Ghost Hunters on Sci Fi

[Arilin]

Is anyone else watching this show? (obviously someone is, they still air it).

I find myself addicted to this slow lately. I've been tivo'ing the episodes to watch and I just really get a kick out of this show. I'm not sure how much credit i'll give the EVP stuff, but i've heard some strange stuff, but some of the crap they catch on Thermal, and just the video is just odd.

Weirdest one I remember seeing so far is the light house in Flordia they investigated, where on the video you can see something lean over and look at them and it just toys with them all night.

[Typical Michael]

I watched it when I first started college, that was because I didnt have a job and was watching lots of TV. Now I have a job, and dont even have a TV. I met the guys on campus once though, they seem pretty cool. I like their approach though, they are believers but try to go out there and prove what it could be other than ghosts. They arent like these sillies on some shows that go "oh my, I am getting a psychic presence!". The one I remember the most was an old episode, in an armoury, where this guy holding a bunch of gear got knocked in the face by what he was holding.

[Arilin]

I actually saw that one recently, I also watched a good number of hours of it last night. (They apparently do a live show on halloween) was live from 7p to 2a at fort delaware I think? I can't remember the fort.

[ShivaX]

I like the show a lot, but when they find a place that seems insanely haunted, I really wish they would spend more time with it. I realize thats not how the show is setup, but when you have ghosts responding to your voice and actions, get it all on tape and then leave the next day it bugs me for some reason.

I'm kind of amazed more "serious" paranormal investigators haven't set up shop for extended periods at some of these places and gotten actual concrete evidence of things.

[Arilin]

Yeah I always wondered about that, but actually what annoys me is how they always play music just loud enough so you don't hear whatever it is they hear until you get the play back at the end of the investigation. Just let me hear the bang, or the foot steps!

[NoName]

I used to watch this show a lot. Now that they've gotten more popular the show has a larger budget. With a higher production value the show seems more... fake. I dono, I loved the first two seasons the most.

An the lighthouse episode was freaking strange.

[KingGorilla]

If it were not the case that the show is 100 percent BS and the hosts out and out lie, I may watch it. But the truth about ghosts is not fun. I do like how TAPS says that they use scientific tools and techniques however, that is comedy gold.

Watch Supernatural folks, it is better.

[Scaryfaced]

If it were not the case that the show is 100 percent BS and the hosts out and out lie, I may watch it. But the truth about ghosts is not fun. I do like how TAPS says that they use scientific tools and techniques however, that is comedy gold.

Watch Supernatural folks, it is better.

I gotta agree with the gorilla. Every episode, something crazy happens...like a door creaks or some salt moves or maybe a glass breaks off camera. It's irrefutable evidence! Honestly, there's no way in the world someone's going to capture paranormal activity at every site they visit, nor is convincing when the best "evidence" they can produce happens off camera. The hosts aren't too bad, but I'm just too much of a skeptic to buy into it.
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[Blue]

Before my wife and I had cable, we'd always rent the seasons for the library to the point where we had seen the episodes multiple times. So after seven plus years we finally got cable so we could watch it every week. Because we're ghost nerds.

[Elrik Murder]

I gotta agree with the gorilla. Every episode, something crazy happens...like a door creaks or some salt moves or maybe a glass breaks off camera. It's irrefutable evidence! Honestly, there's no way in the world someone's going to capture paranormal activity at every site they visit, nor is convincing when the best "evidence" they can produce happens off camera. The hosts aren't too bad, but I'm just too much of a skeptic to buy into it.

Odd as I've seen numerous episodes were absolutely nothing happens. Not to mention the episodes where something does happen but they manage to debunk it.

[Scaryfaced]

Odd as I've seen numerous episodes were absolutely nothing happens. Not to mention the episodes where something does happen but they manage to debunk it.

To be honest, I've seen 3 episodes, so I can only go on what I've seen. In those 4 episodes, a glass fell off a bar somewhere far off camera in a room full of camera men in the dark. They also used some irrefutable evidence like salt ringing a glass and wouldn't you know it, the glass moved...off camera again. Then another episode, they stayed in that haunted hotel that Steven King always writes about. In the middle of the night, the door opened and a glass broke. The door opened on camera, but the camera was placed at such an angle that the bed blocked any vision of the lower 2 feet of the door. The glass broke shortly after, also off camera.

Frankly, I don't believe in ghosts. I even have my very own ghost story from a late night walk at the college I go to, which previously was a state mental hospital. And yet, I still don't buy it. I'm an eternal skeptic about stuff like this and from what I've seen, Ghost Hunters is completely unconvincing.
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[KingGorilla]

Odd as I've seen numerous episodes were absolutely nothing happens. Not to mention the episodes where something does happen but they manage to debunk it.

