Why can't those paranormal shows ever catch anything significant on TV? Not entirely true.
Entering into the realm of the paranormal has always been ever so fascinating to me. For many years now, I have followed up on every television series which depict the world of the paranormal. I love the hauntingly unexplained and can't get enough of it! So, it comes as no surprise that I watch Ghost Adventures and Ghost Hunters religiously (and Paranormal State, but that's for future blogs to come)....so much so that my boyfriend is disgusted with the ghost topic all together. As long, as Ghost Hunters has been an investigative series, I've watched, analyzed and derived my own findings, and have enjoyed every second of it. Until, Ghost Adventures came along.
I was immediately hooked from the moment I saw the first episode! And why wouldn't I? The show has every element you can ask for in a ghost series. The suspense, the unknown, the remarkable guerrilla style footage, the evidence, validity and PASSION that Ghost Hunters, I regret to say, has lacked for sometime. I know, many say, Ghost Hunters has a more valid scientific approach, and they HELP people. And Ghost Adventures lacks solid scientific investigation procedures. But what good is the investigation if there's no passion? While Ghost Hunters do their monotonous job like a 9 to 5'er with a camera crew feasible for the taping of the Oscars. Are these actors or investigators? How do they ever expect to find any evidence anymore, with so many unnecessary bodies obstructing any possible findings? Makes me think if the entire show is scripted and/or staged altogether.
The reason that Ghost Adventures works and Ghost Hunters no longer does, is that the drive for the unknown is what keeps Zak, Aaron and Nick hungry for more, therefore, the viewer is anticipating that bite. Whereas, Ghost Hunters lost their appetite years ago.
Come on Jason and Grant.........get back on the prowl!!!!!!
If you're too bored watching Ghost Hunters or you've watched every episode aired on Ghost Adventures........try your own Paranormal Investigation!
Check out my blog "How to Investigate Paranormal Activity" an informative link I found through Google.
Monday, May 4, 2009
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I couldn't agree with you more! I love Ghost Adventures so much and I, like you, have been watching Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures religiously EVERY week!! Ghost Hunters has gotten so stale though... It's become the same old thing everytime you watch it and it starts to get irritating after a while. I find myself DVR-ing it most of the time so that I can fast forward through the show and just watch the findings haha. That never happens with Ghost Adventures. I'm glued to the T.V. from start to finish everytime! Nice post and thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletetotally agreed. love ghost adventures, bc of their raw passion and charisma.
ReplyDeleteI also agree. I’ve watch Ghost Hunters for some time now and always though it was a little bit of a joke. It’s more of a soap opera about the teams boring lives then an investigation, the team always talking over each other about there personal problems instead of doing real science.
ReplyDeleteTheir so called “professional equipment is nothing more then radio shack and consumer
(prosumer) electronics. For doing the show as long as they have they should have R&D some cutting edge stuff buy now. Take it from me as a professional engineer; their approach is not methodical at all. They almost always talk over each other about nothing never even giving the ghost the time to answer the EVP question. The team has almost no protocols. And when they do get and intelligent contact, they can’t even think of any meaningful intelligent question to ask. My 9 year old could do a better job. Ghost Adventures for what it is, is way better. Your right, at least for what they lack in protocols they make up in passion.
Funny, but I feel just the opposite. To me, Ghost Hunters are mature, professional hunters. They go in with a calm attitude, and start by debunking. Ghost Adventures, while it -is- a good show, is much too "over the top" and at times downright silly for me to take too seriously. Put another way, Ghost Adventures is the cartoon, while Ghost Hunters is the news digest. The main characters on Ghost Adventures talk trash, and then run and scream when something responds. Unfortunately, Ghost Hunters is now associated with possible tricks thanks to a channel (SyFy) who is more concerned with ratings than reality. But Ghost Adventures is really no different. Since I started watching it last week, starting with the first season, I have already found several instances where "spirits" were faked or misinterpreted.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you! I have watched Ghost Hunters from the very beginning. Loved every episode until the last two seasons. It seems like they have lost their passion completely. It's so monotone now. They all have very low energy. I also find myself fast forwarding through most of it. They shouldn't continue if it is going to keep up like this. Sad to see.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone else. Ghost Hunters has become boring and monotonous. Every show is the exact same. No excitement at all. Ghost Adventures, however, brings raw passion and realism that is sorely lacking in Ghost Hunters. Jason and Grant better turn it up a notch or else they'll find themselves back to unclogging drains.
ReplyDeleteGA is a joke...anyone that believes anything on that show is extremely gullible..."look at my arm the hair is standing up"
ReplyDeleteAt least GH tries to find other explinations for things and is probably why people find them less exciting. They have done this for so long that they realize that not every noise is a ghost and they don't have to yell and scream and act like fools...
In my honest opinion ghost hunters is a borring show that you lose interest in after five minutes. It's almost like they follow a script. No one wants to watch them drive 800 miles cross country and all the useless footage. They rarely find anything. People think that GA is a joke. From the evidence that they catch on a show to show basis it is amazing. They have the passion and their investigative methods are different. Maybe if GH grew some balls and locked themselves into these places overnight and not just stay two hours they would catch a lot more. Also you don't need 20 people to do an investigation. Looking forward to the next episode of GA!
