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Although paranormal investigation has been popular for quite some time in documentary television specials, it has only in recent years been popping up more and more in the regular series category. Hits such as the Travel Channel's "Most Haunted" and SciFi's "Ghost Hunters" have served to put ghost hunting on the map as a legitimate sub-category of the now-commonplace reality genre. Becuase this development is so recent, and because more and more of these shows are popping up, it will probably be a while before the cream of the field rises to the top. When it does, I have a feeling that the Travel Channel's latest addition, "Ghost Adventures," will sink like a stone.
"Ghost Adventures" premiered on Friday, October 17. The show centers around host Zak Bagans and his team, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin. For their inaugural hunt, the boys set their sights on Bobby Mackey' Music World, an infamous country music nightclub that became widely known for its music and star connections and stayed widely known for its paranormal activity. The stories connected with the location provided some of the most interesting parts of the episode, but even these could not stand up to the over-the-top theatrics of the host and crew.
Any fans of SciFi's "Ghost Hunters" who happened to be watching saw absolutely nothing new. Bagans and his team followed the established formula to the letter, including the after-dark night vision exploration. The antics they engaged in the whole time gave the sense that they were trying too hard to compensate for their lack or originality. More than once, the team made huge deals of things that they could not share with the viewers, including numerous inconclusive voice recordings. The episode hit a climactic point when Bagans was "attacked" by a spirit, lifting his shirt to reveal "fresh" scratch marks on his back. All things considered, it was more laughable than it was scary.
Bagans, himself, was quite possibly the most irratating component of the entire show. He may have been pretty to look at, but he completely lacked charisma, often speaking and carrying himself like a bad actor in an independent slasher movie. He sounded more like a self-inflated drunken frat boy challenging an adversary than a paranormal investigator. Furthermore, he made it a point early on to repeat the most ridiculous and outlandish stories about the location (including a supposed "gateway to Hell") until they dissolved into utter silliness.
I'm a big fan of paranormal-themed shows and I do believe in the existence of ghosts. I really did try to like this show, but in the end, my interest in the paranormal couldn't stand up to the mockery that was made of it by Bagans and his buddies. Still, the location and the stories about it were very interesting and even a bit chilling, so it wasn't a total loss.
The next episode of "Ghost Adventures" airs Friday, October 25 on the Travel Channel. Check your local listings for time slots. Watch if you dare. There will no doubt be plenty of cringing, but not from fright.
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This show ROCKED! Way better than other Ghost Shows and Zak is a hottie and reminds me of Braveheart-----!
, seein zach's reaction was the only reason I thought the scratchin stuff was real....you're a hostile little review writer! did you not get casted when they held auditions for this show? ha I like the beginning part too when they tell the history and thought the ghost hunting trio were fun to watch everyone has their own opinions especially on a sensitve topic like GHOSTS!
I liked this show a lot
THEIR SHOW IS ABOUT TAUNTING EVIL SPIRITS....THEY DO IT THE BEST
They just re-aired the Macky episode a couple of hours ago. I saw the beginning, but I have see that story so many times I didn't watch. As soon as they were showing up out front with their equipment, I went back to writing. I'll take your word for it - that it isn't worth watching. Very nicely written review. Good job!
this review sucks...are you jealous of them? cause this is now the best paranormal series on the TV
Looks like Zack goes to Dustin from GHI hairdresser and gets his hysterics from Barry Fitzgerald
I have to agree with this review. The dramatics were ridiculous and they things they tried to point out as paranormal were pathetic. I hate to say I can put up with the hysterics of the blond on Most Haunted more than I can handle the crap these guys came up with. I gave them 2 episodes to try to win me over and they failed miserably.
god dam you people are just jealous THIS SHOW F-IN ROCKS! BEST 2 EPISODES I'VE EVER DSEEN FROM ANY PARANORMAL SHOW....GAC, DONT LISTEN TO THE TRASH-TALKERS THEIR JUST JEALOUS OF YOUR SUCCESS AND BEING THE LUCKY ONES PUTTING ON TV'S HOTTEST PARANORMAL SHOW TO DATE
I find this show to be actually pretty good. I don't know about you guys, but if you were in a situation where there were things happening you could not see, would you sit there in an ultra calm fashion. I don't find anything with the show over the top and I like the format where there are not a bunch of extra people running around. I honestly could care less about what the people look like on the show, I'm interested in what evidence, if any is caught. If anything I'm hopeful they'll get some better equipment to expand what they can cover while investigating. To me this is probably the best Paranormal show going right now. Great locations and some good findings.
