Flight 33 Productions is an American documentary

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founded in 2006 that specializes in programs about history and science. It produces programs for The

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, Spike and Comcast. Flight 33 is led by Executive Producers Louis Tarantino and Douglas Cohen and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Shows

The company's credits include the

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winning documentary '' A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day'', the Emmy Nominated special ''

Life After People ''Life After People'' is a television series on which scientists, mechanical engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of planet Earth if humanity suddenly disappeared. The featured experts also talk about the impact of hu ...

'', Doomsday: 10 Ways The World Will End, and the popular History series ''

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''. Flight 33 also produced season two of the History series ''

Shootout! ''Shootout!'' is a documentary series featured on The History Channel and ran for two seasons from 2005 to 2006. It depicts actual firefights between United States military personnel and other combatants. There are also occasional episodes dedicate ...

'' and the 2007 special '' Siberian Apocalypse''. Recent productions include,

Rocket City Rednecks ''Rocket City Rednecks'' is an American television show that focuses on engineering. The show is set in Huntsville, Alabama (known as "Rocket City" for its historic contributions to the American space program), and features Travis Taylor, three ...

, "History of the World in 2 Hours",

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, and "When Aliens Attack". Flight 33 programs also include ''

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'' (2008), "Biblical Mysteries Explained" (2008), ''

'' (2009), ''

Patton 360° ''Patton 360°'', also written as ''Patton 360'', is a weekly television series that originally ran from April 10 to June 26, 2009, on the History channel. It was produced by Flight 33 Productions in Los Angeles (the same company that produced '' ...

'' (2009), "Seven Deadly Sins" (2009), and "Prehistoric" (2009). In 2011, Rocket City Rednecks premiered as the highest rated new series of the year for the National Geographic Channel. That same year, they and Spike TV created a TV special called, "Alternate History", which regards Nazi Germany turning the U.S. into a satellite state after winning the Second World War as a result from turning the tables on the D-day invasion. However, this scenario is flawed in several ways. In 2014, they produced the show called, "Codes and Conspiracies", which explains different conspiracy theories. It went on for three seasons until 2016. Flight 33 has also produced over twenty-five 3D programs, including the first ever 3D TV documentary - The Universe: Seven Wonders of The Solar System for History and Sky. Other 3D projects include, The Universe: Season Six, WW2 in 3D, History of the World in Two Hours, the 3D series Forgotten Planet and Live Fire for 3Net, and Roller Coasters, Perfecting Parkour, and The Colt Gun Factory for Comcast's Xfinity.

Awards

A Distant Shore - 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form Big History - 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction History of the World in 2 Hours - 2011 Emmy Nomination For Outstanding Individual Achievement In Craft: Graphic Design & Art Direction Life After People - 2008 Emmy Nomination For Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming; 2008 Emmy Nomination For Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or Special Shootout - 2006 Emmy Nomination For Outstanding Individual Achievement In A Craft: Graphic And Artistic Design Wild West Tech - 2006 Emmy Nomination For Outstanding Individual Achievement In A Craft: Graphic And Artistic Design

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