ReplyDeleteListen up all you who have questions:
ReplyDeleteGhost Hunters, Ghost Lab, Paranormal State, Extreme Paranormal are all non-fiction to some degree. Everyone should know that by now, it was only a year ago that three prior cast member of Ghost Hunters publicly announced; “Ghost Hunters has a special effects team for technical props, staging, and editing the footage in studio to create most of the paranormal activity to produce the show.” And it’s not like the view can’t figure this out with a little common sense..
Ghost Adventures is the only show that is filmed the way the viewer desires to watch it, (amateur & raw). Ghost Adventures isn’t about some hidden film crew that is covering five different angles on one investigator. The excitement and real effect that makes Ghost Adventures so fascinating is the “Adventure of going alone” doing it the way it would be done for amateurs, and that is why we can relate to the show and respect them for how it is film and produced.
Ok pay attention.. there are a few that will come back and try to say this or something negative, but if you read the production company legal discloser of each program as well to research the hidden credits for “writing editor, script editor, crew, and operations… you’ll soon know what is real, or staged.
Enough said!~
I agree..Ghost hunters got extremely boring..I dont even watch it anymore.. Ghost Adventures is Raw and doesnt have a secret film crew filming one investigator..Zack, nick and aaron doing solo investigations are exciting, something ghost hunters will never do... Ive seen many episodes of ghost hunters that left me annoyed because of the excessive talking and rambling when they do EVP work...Not only do they talk about things that are irrelevant but they also have a hidden film crew, Filming the film crew..that's just funny to me
ReplyDeleteI like GA a lot, but it does seem a little unrealistic when you compare the number of captured events when compared to GH. I used to be a huge fan of GH, but it did get really boring after the first few seasons. They never get much of anything on their investigations. Yes, they are more scientific, but that doesn't equate to the excitement GA generates. About the only eventful thing was the supernatural modifications to Kris Williams' chest.
ReplyDeleteLike most of you, I have been an avid fan of all things paranormal for quite a few years now. I think my fascination actually began with Tobe Hooper's OTHER masterpiece Poltergeist. I have watched GH from the very first episode and, sad to say, I agree with most of you that the show has become rather routine and boring. As much as I love Kris Williams and her ever-expanding bosoms, I think that it was the death of the show as any kind of entertainment when Brian Harnois left for good. Yes, he was a loveable screwup and a major pain, but he had the PASSION for the truth that Jay and Grant seem to have lost. And this is also true of Zack and the boys from GA. I actually feel that some of their paranormal equipment is far advanced from (what one of you termed) Jay and Grant's Radio Shack equipment. And, if you are an avid GH watcher like I've been, you will note that each time they have hired someone to actually create some new equipment, they end up not using them for more than maybe one episode and then revert right back to the standard issue digital recorders and cameras. On the thrills and excitement level, GA is miles above GH. The fact is that skeptics do not make for interesting characters because they are way too busy dismissing every orb and noise and event as non-paranormal. If you recall, when the chair moved by itself at the lighthouse in Season 1 (what was the name of that place?), Brian had to nearly force Jay to admit that it was "para"normal. Like I heard someone say recently, "believing is seeing." You must maintain and open mind and an open heart when it comes to matters of the spiritual realm. Just my two cents.
ReplyDeleteI consider myself a tolerant person generally, however; I'm disappointed at the number of "passionate" people who praise GA for it's excitement and discredit GH for being "boring". The fact of the matter is that, given any investigation, half the time you are dealing with the over-active imagination of private citizens and half the time specific events can be explained by natural or technical phenomenon. Ghost Hunting requires dedication of the investigator because 90% of the time ITS BORING. Think about it. The time line of any paranormal investigative show tracks 9 HOURS + of investigation for MAYBE 3 minutes of evidence. Hidden camera crews? Yes, GH has them, but BOTH shows go through post production and editing. The GA crew MIGHT make it as participants of GH Academy but honestly, I think they would be one "Dude, Bra" away from getting kicked the f** off the show
ReplyDeleteI know that both of these shows have their strong points, but I have to say, I strongly prefer Ghost Hunters. GA might be more exciting at times, but there's so much drama added in, it starts to get a little hokey. GA is definitely less scientific and use a little bit much provoking for my taste. Also, one of those three is always running like a chicken with its head cut off.
ReplyDeleteGH seems scientific and professional to me and, although their results are usually less dramatic, I am much less skeptical of them.
Of course, I'll just continue to watch and enjoy both shows for their unique styles.
So I'm curious...has anyone ever experienced anything paranormal? Besides sounds and cold spots.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Ghost Adventures are the best there is. Also, taps are so dried out and boring now. We just started our own online series of our investigations and if anyone's interested they can check it out http://www.ipra-team.us. If they like comment away! I liked your post!
