First Person
Amazing series primarily using Errol Morris' invention the Interrotron for unusual people to tell their outré stories directly into the camera to the viewer. Almost every half-hour documentary episode focused on 1 person, especially scientists, criminals, cranks, plus everyday folks in strange circumstances. First season seen on Bravo, second on IFC. Having a roaming crew at the ready led Morris to start filming his Academy Award winning documentary on Robert McNamara, "The Fog of War." Some subjects came from Morris' back-file, others were newly uncovered. First season included the autistic woman scientist who designs humane slaughterhouses (Temple Grandin, "Stairway to Heaven"), the parrot whose testimony in a trial exonerated a man wrongly accused of murdering his owner, the ex-lobster fisherman devoted to being the first to see a live giant squid ("Eyeball to Eyeball"), and a serial killer groupie. Second season had some 2 parters such as a haunted passenger who landed a crashing jet liner, also the dot.com entrepreneur who believes first mate Gilligan is the new messiah ! Errol Morris hoped to continue "First Person," but funding was unavailable.
- 2000-2001
- 2 seasons
- Documentary
Amazing series primarily using Errol Morris' invention the Interrotron for unusual people to tell their outré stories directly into the camera to the viewer. Almost every half-hour documentary episode focused on 1 person, especially scientists, criminals, cranks, plus everyday folks in strange circumstances. First season seen on Bravo, second on IFC. Having a roaming crew at the ready led Morris to start filming his Academy Award winning documentary on Robert McNamara, "The Fog of War." Some subjects came from Morris' back-file, others were newly uncovered. First season included the autistic woman scientist who designs humane slaughterhouses (Temple Grandin, "Stairway to Heaven"), the parrot whose testimony in a trial exonerated a man wrongly accused of murdering his owner, the ex-lobster fisherman devoted to being the first to see a live giant squid ("Eyeball to Eyeball"), and a serial killer groupie. Second season had some 2 parters such as a haunted passenger who landed a crashing jet liner, also the dot.com entrepreneur who believes first mate Gilligan is the new messiah ! Errol Morris hoped to continue "First Person," but funding was unavailable.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
Mr. Personality
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 27 mins
An interview with Dr. Michael stone, a forensic psychologist.
Episode 2
The Only Truth
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 28 mins
An interview with Murray Richman, who was an attorney for a New York Italian crime family.
Episode 3
Harvesting Me
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 30 mins
An interview with Josh Harris who was the star of an internet reality TV show after he installed cameras in his own home.
Episode 4
One in a Million Trillion
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 56 mins
An interview with Rick Rosner, an obsessive perfectionist who appeared twice on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
Episode 5
Leaving the Earth
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 55 mins
An interview with Dennis Fitch, a DC 10 pilot who managed an incredible emergency landing in 1989.
Episode 6
The Smartest Man in the World
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 29 mins
An interview with Chris Langan, a bouncer with the world's highest IQ. (and an enormous head)