Notable Episodes "Raywood, WA", "The Girl in the Hightower"
Tanis, a spin-off of The Black Tapes, is hosted by character-in-common Nate Silver, who investigates the myth of Tanis. It might seem like it would be tough to get into a fictional investigation of a made-up myth, but the show is consistently entertaining. As with The Black Tapes, the best characters are the supporting cast, with "information specialist" (hacker) MK stealing every "scene"(?) she's in. The one major hiccup is the production, or more specifically, the comically-on-the-nose sound design. A little too over the top to play a siren sound effect every time law enforcement is mentioned? Think it might be so obvious that it could possibly undermine your story if an Inception-style "DUUHN" deep-bass sound played every time a "significant" piece of information is revealed? The people at Pacific Northwest Stories don't think so. In their defense, they are Canadian. Degrassi wasn't known for its subtlety. Off-putting production choices and regional biases aside, the show is fun and, often, gripping in spite of it's quirks. One big reason for that is its kitchen-sink approach to conspiracy theories. It's pretty cool to tie a few late-night-talk-radio type ideas together into a single narrative. It's absolutely stunning to weave into one cohesive story what feels like every batshit thing you've ever heard yelled by that flat-earth truther that's always looking for signatures at your farmer's market. The show may be bonkers, but it's the fun type of bonkers. Tanis is released every other week and is in the middle of its first season.