According to our title graphic the team is:-
Barry Fitzgerald - Lead Investigator
Kris Williams - Investigator
Paul Bradford - Tech Manager
Joe Chinn - Investigator
Britt Griffith - Investigator
Susan Slaughter - Investigator In Training
Kronborg Castle - Helsingor, Denmark
CAVEAT - I've no actual intention of coming back to doing reviews full time but I wanted to review this first show to see how the new group dynamic works, whether I decide to review any more of the season is a bridge I will cross when I reach it. Please note all opinions are my own and I definately do NOT work for Syfy, nor do I have any specific agendas or biases. I say what I say because its what I think based on what I am seeing on the show.
This is our 1st show back after the hiatus and it's all change in the GHI team line-up as you have already seen. Former leader Robb is gone with Barry promoted in his place. Initially Britt was going to be doing that job but he ruined his chances after making a rather foolish statement on the radio so some rapid reshuffling was done to shoehorn Barry into the leadership role.
Paul has been made Tech Manager and you have to wonder how he got that over Joe Chinn. Kris Williams was alledgedly brought in to be the case manager but its pretty clear that Susan Slaughter is still filling this role (and is WAY overdue losing her "in training" tag from the title graphic, continuing to say she's still in training when she is case manager is extremely insulting to her ability).
Barry & Kris in the Ballroom - It was pretty clear that there weren't anywhere near enough IR illuminators in this room to do the job, I'm not sure if this is down to not researching the location well enough or a lack of equipment due to budget. I can't say as I heard any of the things Kris was hearing (mainly due to our old bugbear the stupid incidental soundtrack). As per usual the first sighting of anything was off camera (and the camera guy has to take the blame and be fired over that, he had 2 people he could have filmed and he was filming neither of them).
Joe & Britt in the Royal Living Space - Considering how much emphasis GHA put on cadets with tagging rogue sounds there was a distinct lack on tagging random bangs coming from either Joe or Britt, both of whom you'd expect to know better from their level of experience. In answer to Joe's question it was just the wind howling. I also have no clue what made Joe Chinn swear (most unlike him, he is normally very level headed and unflappable).
Paul & Susan in the Dungeon - Paul had set up an experiment to document battery drainage using a multi-meter. I didnt hear the voice Paul mentioned, I'd also like to ask Susan how she saw a shadow if it was pitch black (her words, not mine!). Google matrixing dear. I didn't hear any breathing nor did I hear any footsteps (which neither of them mentioned but Susan said there were some during her piece to camera, odd that neither of them said anything during the shot).
Barry & Kris in Queen Sophie's Room - Both of them stopped prior to entering the room then claimed they saw something move which can't be substantiated in any way as the Pilgrim camera guy was WAY behind them. Score yet another point for helmet cams I guess. Whats very annoying is Kris had a camera in her hand yet the director chose to use the worst shot he had from his "useless cam" which is what the Pilgrim crew really ought to be labelled as. The sound that Kris had "no idea what that was" was clearly a door or gate, something on squeaky hinges, possibly something wooden like a chair being moved slightly.
Joe & Britt in the Dungeon - I am guessing the sound Joe couldn't ID during their EVP was dripping water, and when Britt asked "do you hear that?" all we could hear was his stomping feet as he went crashing towards whatever he thought he heard. I did hear something before Britt reacted (It didn't sound like rocks being thrown though) and I certainly didnt hear any voices but I did hear debris falling (the sound Joe reacted to by moving towards it).
Barry & Kris in the Dungeon - Which they went to after seeing some weird stuff happening there from Central Command. They did an EVP, we couldnt hear whatever they heard (incidental soundtrack strikes again).
Joe & Britt in the Chapel - I'd like to ask Pilgrim to fire whoever is responsible for putting up the location graphics as during this show they were INCREDIBLY slow off the mark numerous times and the investigators themselves were telling us their location either before or as the location graphic was being displayed. Buck your ideas up whoever you are, it just makes you seem lazy and disinterested. By this location Britt was just phoning it in, he wasn't carrying ANY equipment and he had both his hands in his jacket pockets. Britt, you do know that there are MILLIONS of fans who would kill to be in your position and there you were looking like you couldn't have cared less about investigating.
It makes me happy they fired you but frankly in my opinion they didn't do it soon enough. Why you were in line for Robbs job as GHI leader is beyond me, I have to assume that like Steve & Tango you now also have some sort of dirt on Grant or Jason that they wouldn't want going public which is how such a slacker was being suggested as GHI boss.
Britt sees some light (off camera, as per usual) then they start asking about a chandelier shaking which with no open windows is pretty odd and its the only one in the room that was moving.
Paul & Susan on the 2nd Floor - Susan thinks she sees a light anomaly, I did see it just after she said "there it goes again" and it turns out to be lens flare due to a new wide angle lens on the mini dv camera.
Everyone in the Ballroom - Testing out something called The Singapore Theory (after Googling what the heck it was) or what Brad & Barry Klinge refer to as "Era Cues", Barry did eventually explain what it was. Britt reported seeing shadows moving (nope, no cameras facing in that direction at all as usual).
The Analysis - Joe presents footage of him & Britt in the Dungeon capturing a voice saying "ok". Britt presents footage of some weird lights in the Dungeon.
The Reveal - Barry commits the cardinal no-no of citing personal experiences as evidence as does Kris. I dont care if she says Joe & Britt saw it too, if its not on tape it didn't happen - 1st law of Ghost Hunting. Footage of Britt & Joe with the shaking chandelier, whats annoying is Joe says its the only one shaking then doesnt bother to prove it which would have taken seconds. Audio from Kris & Barry in the chapel, they get a breath in answer to a question, the client thinks it says "go". Audio from Joe & Britt in the Dungeon, a voice saying "ok".
Footage of the battery drain experiment in the Dungeon, we see unexplained pulses of light. We also see the flashlight being used in the drain experiment move, the temperature rises and the EMF goes up too.
Not a great first show back with the new line-up, I was left wondering on where Scott Tepperman was too.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E23 Sloss Furnace
Please note this was NOT a review, the following was written in response to a review someone posted on the GH SyFy forum.
I must admit their reasoning is VERY questionable, all the bangs and taps were instantly assumed to be responses & therefore paranormal. Nothing to do with the fact its an old abandoned mostly open air Steel Works at night time (when metal would be cooling & contracting) and it was VERY windy so anything loose would bang and rattle.
As for K2 "conversations" being manipulated didn't I bust that a while back when I caught them shining the laser thermometer or flashlight at it to trigger it? No-one ever did confirm or deny if aiming that style of thermometer at a K2 sensor will cause the same effect as their "paranormal conversation". I note Amy is still trying to use the "flashlight method" as proof of the paranormal long after we have debunked it. Whats even worse is one of them "turned on" but it happened off camera when Amy was knelt right next to it. Nothing remotely suspicious there, is it?
And the usual complaint of bangs happening (in the tunnels) but none of the at least 3 cameras were pointing at it) Score yet ANOTHER point for helmetcams then. Even more annoying when Amy "sees something" and all we get when the slow Pilgrim dude pans round is retina burn off the IR illuminator from the bottom of the tunnel. And this children is why you DO NOT investigate in the dark. Most of the "evidence" presented was weak at best, it would have gotten you bawled out as a GHA cadet for even suggesting most of it had merit.
The shadow figure is just matrixing and the overlay they put on it is nothing like what that single still frame was as that looked like someone standing, its most likely the shadow of whoever was shooting that. I laughed that it was described as "great evidence". Jason "please dont cancel my show" Hawes, he needs money to keep his guesthouse running I guess.
I must admit their reasoning is VERY questionable, all the bangs and taps were instantly assumed to be responses & therefore paranormal. Nothing to do with the fact its an old abandoned mostly open air Steel Works at night time (when metal would be cooling & contracting) and it was VERY windy so anything loose would bang and rattle.
As for K2 "conversations" being manipulated didn't I bust that a while back when I caught them shining the laser thermometer or flashlight at it to trigger it? No-one ever did confirm or deny if aiming that style of thermometer at a K2 sensor will cause the same effect as their "paranormal conversation". I note Amy is still trying to use the "flashlight method" as proof of the paranormal long after we have debunked it. Whats even worse is one of them "turned on" but it happened off camera when Amy was knelt right next to it. Nothing remotely suspicious there, is it?
And the usual complaint of bangs happening (in the tunnels) but none of the at least 3 cameras were pointing at it) Score yet ANOTHER point for helmetcams then. Even more annoying when Amy "sees something" and all we get when the slow Pilgrim dude pans round is retina burn off the IR illuminator from the bottom of the tunnel. And this children is why you DO NOT investigate in the dark. Most of the "evidence" presented was weak at best, it would have gotten you bawled out as a GHA cadet for even suggesting most of it had merit.
The shadow figure is just matrixing and the overlay they put on it is nothing like what that single still frame was as that looked like someone standing, its most likely the shadow of whoever was shooting that. I laughed that it was described as "great evidence". Jason "please dont cancel my show" Hawes, he needs money to keep his guesthouse running I guess.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Ghost Hunters Halloween special 2010 reviewed
Buffalo Central Terminal - Buffalo, New York.
Tonights host is Josh Gates from Destination Truth & his co-host is Allison Scagliotti from Warehouse 13. "And for the 5th straight Halloween welcome to Ghost Hunters Live", well Josh you've been on air 15 seconds and you've already lied to us. Nice going! I guess TAPS have been reading my reviews (and my complaints) & have more than 2 people per van. Only 2 vans though, their very new and look extremely expensive.
Van 1 is carrying Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Amy Bruni & Barry Fitzgerald from GHI.
Van 2 is carrying Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, Kris Williams & Adam Berry (winner of GHA Season 2)
Hotspot walkthru, Steve gets to shake hands for a change. I dont recall the main TAPS team investigating here but the GHA cadets investigated on show 4 of Season 1 and found nothing at all.
Josh meets the special guests who are:-
Ben Hansen from Fact Or Faked (the former FBI agent)
Meaghan Rath from Being Human (a US remake of the BBC3 show)
Kofi Kingston from WWE Smackdown
Allison in the Interactive Centre.
Josh in Central Command for the camera walkthru, Jason officially announces Kris Williams will be joining GHI.
Jason & Grant in Tony Fedele's Apartment - Grant thinks he hears footsteps, Jason tags wind noise, Grant gets a thermal hit which is debunked as reflective wallpaper.
Barry, Kris & Ben on the 3rd Floor - Claims of seeing stuff during setup & in Fedele's Apartment also. Someone needs to tell Ben we dont require a running commentary. Cut back to J&G who ask for a noise & get one, too convenient. Grant is scared by a window. Grant think he saw movement at the end of the corridor, the "human" shape I thought I could see turned out to be a doorway (I think its about time some one invented a thermal camera with a zoom lens on it). We can hear a VERY loud generator, that'll be contaminating audio for the whole investigation then.
Steve, Tango & Kofi in the Trolley Lobby - Crunching through a LOT of debris, you'd think someone could have taken 5 minutes to run a broom through the areas where they thought they were going to be walking. It doesnt take a genius to figure out thats a good idea especially with the amount of glass it sounded like they were walking through underfoot. Steve shows he has zero clue about his or anyone elses personal safety by trying to access a clearly unsafe area. Steve thinks he hears a voice, they try to debunk it as an echo. Its not an echo. Kofi plugs Smackdown. Steve makes his 1st stupid bet to encourage Tango to do something dangerous. And these are the 2 guys charged with training future TAPS members?
Allison in the Interactive Centre with Amy, Jason & Grant - J&G tell us how stupid they are by continuing to investigate in the dark (demonstrating none of them have the common sense most folks are born with), Amy is on the live web chat.
