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Jack Sprat

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82. Scripted, fake, and very boring.

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 12:02 AM

Mar 2013

How many times can these shows draw blanks on the same theme before people finally tire of it? You and I could go to the same places that they do and never encounter any instance of paranormal activity. That's because there is no activity. No ghosts are found, no appartitions appear, and all they can claim is some scratchy sounds on a recorder that nobody would ever hear except on a recorder playback.

I wish some rational debunker would do a similar show visiting the same places and showing how ordinary these supposedly scary settings really are. What do I think? It's extremely redundant and tedious. Formerly, I was mostly skeptical. After seeing these shows, I'm completely skeptical. All they proved to me was that there is no "there" there.

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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