'Project Blue Book' will look into Dr. J Allen Hynek's obsession with UFOs and his fall 'down the rabbit hole'

Dr. Hynek's journey from a skeptic to a believer eventually culminated to an obsession that resembled going 'down the rabbit hole,' as cast member Michael Malarkey recently shared and it is up to the new show to portray that in details.
PUBLISHED JAN 7, 2019

History channel's upcoming show, 'Project Blue Book,' has taken up the task of digging deeper into the titular real-life hush hush project, which the US government had carried out back in the '50s after a sudden surge in 'alien' and 'UFO' sightings in the Washington DC area. While the new show about to premiere in a day might come across as another thriller in a genre that has been overly done already, the refreshing aspect about this show is paticular is how it follows Dr. J Allen Hnek's (Aidan Gillen) involvement in the project and divulges more about the reallity of it. But Dr. Hynek's journey from a skeptic to a believer eventually culminated to an obsession that resembled going 'down the rabbit hole,' as cast member Michael Malarkey recently shared and it is up to the new show to portray that in details.

Ever since the trailer for 'Project Blue Book' was released, fans all over social media have taken time out to express how excited they are about this new 'The X-Files' reminiscent show. However, what sets the new show apart from the '90s Fox sensation is that the plot is based on real-life truth. To tell the truth of Project Blue Book and Dr. Hynek's involvement with the investigation, Michael Malarkey's character - Michael Quinn - was introduced to the story. He also adds an element of contrast between his strictly non-believer schitck and the quirky, eccentric personality that Dr. Hynek exhibits. Quinn's character is said to be an amalgamation of all the US Air Force officers involved in the real-life project, and as evident from the initial stages of the show that his job pretty much comprises of is managing Dr. Hynek.

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