Barry, Kris & Ben on the 1st Floor - Who not only have no clue we came back to them they have no clue we even left them in the 1st place. Please note Barrys graphic identified him as "GHI Lead Investigator" so I guess we now know who got promoted after Britt Griffiths got fired. Bens sticking with the running commentary, you'd think Barry would have told him better. The sound Barry can hear is the very loud generator I mentioned earlier, Kris cant understand Barrys Irish accent which doesnt bode well for their future investigations together.
Jason, Grant & Meaghan in the Main Concourse - They tried to use the K2 to have a conversation, nothing happened. Meaghan freaks out getting a K2 hit. Cut back to Barry, Kris & Ben doing something with a laser. Ben sees a light behind the camera, not very useful. Score another point for helmetcam. Lots of audio contamination from outside, I'm pretty sure that was Josh shouting for quiet.
Tango doing playback of audio evidence in one of the expensive vans then back to Allison with Amy in the Interactive Centre.
Barry, Kris & Ben on the 1st Floor - Barry asks for noises, anything would be drowned out by the stupid spooky incidental music. Again Barry asks for a noise but gets one this time.
Steve & Tango on the 3rd Floor - And we're also getting the audio from the previous location bleeding through, I guess Kofi got sent back to the showers.
Josh interviews Adam Berry winner of GHA season 2, clip of an upcoming episode with him in it from Sloss Furnace & we're told Meatloaf will be in it as well.
Jason, Grant & Meaghan in the Main Concourse - And their checking out the Ticket Booth & have the laser grid set up, Jason thinks he hears a scuffing noise like footsteps. Meaghan definately wins the 5th Wheel award as well the winner of the World Boredest Person expression.
I got about 14 mins into part 2 and lost the will to live. Here endeth the review. If anything happened after this I really dont care.
Kinda makes me wish I hadn't bothered.
I guess at least we got confirmation of Kris joining GHI and Barry becoming GHI leader anyway.
Tonights host is Josh Gates from Destination Truth & his co-host is Allison Scagliotti from Warehouse 13. "And for the 5th straight Halloween welcome to Ghost Hunters Live", well Josh you've been on air 15 seconds and you've already lied to us. Nice going! I guess TAPS have been reading my reviews (and my complaints) & have more than 2 people per van. Only 2 vans though, their very new and look extremely expensive.
Van 1 is carrying Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Amy Bruni & Barry Fitzgerald from GHI.
Van 2 is carrying Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, Kris Williams & Adam Berry (winner of GHA Season 2)
Hotspot walkthru, Steve gets to shake hands for a change. I dont recall the main TAPS team investigating here but the GHA cadets investigated on show 4 of Season 1 and found nothing at all.
Josh meets the special guests who are:-
Ben Hansen from Fact Or Faked (the former FBI agent)
Meaghan Rath from Being Human (a US remake of the BBC3 show)
Kofi Kingston from WWE Smackdown
Allison in the Interactive Centre.
Josh in Central Command for the camera walkthru, Jason officially announces Kris Williams will be joining GHI.
Jason & Grant in Tony Fedele's Apartment - Grant thinks he hears footsteps, Jason tags wind noise, Grant gets a thermal hit which is debunked as reflective wallpaper.
Barry, Kris & Ben on the 3rd Floor - Claims of seeing stuff during setup & in Fedele's Apartment also. Someone needs to tell Ben we dont require a running commentary. Cut back to J&G who ask for a noise & get one, too convenient. Grant is scared by a window. Grant think he saw movement at the end of the corridor, the "human" shape I thought I could see turned out to be a doorway (I think its about time some one invented a thermal camera with a zoom lens on it). We can hear a VERY loud generator, that'll be contaminating audio for the whole investigation then.
Steve, Tango & Kofi in the Trolley Lobby - Crunching through a LOT of debris, you'd think someone could have taken 5 minutes to run a broom through the areas where they thought they were going to be walking. It doesnt take a genius to figure out thats a good idea especially with the amount of glass it sounded like they were walking through underfoot. Steve shows he has zero clue about his or anyone elses personal safety by trying to access a clearly unsafe area. Steve thinks he hears a voice, they try to debunk it as an echo. Its not an echo. Kofi plugs Smackdown. Steve makes his 1st stupid bet to encourage Tango to do something dangerous. And these are the 2 guys charged with training future TAPS members?
Allison in the Interactive Centre with Amy, Jason & Grant - J&G tell us how stupid they are by continuing to investigate in the dark (demonstrating none of them have the common sense most folks are born with), Amy is on the live web chat.
Barry, Kris & Ben on the 1st Floor - Who not only have no clue we came back to them they have no clue we even left them in the 1st place. Please note Barrys graphic identified him as "GHI Lead Investigator" so I guess we now know who got promoted after Britt Griffiths got fired. Bens sticking with the running commentary, you'd think Barry would have told him better. The sound Barry can hear is the very loud generator I mentioned earlier, Kris cant understand Barrys Irish accent which doesnt bode well for their future investigations together.
Jason, Grant & Meaghan in the Main Concourse - They tried to use the K2 to have a conversation, nothing happened. Meaghan freaks out getting a K2 hit. Cut back to Barry, Kris & Ben doing something with a laser. Ben sees a light behind the camera, not very useful. Score another point for helmetcam. Lots of audio contamination from outside, I'm pretty sure that was Josh shouting for quiet.
Tango doing playback of audio evidence in one of the expensive vans then back to Allison with Amy in the Interactive Centre.
Barry, Kris & Ben on the 1st Floor - Barry asks for noises, anything would be drowned out by the stupid spooky incidental music. Again Barry asks for a noise but gets one this time.
Steve & Tango on the 3rd Floor - And we're also getting the audio from the previous location bleeding through, I guess Kofi got sent back to the showers.
Josh interviews Adam Berry winner of GHA season 2, clip of an upcoming episode with him in it from Sloss Furnace & we're told Meatloaf will be in it as well.
Jason, Grant & Meaghan in the Main Concourse - And their checking out the Ticket Booth & have the laser grid set up, Jason thinks he hears a scuffing noise like footsteps. Meaghan definately wins the 5th Wheel award as well the winner of the World Boredest Person expression.
I got about 14 mins into part 2 and lost the will to live. Here endeth the review. If anything happened after this I really dont care.
Kinda makes me wish I hadn't bothered.
I guess at least we got confirmation of Kris joining GHI and Barry becoming GHI leader anyway.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E20 The Oldest House In Georgia
Old Ulster County Jail - Kingston, New York
Jason & Grant in the 1st Floor Cells, Female Section - Right away they're hearing all kinds of stuff including "footsteps on sand" according to Grant, Jason enters a cell & says he thinks the sound is coming from an airvent high in the cell wall. The metal door they hear inside the cell must be discounted with the Pilgrim crew filming from outside the cell into it allowing them to be doing literally ANYTHING behind the camera. They split up & find nothing, Grant makes an unintentional funny when he says "theres no-one else in here, right?", no Grant. Just you. And Jason. And the camera guy. And the sound guy. And god alone knows who else.
Amy & Kris in the 2nd Floor Utility Corridor - Kris freaks out about something brushing against her arm, it cant be verified as she'd already started going crazy before the camera panned up off the floor. Score another point for helmetcams. Kris also freaks out again claiming the strap of her top was tugged. I can flatly state nothing moved as the camera was on her the whole time, just a case of an overactive imagination. Back on the cell block Kris freaks out a 3rd time after claiming something touched her arm. Girly, if you are going to offer your arm and ask to be grabbed then dont be shocked when it happens.
Steve & Tango in the 1st Floor Cells, Female Section - Steve sat in a cell while Tango sat on a bench directly outside it. Tango reveals his inner narcisist. Tango asks for a bang saying they'll leave if it happens then he claims to hear "a popping sound" which I never heard. He even indicates a 2nd sound claiming it was "a little louder" when there was nothing at all happening, when they ask for a 3rd noise you do hear something metal hitting metal off camera. Thats the ONLY sound you hear of the 3 Tango claimed. Because Bert & Ernie are too stupid they have to stick to their word & leave the area just as activity is happening. Talk about asking the wrong questions.
Amy & Kris in the 3rd Floor Housing Unit - Amy claims she sees movement which Kris starts to walk towards (with nothing in her hands, no flashlight, no camera, no dvr, NOTHING), we do hear a muffled thud that Kris says "sounded like chains". So chains sound like a sack hitting concrete? They claimed to hear other sounds which left them wandering around by the cells & Amy suggests they split up. Kris sees something in Tier E, shes unable to locate or debunk it. She hears movement and J&G claim to hear the same thing 1 floor directly below them. I'm unsure as to exactly why Grant says not to chase it, isnt that the entire reason they are there?
Jason & Grant in the 2nd Floor Cells Tiers A & B - Grant claims he hears a very Scooby Doo type moan, I could only hear them walking. I didnt hear his reported footsteps either. Nor did I hear the door Jason claimed had opened.
Analysis - Tango plays what he claims is a male voice Kris & Amy caught on video, all I hear is someone very heavy sitting down or shifting their weight on a chair. I couldnt hear ANYTHING when he played the "unpleasant" sound.
The Reveal - Really this should be Jason & Grant saying "Nothing happened" but lets see how much they make up & how far they reach to pass off evidence. Jason presents the clips of Kris freaking out after her "being touched" incidents, she just looks stupid reacting to nothing at all. Audio of Kris & Amy , you cant hear anything at all in the background like they claim. The playback waveform is totally flat so its impossible but the sheriff plays along like he's heard something. Audio playback of J&G on E & F Tier, you hear 2 thuds but its useless as evidence as you have no context for it. Audio of Kris & Amy on the 3rd Floor, you can hear something - possibly an exhale. Its utterly useless as evidence. J&G play audio caught on the 1st Floor, if anyone alive can hear 2 males engaged in conversation then you have better hearing than me. I can't hear anything at all. "We caught some great evidence", a whole lot of nothing is great evidence? No wonder this show is so bad if one of the producers thinks this.
Antebellum Plantation - Stone Mountain, Georgia.
After no handshake at the prison Steve isnt a pariah here at least.
Jason & Grant in the Thornton House - They react to whats obviously the floor, they even query if it is. There are plenty more thuds which do sound a decent distance away, once Grant goes to the top of the stairs Jason has a bad case of overactive imagination hearing "a slight wind with a voice in it" and no it didnt sound like out of a horror film, it sounded dumb & hokey. Just like you in fact. Grant claims he hears speech which Jason confirms as "two syllables", they must both have super hearing as there was nothing at all. Grant asks if its Margaret and theres a knock, as the camera is on him it would have been easy for Jason or any of his crew guys to fake that.
Despite claiming "that came from the room right behind me" Jason then walks into a completely different room. Would that be to allow the Pilgrim Crew member time to vacate that room then? When he eventually does enter the room he mentioned through a side door its obviously empty. Noisy Pilgrim guy had been given plenty of time to bail. Jason hears noises above him which the cameras try to debunk by showing Grant still sitting at the top of the stairs (do Pilgrim not know we've heard of the term Pickup Shot?), when Grant eventually enters the room theres nothing there.
Steve & Tango in Slave Cabin #1 - Steve reacts to something (off camera) then Tango asks "did that chair move?" (also off camera but it wasnt moving at all when they changed shots), Steve overly freaking out at just about everything freaked out Tango who suggested they bail (Isn't this the kind of behaviour Brian Harnois got sacked for?), they were claiming they could hear hissing but neither guy left. Epic fail on Professionalism from the tutors of GHA.
Jason & Grant in the Barn - which lasts for all of about 3 seconds once Jason thinks he sees a light elsewhere so they go check it out. Look Ma, I got me that ADHD as bad as those Klinge Brothers!