Give me a break, Zak belongs more to a B horror flick than a ghost show! The music is TOO loud to hear the things they "say' they hear and I didn't ever see a damn thing that 'frightened ballsy cahonies Zak. A rip-off show. But for those who want to beleive I guess the priducers are geting their money back for such an inept crew bent on hysterics and so-called bravdo.
I agree with the writer. As a person interested in the supernatural and having experienced seeing a ghost twice in my life, I wanted to like this show but it's impossible. It's always easy to make a TV audience believe what they want to believe with "TV magic and trickery", but Zac and his buddies make it look obvious they've rehersed their "re-actions" to supposed sounds and visions that the majority of the TV audience never really sees or hears. Plus, Zac is irritating with his authoritive attitude that it's easy to get on anyone's nerves. It's easy to create a "flying brick" or a small burst of "mist" or manipulating "voices" on TV and convince an audience that's not actually there with them that they're seeing and hearing what they say they're seeing and hearing. I'm not saying these guys are frauds since I've never been on a "trip" with them, but they leave themselves open for a lot of speculation. Just my two cents.
Yeah it's easy to create things and make people believe they're real. And that applies to ANY ghost hunting show, not just Ghost Adventures. You're also forgetting that Zak and his crew submitted their video footage to specialist people who confirmed the footage was 100% aunthentic and had not been tampered with. If you go watching such shows with the attitude and the belief that what you are watching might be all fake and fabricated, you might as well don't watch this kind of show at all, or at least be fair and criticize all ghost hunting programs, not just this one. Personally I think it's a great program... far better than Most Haunted, where 99% of the things they say they see or hear is never sse/heard by us the audience.
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I Want to like the show, but orbs.. I saw one Zak claimed was an orb and it was clearly an insect you could see the wings! Plus acting like a tough guy not afraid and then running like a coward when/if something does happen. Like the Gold... something hotel... very very unprofessional. If you are afraid of finding a ghost then don’t go looking for it! I have no problem with “provoking” a spirit, especially, Zak, (Nick does a much better job, calmer and more professional) …. And then running like a coward. Like I said if you are afraid of finding a ghost then don’t go looking for one.
I think the show is awesome,Its probably the best paranormal show on TV,They dont have big camera crews ,They just go in and do there thing.I think all the guys are great,Their reactions to things are truly real,I make sure Im home every Friday night at nine o clock to watch my favorite show! The show rocks!!!
I wanted to thank you for posting this commit about the show. I agree with you that the main guy, "Is an Idit!" He constanly yells and screams to get the ghost to AKA "come out." Also, their AKA "EVPS" arn't cleaned up at all. Put them through a filter in the computer so that we can hear them better. You can tell that Zak Bagans and his two man group has never ever ghost hunted before they got this TV spot. You don't need to yell out or scream at the top of your lungs to provoke the ghost, and when you get a responce, don't scream like a little school girl and RUN! You guys make the real paranormal investigators look stupid. No one needs to have a investigator on a real location acting like a fool and unprofessional. The audience that truly needs a investigation do watch these types of ghost shows on TV. They take notes. This show makes it very hard to look like you really try to help people understand what is going on in their buildings or home. Please remember that you are professionals and not idits!