ReplyDeletePaul
Tech Specialist \ Founder of IPRA
Illinois Paranormal Research Association.
Ghost Adventures all the way, Ghost Adventures stay at one place the entire episode so they get to show more video and their own experiences, GA also doesn't take as much time explaining their drama between each other, GA crew are more charasmatic than GH. The problems with Ghost Hunters are every episode shows only about 20 minutes of actual investigation the rest is them reviewing the finds, talking to the people, and commercials, GH's crew switches a lot and are not that charasmatic so you dont get the feel like you could believe them as easily as the GA (who are the same three guys every episode) also GH is mostly them arguing amongst themselves! Its annoying! And their not proffesional their just older, in one episode a guy left the building to go get a drink from a bar, proffesional??? Not really.
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more with some of the comments.
ReplyDeleteI used to love Ghost Hunters. Now I find them to be boring. Jason never smiles. I wish they would give more history about the places they are touring.Half the time I can't even understand their EVP's. Ghost Adventures is awesome. Who knows how true it is. But Zak is crazy and an awesome entertainer. They give alot of history on the places they visit. They make me laugh. Even my 9 year old son loves it.
screw ghost hunter, and ghost hunters international. for one theyre equipment is outdated, where as GA is constantly bringing new stuff to the table. Second everytime ive watched ghost hunters, i cant think of any episode that had me glued to the tv. Ghost adventures is just as mature as ghost hunters, but they dont try to debunk shit. not often anyways. they actually have real maturity to accept that there's unexplainable things out there, that dont always have to have a scientific explanation.
ReplyDeleteTrue ghost hunting isnt about trying to debunk everything, u might as well call yourself Ghost debunkers then. Its about capturing the evidence to prove that Ghosts do exist.
Yes GA has had a few fake or misunderstood evps here and there, but every episode they cut right to the chase.
Ghost HUnters will make an episode and hour long or more, wether they captured anything or not. GA on the other hand will shorten their expeditions to what they caught, even if its only 15 minutes long of showtime.
GA is simply put better then any other ghost show out there. It has the best ratings. And the best evidence.
Oh and the reason Ghost HUnters never scream at the shit they see, is because they never see ANYTHING.
case closed.
i disagree because zak is a total douche.Every little thing is a "ghost"they dont try to debunk anything ive been able to debunk things from my couch thats sad.On the other hand ghost hunters does a great job debunking things and doesn't find a ghost every other second debunking is part of ghost hunting so you dont capture something fake and some else notices is then you look like a jackass as so said GA crew plus dont get me started on the time he got scratched and almost cried and there always getting scared about every thing and that little pair of glasses that he wears that translates the ghost or whatever is so stupid i guess to put it GA is freaking retarded all it is,is a couple of douches running around trying to be investigators
ReplyDeleteGhost Adventures is a fail. Whose idea was it to throw a bunch of frat boys together with a camera and send them into old buildings? These wannabe badasses get paid to be buff and stupid. They should just play football.
ReplyDeleteSitting here watching the Ghost Adventures "most scary moments" or whatever, and all i'm seeing is -loud noise- "wtf?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!??!??!?! dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude". I've never seen any attempt to disprove anything, there's never been any evidence..i refuse to accept "oh noes! i feel bad!" as legitimate evidence. "lol i'm possessed and i have a machete lawlzies". This show sucks.
ReplyDeleteWhy on Ghost Adventures do the get possessed on every episode? lol
ReplyDeleteI'm voting with the person who said it's crazy for someone who's a paranormal fan to prefer GA over GH because GA is 'boring'. If you just want to be scared, go see a movie. If you want to truly understand the paranormal, you're going to have to put up with a lot of static.
ReplyDeleteThe guy on Ghost Adventures are ridiculous - my boyfriend said I was being harsh for calling Zak a douche - until he watched it. He laughed and said "He looks like a guy that was beaten up and bullied as a kid and is trying to make up for it now". Exactly. These guys are a joke - they're silly and overly dramatic and ridiculous. I cannot believe anyone likes watching them! Paranormal State has more drama than GH, and I prefer "Most Haunted" to GH too - but Zak and his buddies are just trying waaaay too hard. Any guy who wears his hair pasted into a horrid faux hawk, with baggy jeans and teeshirts so tight they'd make Simon Cowel blanch just isn't worth your time.
I refer to Ghost Adventures as "Guidos Getting Ghosts"
ReplyDeleteI don't mean that in a negative way, I'm an Italian-American. These guys remind me of my cousins in alot of ways. I used to really like GH but now I am pretty much just into GA.
Take that for what it's worth. I watch both.
For context, I am a "situational sceptic." Not everything is "paranormal" but as Shakespeare says "There is more between heaven and earth that can be explained in your philosophy, Horatio"
Ghost adventures is douche bag central. Anyone that praises them is obviously just looking for a cartoon kick and has zero respect for true investigating.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first watched ghost adventures, I found them to be extremely annoying. But after watching it again and again, It started to really grow on me. They capture exceptional evps and really capture what I feel is legitimate demonic activity.
