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PagongRatEater 12996 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-04-05, 10:29 AM (EST) "Ghosthunters" I can't be the only person around here addicted to this show. I always used to watch Scariest Places on Earth on Fox Family and this show puts it to shame(there were a couple of new episodes shown over Halloween, so they show may be back in production). Real scientific, obejctive study of a fascinating subject - it has ruined all the other 'ghost' shows for me. I don't know if I believe in ghosts, I am definitely a skeptic - but this show certainly challenges those preconceptions and makes you think, and is very entertaining in the meantime. So do you watch? Did you see the Halloween special? Brian came crawling back to a very mixed reception. I, for one, am glad to see 'Dude, run' return - he is hysterically harmless and well-meaning, but sometimes woefully incompetent. He keeps the show interesting, for sure. They even sell the "Dude, run" hat on their website. I'm sure THAT would raise a lot of question marks over people's heads.   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Ghosthunters Red_Dobie 11-07-05 1  RE: Ghosthunters CouchTater 11-14-05 2    RE: Ghosthunters Red_Dobie 11-15-05 3    RE: Ghosthunters PagongRatEater 11-16-05 4        RE: Ghosthunters CouchTater 11-16-05 5            RE: Ghosthunters engaged 11-17-05 6        RE: Ghosthunters CouchTater 11-19-05 7            RE: Ghosthunters PagongRatEater 11-19-05 8            RE: Ghosthunters Red_Dobie 11-20-05 9

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Red_Dobie 731 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 11-07-05, 11:10 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Ghosthunters" You're not the only one watching. A few weeks back they had a marathon Ghost Hunters day and I got hooked. I believe they might be doing the same thing tomorrow (showing the first season). it has ruined all the other 'ghost' shows for me. Yup, I feel the same way. We were watching Most Haunted over the weekend and were laughing the whole time...not scary at all compared to Ghost Hunters. Did you see the Halloween special? Yes! Gave up an hour of MNF to watch. Seems like the entire town could have been an entire season. The most interesting show was the one in Arkansas(?) where they discovered the "civil war solidier" on the thermal. THAT was spooky. I read on their website that there are 10 new shows coming. Nice to know there is someone here watching too!   Top

CouchTater 1046 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 11-14-05, 07:35 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Ghosthunters" Is this the show with the plumbers by day? If so, I watched the show a few times and got pissed off cause the show was more about their private lives, like a family barbeque, in fighting, and what not, with a real lack of actual ghost hunting. Maybe it's changed, but I was rather dissapointed. the Most Haunted show is just a joke. It had some moments on the live Halloween show, but I got bored with that as well. I really like Scariest Places and also on discovery they have these real ghost story re-enactments, which are really good. They just aren't live reality ghost hunts.   Top

Red_Dobie 731 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 11-15-05, 10:50 AM (EST) 3. "RE: Ghosthunters" The interaction between the team members is one of my favorite parts of the show. These are real people, with real jobs. They aren't slick hosts or actors "recreating" stuff. I just watched the show from the first season where Frank the sound guy got bowled over. Spooky stuff. We tried to watch the Most Haunted Halloween special and ended up turning it off because it was so boring.   Top

PagongRatEater 12996 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-16-05, 00:55 AM (EST) 4. "RE: Ghosthunters" There were a handful of episodes where their personal life was part of the story but by and large it isn't. And with the exception of the one guy leaving the team and then coming back, it hasn't been part of this season at all. I think that they want us to be personally vested in the people in the show as well as the search for paranormal activity. So, we can enjoy the folks and the way that they interplay, but also get some very real and convincing investigation of paranormal activity without having to just defer to someone's "feelings" or "orbs" (read as dust/bugs) as we so often do. If they can't PROVE it, they don't say it's haunted. I'm a pretty big skeptic and I have to admit that they have captured some stuff that has impressed me. The challenge is sometimes they go 1 or 2 shows without finding any real solid evidence. It really is the best of the ghost investigative shows out there because they rely on verifiable proof to actually make (or not) their case. I can't wait for the next batch of episodes. I already know you don't, but I REALLY want to believe you look like the Pringles guy. J Slice   Top

CouchTater 1046 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 11-16-05, 04:33 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Ghosthunters" Well, maybe I'll give them another try. Maybe I just found them when those particular shows aired and formed my impression from that. You know how you watch a show and if it doesn't grabe you right away, you give up them. That's probably what happened here. I really like these type of shows and would love to find one that really grabs my attention.   Top

engaged 8 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 11-17-05, 00:24 AM (EST) 6. "RE: Ghosthunters" "I really like these >type of shows and would >love to find one that >really grabs my attention." me too :d   Top

CouchTater 1046 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 11-19-05, 11:21 AM (EST) 7. "RE: Ghosthunters" > If they can't >PROVE it, they don't say >it's haunted. I'm a >pretty big skeptic and I >have to admit that they >have captured some stuff that >has impressed me. The >challenge is sometimes they go >1 or 2 shows without >finding any real solid evidence. So, last week there were 4 shows on in a row and I taped and watched them. I have to admit that it they did more ghost debunking /hunting than in those original shows that I watched. What I kind of don't get though is why they only set up for one night? I think to be really scientific; they should set the equipment up for at least a couple of days. Granted, they can't do that in some of the places they've gone to, like museums, but still, at many other's they could, like the battle ship. I lived on a haunted property where many people had experiences; residents and guests. But those particular instances were experienced only by younger women. Some women saw the entity and some only felt it, like a being touched and what not. What ever was there would only show itself or mess with a particular type of person and not all the time either. So, if I were to do this scientifically, I wouldn't just say a place was probably haunted or not based solely on one night's set up. I will be watching from now on though, it's still interesting for the most part even if many times they don't get anything or if they don't even get a chance to spend much time in a particular place.   Top

PagongRatEater 12996 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-19-05, 11:49 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Ghosthunters" Glad you enjoyed it, but I totally agree. I wish that they would spend more than one night on their investigations and I don't know why they don't. Even Jason and Grant admit that there just may not have been any activity that night and there actually may be activity there that they just didn't capture. My guess is that it's a TV thing that allows them to do multiple investigations in one show and still have some good quality research on those sites. I already know you don't, but I REALLY want to believe you look like the Pringles guy. J Slice   Top

Red_Dobie 731 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 11-20-05, 03:15 PM (EST) 9. "RE: Ghosthunters" I wish they could spend more time at sites too. In the Halloween show, I would have liked them to go back a second night and try to recapture the little ghost that was hiding behind the pool table. It drove my DH crazy that they didn't investigate that further. I'm looking forward to the next 10 shows and (hopefully) a third season.   Top

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