Melissa from GA "A True Paranormal Investigator!"
jdeschene: I couldn't agree with you more. I absolutely love paranormal shows, but "Ghost Adventures" has to be the most ridiculous paranormal show I have ever seen. Zak is such a buffoon----he loves to provoke and taunt the spirits----however, when a spirit makes contact, or when Zak thinks a spirit makes contact, he runs away screaming like a little girl----it's sooooooo freakin' funny!! And another thing: I thought the whole point of the show was that these guys were supposed to be "locked in" with the ghosts all night----yet when they were investigating that hotel out west (I think it was called the Goldfield Hotel?), the sissies got so scared that they ran out using the fire escape part way into the investigation/night. Those guys are so freakin' ridiculous that it's totally hilarious!! And what in the world is up with Zak's hair----for crying out loud----doesn't the guy own a mirror? He looks like such a goon!! Yes, "Ghost Adventures" is very disappointing....
A couple of other things: Every single time the "Ghost Adventure" crew sees a dust particle, they insist it is an "orb"----again, absolutely ridiculous!! Also, did you see the episode (I think it was at the asylum in N.J.?) when Zak saw the shadow of the hand through his camera lens and totally freaked out and screamed and ran like a little girl, insisting it was a "ghost hand" trying to grab him----and it was only like the shadow of his own hand----it was freakin' hilarious, but pretty pathetic as well.....
I watch this show and find it entertaining. Clearly the major difference between this and ghost hunters is that Zak and his team do less debunking (I can't imagine GA having an episode where they find nothing, whereas this happens often on GH) and they are much more animated than their GH counterparts.
That any of these guys - GA, GH, MH- pass their methods off as scientific is ridiculous. None of them are following true scientific methods. Just because you use technology doesn't mean you're a scientist.
but I do wish they would do some more debunking. Sometimes I think they may be a little too quick to say something is paranormal. The one thing that does drive me nuts is Zak repeats himself...he'll say "be quiet. be quiet. be quiet. be quiet." instead of just saying it once. But it is still interesting and entertaining show
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! THIS SHOW ROCKS!! FOR ME IT LOOKS REAL, THEYRE ONLY THREE MEN BY THEMSELVES.. NOT LIKE GHOST HUNTERS WITH A FULL STAFF OF MORONS.. THEY NEVER PROVE ANYTHING IMO. ITS ALL DRAMA IN GH. THEY NEVER CATCH THE EVIDENCE.. THIS IS THE ONLY PARANORMAL SHOW THAT GIVE ME THE CHILLS AND SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF ME. IM LOOKING FORWARD FOR SEASON 2 NOW.
I hate paranormal shows that do not try to debunk first.
I think the show is THE most coolest "ghost hunting" show I have ever seen! The guys are great and so is their work! They"ll say and do whatever it takes to give their audience an excellent and interesting show!!!!! I look forward on seeing their season 2 next yr.
Just saw the Houghton Mansion episode, and laughed a lot. Zak is irritating, juvenile, and very over-the-top.
I'm sure to most of the (apparently) female, teenage crowd (I'm assuming from lots of these comments) he's cool and looks great. To me, he seems like a high-school kid who was somehow given a show and lots of cash to blow on stupid gadgets.
All I can do is shake my head, when he says things like, "this light illuminates the space between the spirit world and our world". I'm paraphrasing, but making claims about what ghosts can and can't do and trying to pass these stunts off as serious scientific research just isn't credible. Does he get this stuff at www.billy-bob'sparanormalgear.com?
I won't watch any more -- it's a show for the gullible or those who enjoy watching Zak prance around in tight shirts. Enjoy!
thats show is the shit
Zak and his crew are brave in their quest to investigate the paranormal. I can't wait for Ghost Adventures new series on the Travel Channel. This show is head and shoulders above any other Ghost show.
the ghost adventure sucks they are actor not even real look carefully how they are investing wrong way and the taps ghost hunter is much more honset and real you may not see much action on taps or ghi but they are telling you much more honset because not in the common that ghost is around everyday where you are zak is a producer think if he is telling you truth nobody runs from ghost taps never did that where is the common sense zak suck he is idiot beleive me i am sure taps ghost hunter would agree with me
if this stuff is real zak if you read i am only a believer when i see or expierence it so i would like to go on one of your so called ghost stuff you see or hear at these places i will sign a waver but i want to expierence it myself
Zak is such a hunk! He can flex those mellon arms for me anyday!
