Nova (TV Series) The Case of the Bermuda Triangle (1976) User Reviews

Should be shown in every school in the world.

[barbarameissner · 10/10 · 29 January 2014]

This episode had an enormous impact on me. I strongly recommend EVERYONE see this.

I actually saw it when it was originally broadcast. I was a gullible as the next person. I thought the whole idea of the Bermuda Triangle was cool. My Mom and I speculated about what could cause such strange things. This episode taught me how to be skeptical, not just about the Bermuda Triangle, but about all claims of the supernatural.

It begins with the basic story about the Bermuda Triangle. It interviews Charles Berlitz, the guy who made the most money off the idea. Then it takes each of the major specific "weird" stories apart by simply talking to people who were actually there and looking at records, etc. It shows that the number of missing planes and boats in the region is no more than would be expected, given the amount of traffic in the area. It does all this in a way that suggests how you can approach other supernatural claims.

This program should be shown in every school in the world every couple of years. It is the best teacher of critical thinking I have ever seen.

A wonderful special

[dtucker86 · 10/10 · 28 March 2024]

I hadn't seen this special since I was about nine years old and it first came on and was so happy to find it again on youtube. It has aged very well and is still just as relevant today because there are still those fascinated by the "mystery" of the Bermuda Triangle. This show really points out that there is no mystery. A writer named Larry Kusche is interviewed and debunks so many of the myths. He pointed out that the Bermuda Triangle really came about when a pulp magazine writer coined the phrase for an article he wrote and so many just parroted his falsehoods. Kusche pointed out that ships and planes disappear all over the world NOT just in the triangle. It is a huge area that is traveled every single day is it any wonder? Kusche even pointed out that statistically the Bermuda Triangle is one of the safest areas to travel through. Get the facts people!