The United States of Esoterica

A few questions about GH...

#1 Does anyone know how this show is doing? I would think that people are growing tired of it by now but there are a lot of idiots in the world.

#2 Does anyone else see right through Grant Wilson? This guy is conveniently around whenever they catch ghostly "phenomena", I smell a rat-faker. Am I the only one?

#1 - Unfortunately, GH continues to be a ratings juggernaut for Scyfy. Here's a press release from mid-January which says that "the fifth season of Ghost Hunters, the #1 paranormal investigative series on television, became the best season ever for any Syfy original series in Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49, Women 18-49 and Women 25-54."

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/17/fifth-season-of-syfys-ghost-hunters-most-watched-original-series-with-adults-18-34-18-49-and-women-18-49/36635


#2 - I heard that if there are any hijinks then it is not the bald guy's work, it is the other guy. I don't know which is which. I also forget who told me this, lol, but someone did.

There have been rumblings in the ghost community for a while about the veracity of the show.

_________________
"Give a lunatic a keyboard and a modem and that's what happens." -- Jeff Rense, 2.25.5

"An artist has got to be constantly in a state of becoming." -- Bob Dylan

I have read several articles that said there are a lot of "set-ups" on GH. I don't watch, so I don't really know.

_________________
"So much good, so much evil. Just add water."
Markus Zusak

Uh ... yeah ... it doesn't look like GH is going anywhere anytime soon ...

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/04/ghost-hunters-summons-more-than-2-4-million-viewers-during-live-season-six-premiere/43894#more-43894

_________________
"Give a lunatic a keyboard and a modem and that's what happens." -- Jeff Rense, 2.25.5

"An artist has got to be constantly in a state of becoming." -- Bob Dylan

It amazes me that this show is actually increasing in popularity. Every episode is exactly the same, although I will say they're way more polished and "theatrical" now than they were in the early days. That's not a compliment.

_________________
Modern Science: Where a crappy answer is better than no answer at all.

When do we hit the law of diminishing returns?
It seems these kinds of shows are everywhere on cable now. It started out as a cool idea that has been (not shockingly) perverted and overexposed by Hollywood. Pretty disappointing.

_________________
"This series presents information based in part on theory and conjecture. The producer's purpose is to suggest some possible explanations, but not necessarily the only ones, to the mysteries we will examine."

I've seen some of the new episodes. Not all that impressed, I actually think its funny how many little gadgets they have nowadays. It's all scientific!!!

_________________
You don't call retarded people retards. It's bad taste. You call your friends retards when they're acting retarded.
- Michael Scott