Jason & Grant in the Carriage House - They are unable to replicate or debunk the cause of the light Jason saw.
Analysis - Video of a voice Steve & Tango caught in the Slave Cabin.
The Reveal - Jason mentions the mystery light from the Carriage House, video of 1 light tap they claim is 3 bangs in the Thornton House, Grant mentions hearing the name Margaret but theres nothing presented on tape. Guys you know the rules as well as we do, if its not on tape you can NOT present it to the client. Video of the noise made behind Jason that I believe was a crew member, the fact he didnt walk right into the room to check renders it useless and open to being faked.
The audio of Steve & Tango in the Slave Cabin is nothing more than someone inhaling before beginning a sentance, totally debunked and very poor if they are presenting that as actual paranormal evidence - It certainly doesnt sound like "Hey you" and you wont hear that until its suggested to you. Jason manages to totally queer the presentation of the next bit of audio by motioning to the client exactly when she's supposed to hear the sound, you can hear something but Jason just ruined its chance of being evidence by signalling it like that.
As far as my Ghost Hunters reviews go I think this is going to be the last one, you can only rag on stupid people so many times before it becomes meaningless which it has done. I may possibly review the Halloween show, we'll cross that bridge when we reach it. Its been fun doing these and I hope you've enjoyed reading them.
Right now in terms of Paranormal shows there is plenty to watch, Ghost Hunters (currently awful), Ghost Adventures (mildly bad), Ghost Lab (dire now they've decided they need to fake in every show), Paranormal State (still sticking with their overly religious approach), Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files and the return of My Ghost Story. If you can't find something you like watching amongst that lot then you must be Yvette Fielding.
Be well and have a happy Halloween.
Jason & Grant in the 1st Floor Cells, Female Section - Right away they're hearing all kinds of stuff including "footsteps on sand" according to Grant, Jason enters a cell & says he thinks the sound is coming from an airvent high in the cell wall. The metal door they hear inside the cell must be discounted with the Pilgrim crew filming from outside the cell into it allowing them to be doing literally ANYTHING behind the camera. They split up & find nothing, Grant makes an unintentional funny when he says "theres no-one else in here, right?", no Grant. Just you. And Jason. And the camera guy. And the sound guy. And god alone knows who else.
Amy & Kris in the 2nd Floor Utility Corridor - Kris freaks out about something brushing against her arm, it cant be verified as she'd already started going crazy before the camera panned up off the floor. Score another point for helmetcams. Kris also freaks out again claiming the strap of her top was tugged. I can flatly state nothing moved as the camera was on her the whole time, just a case of an overactive imagination. Back on the cell block Kris freaks out a 3rd time after claiming something touched her arm. Girly, if you are going to offer your arm and ask to be grabbed then dont be shocked when it happens.
Steve & Tango in the 1st Floor Cells, Female Section - Steve sat in a cell while Tango sat on a bench directly outside it. Tango reveals his inner narcisist. Tango asks for a bang saying they'll leave if it happens then he claims to hear "a popping sound" which I never heard. He even indicates a 2nd sound claiming it was "a little louder" when there was nothing at all happening, when they ask for a 3rd noise you do hear something metal hitting metal off camera. Thats the ONLY sound you hear of the 3 Tango claimed. Because Bert & Ernie are too stupid they have to stick to their word & leave the area just as activity is happening. Talk about asking the wrong questions.
Amy & Kris in the 3rd Floor Housing Unit - Amy claims she sees movement which Kris starts to walk towards (with nothing in her hands, no flashlight, no camera, no dvr, NOTHING), we do hear a muffled thud that Kris says "sounded like chains". So chains sound like a sack hitting concrete? They claimed to hear other sounds which left them wandering around by the cells & Amy suggests they split up. Kris sees something in Tier E, shes unable to locate or debunk it. She hears movement and J&G claim to hear the same thing 1 floor directly below them. I'm unsure as to exactly why Grant says not to chase it, isnt that the entire reason they are there?
Jason & Grant in the 2nd Floor Cells Tiers A & B - Grant claims he hears a very Scooby Doo type moan, I could only hear them walking. I didnt hear his reported footsteps either. Nor did I hear the door Jason claimed had opened.
Analysis - Tango plays what he claims is a male voice Kris & Amy caught on video, all I hear is someone very heavy sitting down or shifting their weight on a chair. I couldnt hear ANYTHING when he played the "unpleasant" sound.
The Reveal - Really this should be Jason & Grant saying "Nothing happened" but lets see how much they make up & how far they reach to pass off evidence. Jason presents the clips of Kris freaking out after her "being touched" incidents, she just looks stupid reacting to nothing at all. Audio of Kris & Amy , you cant hear anything at all in the background like they claim. The playback waveform is totally flat so its impossible but the sheriff plays along like he's heard something. Audio playback of J&G on E & F Tier, you hear 2 thuds but its useless as evidence as you have no context for it. Audio of Kris & Amy on the 3rd Floor, you can hear something - possibly an exhale. Its utterly useless as evidence. J&G play audio caught on the 1st Floor, if anyone alive can hear 2 males engaged in conversation then you have better hearing than me. I can't hear anything at all. "We caught some great evidence", a whole lot of nothing is great evidence? No wonder this show is so bad if one of the producers thinks this.
Antebellum Plantation - Stone Mountain, Georgia.
After no handshake at the prison Steve isnt a pariah here at least.
Jason & Grant in the Thornton House - They react to whats obviously the floor, they even query if it is. There are plenty more thuds which do sound a decent distance away, once Grant goes to the top of the stairs Jason has a bad case of overactive imagination hearing "a slight wind with a voice in it" and no it didnt sound like out of a horror film, it sounded dumb & hokey. Just like you in fact. Grant claims he hears speech which Jason confirms as "two syllables", they must both have super hearing as there was nothing at all. Grant asks if its Margaret and theres a knock, as the camera is on him it would have been easy for Jason or any of his crew guys to fake that.
Despite claiming "that came from the room right behind me" Jason then walks into a completely different room. Would that be to allow the Pilgrim Crew member time to vacate that room then? When he eventually does enter the room he mentioned through a side door its obviously empty. Noisy Pilgrim guy had been given plenty of time to bail. Jason hears noises above him which the cameras try to debunk by showing Grant still sitting at the top of the stairs (do Pilgrim not know we've heard of the term Pickup Shot?), when Grant eventually enters the room theres nothing there.
Steve & Tango in Slave Cabin #1 - Steve reacts to something (off camera) then Tango asks "did that chair move?" (also off camera but it wasnt moving at all when they changed shots), Steve overly freaking out at just about everything freaked out Tango who suggested they bail (Isn't this the kind of behaviour Brian Harnois got sacked for?), they were claiming they could hear hissing but neither guy left. Epic fail on Professionalism from the tutors of GHA.
Jason & Grant in the Barn - which lasts for all of about 3 seconds once Jason thinks he sees a light elsewhere so they go check it out. Look Ma, I got me that ADHD as bad as those Klinge Brothers!
Jason & Grant in the Carriage House - They are unable to replicate or debunk the cause of the light Jason saw.
Analysis - Video of a voice Steve & Tango caught in the Slave Cabin.
The Reveal - Jason mentions the mystery light from the Carriage House, video of 1 light tap they claim is 3 bangs in the Thornton House, Grant mentions hearing the name Margaret but theres nothing presented on tape. Guys you know the rules as well as we do, if its not on tape you can NOT present it to the client. Video of the noise made behind Jason that I believe was a crew member, the fact he didnt walk right into the room to check renders it useless and open to being faked.
The audio of Steve & Tango in the Slave Cabin is nothing more than someone inhaling before beginning a sentance, totally debunked and very poor if they are presenting that as actual paranormal evidence - It certainly doesnt sound like "Hey you" and you wont hear that until its suggested to you. Jason manages to totally queer the presentation of the next bit of audio by motioning to the client exactly when she's supposed to hear the sound, you can hear something but Jason just ruined its chance of being evidence by signalling it like that.
As far as my Ghost Hunters reviews go I think this is going to be the last one, you can only rag on stupid people so many times before it becomes meaningless which it has done. I may possibly review the Halloween show, we'll cross that bridge when we reach it. Its been fun doing these and I hope you've enjoyed reading them.
Right now in terms of Paranormal shows there is plenty to watch, Ghost Hunters (currently awful), Ghost Adventures (mildly bad), Ghost Lab (dire now they've decided they need to fake in every show), Paranormal State (still sticking with their overly religious approach), Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files and the return of My Ghost Story. If you can't find something you like watching amongst that lot then you must be Yvette Fielding.
Be well and have a happy Halloween.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E19 The Chopping Block reviewed
Bissman Building - Mansfield, Ohio
I guess 3 vans is now going to be the Ghost Hunters standard convey, Van 1 is Jason & Grant, Van 2 is Kris & Amy, Van 3 AKA the tech truck is Steve & Tango. The standard travel pattern seems to be that Jason, Amy & Steve always drive without fail, I dont think I have EVER seen Grant, Tango or Kris driving to the best of my memory. The team are met by Britt & KJ at the location and yet again for the 3rd investigation in a row Steve wasn't introduced to the client nor was he allowed to shake hands.
Is there something medically wrong with Steve or has he fallen so incredibly badly out of favour that he's getting this kind of treatment in front of clients? Although I note Steve did get to shake hands at the end of the hotspot walkthrough. Very odd. And again I can confirm Jason has stopped making his "get digital recorders to cameras" statement so it seems my reviews HAVE made a difference thank you very much Brandy Green!
Britt & KJ in the Basement - The moon must be blue (again), J&G aren't first into the location so it seems another of my constant moans is being addressed again. Dont get used to seeing Britt on tv, he made a rather foolish & bigotted sounding statement on a radio show which got him fired from TAPS so he won't be doing GHI although it sounds like he was already filming. Distinct lack of stuff happening but KJ thought someone tugged his shirt, it didnt really help that the Pilgrim camera guy was panning around AND defocussed his lens at that exact moment.
Jason & Grant on the 3rd Floor - I did hear the distant sound that made Grant ask "What was that?" (but the stupid incidental music ALMOST drowned it out so its well past time to quit with that annoying stuff. It doesnt heighten or build suspense, it merely annoys & drowns out possible evidence. It also makes claims of faking easier to perpetrate) but I certainly didnt hear any "male voice" it just sounded like someone or something moving WAY off in the distance. Almost like it was outside in fact. I certainly didnt hear the "male voice" Jason reacted to (again, due to the incidental soundtrack being too loud). I have to discount the next sound they reacted to as it started exactly as Jason started walking & stopped when he stopped. Again these 2 split up (are they not getting on with each other any more as this is happening more often now?) so anything captured alone has to be discounted to due cross contamination.
So Grants footsteps are thrown out (as Jason was moving at the same time), Britt & KJ claim they can also hear footsteps one floor down.
Steve & Tango in the Basement - Shadows by the window are debunked as KJ causing cross contamination from outside the building so the claims of shadows in that area can be dismissed as there is a sidewalk right outside the windows.
Amy & Kris in the 1st Floor Offices - Amy thinks she heard a door move which cant be confirmed due to her being off camera at the time & the incidental music would have drowned out any such quiet sound (so score yet another point for helmetcams & another point for the removal of incidental music).
Jason & Grant in the Garage - Pilgrim were doing a bad job cutting film by making it look like J&G are either right next to Kriss & Amy as their investigating or so close as to be hot on their heels & looking like they need to be close by as backup. Jason makes an extremely vague report "something just banged into something", at least TRY to sound like you care any more. Grant thinks someone is on the balcony (note at that point he never says if he hears or sees anything, he's just extremely vague as well) & Jason hears something "scurry" but I heard nothing. Grant does later state he's hearing sounds from the balcony (were you too lazy to say that right off or hadn't you decided what claims you were going to invent at that point?). Jason thinks he sees something standing off camera (no shock there) which is then gone.
