I think I would like it a lot better if they made it more scientific, but considering the other shows it is up against, at least they aren’t as bad as Paranormal State, who really give paranormal investigators a bad name.

As for Donna, my dislike of her has only gone up since Ghost Hunters International. She and Barry feed off of each other, she’s more hysterical than he is though.

But neither of them come across as professional. Barry just seems like an attention seeker and as soon as he starts shouting about something it usually sets Donna off.

Thanks for your comments Angela!

What did we have on shows about the paranormal before GH? Think about it. Ghosthunting/Paranormal Investigating has existed long before GH was on the air or even before TAPS itself was formed. What I saw on pretty much every show about the paranormal that included ghost hunters was a bunch of people that freaked out over every sound, believed everything they heard or saw (or thought they saw) was a ghost, made conclusions without a shred of evidence or evidence that was extremely shaky like orb pics, pics that were obviously smudges on mirrors/windows/TV’s or the camera strap, hair, or a finger in front of the lense and presented their conclusions as facts and usually had some hokey “psychic” or medium with them and took everything he/she said as fact.

Like it or not, GH came along and was a quite different show. No mediums or psychics, they actually looked for non paranormal explanations for things the client or themselves had experienced, they actually threw out things like orb pics calling them what they likely were…dust, moisture, bugs. They didn’t go into a place assuming it was haunted and they actually…get this…TOLD PEOPLE that they hadn’t found anything and they didn’t think the place had any activity.

They did things very close to the way I had always approached investigating supposed paranormal activity and had not heard of many other groups approaching it in such a manner.

Yes, I have problems with the show as it is currently. I liked the first couple of seasons much more. I don’t like the fact that they’ve gotten away from investigating private homes and instead now seem to do mostly “big name” venues. Sure, I liked them to do more well known places once in a while, but not all the time like they do now. I have other issues with things on GH. But I still have to say, after the absolute crap I described earlier that was pretty much all paranormal enthusiasts had before GH, GH was a breath of fresh air. Whether they are still worthy of being on TV and the adoration they get is up for debate, but I just have to say that I disagree that they haven’t done anything good for the field. The one unfortunate thing I would say has come from GH is the now numerous copycat shows that are just painful to watch and which include a lot of the same old crappola of other shows featuring paranormal investigators pre-GH. Even with the debatable issues with GH/TAPS now, I’d still much rather watch GH than Paranormal State (big joke), Ghost Adventures (bigger joke), or any of the other ones that have cropped up hoping to ride GH’s coat tails.

Cheers.

You’re redundant and boring with your rhetoric. Donna is actually a very nice person and not hideous. I’m thinking you’re probably part of the crew! Wait, I retract that statement for your colloquialism demonstrates you may still be in grammar school!

She may be disgruntled; however, she has the courage to come forward. Her mistake …she spoke with Divas and she did NOT follow through with her accusations. BUT, saying she is hideous proves only that you are an infantile and probably jealous of her success.

Thanks,

Ron
http://www.scifake.com

All of these paranormal “reality” shows are stupid, mindless entertainment. There would be a simple way to appease the critics and that would be to put a disclaimer on each and every episode that the events depicted are not necessarily based on actual paranormal events – since there is no proof anyplace that “The Paranormal” even exists.

These days, I’d much rather watch a show on the Science Channel which might delve into the actual physiological and/or psychological traits of the human mind which might cause someone to see shadows, hear voices, think things are moving on their own accord, etc etc.

You know, Real Science.