The reviewer is criticizing night time infrared filming? If investigators filmed in bright daylight, they might capture an anomalous form once every ten years... if that!
That being said, most orbs are natural. And yes, mists, moving objects, and evps can be easily faked... but they also happen to be the most frequent evidence investigators catch! So it all comes down to the credibility of the team, and apparently this reviewer doesn't believe Zak to be credible. I'm not so harsh. His evidence looks legit to me.
I'm a devout Christian, and don't like the fad of provoking and challenging. But if people want to risk themselves, it's their perogative. They should always add a disclaimer, warning young teens to not go out and try this for thrills.
As for "debunking," much of that is just stating the obvious... "Maybe it was a draft," "maybe someone whispered," "maybe car headlights reflect oddly in this room," etc. That stuff is boring, and condescends to clients. "Well now client, since you're too dumb to explain away this apparent ghostly activity, let me do it for ya!"
If a team doesn't catch evidence, then they should say "sorry, we caught nothing." They can't say "haunted" or "not haunted," since they're not at the location long enough to know with certainty. They CAN say the haunting is "unverified."
This is actually a great show and the "Frat" antics don't bother me. I find it entertaining and they sure get a lot more evidence that my former fave show, Paranormal State. This is my favorite now! Go guys!
Yea, We love the show too. We spend most of our time studying the other side. Team Wiseman
I just stumbled across this review so forgive me for being captain yesterday. As of 4/28/09 I’ve had the chance to watch the series at least 2x now to let it sink in. I must say I was a little taken back by the intensity of the Mackey episode and at times it was chaotic. In comparison to “other” paranormal shows the Ghost Adventures Crew (GAC) brings another aspect to investigating and getting evidence. The other shows seem slow and antiquated even down to the dialog. You won’t hear “Well, you know what we did here…” or “All in all I think the investigation went well” every episode. You also won’t have to watch the GAC setup/break down equipment for 10 minutes or mind numbing evidence review. Instead that time is spent getting interviews and reviewing the history for the audience. Each paranormal show is drastically different but I like pacing of Ghost Adventures. I don’t care what anyone says about their tactics, the GAC has captured amazing evidence and the show is absolutely entertaining. They ask for other independent teams to review and validate their evidence giving them a chance to shine. They include the not so glamorous moments of ghost hunting like bumping into a door or stepping in stagnant water. They film each episode themselves with NO other crew contaminating the footage. The show touts itself as a raw experience in investigating the most haunted locations around. I’ve experienced the Old Washoe Club, Miners Cabin, SilverQueen, Goldfield Hotel all from NV and Bobby Mackey’s 1st hand with them at their live events. Those places are absolutely and certifiably haunted and the real deal. For those that view their evidence as bogus I suggest you get off the couch and visit these places for your own experience. GAC was signed for 26 new episodes with the new season starting Friday June 5th 2009 traveling all across the world. They are filming in the United Kingdom in a few weeks then to Italy. .So in retrospect the show was a success and one of the highest rated paranormal shows out there.
Dear review writer...
It seems to me you have never really done any Paranormal Investigating of your own. Had you done so.. you may find that Ghost Adventures is the only show that actually does any kind of uncontaminated investigations out of any of the shows currently being broadcast on television.
Without aid of 20 camera, sound and lighting people, to mess up any type of actual admissible evidence to our field of research, the GA guys give you honest, raw reactions to those things that go bump in the night (or day).
Luckily for you there are the other "shows" that can honestly document their deviated septums, are almost completley void of any emotional reaction and can teach you DIY plumbing tips along the way to selling out their true intentions of being honest investigators to keep you occupied in the off season.
