Oddities - Season 1 - Eps 10: The Bulb Cruncher
In Obscura Antiques & Oddities, a seller brings a book to Obscura that she thinks is bound in human skin.
About Oddities
Title: Oddities
First Air Date: 2010-11-04
Last Air Date: 2014-04-27
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 78
Network: Science
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Production Companies: Leftfield Pictures
Synopsis
Oddities is a half-hour documentary/reality television program which follows the operation of an East Village, Manhattan shop which trades in antiques and other rarities. The show premiered on November 4, 2010, and airs on the Discovery Channel and its sister network, the Science Channel. Oddities focuses on the day-to-day operation of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, and stars co-owners Mike Zohn and Evan Michelson and buyer Ryan Matthew, with appearances by other employees and customers. The store's employees search flea markets, personal collections, auctions, and antique shows for unique and unusual artifacts. Odd items bought and sold by the shop or featured on the show have included a mummified cat, a Rhesus monkey skull, art made from nail clippings, and a straitjacket.