ReplyDeleteI find GH "scientific" in their approach. Although they could stop all the chattering and the "what was that?!" crap. I don't see how a ghost could get a word in edgewise. The fat female on that show needs an attitude adjustment and is a complete joke. If she doesn't want to investigate then she should have stayed at home.
ReplyDeleteGA is pretty entertaining and Zak is way to intense. I've found myself wishing I could slap him a couple of times. Especially when he said after their Civil War enactment "this is what it feels to be in a civil war!" No that is NOT how it feels to be in a civil war you douche. Or when he went on and on at the Remington Arms plant about "this place made the guns that murdered millions of people." Or something like that.
Aaron and Nick seem to have their heads screwed better than Zak.
Especially when they have the Bishop on and Zak is non stop with the profanity. Have some respect Zak, you are around a Bishop, you could tone down your speech out of respect.
Or when they were investigating the Orphanage at Gettysburg, Zak was in full curse mode. I'm thinking if you are trying to contact children you'd watch your mouth a bit, even if they are 'ghosts'.
I used to love Ghost Hunters. They lost credibility with me with the coat tug caper on the Halloween special and when someone actually showed how the K2 meter has a remote control to set off the lights. Loved Ghost Adventures until this season with all the special effects at the beginning. How can you believe if they really DO find something? Would like to do voice analysis on everyone on that show to see if they match any of the EVP's. Just take the show for what it is...Entertainment!
ReplyDeleteI go for Ghost Adventures for so many reasons...my main one being they have had fan ghost hunts that they don't air on TV where they got evidence and normal every day people witnessed it or even was targeted themselves.
ReplyDeleteIf you "GA Haters," (yes, I totally went there) stop paying attention to how they look or how they perceive themselves, maybe, just maybe you can accept some facts.
ReplyDeleteFact One of GA is not to convince you if the haunts are legitimate, but that THE FREAKING PARANORMAL exists.
Fact Two, equipment. Upgrades people, are not necessarily a bad thing, if you don't like it. Stay the fuck away from the TV, you're brain density might cause static to your HD. It doesn't matter if they use newer and shinier gadgets, that's promotion, it's TV. So, just ignore it. Pay attention other things and not how the GAC looks.
Fact Three, if you had no experience with the unknown, you do not know what you are talking about. Those possessions and scratches, no matter how connive they may seem, the truth of the matter is, that some people were possessed.
Last but not least, quit analyzing the guys. They are not your boyfriend or future in-laws. All you will see of them is through your set. So, quit getting personal or in depth with their lives. As for, their mentioning of how some things in their lives were effect due to their "job," is because it is freakin' relevant to what they are doing. Pay attention. Fake or not, GA is trying to send a message.
I THINK GH ARE WACK ANYONE BAGING GA IS ALSO
ReplyDeleteWACK GH ARE BORING OLD SCAREY ASS FUCKS WHO ARE TOO AFRAID TO GO ALONE LIKE GA THEY GO TO REAL AND POPULAR WELL KNOWN HAUNTED LOCATIONS AND HAVE THE BALLS TO LOCK THEMSELVES IN ONLY 3 PEOPLE WHEN GH TAKES LIKE 15 PEOPLE CUZ THERE NUTS AIN'T BIG ENOUGH NOW LIKE THAT HOE UP THERE SAID THERE BUFF THEY SHOULD BE IN FOOTBALL? OK IDK WHAT BEING BUFF HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH GHOST DUMB HOE GH IS BORING FAKE AND A WASTE OF GOOD AND YEA I DON'T WATCH IT NOT LIKE YOU WATCH GA MAYBE EVERY WEEK AND COME BACK AND BAG ON GA RULES GH SUK GET OFF THE AIR PEACE....
The only reason to watch Ghost Hunters these days is Kris Williams. Heck she's the only reason I started watching the show in the first place.
ReplyDeletePersonally I don't care for the investigating Jay and Grant do anymore because they don't seem like they try to "debunk" anything anymore and it's always a ghost. Steve and Tango are the only 2 on Ghost Hunters who actually seem to know what they're doing on a weekly basis. Also why do they have Britt on that show? Every show he's on he here's a noise then goes running after it like a rabid dog. Of course you're not going to find anything Britt, ever hear of a little thing call surprise?
As for Ghost Adventures. I don't get to watch it that often because I'm not home on Fridays. What I've watched I've enjoyed more than Ghost Hunters (except when GH has Kris on). GA is more edgy and makes me want to watch the show, GH doesn't really keep me hooked in like it used to. Zak is too over the top though sometimes.
Ghost Hunters International prior to the announcement that they're moving Kris there was a train wreck. I mean they're in countriest that talked alternate languages like Spanish, French, etc., and here are the voices that they "capture" amazingly speaking English. What the heck is that.
GH has more boobies, but I don't have to watch a paranormal show for that!
ReplyDeleteAfter watching GA, GH is a bore. Watching GA makes you wonder how GH can work with such a large crew. And they talk way too much on GH.
