Shockwave (Documentary, English)
Genres: History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2007-11-30
Ended: 2008-10-03
Network: History
Country: US
Airs on: Friday
Air time: 22:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
Nothing makes for more exciting television than seeing history captured as it happened, whether by home video, cell phones, surveillance systems or the occasional lucky news cameraman. Shockwave -- a new groundbreaking series taking the best raw footage of catastrophic, headline-making events from all over the world--uses the latest in graphics technology to dissect the video, revealing astonishing 3-D views and showing what really happened. From the catastrophic bridge collapse in Minneapolis to the explosion aboard the USS Forrestal, we take an in-depth look at the stories behind the headlines and introduce you to the people who conquered tragedy with their incredible human spirit.