Its amazing how in less than 3 minutes these 2 have had more experiences than the entire team up to this point in the investigation. We get you are the guys who founded TAPS but trust me you've seen & heard NOTHING, dont feel you have to be inventing stuff every 30 seconds to make the show look interesting. Google "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", you might understand why you are getting such bad ratings this season.
Coming back from the break Grant thinks he sees something peeking out of a doorway directly in front of him, please note it happens as he is sitting down so he is almost certainly seeing his own reflection. Very annoying when Grant states "both of us saw figure standing there", Jason said no such thing (or least not on camera anyway) so dont be speaking for him or putting words into his own mouth. Its flippant statements like that that make us mistrust you all the more Grant Wilson. If Jason saw something I want to hear HIM say it.
Steve & Tango on the 4th Floor - I'm not exactly sure why Steve is taking an EMF base reading so late into the investigation, isnt that a very basic thing he should be doing during the hotspot walkthru? Have I just caught TAPS out in yet another basic rookie procedure? It seems the EMF spike is around the area of the elevator. You have to wonder how many of the other teams EVP's these 2 were contaminating with their stupid loud tapping. I assume the noise Tango reacted was the loud exhale (I'm guessing one of the Pilgrim guys got too near the condenser mic).
Britt & KJ on the 3rd Floor - I'm not sure what they reacted to, I could hear what sounded like dragging several times but Britt says "water dripping", I have noted Britt yet again doesnt seem to like carrying a camera as this week all he appears to have are a flashlight, the walkie talkie and an EMF meter. Was he that self assured in his getting the GHI lead job he no longer felt he needed to carry any kind of useful recording equipment? KJ reports movement (moments after he himself had just stopped walking so it was probably the floor settling), nothing is caught on the thermal (if Britt had been carrying a night vision camera as corroboration it might have helped their cause greatly as KJ was getting ZILCH on the thermal). KJ states they were seeing movement but nothing was showing on the night vision cameras so a case of matrixing or wishful thinking more likely.
Yet again Britt became the Brian Harnois Experience, chasing after something (or nothing) with nothing more than a walkie talkie, exactly what did he think he was going to record with that? Its not like this is an isolated incident either so I think I count myself lucky he has been fired, his ineptitude is beyond epic status now. Britt makes various statements which can all be discounted & ignored as personal experiences due to having nothing on tape of film. Rule #1, if its not on tape or film it DID NOT HAPPEN! He then compounds his massive howler by then stating "I wanna get something documented on tape", how do you intend to do that if you never carry a camera or recorder Britt? Does he know how much of an idiot & rank amateur he sounds like at that point? GHA cadets were sent home for MUCH less than this and yet here is a guy who was picked to be leader of GHI making GIGANTIC rookie howlers.
Personally I think Britt was WAY overdue his firing and it should have been from a cannon into the sun.
Amy & Kris in the Basement - They both report whispering which cant be confirm because (shock of shocks) the stupid incidental sound effects. AGAIN. How many more times are we going to have to tell Pilgrim about this before they pay 1 iota of attention? Same thing reported again cant be confirmed for the same reason. This is just getting dull now. Note:- The "whispering" was said to be coming from the windows near the street level. Outside contamination no doubt, throw it out. In fact when they are asking to "knock real loud for us" you even seeing people walking past another window on the street so anything they are hearing is almost certainly from outside. A sump pump frightens them, much hilarity ensues - NOT.
The Analysis - Steve plays footage of footsteps - my main issue he doesnt state which floor it is or who else is in the building at that point so its got to be thrown out, footage of an orb - again we're not told where it is other than "Camera 2" (please note that during the camera review Steve doesnt refer to ANY of the cameras by their numbers) but its thrown out as dust, audio of a noise below Kris & Amy (again we're left to guess their location when it was recorded).
The Reveal - Frankly as far as I am concerned theres nothing to reveal, lets see what the "experts" think shall we? A brief discussion about shadows, Grant cites his personal experience in the Garage (where he mistakes his own reflection for something paranormal), shadows from the Basement are debunked, audio caught by Kris & Amy from the 2nd Floor (which wasnt shown on camera) which sounds like a heavy door slamming in my opinion, extremely rubbish audio of Grants footsteps that I still say were Jason or his camera crew in the other room, audio of a voice caught by J&G in the garage - its great that the waveform where they claim the audio happens is a complete flatline so its seems like yet again the client was prebriefed as to what he was supposed to be hearing. Audio of footsteps near a static camera on the 1st Floor, with people in both the Basement AND 2nd Floor its something you have to throw out as possible cross contamination.
Not a great show this week, but its been worse than this which means (you hope) it can only improve.
On a side note it appears we now have to sign into Blogger separately so if you want to use it you have to sign into Google then Blogger and it appears you have to sign into Blogger EVERY time which is as annoying as hell. I wonder when they changed this as you used to be able to log into Google which allowed Blogger access as well.
Whats with the double logins required?
I guess 3 vans is now going to be the Ghost Hunters standard convey, Van 1 is Jason & Grant, Van 2 is Kris & Amy, Van 3 AKA the tech truck is Steve & Tango. The standard travel pattern seems to be that Jason, Amy & Steve always drive without fail, I dont think I have EVER seen Grant, Tango or Kris driving to the best of my memory. The team are met by Britt & KJ at the location and yet again for the 3rd investigation in a row Steve wasn't introduced to the client nor was he allowed to shake hands.
Is there something medically wrong with Steve or has he fallen so incredibly badly out of favour that he's getting this kind of treatment in front of clients? Although I note Steve did get to shake hands at the end of the hotspot walkthrough. Very odd. And again I can confirm Jason has stopped making his "get digital recorders to cameras" statement so it seems my reviews HAVE made a difference thank you very much Brandy Green!
Britt & KJ in the Basement - The moon must be blue (again), J&G aren't first into the location so it seems another of my constant moans is being addressed again. Dont get used to seeing Britt on tv, he made a rather foolish & bigotted sounding statement on a radio show which got him fired from TAPS so he won't be doing GHI although it sounds like he was already filming. Distinct lack of stuff happening but KJ thought someone tugged his shirt, it didnt really help that the Pilgrim camera guy was panning around AND defocussed his lens at that exact moment.
Jason & Grant on the 3rd Floor - I did hear the distant sound that made Grant ask "What was that?" (but the stupid incidental music ALMOST drowned it out so its well past time to quit with that annoying stuff. It doesnt heighten or build suspense, it merely annoys & drowns out possible evidence. It also makes claims of faking easier to perpetrate) but I certainly didnt hear any "male voice" it just sounded like someone or something moving WAY off in the distance. Almost like it was outside in fact. I certainly didnt hear the "male voice" Jason reacted to (again, due to the incidental soundtrack being too loud). I have to discount the next sound they reacted to as it started exactly as Jason started walking & stopped when he stopped. Again these 2 split up (are they not getting on with each other any more as this is happening more often now?) so anything captured alone has to be discounted to due cross contamination.
So Grants footsteps are thrown out (as Jason was moving at the same time), Britt & KJ claim they can also hear footsteps one floor down.
Steve & Tango in the Basement - Shadows by the window are debunked as KJ causing cross contamination from outside the building so the claims of shadows in that area can be dismissed as there is a sidewalk right outside the windows.
Amy & Kris in the 1st Floor Offices - Amy thinks she heard a door move which cant be confirmed due to her being off camera at the time & the incidental music would have drowned out any such quiet sound (so score yet another point for helmetcams & another point for the removal of incidental music).
Jason & Grant in the Garage - Pilgrim were doing a bad job cutting film by making it look like J&G are either right next to Kriss & Amy as their investigating or so close as to be hot on their heels & looking like they need to be close by as backup. Jason makes an extremely vague report "something just banged into something", at least TRY to sound like you care any more. Grant thinks someone is on the balcony (note at that point he never says if he hears or sees anything, he's just extremely vague as well) & Jason hears something "scurry" but I heard nothing. Grant does later state he's hearing sounds from the balcony (were you too lazy to say that right off or hadn't you decided what claims you were going to invent at that point?). Jason thinks he sees something standing off camera (no shock there) which is then gone.
Its amazing how in less than 3 minutes these 2 have had more experiences than the entire team up to this point in the investigation. We get you are the guys who founded TAPS but trust me you've seen & heard NOTHING, dont feel you have to be inventing stuff every 30 seconds to make the show look interesting. Google "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", you might understand why you are getting such bad ratings this season.
Coming back from the break Grant thinks he sees something peeking out of a doorway directly in front of him, please note it happens as he is sitting down so he is almost certainly seeing his own reflection. Very annoying when Grant states "both of us saw figure standing there", Jason said no such thing (or least not on camera anyway) so dont be speaking for him or putting words into his own mouth. Its flippant statements like that that make us mistrust you all the more Grant Wilson. If Jason saw something I want to hear HIM say it.
Steve & Tango on the 4th Floor - I'm not exactly sure why Steve is taking an EMF base reading so late into the investigation, isnt that a very basic thing he should be doing during the hotspot walkthru? Have I just caught TAPS out in yet another basic rookie procedure? It seems the EMF spike is around the area of the elevator. You have to wonder how many of the other teams EVP's these 2 were contaminating with their stupid loud tapping. I assume the noise Tango reacted was the loud exhale (I'm guessing one of the Pilgrim guys got too near the condenser mic).
Britt & KJ on the 3rd Floor - I'm not sure what they reacted to, I could hear what sounded like dragging several times but Britt says "water dripping", I have noted Britt yet again doesnt seem to like carrying a camera as this week all he appears to have are a flashlight, the walkie talkie and an EMF meter. Was he that self assured in his getting the GHI lead job he no longer felt he needed to carry any kind of useful recording equipment? KJ reports movement (moments after he himself had just stopped walking so it was probably the floor settling), nothing is caught on the thermal (if Britt had been carrying a night vision camera as corroboration it might have helped their cause greatly as KJ was getting ZILCH on the thermal). KJ states they were seeing movement but nothing was showing on the night vision cameras so a case of matrixing or wishful thinking more likely.
Yet again Britt became the Brian Harnois Experience, chasing after something (or nothing) with nothing more than a walkie talkie, exactly what did he think he was going to record with that? Its not like this is an isolated incident either so I think I count myself lucky he has been fired, his ineptitude is beyond epic status now. Britt makes various statements which can all be discounted & ignored as personal experiences due to having nothing on tape of film. Rule #1, if its not on tape or film it DID NOT HAPPEN! He then compounds his massive howler by then stating "I wanna get something documented on tape", how do you intend to do that if you never carry a camera or recorder Britt? Does he know how much of an idiot & rank amateur he sounds like at that point? GHA cadets were sent home for MUCH less than this and yet here is a guy who was picked to be leader of GHI making GIGANTIC rookie howlers.
Personally I think Britt was WAY overdue his firing and it should have been from a cannon into the sun.
Amy & Kris in the Basement - They both report whispering which cant be confirm because (shock of shocks) the stupid incidental sound effects. AGAIN. How many more times are we going to have to tell Pilgrim about this before they pay 1 iota of attention? Same thing reported again cant be confirmed for the same reason. This is just getting dull now. Note:- The "whispering" was said to be coming from the windows near the street level. Outside contamination no doubt, throw it out. In fact when they are asking to "knock real loud for us" you even seeing people walking past another window on the street so anything they are hearing is almost certainly from outside. A sump pump frightens them, much hilarity ensues - NOT.
