Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Travel Channel scores new paranormal reality tv show

From the channel that brought you men who scream like complete bitches in the dark comes another show by one of the men who screams the most at ghosts nothing: "Paranormal Paparazzi." There isn't much information about the program which will air 28th of September at this time. But we do know that "Ghost Adventure's" Zak Bagans is a producer. Keep in mind that while there are plenty of these types of shows out there, The Travel Channel caries some of the absolute worst: Ghost Adventures, The Dead Files (where a psychic and detective team up), and Paranormal Challenge (not as cool as it sounds and also starring Zak Bagans). The show is also hosted and co-produced by Aaron Sagers, the founder of Paranormal Pop Culture website. This site is less about spreading woo and more about reporting on Twilight or other TV and film monsters. However, with Bagans behind the drivers wheel, we might expect cheap and deceptive editing tactics ... and possibly more useless screaming.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The not-so-secret 'Secrets of the Psychics'



It's amazing what you can find on youtube these days. Consider this gem: Secrets of the Psychics, a PBS Nova episode from 1993. James "the Amazing" Randi, conjurer, arch-skeptic and founder of JREF (and the million dollar paranormal challenge), sets about debunking psychic claims including faith healing and spoon bending. As always, Randi sheds light on the deceptive tactics "psychics" use to make their abilities seem unworldly to the untrained eye. For more recent Randi action check out this segment of ABC's 2011 series "Beyond Belief." (below the fold)

Friday, July 20, 2012

Squatchin' with Saget

"Strange days, strange days. Seemed like a good idea at the time ..." sings Bob Saget in the opening credits of "Strange Days," a short-lived series on A&E. The show documents Saget's journey across America where he gains insight into "different and unusual" subcultures. A full year before "Finding Bigfoot" began airing on Animal Planet, Saget spent a week with the Bigfoot Field Research Organization in Washington's Olympic National Park searching for the elusive creature.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

National Geographic is riding the alien crazed reality tv wave ... Woo!



Not National Geographic, too! I first thought after I actually managed to sit through the pilot episode. Yes, there is more woo than ever on my TV. From the History Channel to the Travel Channel, there are teams of so-called "experts" scouring haunted houses and the forrest for anything that goes bump in the night. Bigfoot, ghosts, aliens, Hollow Earth inhabitants and just all-around monsters are being tracked down as we speak. Well, sort of. This brings me to the latest rock music infused reality TV series that makes big promises, yet delivers nothing: Chasing UFO's.
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