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NYC Urban Exploration with videographer Andrew Wonder

Check out this very cool cut of some footage shot by videographer Andrew Wonder from our explorations in NYC. View it on his Vimeo page:
http://www.vimeo.com/18280328

UNDERCITY from Andrew Wonder on Vimeo.

Creative Time Video

A short video about me, shot and produced by Howard Silver for Creative Time, is here:http://creativetime.org/programs/archive/2009/cttv/?p=138

Italo-Americano Homeless Edition, New York City with Fabio Volo

Italo-Americano Homeless Edition, New York City
Italian MTV
Original airdate July 24 2008 (In english, subtitled)
On-Camera & Location guide

In the spring I had a great time working with Fabio Volo and an Italian MTV crew. They wanted to meet some underground residents, so we spent the day walking through an old train tunnel. I'm in the first five minutes or so of the segment.

As of late 2008, the episode is available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDYzqVX92vE

Monsterquest: Super Rats (History Channel)

Had a fun time working with the Monsterquest crew a few months back, and the episode aired on the History Channel for the first time on July 3, 2008, followed by July 5 and I think a few other dates. (Monsterquest is a series on the History Channel.)

From the TV Guide listing:
MonsterQuest : Super Rats Airs on Saturday July 05 09:00 PM

Recent archaeological evidence suggests that common rats once grew to massive sizes. Are these huge rodents making a comeback? Claims of huge rat sightings are being reported in startling numbers. Animal experts believe that these mutant rodents are getting bigger and bolder. Journey into the sewers with rat experts and meet witnesses who tell of cat-sized rats that have appetites for just about anything--including human flesh!

SUPER RATS is the most skin-crawling MONSTERQUEST yet!

I was originally hired to be a locations guide for them but I ended up being filmed and they used a bit of it-- their original plan of attaching cameras to rats to get the rodent-eye view (seriously!) didn't work out so well, and so I got a bigger part.

You can actually order this episode from them: http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=138750&name=Super+Rats+DVD

Discovery Channel: Urban Explorers TV Show

Discovery Channel's "Urban Explorers" TV Show
Hoggard Productions

In 2004-2005, I was an urban historian and on-camera host for a Discovery Channel show titled Urban Explorers. Originally intended to be a full 13-episode season, the show went through several mutations as Discovery changed its lineup and re-organized its focus.

We ended up doing just five episodes of the show (Milwaukee, Chicago, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Denver) over the course of about six months. We had a really great time filming, but unfortunately even after the five shows were complete Discovery still wasn't sure if it fit into their new lineup and their new style. (They were having their biggest success with shows about cars and motorcycles, and our history-oriented show was quite different.) Because of this, the show was aired in relatively poor time slots, and although it's been aired around the world multiple times since then, it's never been advertised by the network and they have no intention of pursuing it. Oh well... It was still a lot of fun to do. And every so often I get a note from someone who's just seen the show for the first time and tells me they really like it. (To everyone who has liked the show and taken the time to look it up on the net and drop me a line-- thank you!)

Existing episodes:
Milwaukee
Chicago
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Denver

Some airdates:
June 27-July 1, 2005 (USA)
April 2006 (USA)
August 2006 (Canada)
March 2007 (Canada)

Unfortunately, I don't know where it's possible to get a copy of the show, and I don't know any future airdates. It might be possible to download a torrent of the show from this link, or if this link doesn't work maybe it can be found somewhere else: http://torrentz.ws/search/Urban-Explorers:rel_2

NY1 (TV): Undercity.org Depicts Beauty Of New York's Underbelly

NY1 (TV and Online)
“Undercity.org Depicts Beauty Of New York's Underbelly”
July 20, 2004

Video link from:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?&aid=41734&search_result=1&stid=32


Undercity.org Depicts Beauty Of New York's Underbelly


July 20, 2004
Ever wonder what New York City looks like underground, or from the top of the Manhattan Bridge?