GH scripted? Parts of it have to be as the show has become so formulaic (the investigators getting a run down on the way there, the analysis (Steve's monotone voice), Jay's or Grant's monologue before the reveal, and come to think of it, almost everything Jay and Grant say.
After watching the first season of GA, my only problem are the orbs (which I think are too similar to dust even it orbs did exist) and that I wish GA used some of GH's equipment (such as the heat camera).
I wish I had my own show, but I'm sure someone would find flaws with my approach.
I'm just curious if you guys have taken any time to see that ghost hunters and international are in fact staged and scripted. There are videos on YouTube that confirm this. Also a former cast member of ghost hunters has came out confirming that jay and grant staged many of the "big" events on that show in the earlier episodes... look it up and you will see for yourself.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you about Ghost Adventures versus Ghost Hunters. I have been watching Ghost Hunters for some time when I discovered Zak and the gang. The thing that drives me crazy about Ghost Hunters now is that Steve and Dave Tango really do not seem to be that "into" the "hunt" to me. I mean, they rarely seem to get anything as much as the other teams. It is almost boring to them. I know that SOME of Ghost Adventures is sensationalized, or has to be. Case in point is when they were in Arizona at the Ghost Town. They were saying that "a true ghost town is one without any electricity" and when they were using the "ghost box" it was clearly plugged into the wall. The bottom line is that I know that there is things out there that cannot be explained. I know this for fact as I have seen/heard one extremely bothersome experience here in Texas as a teenager in an old plantation home where the family used to own slaves. The home is off an old road, back about 100 yards off the road, no houses around and REALLY, no electricity or any other utilities. We had been there several times during the day and late afternoon. One night we went there and things were different. We heard things that made the hair stand on end. It was NOT our imagination either. We left in a hurry and did not return.
ReplyDeleteThere will always be people that are skeptical about everything. There are people that still do not believe we ever went to the moon (as if the USSR would not have enjoyed telling the world the USA was lying about that one). There are also people that doubt even their own experiences, eyes and ears. Regardless, these are great shows and it really makes one wonder what IS out there!
Whn will anyone learn to wait?
ReplyDeleteNotice on Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Ghost Lab, and Ghost Adventurers opening pictures to their shows, that they have pictures from the shows on it that just came out. Ask them to explain, I'd like to hear it. Make them tell you, the "WHOLE" story. Tell them, start esplainin.
ReplyDeleteOK I know that GH has gotten a bit boring - I have felt that myself. We watch GA too and they do seem very unprofessional and hype things too much. But as for "reality" - how is it that if GH is so staged, they get far LESS evidence than GA? How is GA getting totally clear EVP's of almost full sentences? And come on on GA - getting possessed? Whatever. It's entertainment, honestly I think both are mostly fiction with a little but of real stuff mixed in.
ReplyDeleteThe guys from GA are the only ones that I would ever think of going ghost hunting with.
ReplyDeleteThey are real people and are having a blast with what they are doing.
For all those who talk crap on GA about their hair standing up and getting chills maybe u should watch a little further when they show u the goosebumps and hairs standing up with the camera T.A.P.S is haggered and just need to leave it up to zak, nick, and aron the real ghost hunters!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe first show on paranormal investigation was Ghost Hunters. I loved it and tried to watch every episode each week. I kept watching it more and more, but sadly, the only episode I ever remember there being any solid evidence was the lighthouse episode. There may have been more after that but ever since I stopped watching it. ...Then I found Ghost Adventures. Now I am going to explain why GA is not only the only ghost hunting show that I watch, but it's become one of my favorite shows in general.
ReplyDeleteHere's watch Ghost Adventures has that surpasses Ghost Hunters in every way by far:
PASSION- the GA crew has such a drive to find and prove that paranormal entities exist, and that there is more to reality than what we perceive with our eyeballs. Zak is the most passionate investigator and does everything he can to show that he's not faking; things like taking the night vision off to show something that the viewer can't see with the night vision; and replaying videos and showing clearly that nothing could have made the noise or the light or whatever it is he's showing. GA is so full of drive and passion. They really want to prove spirits exist and I can tell that it's emotional for them.
Because of that passion, I can clearly tell that they are NOT acting. And because they are NOT acting, I feel they really have no reason to fake or setup a staged event. The fact that Zak decided to start hunting ghost based on HIS OWN experience is one reason why he's so passionate.
Also, GA have the best technology out of any paranormal investigation and they really try to get the best of the best when it comes to filming technology to show better angles, clearer recordings, and whatever the viewer needs to get a better and clearer experience of what is going on. Ghost Adventures have conversations WITH spirits and they show live with no cuts of scenes or camera angles and they show you these conversations and evidences from like 3 different cameras to prove they're not joking. They find evidence in EVERY episode, sometimes right when they begin. They know HOW to provoke the spirits and HOW to catch them on EVP and camera. Also, no one can just make their arms create goosebumps or just make th hair on their arms stand up on impulse. You would need some kind of electromagnetic energy or something to do it, a cool breeze would not b enough to make the hairs stand up.
