''Iconoclasts'' is an American television series that premiered on November 17, 2005 on

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. Each episode pairs two "creative visionaries"— often in different fields — who discuss their lives, influences, and art. The series premiered on November 17, 2005 and last aired on November 13, 2012. The series consisted of six six-episode seasons.

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2006)

Season 3 (2007)

Season 4 (2008)

Season 5 (2010)

Season 6 (2012)

Other

The show is very similar to '' Durch die Nacht mit …'' ( German for "Into the night with..."), airing since 2002 on Franco-German television channel

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. ''Iconoclasts'' has been parodied by ''

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as Björk and

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being paired with Usher, neither of whom know who the other one is).

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iconoclasts (TV Series) 2000s American documentary television series 2005 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings Sundance TV original programming 2010s American documentary television series