My main gripe is that they claim to be using "science" when nothing could be further from the truth. What I hate more are idiots like my brother who when you say that mention that human flight and X-rays were "fringe science" once upon a time as well. It took much of my energy to not choke him with my belt.

[Dorkandproudofit]

I gotta agree with the gorilla. Every episode, something crazy happens...like a door creaks or some salt moves or maybe a glass breaks off camera. It's irrefutable evidence! Honestly, there's no way in the world someone's going to capture paranormal activity at every site they visit, nor is convincing when the best "evidence" they can produce happens off camera. The hosts aren't too bad, but I'm just too much of a skeptic to buy into it.

You seem to have some facts missing.

1.) They are a NON PROFIT GROUP. They pay for all that equipment from their own pockets, and they always have.

2.) They've been around for YEARS before they ever got the show. Years.

3.) You seriously think that they show every single investigation they go to? Don't you wonder why the seasons aren't consistent in how long or short they are? They televise very few of their stuff, and they let their clients decide whether or not they want it to be televised or recorded, PLUS there's a confidentiality policy for anyone who wants it so they don't have their name recorded in the group's records. Also, they have several episodes where nothing paranormal occurs. The show simply chooses investigations where things happen and generally don't show the rest.

4.) As for the music, they have nothing to do with that themselves. They've even stated that they would prefer it that there WERE no music in the show during their investigations so that you could hear what they were hearing.

5.) Did you see how fucking PISSED they were at the guy at the blue lady cafe in California when they found out that he had rigged the whole place to seem haunted? Jason was about to rip the fucker's head off. That's real anger there.

6.) At least they work by attempting to debunk things as much as possible before even considering that it might be paranormal, and the network has been editing that stuff out like crazy to make things seem creepier.

Just because something doesn't fit in with accepted science doesn't mean it doesn't happen anyway. Ever heard of the word "anomaly"? Or perhaps you think that science knows everything about everything right now--have you heard of "Quantum Physics"? When did science become a religion in itself to the degree that anyone who dares to seriously explore something against what is accepted gets labeled a heretic and burned at the proverbial stake?

[pronounconnoun]

To be honest, I've seen 3 episodes, so I can only go on what I've seen. In those 4 episodes, a glass fell off a bar somewhere far off camera in a room full of camera men in the dark. They also used some irrefutable evidence like salt ringing a glass and wouldn't you know it, the glass moved...off camera again. Then another episode, they stayed in that haunted hotel that Steven King always writes about. In the middle of the night, the door opened and a glass broke. The door opened on camera, but the camera was placed at such an angle that the bed blocked any vision of the lower 2 feet of the door. The glass broke shortly after, also off camera.



One of the only episodes I've every seen was about a prison where they filmed in night vision. A cloaked figure appeared on camera for a split second and ran into the darkness. They determined that there was no possible way that a person could wear a cloak and run at the same time. So I understand where you're coming from.

I prefer the show Monster Hunter which does the same thing as Ghost Hunters...but with monsters.

[Ancalagon]

Paranormal investigation is fun entertainment but shouldn't be taken seriously. There is a reason they always come away inconclusive ;).

Thats why I never watch any of them anymore - they give you 45 minutes of fillers, 15 minutes of interesting stuff, and no concrete evidence or conclusions.

[Dorkandproudofit]

One of the only episodes I've every seen was about a prison where they filmed in night vision. A cloaked figure appeared on camera for a split second and ran into the darkness. They determined that there was no possible way that a person could wear a cloak and run at the same time. So I understand where you're coming from.

Okay, now you're just being silly. They did what's called a "recreation" in an attempt to try to get as close to the footage as possible. If they could make it look close enough, it's probably a hoax. If not, then you set it aside until you can find some other explanation for it, and if you can't find one, then you set it aside as POSSIBLE evidence. Basically, they showed that they couldn't recreate the sudden turn around sprint away thing, and that in the narrow confines of the walkway it would have been next to impossible to run that fast. Now don't just call me stupid or ignorant, because I have fucking BEEN to Eastern State Penitentiary, and I've walked on that walkway where that footage was shot. I kept getting the feeling that they ought to close that part off from the public due to how frighteningly rough and uneven the walkway itself was. In fact, that floor was so wavy it felt like (to put it in my own words) a lake that got frozen over, waves, ripples, and all. We had to walk in fucking single file for that part of the tour and even then we had to watch our step due to how dangerously narrow it was. If it WAS someone in a cloak, there's no way they could have run up to the camera, turned around, and ran away so damn fast, and even if they could, it would have been a fucking miracle that they didn't fall to their deaths.

Next time you automatically say that a video is faked without actually taking the time to look closely at it and the facts behind it, remember that asshat who is convinced that every photo ever placed on the internet is shopped just because he thinks he's seen a shopped photo before.

Also, try not to take quotes out of context just to support a flimsy argument against someone you disagree with. It makes you look like Ryctor.