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66. What's the best place you've been?

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Sun Mar 17, 2013, 08:43 PM

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While on the topic of reality shows, what do you think of the Ghost Hunters? [View all] kattycat Mar 2013 OP

Who are they scamming money out of, and how? eShirl Mar 2013 #1

The undead, dammit!!! nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #32

Wow, you really hate Ghost Hunters huh? justiceischeap Mar 2013 #2

Producers make money from advertsing revenue kattycat Mar 2013 #4

Worthless, skittish monkeys with night vision gogglez alphafemale Mar 2013 #5

"What was that???" kattycat Mar 2013 #6

"Did you smell that?!!!" Look, over there ! rustydog Mar 2013 #70

Have you ever had a paranormal experience? Cause I have. justiceischeap Mar 2013 #7

and those episodes have convinced you that there is an afterlife? kattycat Mar 2013 #8

Those "episodes" as you refer to them justiceischeap Mar 2013 #12

"it's no more ridiculous to believe in spiritual energy than it is to believe in a god" snooper2 Mar 2013 #49

Unexplained phenomenon does not automatically prove the existence of ghosts rustydog Mar 2013 #69

"There was no logical explanation for that happening. " edhopper Mar 2013 #10

There was no logical explanation..... alphafemale Mar 2013 #11

perfect arely staircase Mar 2013 #58

This is pretty much how I feel. forestpath Mar 2013 #23

They make money from SyFy. Apophis Mar 2013 #61

I think the words "ghost" and "reality" don't, as a rule, belong in the same sentence. Peter cotton Mar 2013 #3

There's a reason it's called Ghost Hunters and not Ghost Finders. Frank Cannon Mar 2013 #9

I'm thinking the time is ripe for a good Zombie sitcom. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2013 #14

That's a rotten pun. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #33

Okay, that one stunk a little, but you gotta work fast around zombies! Buns_of_Fire Mar 2013 #63

You have to give zombies an extra hand, but they respond well to direction. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #67

I like Rocket City Rednecks, Mythbusters, Doing DaVinci csziggy Mar 2013 #31

Yeah, those are my kind of reality shows customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #57

I have to admit, I do watch some of the woo woo shows csziggy Mar 2013 #59

I know a guy who owns a house that was featured on another network's ghost reality show. eShirl Mar 2013 #13

LOL Marrah_G Mar 2013 #15

I guess Pat Robertson is just entertainment too? kattycat Mar 2013 #16

You have quite passed into the realm of absurdity on this Marrah_G Mar 2013 #43

I do not agree kattycat Mar 2013 #45

I did ghost hunting myself well before this show hit the airwaves The Straight Story Mar 2013 #17

No more a "flat out lie" Brainstormy Mar 2013 #18

"Ghost Botherers"... sibelian Mar 2013 #19

I much prefer "Ghost Busters" MineralMan Mar 2013 #20

ESP, Ghosts, Aliens, Dowsing, Feng-shui, etc. All 100% bullshit. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #21

I've watched every show since it started. I think stuff on the show is faked and staged - forestpath Mar 2013 #22

That's true kattycat Mar 2013 #24

The sister of a friend of mine was on their Bullshit show several years ago. She was in a really bad forestpath Mar 2013 #26

Is this the : "I have a friend who knows a friend whose friend kissed a ghost...NO Really!" premise? rustydog Mar 2013 #71

Are you calling me a liar? forestpath Mar 2013 #73

Since I do not know you or the situation you explained, I could not call you a liar! rustydog Mar 2013 #75

How are Penn & Teller edhopper Mar 2013 #25

They advocate for libertarianism, therefore they are SCAM ARTISTS. forestpath Mar 2013 #27

But we are talking about the shows edhopper Mar 2013 #29

I've said why I think they are scam artists. forestpath Mar 2013 #38

Okay, edhopper Mar 2013 #39

Penn Teller is a scam when they shill for kattycat Mar 2013 #28

Link? edhopper Mar 2013 #30

Cato Institute fellows kattycat Mar 2013 #34

Yeah, assholes edhopper Mar 2013 #37

"Reality Television" - do I really need to add anything? hatrack Mar 2013 #35

I use to afraid of bumps in the night warrior1 Mar 2013 #36

It is a scam jsr Mar 2013 #40

Absolutely nothing redeemable about this topic. Trashing immediately. nt. OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #41

I never realized there were so many uninspiring, boring, Fawke Em Mar 2013 #42

People can do what they want. But we can still tell them the show is a joke. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #48

How dare You! I may be a duddy but I am NOT a fuddy-duddy! rustydog Mar 2013 #76

I am a ghost Newest Reality Mar 2013 #44

PETG, gotta love it! n/t ljm2002 Mar 2013 #47

Never saw that show but after watching the Squatch hunters I am thinking those clowns are doc03 Mar 2013 #46

The squatch hunters are hysterical Marrah_G Mar 2013 #65

Oh FFS magellan Mar 2013 #50

New Show: HOSPICE CARE WORKERS or IMPOSSIBLE AT-HOME PATIENTS TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #51

I have gone to some of these places on my own HockeyMom Mar 2013 #52

Creepy, HockeyMom... onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #55

What's the best place you've been? Marrah_G Mar 2013 #66

Excellent response! I have an aunt and uncle who claimed for years rustydog Mar 2013 #74

I've had a few experiences. I think the most interesting one was woodsprite Mar 2013 #83

My mother in law loves that show. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #53

i like it when they go into basements arely staircase Mar 2013 #54

"Ghost Adventures" is good at that, too. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2013 #64

Yes. It's like when you see the subtitle, then you hear it. sakabatou Mar 2013 #78

Fraudsters. EvilAL Mar 2013 #56

My brother believes in that stuff too. Me? I think it's all silly nonsense. Owl Mar 2013 #60

Agree with everything you said. Apophis Mar 2013 #62

SUCKS! I love the "Did you see that!" lines used as the camera is pointed elsewhere rustydog Mar 2013 #68

does every thread on the board have to be about how what someone else believes is wrong? liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #72

It looks like this post on the possible sensationalism of a TV show rustydog Mar 2013 #77

I don't see it as a documentary. It's entertainment, pure and simple. sakabatou Mar 2013 #79

What I fin!d most entertaining union_maid Mar 2013 #81

Well, I believe it has been two years now since I saw my first apparition Digit Mar 2013 #80

Scripted, fake, and very boring. Jack Sprat Mar 2013 #82