Everybody knows that Thomas Edison is one of the most prolific inventors in recorded history, but did you know he invented a virtual version of himself? According to this animated series he did. Along with his virtual self, Edison created a nearly complete robot, Von Bolt, who remained in a secret lab for years until 12-year-old science prodigy Angie found the lab after cracking the inventor's secret message. After discovering the lab, Angie and her friends explore the scientific world, with fun-loving Edison as their guide.
Across land, sea, and air, they carry the most massive, fragile, and expensive cargoes on the planet to destinations hundreds, even thousands, of miles away. Follow the teams of engineers tasked with planning and executing the world's most nail-biting moves. Through each daring and dangerous relocation and amidst tough conditions and tight deadlines, these heavy haulers must overcome incredible challenges to get their colossal cargoes to their new homes.
Jamil Damji and his team — his best friend and flipper Pace, his project manager and big sister Rahima, and real estate agent Laura, who is also Pace's wife — look to flip houses all over the Phoenix area into triple digit flips.
A cooking competition at a farmers' market puts two teams of chefs in a race to see who can create the most crowd-pleasing (and money-making) dish while under extreme time constraints.
It’s an epic landscape where Wild West traditions of vengeance and lawlessness live on. When murders occur, investigators sometimes need old school methods to hunt down the killer.
Who doesn’t love rewarding a family member or close friend for constantly going the extra mile to brighten up your day? Nominated by their spouse or family member, each unknowing party thinks it’s just another normal day, but little do they know that they are about to receive an incredible makeover in one major area of their house from a special team of designers, contractors and numerous accomplices paving the way. From start to finish it’s a family affair and all hands are on deck as everyone works together to plan the design and execute a custom room renovation in under 36 hours.
New technology and the opening of previously closed societies are ushering in a golden age of archaeology, uncovering the secrets of some of history's most famous empires. Smithsonian Channel has gained access to some remarkable discoveries, and will reveal new insights in a major new programming block: BEHIND THE LOST EMPIRES. The block features specials on the lost city of Pompeii, a recently discovered Roman gladiator school in the heart of Europe, China's Han Dynasty and its infamous female Emperor Wu, and Burma, the world's first golden civilization.
True friends and frenemies chase big dreams and encounter big drama while navigating Los Angeles' African-American celebrity circles. The hourlong docuseries "About the Business" follows five individuals hustling in the high-stakes world of entertainment while attempting to balance career and family. The cast includes actress Eva Marcille ("Real Husbands of Hollywood"), who invests in a luxury container-home business; model Crystal Renay, who's preparing for her A-list wedding to singer Ne-Yo; celebrity stylist EJ King, who has designs on a new career in fashion; marketing manager Danielle Crawley, who wants to launch her own casting company; and talent manager Sparkle Holmes, whose relationship with a new business partner is rocky.
20-year-old Heather Elvis vanished in South Carolina in 2013. Her family endured harassment and conspiracy theories from online trolls, including suspects, as they and police continued searching.
Five very different young women begin the long difficult journey of becoming nuns. The first step is called discernment and will help determine if they are capable of giving up the lives they've always known to become nuns.
This series features episodes on civil rights, economic justice, religion, and other aspects of society that affect each and every one of us every day.