The Analysis - Steve plays footage of footsteps - my main issue he doesnt state which floor it is or who else is in the building at that point so its got to be thrown out, footage of an orb - again we're not told where it is other than "Camera 2" (please note that during the camera review Steve doesnt refer to ANY of the cameras by their numbers) but its thrown out as dust, audio of a noise below Kris & Amy (again we're left to guess their location when it was recorded).
The Reveal - Frankly as far as I am concerned theres nothing to reveal, lets see what the "experts" think shall we? A brief discussion about shadows, Grant cites his personal experience in the Garage (where he mistakes his own reflection for something paranormal), shadows from the Basement are debunked, audio caught by Kris & Amy from the 2nd Floor (which wasnt shown on camera) which sounds like a heavy door slamming in my opinion, extremely rubbish audio of Grants footsteps that I still say were Jason or his camera crew in the other room, audio of a voice caught by J&G in the garage - its great that the waveform where they claim the audio happens is a complete flatline so its seems like yet again the client was prebriefed as to what he was supposed to be hearing. Audio of footsteps near a static camera on the 1st Floor, with people in both the Basement AND 2nd Floor its something you have to throw out as possible cross contamination.
Not a great show this week, but its been worse than this which means (you hope) it can only improve.
On a side note it appears we now have to sign into Blogger separately so if you want to use it you have to sign into Google then Blogger and it appears you have to sign into Blogger EVERY time which is as annoying as hell. I wonder when they changed this as you used to be able to log into Google which allowed Blogger access as well.
Whats with the double logins required?
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E18 Time To Get Touched reviewed
Thurber House - Columbus, Ohio
Oh no, Shaggy & Scooby are BACK! I guess GHA is all done shooting as the TAPS resident idiots have returned to the fold, Steve & Tango are back on the team. Sadly. And guess what, my complaints paid off! Jason has stopped saying his pointless & stupid statement about getting digital recorders to cameras. It seems that insulting someones intelligence does work then.
Jason & Grant in the Dining Room - Some actual debunking was done, I was surprised they didnt try to run up the stairs to compare & contrast the 2 different sounds. As far the clock popping open I'm not going to read anything into it, they were fiddling with it earler and it JUST happened to pop open as the Pilgrim camera guy had just gone past it? Fake? You decide. Please note the clock pops open off camera so any of the rest of the crew could have easily interfered with it & the camera mans "Oh my god" reaction sounds really underwhelmed & totally contrived. Whilst debunking Grant pretty much confirms the fakery when he said "It takes a good amount of force" so it was done by a human then.
Kris & Amy in The Parlor - I heard something that caused them to go upstairs.
Steve & Tango in the Dining Room - No clue what "movement" Steve reacted to, all I could was the clock ticking & the stupid incidental music & effect track. I certainly didnt hear the "shuffling" Tango reacted to either. I did note Tango fiddling with the "static" dvr camera they had placed on the table to monitor the clock, I wonder what he was doing to it?
Amy & Kris in the Gift Shop - I didn't hear the "popping sound", kinda hard to heard ANYTHING over the stupid incidental music it was THAT loud.
Analysis - Steve plays Tangos "Shuffling" which just sounds like one of the camera crew shifting his bodyweight on the wooden floor. Short playback of the clock footage.
The Reveal - They explain the debunk of the footsteps on the stairs, playback of Tangos "shuffling" which sounds even more like one of the crew moving, footage of the clock - amazingly the camera guy isnt actually very close to it. No-one is touching it but it looks VERY staged especially combined with the camera guys awful "reaction" acting. Its hard to explain but I'm sure given enough time it can be proved to be the fake it appears to come off as.
Canfield Casino - Saratoga Springs, New York
I did note on both investigations when meeting the client neither time was Steve allowed to introduce himself or shake the clients hand. Is he in the doghouse?
Jason & Grant on the 3rd Floor, Walworth Mansion - Grant finds a weird EMF reading by a wall then we hear a thud off camera (very convenient), which when they enter the room they suspect it came from sounds exactly like J&G walking on the wooden floor. Grant claims he heard a male voice then we got another thud. Grant shows he does know how to tag "that creak was me" but that "creak" sounded exactly like the previous 2 thuds so the sound is pretty much busted as human. I am still trying to decide if Jason stamped his foot seconds before he claimed to hear that final loud thud he described as feeling the floor move.
Steve & Tango on the 3rd Floor, Red Bedroom - After moving out of the room Tango thinks he hears chimes (I heard a couple of thuds which was probably just them or the crew but no attempts were made to tag any of them). As Steve plays around with the DVR he asks Tango if he tapped him, its great that Steve has so little trust in Tango.
Kris & Amy on the 3rd Floor, Walworth Exhibit - Kris cant make any claims about her hair as it happened off camera so has to be discounted, if its not on tape so it didnt happen. You know the golden rule girls.
Analysis - Steve getting tapped footage, playback of the voices J&G claimed to hear.
The Reveal - Grant explains the weird EMF reading, audio of the voices J&G claimed to hear (frankly the sounds are so quiet they could be anything), audio of the lamp chimes which you can bearly hear caught by Steve & Tango, video of Steves bad acting pretending he is being tapped. This is stupid, its just footage of one guy reacting to nothing. They also played the footage of Kris adjusting her hair, another stupid bit of tape of someone reacting to nothing at all.
These 2 investigations have got to have been 2 of the worst shows ever to have been aired by the Ghost Hunters franchise. I am starting to think they just want to make themselves look purposely bad or stupid. Surely no-one who has been in the paranormal field this long is this inept? With this kind of thing happening pretty much every week now you have to wonder how much longer Pilgrim will continue to fund the show or how much longer Syfy will continue to air it.
Even when shows are truly awful there will still be die hard fans sticking by them but when the show only has 8 people a week left watching it what will be the point of it any more?
Oh no, Shaggy & Scooby are BACK! I guess GHA is all done shooting as the TAPS resident idiots have returned to the fold, Steve & Tango are back on the team. Sadly. And guess what, my complaints paid off! Jason has stopped saying his pointless & stupid statement about getting digital recorders to cameras. It seems that insulting someones intelligence does work then.
Jason & Grant in the Dining Room - Some actual debunking was done, I was surprised they didnt try to run up the stairs to compare & contrast the 2 different sounds. As far the clock popping open I'm not going to read anything into it, they were fiddling with it earler and it JUST happened to pop open as the Pilgrim camera guy had just gone past it? Fake? You decide. Please note the clock pops open off camera so any of the rest of the crew could have easily interfered with it & the camera mans "Oh my god" reaction sounds really underwhelmed & totally contrived. Whilst debunking Grant pretty much confirms the fakery when he said "It takes a good amount of force" so it was done by a human then.
Kris & Amy in The Parlor - I heard something that caused them to go upstairs.
Steve & Tango in the Dining Room - No clue what "movement" Steve reacted to, all I could was the clock ticking & the stupid incidental music & effect track. I certainly didnt hear the "shuffling" Tango reacted to either. I did note Tango fiddling with the "static" dvr camera they had placed on the table to monitor the clock, I wonder what he was doing to it?
Amy & Kris in the Gift Shop - I didn't hear the "popping sound", kinda hard to heard ANYTHING over the stupid incidental music it was THAT loud.
Analysis - Steve plays Tangos "Shuffling" which just sounds like one of the camera crew shifting his bodyweight on the wooden floor. Short playback of the clock footage.
The Reveal - They explain the debunk of the footsteps on the stairs, playback of Tangos "shuffling" which sounds even more like one of the crew moving, footage of the clock - amazingly the camera guy isnt actually very close to it. No-one is touching it but it looks VERY staged especially combined with the camera guys awful "reaction" acting. Its hard to explain but I'm sure given enough time it can be proved to be the fake it appears to come off as.
Canfield Casino - Saratoga Springs, New York
I did note on both investigations when meeting the client neither time was Steve allowed to introduce himself or shake the clients hand. Is he in the doghouse?
Jason & Grant on the 3rd Floor, Walworth Mansion - Grant finds a weird EMF reading by a wall then we hear a thud off camera (very convenient), which when they enter the room they suspect it came from sounds exactly like J&G walking on the wooden floor. Grant claims he heard a male voice then we got another thud. Grant shows he does know how to tag "that creak was me" but that "creak" sounded exactly like the previous 2 thuds so the sound is pretty much busted as human. I am still trying to decide if Jason stamped his foot seconds before he claimed to hear that final loud thud he described as feeling the floor move.
Steve & Tango on the 3rd Floor, Red Bedroom - After moving out of the room Tango thinks he hears chimes (I heard a couple of thuds which was probably just them or the crew but no attempts were made to tag any of them). As Steve plays around with the DVR he asks Tango if he tapped him, its great that Steve has so little trust in Tango.
Kris & Amy on the 3rd Floor, Walworth Exhibit - Kris cant make any claims about her hair as it happened off camera so has to be discounted, if its not on tape so it didnt happen. You know the golden rule girls.
Analysis - Steve getting tapped footage, playback of the voices J&G claimed to hear.
The Reveal - Grant explains the weird EMF reading, audio of the voices J&G claimed to hear (frankly the sounds are so quiet they could be anything), audio of the lamp chimes which you can bearly hear caught by Steve & Tango, video of Steves bad acting pretending he is being tapped. This is stupid, its just footage of one guy reacting to nothing. They also played the footage of Kris adjusting her hair, another stupid bit of tape of someone reacting to nothing at all.
These 2 investigations have got to have been 2 of the worst shows ever to have been aired by the Ghost Hunters franchise. I am starting to think they just want to make themselves look purposely bad or stupid. Surely no-one who has been in the paranormal field this long is this inept? With this kind of thing happening pretty much every week now you have to wonder how much longer Pilgrim will continue to fund the show or how much longer Syfy will continue to air it.
Even when shows are truly awful there will still be die hard fans sticking by them but when the show only has 8 people a week left watching it what will be the point of it any more?
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E17 Grammer School Ghosts reviewed
Milton School - Alton, Illinois.
This week KJ is home doing personal stuff so Joe Chinn is filling in for him. As per usual Jason started with his customary completely useless "lets get digital recorders to all cameras" statement which by now even he must realise makes him sound like a complete tosser. What you're asking to be done would be done during camera setup so stop saying it. You're an IDIOT.
Jason & Grant in the Girls Shower Room - Everythings back to normal then, J&G back as 1st team into the site. The "voices" they were hearing sounded mostly like water dripping to be honest.
Jason & Grant in the Boys Shower Room - The bang you heard after Jason turned the light off sounded like a bulb popping or a breaker switch flipping if I am honest, nothing paranormal. The fact it came so closely after he turned those lights off is too coincidental, their attempt to replicate & debunk it was laughable. Those lights had clearly been on for a while (why weren't they killed during the lights out sequence, more proof if you need it that TAPS is getting lax & sloppy) so were probably hot which contributed to the noise they made when turned off. I have no clue what sound they were hearing which made them radio the other 2 teams even though Britt said he heard it (It also proved all 3 teams were in the location giving MAJOR possible causes of cross contamination to each others investigations).
Joe & Britt in the Boiler Room Hall - After Joe says "Just listen" (@ 13:49) can anyone else hear childrens voices singing WAY off in the distance, it happens & neither guy reacts to it or appears to hear it. It happens JUST before they hear the clumpy footsteps above them. I didnt see any of the light movement they were reporting, it didnt help that the Pilgrim camera guy shooting it had the world shakiest hands so was shifting around a lot. Britt reported that it had been "leaning up against" then took off down the corridor, was it a coincidence he lost it JUST as he walked past a wooden ladder leaning up against the same wall where he'd seen it. Well done Britt, you just mistook a fricking LADDER for a ghost you bone head! And you are supposed to be the top guy in line to head Ghost Hunters International?