I really feel GA would have no intentions of fooling anyone because of their passion, so I know they're not acting. Their technology is top notch, and they go in for like 12 hours to film every episode whereas Ghost Hunters goes in for just a few and leaves. They also provoke the spirits whereas Ghost Hunters does not, which is probably why Ghost Hunters usually comes out empty handed. You need to provoke them for them to come out. No one is gonna show themselves when they're asked politely "do you have anything you would like to say?"
I think Ghost Hunters is a good show in general and I would advise people to watch it who likes Ghost Hunting shows. But, unfortunately, I must say that their evidence, passion, and their entertainment is laughable when compared to Ghost Adventures. I really feel that GA are not actors, nor would they have any intentions on fooling anyone which is why I am convinced when certain strange things happen in their behavior.
Although, maybe Zak could stop saying that where they are investigating is the "worlds most haunted building, place, town, house, etc." He seems to say that every episode that its the "world's most". :) no problem, he's just excited.
Anyways, GA is amazing. They even had times where they DID debunk certain noises or moving doors as wind or Aaron or something else so they don't just believe everything is a ghost.
If there is any show that comes closest to proving the existence of spirits, ghosts, and different realms other than what our limited minds and little eyeballs can see, it is Ghost Adventures.
Watch it!!! :):):)
People, please, these shows, while fun to watch, are totally fiction! It's entertainment. I'd be more worried about roaches and rats in the places they visit than ghosts!
ReplyDeletei love ghost adventures. GA is a ghost show made for the masses. why is that? just imagine when you are alone in somewhere,like you are locked up and you see nothing but darkness. admit it or not, even if you are non-ghost believer, you will still feel that creepy feeling. and such feeling can be experience by most people from all walks of life (even the criminals will, i bet). another thing that made me hooked up with GA is the possibility that i may also encounter the what those guys had encounter and the skepticism made me want to see more of GA's episodes so i can prove to myself (maybe in the future if encounter a ghost) that whats those dudes' experience are the same to mine and that ghost really exist.
ReplyDeleteand oh...i love the show and im so interested to it even if im half the globe far from US.
I am a huge fan of GA and What I think is that it doesn't matter if a show has "frat boys" What really matters is what evidence is captured and for the people who think GA is fake, They have had multiple LIVE ghost hunts with the same compelling evidence as the show. GH acts like they are running a company or something. They remind me of the technical hotline people for microsoft or something: no emotion. And when people say they at least try to help, they don't all that they do in every episode is say "you got to just tell the ghost to leave" If someone told me that I would think they are truly fake. They don't even want to investigate any actual notorious haunted places and thats why I think they are boring. GA uses a lot of emotion in their work and I think that pays off for them. Think about it, The people who try to act "professional" get little actual evidence and the people who show a reaction to the ghosts get like 50 evps per episode! and GA brings their evidence to REAL professionals who make a living reviewing evidence. My main point is You need passion in what you do to do it well.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Ghost Adventures is WAY better than Ghost Hunters. Ghost Hunters is boring to me. I love Ghost Adventures because it's only three awesome people that enjoy what they are doing. A lot of people are saying that Zak "takes it too far", but he does that because wants the spirits to react. Yes, they do use swear words a lot, but it shows that they actually are EXCITED about it. They actually SHOW SOME EMOTION.
ReplyDeleteI like how Zak tries to be honest by taking the night vision off to show something that the viewer can't see with the night vision, and replaying videos and showing clearly that nothing could have made the noise or the light or whatever it is he's showing.
I've read many negative things about Ghost Adventures. I think that the people that write these things should think first. They should have better things to do than write crap about other shows. How would they feel if someone wrote something bad about them? I know I wouldn't feel too great.
http://www.myspace.com/iamsoupy/blog/518518006
The link that I just posted has A BUNCH of LIES about Ghost Adventures. I feel bad for Zak, Nick, and Aaron when I read these. They probably would feel bad if they read them, too. If you look up their VLog on YouTube (GACCrew), then you can see that they are nice and humorous people. RESPECT, PEOPLE! RESPECT!
Brittany
The only thing that kept me watching Ghost Hunters recently was Kris "Breasts" Williams! Now,they brilliantly dumped her, WTF!!!! They added this blond hair faggot kid with no personality to add to the rest of the NON- personality cast. Grant is only a "yes" man to Jason. Ever notice everything Jason says, Grant answers back Ya, Ya I heard that 95% of the time.They are truly BORING and I only watch the end for the "Reveal, results" whatever it is.
ReplyDeleteGhost Adventures RULES!!!! its Real, Raw talent with excitement and a charismatic cast. I cant wait to watch these guys every week. They show you evidence as they go instead of waiting until the end of the show. I truly believe most of the findings on there show. Think about this, compared to GH, if You were a spirit, would you want an hour or two of numerous people walking in and out with cables, cams, crew etc.??? The answer is no naturally. real, live people would not prefer this, so why would ghost? They also are real people, kinda, LOL.
Anyway, GA all the way!