What I invite you to partake in is to review actual investigations that take 10 hours in some not so warm locations in complete darkness.If that is too much for you to handle, may I suggest any of the underground streamed investigations which are prolific online and review those as TV is not the only place these investigations and their evidence is available to you.
I dare you to go out with 2 of your friends and catch one bit of honest evidence and submit it to your peers for review without bumping into anything or letting loose of an expletive.
I have yet to encounter one person in the actual field that will dis anything they have found to date. Those are the only reviews I intend to consider regarding this subject of which you obviously only know one edited side of.
As a seasoned veteran of paranormal investigating I must express my oppinion of this review. The reviewer does indeed have the right to his oppinion and has the freedom to express that oppinion but, I would suggest to this reviewer that he should do more research into the paranormal field before mouthing off about something he knows nothing about.
Zak and the guys do not go by a script as the other paranormal shows out there do. They do not have a group of cameramen and directors following them around. They investigate in most situations in complete darkness alone, no buddy to stand there holding their hand. And most importantly, they are the real deal.
They started off as amature film makers trying to get evidence of the paranormal. They aren't into it for the money or fame (although I'm sure Zak would appreciate a huge big screen plasma tv to go along with his Wii). And they don't get big headed about the fame they are getting.
These guys love their fans. That should be enough to put them over the top by itself. Who else do you know with a tv show comes online and talks personaly with their fans at any given time? Zak and the boys do. They really want to know what their fans think. They care about our oppinions and they actualy try our ideas out. Again, these guys are real people who are just trying to investigate the paranormal.
They make it known that their shows are raw. You're not going to see the spit shined episodes that are glossed over so much that they appear fake. What you see is what you get with GAC. No gimmiks, no scripts, no having to apoligise to the public later for getting caught faking.
So, if you want to see what it's really like to investigate some of the real most haunted places in the world, watch Zak, Nick, and Aaron on Friday nights at 9 est on the Travel Channel.
Sure, you might see one of the guys run into a wall on occasion or do something silly like pick up a live snake. But, it's the real deal given to us by some cool ass people.
I have been watching Zak, Nick and Aaron since the original debut and with every investigation through their first season they got better and more confident. If you don't understand what is really happening and what goes into the investigation Ghost Adventure style which Roux explains in her reply, maybe you should not post negative remarks which you do not understand. I have a good laugh at those people who continually post on which they know nothing about! Zak has over 9 thousand fans alone that will be happy to come to this site and laugh at your ignorance! A lot of those people are investigators like him. Ghost Adventures 2nd season is going to start soon, if you want a good laugh I suggest you watch Ghost Hunters! Now that is funny stuff!
http://skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/paraabnormal-tv/
*The link above is not my site. Just supporting evidence that Ghost Adventures is more of a manufactured show than a "raw" experience.
I side with you reviewer. The link above will take you to a blog written by a behind-the-scenes guy. It sounds like they do have a camera crew following them around from this guy says. Most of the GAC-tunnel-vision-fans probably don't care, they should just be honest in their opening dialogue.
Face it folks, this is made for TV entertainment. Kind of like wrestling without the leotards. There will always be a segment of the population that buys into it.
As far as the comment about not encountering investigators in the field dissing their evidence, just google "fake ghost adventures". See what you find. It seems most of the people who analyze their "evidence", especially in the 1st season, will say anything to get on TV.
And please, to say they "aren't in it for the money or the fame". The koolaid they are handing out must be very potent.
Ghost Adventures Is The SHIT!!They ROCK!! They Actily Catch Ghost Unlike TAPS. All They Do Is Argu About Their Problems.That NO ONE CARES About!!I like it becaouse is diffrent. No Scrips.