Jason & Grant in the Boys Shower Room - Again. I didn't hear either of the sounds when they were doing the EVP, I did hear the bang (more exploding bulbs?). Please note when they went to check there was an old electric lamp (#1 suspect right there) and their IR illuminator (#2 possible suspect imho) as well as a light fixture above the doorway (another possible culprit).
Kris & Amy in the Girls Shower Room - Amy stayed in the Girls Showers while Kris went off to the Boys (I assume J&G had either left or were investigating elsewhere by this point, either way its a messy way to edit the show making it look like an Investigator is going off to join 2 more Investigators who are already in the location shes going to). Amy reckoned she heard 2 knocks, I didnt hear anything.
Joe & Britt in the Girls Bathroom Hallway - I didnt hear any of the noises these guys reported. Also Britt demonstrated his complete ignorance of tagging by slamming open a toilet door then not telling Joe it was him making a noise. I assume the "moan" they heard was what i thought sounded like someone inhaling heavily. I would like to point out that yet again Britt wasn't carrying a camera, just a digital voice recorder - not really a whole lot of good for any visual sightings. If TAPS can afford a new van then they can certainly afford cameras for all the investigators.
Jason & Grant in the Gymnasium - nothing really happened, they did a bit of debunking on the catwalk & by the window.
Kris & Amy in the Boiler Room - I heard a few noises but nothing that you wouldnt expect from an old building at night when its settling. I felt when Kris shut the Boiler Room door that there might be something about to happen as it felt like a rather contrived (and incredibly stupid) thing to be doing. Amys personal experience was exactly that but at least she proved even she thinks the Pilgrim camera crews are utterly ineffectual.
Analysis - Britt plays the footsteps he & Joe caught, Amy plays Britt & Joe getting "shush"'ed but its thrown out as a possible clothing noise.
The Reveal - Footage of the light bulb pop that spooked J&G, audio only of the other light bulb pop that spooked J&G - Grant tries to point out sparking which is masked by IR lens flare. Unsurprisingly the Pilgrim camera guy was filming J&G and NOT what they were looking at. Score another point for helmet cams. Footage of the heavy footsteps Britt & Joe caught in the Boiler Room Hall, they just sound like another investigator - they are WAY too heavy to be anything but human. Audio of the something loud J&G caught that Britt also heard, I assume this noise was masked by the Pilgrim sound effects as I never heard it when they were doing the actual investigation.
As far as missing stuff my "voice singing" after Joe says "Just listen" and before Britt asks "Did you hear that" is DEFINATELY there, i copied off the audio and hiked up the volume and discounting the incidental music you can hear a voice very definately singing just off into the middle distance, its obviously not THAT far away as the cameras picked it up yet no-one caught it at all?
Please note, after analysing the bang J&G heard in the Boys Shower Room it was clearly made by Jason who dropped something on the floor. If you watch his shadow you can clearly see an object (shape looks like a walkie talkie) leaving his hand & hitting the floor. It happens JUST after time index 17:53 moments after Britt radios them. Also please note how the camera crew cut Jason out of the shot allowing him to drop the object.
Really annoying that a possible great piece of evidence was overlooked and that they had to pull this stupd fake to make the episode seem better than it was. Attached is my recorded audio of the ghostly singing, see what you think?
ghost singing.mp3 (147.78K)
This week KJ is home doing personal stuff so Joe Chinn is filling in for him. As per usual Jason started with his customary completely useless "lets get digital recorders to all cameras" statement which by now even he must realise makes him sound like a complete tosser. What you're asking to be done would be done during camera setup so stop saying it. You're an IDIOT.
Jason & Grant in the Girls Shower Room - Everythings back to normal then, J&G back as 1st team into the site. The "voices" they were hearing sounded mostly like water dripping to be honest.
Jason & Grant in the Boys Shower Room - The bang you heard after Jason turned the light off sounded like a bulb popping or a breaker switch flipping if I am honest, nothing paranormal. The fact it came so closely after he turned those lights off is too coincidental, their attempt to replicate & debunk it was laughable. Those lights had clearly been on for a while (why weren't they killed during the lights out sequence, more proof if you need it that TAPS is getting lax & sloppy) so were probably hot which contributed to the noise they made when turned off. I have no clue what sound they were hearing which made them radio the other 2 teams even though Britt said he heard it (It also proved all 3 teams were in the location giving MAJOR possible causes of cross contamination to each others investigations).
Joe & Britt in the Boiler Room Hall - After Joe says "Just listen" (@ 13:49) can anyone else hear childrens voices singing WAY off in the distance, it happens & neither guy reacts to it or appears to hear it. It happens JUST before they hear the clumpy footsteps above them. I didnt see any of the light movement they were reporting, it didnt help that the Pilgrim camera guy shooting it had the world shakiest hands so was shifting around a lot. Britt reported that it had been "leaning up against" then took off down the corridor, was it a coincidence he lost it JUST as he walked past a wooden ladder leaning up against the same wall where he'd seen it. Well done Britt, you just mistook a fricking LADDER for a ghost you bone head! And you are supposed to be the top guy in line to head Ghost Hunters International?
Jason & Grant in the Boys Shower Room - Again. I didn't hear either of the sounds when they were doing the EVP, I did hear the bang (more exploding bulbs?). Please note when they went to check there was an old electric lamp (#1 suspect right there) and their IR illuminator (#2 possible suspect imho) as well as a light fixture above the doorway (another possible culprit).
Kris & Amy in the Girls Shower Room - Amy stayed in the Girls Showers while Kris went off to the Boys (I assume J&G had either left or were investigating elsewhere by this point, either way its a messy way to edit the show making it look like an Investigator is going off to join 2 more Investigators who are already in the location shes going to). Amy reckoned she heard 2 knocks, I didnt hear anything.
Joe & Britt in the Girls Bathroom Hallway - I didnt hear any of the noises these guys reported. Also Britt demonstrated his complete ignorance of tagging by slamming open a toilet door then not telling Joe it was him making a noise. I assume the "moan" they heard was what i thought sounded like someone inhaling heavily. I would like to point out that yet again Britt wasn't carrying a camera, just a digital voice recorder - not really a whole lot of good for any visual sightings. If TAPS can afford a new van then they can certainly afford cameras for all the investigators.
Jason & Grant in the Gymnasium - nothing really happened, they did a bit of debunking on the catwalk & by the window.
Kris & Amy in the Boiler Room - I heard a few noises but nothing that you wouldnt expect from an old building at night when its settling. I felt when Kris shut the Boiler Room door that there might be something about to happen as it felt like a rather contrived (and incredibly stupid) thing to be doing. Amys personal experience was exactly that but at least she proved even she thinks the Pilgrim camera crews are utterly ineffectual.
Analysis - Britt plays the footsteps he & Joe caught, Amy plays Britt & Joe getting "shush"'ed but its thrown out as a possible clothing noise.
The Reveal - Footage of the light bulb pop that spooked J&G, audio only of the other light bulb pop that spooked J&G - Grant tries to point out sparking which is masked by IR lens flare. Unsurprisingly the Pilgrim camera guy was filming J&G and NOT what they were looking at. Score another point for helmet cams. Footage of the heavy footsteps Britt & Joe caught in the Boiler Room Hall, they just sound like another investigator - they are WAY too heavy to be anything but human. Audio of the something loud J&G caught that Britt also heard, I assume this noise was masked by the Pilgrim sound effects as I never heard it when they were doing the actual investigation.
As far as missing stuff my "voice singing" after Joe says "Just listen" and before Britt asks "Did you hear that" is DEFINATELY there, i copied off the audio and hiked up the volume and discounting the incidental music you can hear a voice very definately singing just off into the middle distance, its obviously not THAT far away as the cameras picked it up yet no-one caught it at all?
Please note, after analysing the bang J&G heard in the Boys Shower Room it was clearly made by Jason who dropped something on the floor. If you watch his shadow you can clearly see an object (shape looks like a walkie talkie) leaving his hand & hitting the floor. It happens JUST after time index 17:53 moments after Britt radios them. Also please note how the camera crew cut Jason out of the shot allowing him to drop the object.
Really annoying that a possible great piece of evidence was overlooked and that they had to pull this stupd fake to make the episode seem better than it was. Attached is my recorded audio of the ghostly singing, see what you think?
Attached File(s)
ghost singing.mp3 (147.78K)
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E16 Lemp Mansion reviewed
St. Louis, Missouri - Lemp Mansion.
This week I'm going try not to be so "anti" towards the team members, they will only incur my wrath if they do something stupid. I'll put wrath on standby now then ;-P
Ok, a few points 1st. It looks like 3 vans is now going to be the standard transport format. Frankly I do think it's incredibly wasteful, theres clearly space for Kris & Amy in Jason & Grants van and there would still be space for equipment as well and if you look in the Tech Truck behind Britt & KJ its not as though what they are carrying is piled high behind them so theres clearly equipment space there too.
So on behalf of the planet in general & the enviroment specifically PLEASE sell the new truck, YOU DONT NEED IT!
I'd also request for Jason to stop saying "Lets get digital recorders to those cameras" after the camera set-up is explained. Its INCREDIBLY annoying that you have to say it every week without fail & its also incredibly pointless as all digital recorders should be positioned when camera setup is being done. I know its one of your beloved spiels but its a pointless and superfluous statement. Britt knows how to do setup, he doesnt need you telling him his job.
Jason & Grant in Frederick's Room - What a surprise, the founders of TAPS are the first team into the building! I guess there must have been a Blue Moon during the last show when Britt & KJ got in first then? Jasons "black space", its totally pointless you reporting something that only you can see. The camera guy was totally in the wrong position (no shock there) so yet another point in favour of the long overdue helmet cams. In fact from now on everytime a helmet cam would have caught something I'm going to say so.
As far as Grants K2 going crazy, its not really any use because they were constantly cutting between cameras. If you are going to shoot the K2 doing that then shoot it over either Jason or Grants shoulder in a continuous shot otherwise its just not anything that can be counted. Plus if you are going to do a K2 "conversation" then there needs a 2nd K2 to be scanned around the general area of the 1st to make sure there are no wild localised fluctuations causing it. Its been established that the K2 can be made to activate "on command" at the keying of a walkie talkie, this is another reason why you need to include J&G in the same shot as the meter. Its WAY too easy to fake.
Britt & KJ in the Office - I heard their "groan" I would have said more like a whisper & to be honest it sounded way to much like it was one of the film crew, you also have to be suspicious if neither Britt or KJ even considered asking ANY of the crew with them "Was that you?" so I am throwing that piece of evidence out right now.
Kris & Amy in the Basement - More claims of seeing stuff off camera so thats 2 more points in favour of helmet cam. I never heard the noises they reported either.
Jason & Grant in Frederick's Room - Again? Why? You've investigated this location once already & you clearly said to the client there were "so many places in here" you wanted to check out. As plumbers they should be used to bad smells, they should also be able to put up with bad smells & be able to find them as I am sure that unblocking drains & sinks must be part of their job. So I am also thinking this whole "they're plumbers" gimmick is precisely that. As far as analysing smells surely they must have equipment that tests gas particles as part of their plumbing job so you know your not entering a hazardous or potentially toxic enviroment?
Britt & KJ in the Atrium - I never heard the sound from the Hallway they reported (which they discovered was a piece of flooring at the room entrance), I'd be likely to say it was the floor settling as neither guy had been sitting down that long & I know from personal experience of a very creaky floor in my own room that wood can take a good long time to settle before it stops making noise. Whatever made them run into the next room (Its Britt & KJ - The Brian Harnois Experience!) I never heard any mumble, just what sounded like traffic noise outside.
Jason & Grant in the Lavender Suite - I've noted over the last few weeks Jason & Grant seem to be splitting up more & more often, then Grant just happens to have a voice whisper "Atlantis" in his ear. Which Jason then claims he asked an entity to communicate with Grant, when he tries it again with the word "comet" which Grant also heard. Wow, these bad faking claims are just getting into the realms of Most Haunted now.