GH = BORING,SUCKS and STAGED
GA = FUN, EXCITEMENT and REALISTIC
As far as TAPS/ghost Hunters goes, they are very boring, fake, phonies, and suck!
ReplyDeleteOH YEAH, Its quite a co-ink-a-dink they brought in a real talented practicing magician AKA "TANGO", HMMMM, Convenient huh?
Jason and Grant are really raking in the cash being 99.9% FAKES...More evidence here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHWMkBk6SFg
On TAPS Jasons hand is always exactly in the same position on the K2 meter activity, That is when they are getting a lot of responses.......HMMMMMMMMM
ReplyDeleteI just watched back-to-back episodes of GH and I want those two hours of my life back. The show absolutely sucks. Their "scientific" approach is completely overplayed too. The two mini whispers they gather as evidence every episode isn't exactly concrete and worth gushing about as all 16 of the cast members do at the end of every episode. Every hypothesis they formulate in attempt to debunk claims are all so lame and not worthy pursuing. Every sentence said by any one of the cast members sounds scripted and forced. Just a terrible, god-awful, uninteresting show.
ReplyDeleteGhost Adventures is awesome!!
I agree.....Ghost Hunters has turned into a polished commercial entity without soul. In the early years, GH did almost all of their investigations at private homes...remember "Hi, we're from TAPS and we are here to help?" But unfortunately, businesses, especially B&B's and hotels, realized that a finding by the GH crew significantly increased their bookings with people hoping to have an "experience." Now museums and other tourist attractions have tendered invitations to stimulate interest and revenue. Ghost Adventures provides great historical background, humor, entertainment, and a lot more evidence than GH. Too bad....
ReplyDeleteI try any paranormal show I can find, and GA is the one that impressed me the most. All these paranormal reality shows are gonna have hype to some degree. Do I believe EVRY time Zak Nick or Aaron feels sick, or sudden cold air around them, or anything else they say all the time? No, is it possible? Yes. Out of all these shows they have the simplest set up-3 guys, 3 cameras and stationary cameras. All 3 of them can be accounted for at all times, its not like a whole footbal team running around with cameras everywhere, then wondering what "that noise" was. Well, no one knows, could be the other half of your "investigating team". Admittedly I don't know much about GH because I stopped watching pretty much as soon as I started. GA keeps you intrigued and despite what naysayers think, don't run in the other direction when they hear something. Do they get class A EVP's everytime, no. Is everything that they show 100% real, I don't think so, but none of the shows are. But I think they are the most credible. Its tv, there is always going to be a degree of hype for ratings. I just think GA has the least amount. Sure things can be debunked, doesn't necessarily mean thats what happened. Many physical outcomes can have more than one cause. Call it the realm of possiblity. Its up to the viewer to determine what they want to believe. Either way I say use a little common sense and enjoy the enterainment.
ReplyDeleteGA goes to all reportedly haunted places and GH go to a few and then mostly to random peoples houses thats why i feel they get better evidence. also Gh dont run away because why should they be scared when there are 45 camera guys there with them i wouldnt be scared either if i had an army.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree. GH is boring and waste of air time. I will spare my time more with GA. Now I have heard ghosts before. They sound very very demented !!! It will make your blood curl. First ghost show that catches ghosts with these kind of sounds is the real deal. I think Ghost Adventures might be close. You all need to catch My Ghost Story on the Bio Channel. Now that is some good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI've watched more than enough of the GA shows and I have to say these guys just sicken me. Sure they are more exciting but I just cannot believe one thing they say or present as "evidence" Too many "demons", too many "amazing" EVP's, too many shadows, too many scratches and welts, too much running from invisible entities. Anyone with any real paranormal investigative experience knows that the scenarios these guys present week after week are actually very rare and most things can be explained by other than paranormal activity. These guys don't really ever try to debunk anything. Like the old adage says, If it's too good to be true it usually is. Gh just seems much more realistic and rtional to me.
ReplyDeleteI went to some of the same places to investigate as GH and GA like Hill View Manor,Moundsville Penn,and the Asylium and what people dont know is that GA spends more time in these places. They spent five nights in Hill View Manor and GH only spent a couple of hours so of course GA is going to catch more evidence.People think that GA spent one night in a place but they really spent five nights.
ReplyDeleteI have watched GH and GA now for about two years now, and here is my take, whiter we are talking real ghost or not is depend on how you believe.
ReplyDeleteWhat I m talking about now is how I feel after the show
I find GA is more in command with Josh Gates, because it is funny and you get to see the sites before the actual investigation.
Your GH second string guys do try to ham it up; a bit you know TANGO and that other guy.
The Jay Grant combo of GH seem to me to be dry and uninterested, they seem to have no respect for the local PN in the area they are investigating. But unlike GA with only three investigators GH has a whole army of investigators on sight.
GA will call on local PN groups not because they need the help but because it is common courtesy and a chance to help the local PN group…nice.
When you had GH academy, there was a woman I felt should have been disqualified (I had just watch an episode) of Frasier that night about a female producer temp on his show he was concerned about firing because she is black, I saw this same thing in Grant or is Jay, well the ball head one I m speaking of.