This show is a joke, this crew is a joke. They investigated Essex County Hospital in Verona New Jersey, yes that's the location that was "unidentified". TAPS investigated the same location in an episode titled "Garden State Asylum", and it is embarrassing how different the two episodes were. None of the TAPS crew, including the girls, made such a fuss over every little noise they heard. The two guys flipped out after every little tap and over acted every event that may or may not have happened. One investigation was conducted professionally, looking to de-bunch events. The other was conducted slopily at best and over dramatized everything that happened. They do truely give the public what they want to see....ghosts attacking people, grown men screaming, "first hand experiences" and acting. The one thing that caught my attention, other than the acting, was the ignorance of the main "investigator". 10,000 people died at Essex Hospital, it is an old mental institution. The people there were not all those whom we would now deem "criminally insane", in fact many by todays standards my not even been institutionalized. Today we all probably work with people with the same illnesses that then would have sent them to a place such as Essex, today they are medicated and lead normal, healthy lives. He only refered to the patients in derogatory terms such as "criminally insane", "dangerous" and "demons". He could never truely be haunted as much as the former patients were day in and day out.
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For one this show is a joke. They are the worst ghost hunters I've ever seen. I'm a thirteen year old girl and i could do a better fucking job. They run and scream like little girls.They claim everything is and "orb" they're WAY to loud you couldnt even hear any other sounds other than them talking so how do you know they even heard anything? they could add those sounds in after they edit it.If your going to be a pansy then dont go looking for ghosts.
Your just jealous he is hotter than you. He is WAY better than the other shows that see and hears something every secound there in there. He may BUG you but who cares and really dont think he would have scratch marks if they were fake that is pretty crazy and he seems smarter than that to just say " hey guys lets put scratches on my back and get away with it" to me it was scarey but made sence because of his taunting. I think there the best crew out there I am sick of the other shows that are SOOO fake how can you even watch them. It is also cool some young guy is doing it because he DID see a ghost you don't see to many YOUNG men wanting to badly to see and understand ghosts something must of happened to him.
Stop hating on the show retards. If you don't like it , dont watch...Simple ! There is going to be shows on T.V that you dont like because we all have different taste in Shows and entertainment. Dont diss them because when you do , you diss all the fans as well. Ohhhh and Ghost hunters SUCKS! They barely get any evidence on tape and their EVP's sound so fake and borring , I actually fell asleep trying to watch that crap. Ghost Adventures is fun to watch , and I actually feel like the crew are my buddies. Zac makes the show more interesting , hes only human so he will make mistakes , we all do! And When is a Paranormal Investegations funny ? GA is funny , scary , and interesting. They explain history and tell stories ... YOU ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING FAKE OR NOT ! right ? And GA will never go to the bottom ...just wait because the truth of GH will soom imerge out of the shadows and then I'll be laughing at the truth , TAPS ARE FAKE !
And common ? ''Plumbers by day , TAPS by night?''
So gay .... their damn plumbers ? dude , they have loads of money from TAPS they can live off that. BORRING .........
Im really liking the show. Its refreshing to see guys act as I probably would in the same situation. The GH crew shows no emotion because evrything is in the script(IMHO) :) Plus its easy to not be afraid with a sound and video crew of 20 around you.I personaly lost all faith in what was my favorite investigation show, Ghost Hunters, after their live show last year. The EVPs I hear on GA are more like what an EVP would sound like. The "EVPs" on GH are so clear and obviously fake, again go back to the live show, its funny. These are 3 guys, basicly alone in these locations, i would be a bit startled myself.
Respectfully,
JJ
this show has gone into the shi***r. zac, who i originally thought might be somewhat sincere in his approach is such a screaming douche anymore. when i hear him go through his litany of questions , "is that you, did you do that? do you want us to leave?" i just cringe. i hate this show as much as i hate zacs hair and clothes (ugh! those hats!) and as much as i hate those phony "demonolgists priests." a one night lock down is just a gimmick that is prime for hoaxing...(they have to have SOMETHING interesting to show people after all or NO SHOW) and in no way is this any kind of real investigatiom.