Britt & KJ in the Basement - I never heard the "answer" when Britt was asking for a knock although I heard what sounded like feet shuffling just before KJ asked about Julia.
Kris & Amy in Lewis Lemps room - Which for some reason SyFy/Pilgrim decided not to put up an identifying graphic label for so it was left to the girls to tell us where they were. Lots of lightning & thunder outside so any EMF or K2 hits on tonights show have to be thrown out. We also had a case of one team contaminating another which debunked a creaking door (way to go Britt & KJ yet again!).
Analysis - Amy Bruni debunks Grant hearing Jasons "messages" as not being caught on tape or camera, KJ replays the weird audio from the office, Britt replays audio that Kris & Amy caught.
The Reveal - Whatever audio that Kris & Amy caught (you cant hear anything at all) which the client says sounds like a whoosh, she must have super hearing. The "groan" in the office Britt & KJ caught is clearly one of the metal chairs being pushed along the wooden floor, its such an obviously easy sound to debunk. Reviewing the footage with J&G made that a lot clearer to pick up what caused it.
Again Grant presented a personal experience they had no actual tape of (their seeing shadows) as well as the "K2 conversation" which I already threw out for being too easy to fake due to good editing & walkie talkies. You cant present Grant smelling something as evidence, the fact neither guy was able to track that down makes me very suspicious.
Frankly its gotten to the point where Amy & Kris are the 2 most scientific minded members of this particular show. Britt is just practically phoning it in every week now, it seems he has gotten a lot lazier, carries almost no recording equipment at all & is WAY too excitable. It appears to me that now he knows he is getting the lead job on GHI he has just stopped caring though it does appear he & KJ have replaced Steve & Tango as the TAPS comic relief.
Jason & Grant just do not seem to care if anyone respects them or believes them, what was the point in taking years to establish TAPS as a trustworthy source only to screw it all up by becoming Karl & Yvette Fielding, the people they hate the most. Its sad that they are now only in this for the money, if they can afford to buy a hotel then they really dont need to be appearing on a badly faked tv show any more.
This week I'm going try not to be so "anti" towards the team members, they will only incur my wrath if they do something stupid. I'll put wrath on standby now then ;-P
Ok, a few points 1st. It looks like 3 vans is now going to be the standard transport format. Frankly I do think it's incredibly wasteful, theres clearly space for Kris & Amy in Jason & Grants van and there would still be space for equipment as well and if you look in the Tech Truck behind Britt & KJ its not as though what they are carrying is piled high behind them so theres clearly equipment space there too.
So on behalf of the planet in general & the enviroment specifically PLEASE sell the new truck, YOU DONT NEED IT!
I'd also request for Jason to stop saying "Lets get digital recorders to those cameras" after the camera set-up is explained. Its INCREDIBLY annoying that you have to say it every week without fail & its also incredibly pointless as all digital recorders should be positioned when camera setup is being done. I know its one of your beloved spiels but its a pointless and superfluous statement. Britt knows how to do setup, he doesnt need you telling him his job.
Jason & Grant in Frederick's Room - What a surprise, the founders of TAPS are the first team into the building! I guess there must have been a Blue Moon during the last show when Britt & KJ got in first then? Jasons "black space", its totally pointless you reporting something that only you can see. The camera guy was totally in the wrong position (no shock there) so yet another point in favour of the long overdue helmet cams. In fact from now on everytime a helmet cam would have caught something I'm going to say so.
As far as Grants K2 going crazy, its not really any use because they were constantly cutting between cameras. If you are going to shoot the K2 doing that then shoot it over either Jason or Grants shoulder in a continuous shot otherwise its just not anything that can be counted. Plus if you are going to do a K2 "conversation" then there needs a 2nd K2 to be scanned around the general area of the 1st to make sure there are no wild localised fluctuations causing it. Its been established that the K2 can be made to activate "on command" at the keying of a walkie talkie, this is another reason why you need to include J&G in the same shot as the meter. Its WAY too easy to fake.
Britt & KJ in the Office - I heard their "groan" I would have said more like a whisper & to be honest it sounded way to much like it was one of the film crew, you also have to be suspicious if neither Britt or KJ even considered asking ANY of the crew with them "Was that you?" so I am throwing that piece of evidence out right now.
Kris & Amy in the Basement - More claims of seeing stuff off camera so thats 2 more points in favour of helmet cam. I never heard the noises they reported either.
Jason & Grant in Frederick's Room - Again? Why? You've investigated this location once already & you clearly said to the client there were "so many places in here" you wanted to check out. As plumbers they should be used to bad smells, they should also be able to put up with bad smells & be able to find them as I am sure that unblocking drains & sinks must be part of their job. So I am also thinking this whole "they're plumbers" gimmick is precisely that. As far as analysing smells surely they must have equipment that tests gas particles as part of their plumbing job so you know your not entering a hazardous or potentially toxic enviroment?
Britt & KJ in the Atrium - I never heard the sound from the Hallway they reported (which they discovered was a piece of flooring at the room entrance), I'd be likely to say it was the floor settling as neither guy had been sitting down that long & I know from personal experience of a very creaky floor in my own room that wood can take a good long time to settle before it stops making noise. Whatever made them run into the next room (Its Britt & KJ - The Brian Harnois Experience!) I never heard any mumble, just what sounded like traffic noise outside.
Jason & Grant in the Lavender Suite - I've noted over the last few weeks Jason & Grant seem to be splitting up more & more often, then Grant just happens to have a voice whisper "Atlantis" in his ear. Which Jason then claims he asked an entity to communicate with Grant, when he tries it again with the word "comet" which Grant also heard. Wow, these bad faking claims are just getting into the realms of Most Haunted now.
Britt & KJ in the Basement - I never heard the "answer" when Britt was asking for a knock although I heard what sounded like feet shuffling just before KJ asked about Julia.
Kris & Amy in Lewis Lemps room - Which for some reason SyFy/Pilgrim decided not to put up an identifying graphic label for so it was left to the girls to tell us where they were. Lots of lightning & thunder outside so any EMF or K2 hits on tonights show have to be thrown out. We also had a case of one team contaminating another which debunked a creaking door (way to go Britt & KJ yet again!).
Analysis - Amy Bruni debunks Grant hearing Jasons "messages" as not being caught on tape or camera, KJ replays the weird audio from the office, Britt replays audio that Kris & Amy caught.
The Reveal - Whatever audio that Kris & Amy caught (you cant hear anything at all) which the client says sounds like a whoosh, she must have super hearing. The "groan" in the office Britt & KJ caught is clearly one of the metal chairs being pushed along the wooden floor, its such an obviously easy sound to debunk. Reviewing the footage with J&G made that a lot clearer to pick up what caused it.
Again Grant presented a personal experience they had no actual tape of (their seeing shadows) as well as the "K2 conversation" which I already threw out for being too easy to fake due to good editing & walkie talkies. You cant present Grant smelling something as evidence, the fact neither guy was able to track that down makes me very suspicious.
Frankly its gotten to the point where Amy & Kris are the 2 most scientific minded members of this particular show. Britt is just practically phoning it in every week now, it seems he has gotten a lot lazier, carries almost no recording equipment at all & is WAY too excitable. It appears to me that now he knows he is getting the lead job on GHI he has just stopped caring though it does appear he & KJ have replaced Steve & Tango as the TAPS comic relief.
Jason & Grant just do not seem to care if anyone respects them or believes them, what was the point in taking years to establish TAPS as a trustworthy source only to screw it all up by becoming Karl & Yvette Fielding, the people they hate the most. Its sad that they are now only in this for the money, if they can afford to buy a hotel then they really dont need to be appearing on a badly faked tv show any more.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E15 reviewed
I actually wasn't going to review this episode at all, it started out as a few thoughts but became more of a review so here goes.
Rose Island Lighthouse - The "childs voice" audio, probably a seagull cry.
KJ's opening door. It was already open, I am guessing he opened it when the camera was on Britt fiddling with the other door which would have masked the sound of him opening that too, all he did was stand with his back against the doorknob until Britt gave him the correct verbal cue to let him know the Pilgrim Cameras were on him then he just moved forward. Clear case of faking there IMHO.
As for their thermal hit? Seagull again most likely, its big enough if the wings were open. This is why investigating in the dark royally sucks big time. Yet again Grant managed to queer the reveal by pre-revealing his "mama" audio thereby implanting that idea into the clients mind. Note his cop out too "If you notice both of KJ's hands are on the camera" but it makes no difference because the door had already been opened by that time Grant! And we note the Pilgrim Camera guy was doing a nice bit of blocking between the ETC equipment and KJ's position at the door. Also note which group of 2 it happened to, the group involving the one guy who is going to know where ALL the cameras are going to be because he set them up - Britt.
The Baseball Hall Of Fame - Wow! It looks like they've been reading my reviews, Britt & KJ were 1st investigators into this location. So J&G aren't as greedy and power mad as we think then? I have no clue why Britt ran after whatever he saw, its not like he had ANY recording equipment of ANY kind, all he appeared to be carrying were a flashlight & walkie talkie so he wasn't going to be capturing any evidence with them was he? "I ran down to see if it was another investigator" erm Britt, thats PRECISELY what your walkie talkiie is for. He is just screwing himself out of the GHI leaders job constantly week after week now isnt he? As far as I am concerned if he does get that job he is going to have zero credibility when he starts it.
I heard Jason & Grants weird noise (too tough to describe) but didnt hear the door Kris & Amy claimed had opened. As per usual all the movements Britt & KJ were reporting were all happening in the opposite direction from where the cameras were facing. Why is this still being allowed to happen? Destination Truth have now fully established that helmets cams can & do work, isn't it WAY past time they sacked the faking overly noisy Pilgrim camera crew and gave the TAPs members helmet cams, it would eliminate so many ways they could fake then. I certainly heard no scream.
As far as the noise Britt reacts to, its very squeaky, almost like sneakers on marble. You did see the Pilgrim camera guy on one knee with them so if he shifted his foot even slightly I reckon you have your cause/source right there. I found it hilarious that not only did Grant present Britt & KJ chasing nothing he also showed footage of nothing happening in another room. So thats nothing and nothing yet you are actually presenting it to the client? You would scream at GHA cadets if they pulled this kinda stuff.
I dont think Jason & Grants "weird noise" can be explained as either normal or paranormal,and Britt & KJ's audio which for a change actually they couldn't explain what was being said.
Rose Island Lighthouse - The "childs voice" audio, probably a seagull cry.
KJ's opening door. It was already open, I am guessing he opened it when the camera was on Britt fiddling with the other door which would have masked the sound of him opening that too, all he did was stand with his back against the doorknob until Britt gave him the correct verbal cue to let him know the Pilgrim Cameras were on him then he just moved forward. Clear case of faking there IMHO.
As for their thermal hit? Seagull again most likely, its big enough if the wings were open. This is why investigating in the dark royally sucks big time. Yet again Grant managed to queer the reveal by pre-revealing his "mama" audio thereby implanting that idea into the clients mind. Note his cop out too "If you notice both of KJ's hands are on the camera" but it makes no difference because the door had already been opened by that time Grant! And we note the Pilgrim Camera guy was doing a nice bit of blocking between the ETC equipment and KJ's position at the door. Also note which group of 2 it happened to, the group involving the one guy who is going to know where ALL the cameras are going to be because he set them up - Britt.
