Famed U.S. Lake Monster is Getting a Mini-Series

Photo credit: Sandi Mansi, 1977

Cryptozoologists, believers and skeptics alike have long been enchanted by the mythos of many a monster.

One of the more famous aquatic creatures would have to be none other than Scotland's very own Loch Ness monster. While Nessie has been making news for decades, her lesser known relative will be getting his time in the spotlight this June in a mini-series titled "On the trail of ... Champ."

Champ is said to reside in the waters of Lake Champlain. Much like his (or her) cousin across the pond, Champ has been reported as resembling long extinct dinosaurs; a Plesiosaur or a Tanystropheus, depending on who you ask. As urban legends are wont to do, there are varying accounts in size, which have the beast ringing between 10 and 30 feet in length.

Filmmaker Aleksander Petakov and the crew behind Small Town Monsters (Beast of Whitehall 2016) spent the summer and part of fall in 2017 filming their documentary, in what is now the largest and most well-funded search for Champ on record.

This six-to-eight episode mini-series is just the beginning for "On the trail of..." which will be searching the Eastern United Stated for everyone's favorite hairy humanoid, Bigfoot, in 2019.

A crowdfunding campaign to fund post production costs will be launching on January 25. Petakov and Small Town Monsters will unleash their footage on DVD and VIDI Space streaming June 15, and you'll be able to catch it on Amazon sometime in July. VIDI Space is a new streaming platform founded by Nick Groff, Elizabeth Saint, and Justin Narragon, which will feature supernatural and paranormal content.

Join the search yourself and check out the trailer!

-Nowal Massari

'Rosemary's Baby' Recap: Part One

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BY DAWN FEAKES

What better way to end a day celebrating mothers than with the heartwarming tale of a young mother-to-be as she experiences all the worst parts of What to Expect When You're Expecting the Anti-Christ. Part One of the NBC mini-series, "Rosemary's Baby" premiered last night and...full disclosure: I've never seen the original because I'm a giant wuss but I figured what's some demonic fetal possession when the zombie apocalypse is nigh. Let's do this.

We start with a cold open with girl committing suicide by jumping out of window convinced there are monsters inside and out. Without giving too much away, she might be onto something here.

Cut to Rosemary having ultrasound but in every pregnant woman's worst nightmare: the tech could not find a heartbeat. Some people cry, some people shut down, others move to France for a year to put some distance between themselves and their sorrow.  While trying to find a restaurant where her friend Julie is waiting for her, we are charmingly introduced to the plot point that Rosemary doesn't speak a word of French. Really? On the seven-hour flight you couldn't have at least pretended to look at a French 101 book?

NBC Releases an Exclusive Teaser for 'Rosemary's Baby'

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From NBC comes an exclusive new teaser for the two-night mini-series event, "Rosemary's Baby." Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin, "'Rosemary's Baby' centers on a young married couple who escapes New York and moves to Paris with hopes of leaving their sad past behind. After a series of unfortunate events, Rosemary (Zoe Saldana) and Guy Woodhouse (Patrick J. Adams) are presented with an offer they can't refuse - an apartment at the most prestigious address in the city. Problem is, it comes with a haunted past and an immeasurable price."

The four-hour event airs May 11 and 15, starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT each night.



-Larissa Mrykalo

'Rosemary's Baby' Mini-Series Will Star Zoe Saldana

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The four-hour NBC mini-series adaptation of Ira Levin's 1967 novel, "Rosemary's Baby" now has its lead. Variety is reporting that Zoe Saldana will play the pregnant wife of a fame hungry actor with really nosey and devilish neighbors.

Announced back in December, it appears that the mini-series will stay true to the novel, "'Rosemary’s Baby' centers on a young married couple who move into a Paris apartment that has a haunted past. After getting pregnant, the wife becomes increasingly suspicious that both her husband and their neighbors will have ulterior motives when her child is born."

Saldana will also serve as one of the executive producers of the Lionsgate-produced series. According to Quinn Taylor, Executive Vice President, Movies, Miniseries and International Co-Productions, NBC Entertainment, “Zoe has proven that she is one of our most gifted actresses and we think she has the perfect combination of spirit and gravitas to take on the title role from Ira Levin’s infamous novel. With Zoe leading the cast under the direction of Agnieszka Holland, this reimagined event mini-series is off to a great start.”

Do you think she's a good fit? There is no word on when the mini-series will premiere but we'll keep you posted.

-Larissa Mrykalo