How old are the people commenting on this review? I would take a guess at 14-18 years old and mostly little girls liking Zak's body. That's all he's got going for him. This is the most rediculous show on tv. Being a huge fan of the paranormal, I have continuously kept giving this show a chance. I can't believe it's still being aired. These guys are huge drama queens and make huge deals out of nothing. Don't tell me you feel something or sense something...show me! The proof is in the pudding. These guys are fakes and even though they investigate legitimate haunted locations, they do it like a bunch of morons. They EVP recording that they catch are useless. They sound like nothing distinct, and yet I love how they say "Could this be the lonely women who walks the halls looking for her lost love? Screaming in agony?" Whatever...morons!!! Again, prove it! Stop making assumptions all the time and for God's sake Zak....chill the heck out! How many times must your repeat yourself when you get excited?! You only have to say something once to get your point across but, you are working with fellow morons and you get yourself so worked up, I bet you need a change of underwear. The best yet is when these guys act like they are posessed?! Are you freaking serious?! Wow...anyone who believes that this show produces actual paranormal evidence, needs to really do some more research. If anything, these are all the reasons why I think Ghost Hunters is a good show. They are always starting off an investigation trying to disprove a haunting, not thinking that every little creak, squeek or FLYING BUG is an ORB! Orbs are non-existant. They are just bugs and dust. Get real people. Ghost hunters at leasts has proof of paranormal activity and can back it up. Zak and his buddies need to go home and play ghost in the graveyard. That's about the speed they are at. MORONS! DRAMATIC IDIOTS! Ghost Hunters is legit. Don't waste your time and brain cells watching Ghost Adventures unless you like to feel embarassed for someone and laugh at what morons they are.
best tv ghost show ... they dont have the attitude the other shows have.....
5 stars....
look forward to it each week :)
You're retarted.
Those other shows are lame and they lack personality. Those Roto-Rooter guys should stick to their day-jobs of dislodging turds and tampons. I fall asleep 10 minutes into the show and they never find any evidence of interest.
All-in-all, GAC lacks all that dumb drama that the others dish out. We dont care about anything they are doing if it isn't finding evidence.
You forgot the endless exclamations of "Oh, my God!" and "What the *&$% was that?!!?" and "Did you hear that?"
(Of course the other guy did, but the chances are 10 to 1 none of the viewers heard it.)
Zak comes off looking like a wild caveman sometimes, but I'll give him this much: He certainly is entertaining. Once you get past his biceps you can start to enjoy the show.
"I have a feeling that the Travel Channel's latest addition, "Ghost Adventures," will sink like a stone."
Now, a year later, with thousands of fans and a second season about to start, you know your 'feeling' was completely wrong. Whether you like it or not, right now, GA is the most popular paranormal show.
Sorry, but anyone who believes these guys are for real is a weak minded fool. Think about it for a second; EVERYWHERE THEY GO, EVERY TIME, ALWAYS they are scratched, poked, prodded, things are thrown, they hear voices, etc. etc. etc.
Real paranormal investigators that are honest and legit go years without finding any real evidence, without being "attacked" or having things fly across the room. If hard 'proof' were this abundant, ghosts and the paranormal wouldn't even be in question, there would be no such thing as skeptics, even scientists would say, "yep, ghosts are real." But that's not the case, IS IT! Try using your damn brains for christ's sake. Theyre PHONIES seeking fame and fortune, and that's all.
Bottom line...if they will fake ANY of it, then they will fake ALL of it, and obviously they are faking things. DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
HAHA and I love this comment, "psi-hawk says:
As a seasoned veteran of paranormal investigating I must express my oppinion of this review." A seasoned veteran huh? RIGHT, STFU
BTW, the word is spelled opinion, not "oppinion" Better stay in school Mikey
First off, there is so much yelling and cussing, it is hard to stand! They yell at each other so much it is annoying, and act like drunk frat boys. I also don't like that they don't try to disprove anything. They claim dark film or bugs are orbs and base everything on personal expereinces. Why is it that EVERYWHERE they go they find voices, orbs and are touched? Seems a little fishey to me...I can't tell if they have the worst luck to be followed by tons of spirits or the luckiest frat boys out to make a buck.