Also when it comes to ghosts who were once American Black slaves I think Zak of GA showed compassion and tact when trying to make contact, Grant on the other hand came off like some thug and said in the reveal he didn’t come after me!, it OK, there was no racial disrespect but as a Black man I did take note of Grant’s approach of GH as opposed to Zak’s approach of GA in a similar situation.
And what’s with the Rotor Rooter Stuff, I know these guys Jay and Grant are making enough money not to have to hold on to their DAY jobs, I think it’s an intra commercial for their old job, ok so lets have some with that, let them be on a job by themselves and the place turns out to be haunted while they are at working on a toilet!!!
Another problem I have with both GA and GH, after determining the places are haunted neither team seem to know how to rid the problem ghost/s, GA really don’t investigate homes just abandon places, but when GH go into private homes, if something is there, they just tell the scared home owner “oh, it’s OK, don’t worry and they just leave.
Never get rid of anything just Yuk it up in the truck about how good of a job they did.
At lease the Ghost Hunter Museum Family on Syfy would find some object causing the problem and remove it. And on The Travel Chan, the Dead Files Lady and Detective would have a solution as well for people in their private homes.
Zak, Nick and Aaron all use the latest technology (you would think that would be a SyFy thing) to contact ghosts, and GH just with flash lights and a dog I saw that on PN State, cameras and audio recorders are a given on both GA and GH.
Also I think Zak would gladly kill Aaron and send him directly after the ghost/s. he-he ha-ha, just joking!!!
GA is a lot of fun to watch and those lock in are sometime a bit scary.
I will take a good hour investigation over a two different ½ hour not enough time “let’s get the lights” on investigation any day; But GH is the standard for which PN shows are measured.
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These debates can go on and on about which is better, Ghost Adventures (GA) or Ghost Hunters (GH). You have to look at 3 things, tactics, technology and facts.
ReplyDeleteTactics: GH does its majority of their investigations in places where there's moisture in the air. Thus, increasing their chances to pick up paranormal activity. Possibly, the reason behind that is because they have a huge crew following them around (more on that later). GH has the resources to do proper history investigation and they do have more access to historical sites (thank you Syfy). Because of so many investigators, they rely on each others word and they debunk claims like true detectives. They're style of questioning is like 2 cops trying to get a teen to admit that he has drugs. Give the kid a chance to explain. GA has a different, most desirable, approach. They believe PASSION is fuel for spirits to build energy. They mostly investigate drier places with better results. And they investigate places where GH would never set foot in. They rely on local Paranormal Groups to get a deeper insight. The audience my connect more with them because of their antics and humor, but guess what?! THAT SAME HUMOR APPLIES TO GHOST!!! Why? Cause they were once human too.
Technology: GH is really lacking in this department. Seven years and the only thing they've improved is more investigators (or special guest investigators), a dog and a laser light show. Both GH and GA use night vision, full spectrum and heat cameras, EVP audio recorders and EMF detectors. Both shows started using motion capture technology. The difference is GA improves EVERY TECHNOLOGY THEY GET THEIR HANDS ON. For example, their EMF detector now separates natural electric currents (caused by lightning and solar storms which gives false readings) to unnatural electric phenomenon readings which are unexplained. They took that same laser show that GH does and added a fog machine, which shows a sudden change in wind currents as if someone, or something passed by. And they have a word detector which makes out recorded words that we can’t hear and tries to match it with the English language. That technology might be fake but their facial expressions are pretty believable. I don't think they're out for an Oscar as once put.
Facts: Both GH and GA have paranormal teams go pre-investigate their sites. The difference is that GH has a team that goes days before they investigate to kick up activity. And GA has actual local groups that experience the same activity. However, they tell GA to come down and validate their claim (too cool in my opinion). GH investigates historical places and after they leave, they give that business a sign which reads “Appeared in Ghost Hunters” meaning the place is not haunted. Or “Ghost Hunters Approved” meaning this place was verified it’s haunted. Both signs promote tourism. I wouldn’t doubt these historical places paid them under the table to give a false claim. Pure speculation, no proof to that. GA has no need to do that because they investigate factories, ghost towns in the middle of Nevada, old pueblos that people would think twice before going. Goosebumps, by the way, is caused when the body experiences cold temperatures.
Lack of Effort: GH needs to change. Maybe take a chance in new science, investigate an abandon insane asylum or go into that creepy infested corner. Something they need to remember is that ghost/spirits were like us. Imagine if you were a ghost from the 1800's and you're doing your haunting thing when 5 people enter the room. 2 investigators, 2 camera guys and 1 taping audio. What can goes through your mind when you see that?! Honestly, if 5 people approached me while still being alive and speaking to me like if I was a child, would be insulting. Perhaps more passion? GA is doing great! GA needs to stop with these sub shows like Paranormal challenges and stay focus. No need to have a Ghost Adventures: First Class or a Ghost Adventures: Passport (the international version). Do what you do best and keep on ROCKIN’!!!