE
WAS IN THE STUDIO IN A KIND
OF -- I WANTED TO BE ON THE
GROUND.
GROUND. >> YOU WANTED TO GET IN IT.
WHAT PLACES DID YOU GO?
>> AUSTRALIA, GREECE, ITALY, THE
UK, MOROCCO, WE WERE ALL OVER
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. I LEARNED HOW TO SCUBA DIVE, I
WENT SKY DIVING.
IT WAS AN ATDVENTURE FOR ME AND
GET TO BRING THE AUDIENCE ALONG
AND EXPLORE THE DIFFERENT
MYSTERIES.
MYSTERIES. >> PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN ALIENS,
ACTUALLY SEEING THAT, OR THEY
BELIEVE IN TIME TRAVEL.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SO YOU GO OUT THERE, DO YOU
ACTUALLY TALK TO FOLKS?
>> I DO.
>> I DO. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
JOURNALISTIC OBJECTIVITY.
JOURNALISTIC OBJECTIVITY. >> YOU DO.
>> LISTENING TO PEOPLE’S STORIES
AND SOMETIMES THEY’RE REALLY
FAR-FETCHED, AND MY JOB WAS TO
GIVE THEM A PLATFORM TO TELL
THEIR STORIES AND NOT TO LAY MY
OWN BELIEFS OR JUDGMENTS ON TOP
OF THEM.
OF THEM. >> SO A LOT OF TIMES WILL YOU
HEAR SOMEONE SAY I SAW AN ALIEN
OR WHATEVER.
OR WHATEVER. DO YOU GUYS LOOK FOR SOLID PROOF
AS THE HISTORY CHANNEL’S THING
ABOUT SCIENCE?
ABOUT SCIENCE? >> THE SHOW IS REALLY A
CONVERGENCE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND
THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
SO WE PRESENT EACH TOPIC FROM
BOTH PERSPECTIVES.
BOTH PERSPECTIVES. SO WE TALK TO EXPERTS, WE TALK
TO SCIENTISTS, AND THEN WE TALK
TO REGULAR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD
EXPERIENCES IN WHATEVER THE
SEARCH IS ON THAT PARTICULAR
EPISODE.
EPISODE. >> SO WHEN SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT
TIME TRAVEL OR ALIENS, DID YOU
MEET THEM AND GO YOU KNOW WHAT,
ACTUALLY MAYBE.
ACTUALLY MAYBE. MAYBE THAT’S THE CASE.
>> THE ALIENS, WE INTERVIEWED
THREE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE
BEEN ABDUCTED BY ALIENS OR HAVE
HAD ALIEN ENCOUNTERS, NONE OF
THEM HAD MET EACH OTHER OR KNOWN
ANYTHING ABOUT EACH OTHER AND
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THEIR
STORIES WERE SHOCKING.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> I MEAN LIKE JUST THE FIRST
TIME THEY WERE VISITED AS
CHILDREN, AND THEN YEARS OF
DORMANTCY AND THEY STARTED
HAPPENING AGAIN AND THEN THE
PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE THAT THEY
HAD OF BEING ABDUCTED.
I MEAN, IT WAS -- I LEFT WITH A
MORE OPEN MIND, BUT NOTHING
PRESENTED CONCRETE EVIDENCE.
I REALLY LEARNED ABOUT MYSELF,
THAT I NEED PROOF.
>> OKAY, YOU NEED PROOF.
>> I LEANED MORE TOWARD THE
SCIENTIFIC SIDE OF THINGS, I
WOULD SAY.
WOULD SAY. >> YOU GOT A COUPLE OTHER
PROJECTS COOKING.
PROJECTS COOKING. WHAT ABOUT STAR TREK, THE NEW
ONE COMING OUT.
>> WE’RE WAITING ON A SCRIPT
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THEY BROUGHT A DIRECTOR ON BOARD
WHO IS AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN I’VE
BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK
WITH BEFORE.
WITH BEFORE. >> A FIRST TIME A WOMAN
DIRECTED?
DIRECTED? >> S.J. CLARKSON, YES.
AND WE’RE WAITING FOR THE
LOGISTICS OF IT AS THINGS
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> YOU PLAY A GOOD SPOCK.
>> THANKS.
>> THANKS. >> YOU AND LEONARD NIMOY WERE
FRIENDS?
FRIENDS? >> VERY GOOD FRIENDS.
WE WERE VERY CLOSE FOR THE LAST
DECADE OF HIS LIFE, AFTER I MET
HIM.
HIM. >> HE GOT TO SEE YOU PLAY THE
PART, TOO?
PART, TOO? >> HE DID, YEAH.
>> WHAT DID HE SAY?
>> THE ROLE OPPOSITE ONE ANOTHER
IN A TIME JUMP.
HE WAS INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE
ALWAYS AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE
IMAGINED THAT OUR CONNECTION
WOULD BE SO STRONG PERSONALLY,
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. IT WAS SUCH A CREATIVE BOND, BUT
THEN HE REALLY BECAME A DEAR,
DEAR FRIEND.
DEAR FRIEND. >> CONGRATS, YOUR LAST RUN ON
BOYS IN THE BAND ON BROADWAY.
>> ONE MORE SHOW.
CRAZY.
CRAZY. FEELS LIKE WE WERE JUST HERE
YESTERDAY TALKING ABOUT THE
BEGINNING OF THE EXPERIENCE.
NOW IT’S COMING TO AN END.
>> GOT ANYTHING ELSE IN THE
HOPPER COMING UP?
>> I’M GOING TO TAKE A TRIP OUT
OF TOWN FIRST.
>> TAKE A BREAK.
>> EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT
LIES AHEAD.
LIES AHEAD. >> I’M SURE YOU’LL BE BACK.
>> I HOPE SO.
ALWAYS GOOD T SEE YOU.
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> ZACHARY.
>> ZACHARY. >> I SAID ZACHARY!
>> YOU DID NOT.
>> I DID!
>> I DID! >> NAME CHANGED TO JACKARY.
>> ROLL THE TAPE!
>> THANK YOU, ZACHARY, CATCH "IN
SEARCH OF" TONIGHT ON HISTORY
CHANNEL.
CHANNEL. FIRST THIS IS "TODAY" ON NBC.
I DID SAY ZACHARY.
>> THIS TIME.
>> THIS TIME?