I don't think this show is legit either, it's a pretty weak attempt in my opinion. The entire time the guys are acting so over dramatic it gets funny. This is obviously not a "real" show. If you believe it is then that's fine but it's pretty evident to anyone who can think rationally that this is just an attempt to entertain rather than an actual investigation.
I like it because they don't take themselves so seriously. All of the other paranormal shows make me laugh because they try to make themselves out to be some kind of trained professionals. They refer to everything as "cases" and "investigations" and they use walkie talkies like they are in some kind of 60's detective show. The ghost adventures guys just go in and look for ghosts. They are over dramatic at times, but they make it feel like you are just with your buddies looking for ghosts. Ghost Lab is the worst.
i applaud you. this show sucks. they are way over dramatic. at least ghost hunters has level headed investigators that dont jump to conclusions that everything is paranormal and demonic. the host and his friends are aggravating to watch.
I wanted to like this show. and I did actually sit through the first episode, of course I slept through most of it. that's how scary it was. it was laughable at best.
Boy, none of these comments or that 'review' up there is biased AT ALL.
Just watched part of the live episode, first time I have seen any ghost adventures.. and jesus that Zack guy really talks way way way way too much. More like Zack adventures.
You are all a bunch of bitches, Its a Show...a SHOW. Of course they are going to be more Dramatic. I agree Zack is a dick and talks way too much, but he has a lot more balls them most of you put in those situations. True or not , You would turn you little pussy in the other direction just like you did when you "tried to watch this show". I Started watching with an open mind, Unlike most of you as i can tell and was stuck instantly. The live show was a little over the top, but I LOVED IT! How many Paranormal shows that you know of have had 7 hours of time devoted to a live show? Its TV guys and we all have our opinions. LIke i said, most of you would do better writing lame comments about a decent show then stay all night in places they have stayed. I give them props. you critics i give shit. your all lame.
I find it interesting that talking about a TV program some of you people find it necessary to start with the name calling and insults. It's a freaking TV show, get over it! Some people will like it, some won't but to start insulting because another person has the odasity not to agree with your over inflated ego is pathetic at best.
god this show is so frickin' fake! i remember seeing it for the first time and laughing, thinking to myself, "...and people really believe this? you have to be gullible as hell!" looking at the past posts on this review just about solidify it.
I've watched this show on and off for several months now...and I can honestly say it is nothing more than BS...meant to scare little kids and mental midgets. They do NOT use any sort of scientific methodology in their approaches and quite frankly, the props that they use are pathetic at best. In one episode, for example, they spend the night in an abandoned asylum/prison that just so happens to have its own high-powered (and still "active") Tesla coil...which looks like nothing more than a mishmash of pipes, wires and fluorescent lights, (in other words, it is not a real Tesla coil at all). Now....I've worked with electricity (including high-voltage lines) long enough to know the work of Nikolai Tesla (now children, do your own homework on this man), and I can say with some reasonable certainty that if you assume the gag that they built did in fact work, it would generate enough electrical current to burn several hundred people to a crisp in one giant fell swoop. There are so many other examples of fraud in that show, however I'm not getting paid to write (much less reproduce) the exact "script" that "Zak" and his band of minions conjure up.
It's a great show with a premise for the truly uneducated and uninformed (and easily frightened) to believe....and a great piece of truly ridiculous pulp fiction (much like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") for the rest of us to laugh at.
BTW...just for sh_ts and giggles....
To quote Zak, (from every episode): "WHAT WAS THAT??!! WHAT WAS THAT??!! WHAT WAS THAT??!! WHAT WAS THAT??!! WHAT WAS THAT??!! WHAT WAS THAT??!! WHAT WAS THAT??!! WHAT WAS THAT??!!"...AD NAUSEUM....
The ghost Hunters crew are a joke. A couple of TURD-WRANGLERS who make enough money working for Roto-Rooter to do this shit and purchase their own lodge. Yeah Right!!!The chick with the big tits is kinda hot though.
jesseeTIGGER says:
13 months ago
Well, I think Zak made the show and made it exciting because he has the brass cahonies to challenge evil spirits