The Baseball Hall Of Fame - Wow! It looks like they've been reading my reviews, Britt & KJ were 1st investigators into this location. So J&G aren't as greedy and power mad as we think then? I have no clue why Britt ran after whatever he saw, its not like he had ANY recording equipment of ANY kind, all he appeared to be carrying were a flashlight & walkie talkie so he wasn't going to be capturing any evidence with them was he? "I ran down to see if it was another investigator" erm Britt, thats PRECISELY what your walkie talkiie is for. He is just screwing himself out of the GHI leaders job constantly week after week now isnt he? As far as I am concerned if he does get that job he is going to have zero credibility when he starts it.
I heard Jason & Grants weird noise (too tough to describe) but didnt hear the door Kris & Amy claimed had opened. As per usual all the movements Britt & KJ were reporting were all happening in the opposite direction from where the cameras were facing. Why is this still being allowed to happen? Destination Truth have now fully established that helmets cams can & do work, isn't it WAY past time they sacked the faking overly noisy Pilgrim camera crew and gave the TAPs members helmet cams, it would eliminate so many ways they could fake then. I certainly heard no scream.
As far as the noise Britt reacts to, its very squeaky, almost like sneakers on marble. You did see the Pilgrim camera guy on one knee with them so if he shifted his foot even slightly I reckon you have your cause/source right there. I found it hilarious that not only did Grant present Britt & KJ chasing nothing he also showed footage of nothing happening in another room. So thats nothing and nothing yet you are actually presenting it to the client? You would scream at GHA cadets if they pulled this kinda stuff.
I dont think Jason & Grants "weird noise" can be explained as either normal or paranormal,and Britt & KJ's audio which for a change actually they couldn't explain what was being said.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E14
Again this week we're back to 3 vehicles with Jason & Grant in 1, Amy & Kris in another and Britt & KJ in the tech truck. KJ is back from where ever he vanished to last week as it wasn't mentioned. At least TAPS has addressed one of our longest running safety issues/pet peeves of people driving & using the walkie talkie at the same time as Jason & Amy had the walkies & neither were driving, so does this reflect a change in their attittude to road & personal safety or have US traffic laws been beefed up recently?
Concord's Colonial Inn - Concord, Massachusetts.
It seems yet again this week they are going to continue using the term ETC (which consists of thermal, ultraviolet & infrared cameras all together) without explaining what it actually stands for as Britt used it during the camera setup briefing.
Jason & Grant in Merchants Row - I think I now know another reason why these 2 idiots are always first into every location, its not that they founded TAPS, I noted they also both have Producer credits on the show so its nepotism as well as selfishness. Their 1st spot was "someone walking", as per usual cameras were on them & not what they were looking at. Yet another of our frequent complaints about the show. The 2nd spot was exactly the same, camera facing the wrong way looking at Grant, not where Grant was facing. Guys these kinds of claims are pointless unless we see what you are seeing, its the basic rule - If its not on film or tape it never happened so dont bother chasing it because you just make yourselves look like complete cretins. As far as the sound happening right on cue thats WAY too staged as to have been real.
Amy & Kris in the Liberty Room - I liked the girls trying to logically debunk the top hat dude & I certainly heard whatever it was after Kris said "Is there anybody here with us" which turned out to be a door opening or closing which they debunked after walking a few corridors away. Possible cross contamination from another crew inside at the same time?
Britt & KJ in Room 24 - I didnt hear the scratching they reported but I did hear movement after Britt asked for the door to be shut & they'd leave. As far as the door shutting I dont trust it 1 iota because Britt walks next to it, the camera cuts away to the room for several seconds then the door is closing as Britt is pretending to not notice it then pretends to be scared by it (2 of the worst bits of acting ever IMHO Britt and you just ruined ANY credibility GHI might be getting from you leading them).
The "footsteps" or movement they hear after reopening the door has to be discounted as the Pilgrim camera guys, quite frankly I was hearing them moving in every setup during the show and thought it was EXTREMELY bad practise that none of the TAPS personnel were tagging those squeaks as camera crew movement. You can't have your cadets in GHA being taught to tag every rogue sound then not do it yourselves in real world investigations otherwise your cadets are better trained that you are.
"Or close any door for that matter" and yet again Britt was loitering by the door off camera just before they cut to it closing on him with more bad "reaction" acting from him. And yet again Britt used the term ETC without explaining what it stood for, I am guessing Electronic Thermal Cameras?
Jason & Grant in the Liberty Room - For a few moments there I thought they were going to make us guess what fricking room they were in before they finally decided to insert the graphic saying which location it was. Better late than never I guess. Heckle and Jeckle werent much use on that front either. Jason was getting K2 hits off a wall so probable cause of Fear Cage Effect there explaining why people get creeped out in that room? I didnt hear the knocking Grant reported.
Jason & Grant in Room 27 - I have no clue why the camera suddenly panned up just before Jason mentioned "footsteps", I couldnt hear them either nor did I hear the noise from the Hallway that Grant reported (knock or creak he said) with his super hearing. I did hear the movement that stopped Jason by the stairs (which was probably him walking & making the floor creak) but without knowing EXACTLY what Grant was doing you have to throw it out. I didnt hear any moaning which is what he claimed it was.
Jason & Grant in Room 24 - They moved into here after failing to find the source of their moan & the main door was fully open as before when Britt & KJ were in there, Jason was laying face down on the bed & Grant was in a chair. What they DID appear to prove was the door is weighted and WILL shut once it starts moving (just look at the way it closes as Jason has to nudge it open again with his elbow to allow Grant space to get through it but Grant also has to push it so its clearly a VERY heavy door).
Amy & Kris in Room 24 - I guess it was only fair the girls came in here too so everyone got a bite at this particular cherry. Again these 2 took similar positions to Jay & Grant, Amy sat on the bed & Kris sat in the chair (which was shown to be mere feet away from the "self closing door"), I heard what sounded like an exhale which caused them to ask "Did you hear that" seconds later however Kris said it was knocking so I guess the exhale was one of them (again, no tagging. This is why it needs to be done).
Britt & KJ at the Front Desk - Yet again Britt proved he really should NOT be getting the job of GHI Leader by telling KJ to put up a flashlight to do the very thoroughly debunked "flashlight trick" which by now the whole world must know is caused by nothing more ordinary than electrical arcing and nothing vaguely paranormal yet they continue to try and pass this off as proof of hauntings. I have no idea what caused the noise after KJ asked "Do you stay here because you cant leave". At no point was ANY attempt made to debunk the power surges reported by the client.
Britt & KJ in the Liberty Room - They moved here after hearing the weird noise they describe as "like a bucket being dropped".
Britt & KJ in Merchants Row - I didnt hear the newspaper or footsteps sounds that were reported here, all I could hear was an air conditioner (probably just very bad audio due to volume levels being hiked up so high on the audio recording equipment which commonly causes noises like that when its turned up too high to pick up very quiet sounds a long way away). I heard the metallic drag sound that made them go into the kitchen. For what its worth those big trays piled up close behind the door make that exact noise when dragged across the floor.
I note that although one team did pass through it (Jason & Grant after hearing moaning from downstairs) no-one actually investigated the claims from the Hallway. Jason made a really big unintentional funny by saying "I'm looking forward to going over the evidence in the next few days", yeah?When was the last time you ever did evidence analysis?
Analysis:- Amy debunks some headlights in a mirror for Britt, you can barely hear the door Amy captures on tape.
The Reveal:- Jason tells his first lie when he says "We investigated all the locations", You didnt investigate the Hallway or if you did you didn't do it on camera so way to screw your trustworthyness already dude. The "door" audio clip is insanely quiet but just audible, it was debunked as those white double doors opening however I did note neither Jason or Grant showed the clip of the girls debunking which door it was which I found a little suspect. Why wouldn't you show that to the client so he can confirm or deny tif that particular set of doors does or doesn't make those kinds of noises too.
Unsurprisingly Jason & Grant presented the "flashlight trick" as actual evidence which just shoots their credibility completely to pieces. As far as the "moving door" footage goes it is too badly cut & too poorly presented, I would need to see it running from at least 10 seconds before where they presented it to the client as I want to know what Britt was doing whilst the Pilgrim cameras werent pointing at him. Without seeing the tape in its entireity it can't be presented as useful conclusive evidence. The client tries his best to support them by saying the carpet keeps the door open but every clip of the door closing proves otherwise.
Concord's Colonial Inn - Concord, Massachusetts.
It seems yet again this week they are going to continue using the term ETC (which consists of thermal, ultraviolet & infrared cameras all together) without explaining what it actually stands for as Britt used it during the camera setup briefing.
Jason & Grant in Merchants Row - I think I now know another reason why these 2 idiots are always first into every location, its not that they founded TAPS, I noted they also both have Producer credits on the show so its nepotism as well as selfishness. Their 1st spot was "someone walking", as per usual cameras were on them & not what they were looking at. Yet another of our frequent complaints about the show. The 2nd spot was exactly the same, camera facing the wrong way looking at Grant, not where Grant was facing. Guys these kinds of claims are pointless unless we see what you are seeing, its the basic rule - If its not on film or tape it never happened so dont bother chasing it because you just make yourselves look like complete cretins. As far as the sound happening right on cue thats WAY too staged as to have been real.
Amy & Kris in the Liberty Room - I liked the girls trying to logically debunk the top hat dude & I certainly heard whatever it was after Kris said "Is there anybody here with us" which turned out to be a door opening or closing which they debunked after walking a few corridors away. Possible cross contamination from another crew inside at the same time?
Britt & KJ in Room 24 - I didnt hear the scratching they reported but I did hear movement after Britt asked for the door to be shut & they'd leave. As far as the door shutting I dont trust it 1 iota because Britt walks next to it, the camera cuts away to the room for several seconds then the door is closing as Britt is pretending to not notice it then pretends to be scared by it (2 of the worst bits of acting ever IMHO Britt and you just ruined ANY credibility GHI might be getting from you leading them).
The "footsteps" or movement they hear after reopening the door has to be discounted as the Pilgrim camera guys, quite frankly I was hearing them moving in every setup during the show and thought it was EXTREMELY bad practise that none of the TAPS personnel were tagging those squeaks as camera crew movement. You can't have your cadets in GHA being taught to tag every rogue sound then not do it yourselves in real world investigations otherwise your cadets are better trained that you are.
"Or close any door for that matter" and yet again Britt was loitering by the door off camera just before they cut to it closing on him with more bad "reaction" acting from him. And yet again Britt used the term ETC without explaining what it stood for, I am guessing Electronic Thermal Cameras?
Jason & Grant in the Liberty Room - For a few moments there I thought they were going to make us guess what fricking room they were in before they finally decided to insert the graphic saying which location it was. Better late than never I guess. Heckle and Jeckle werent much use on that front either. Jason was getting K2 hits off a wall so probable cause of Fear Cage Effect there explaining why people get creeped out in that room? I didnt hear the knocking Grant reported.
Jason & Grant in Room 27 - I have no clue why the camera suddenly panned up just before Jason mentioned "footsteps", I couldnt hear them either nor did I hear the noise from the Hallway that Grant reported (knock or creak he said) with his super hearing. I did hear the movement that stopped Jason by the stairs (which was probably him walking & making the floor creak) but without knowing EXACTLY what Grant was doing you have to throw it out. I didnt hear any moaning which is what he claimed it was.
Jason & Grant in Room 24 - They moved into here after failing to find the source of their moan & the main door was fully open as before when Britt & KJ were in there, Jason was laying face down on the bed & Grant was in a chair. What they DID appear to prove was the door is weighted and WILL shut once it starts moving (just look at the way it closes as Jason has to nudge it open again with his elbow to allow Grant space to get through it but Grant also has to push it so its clearly a VERY heavy door).
Amy & Kris in Room 24 - I guess it was only fair the girls came in here too so everyone got a bite at this particular cherry. Again these 2 took similar positions to Jay & Grant, Amy sat on the bed & Kris sat in the chair (which was shown to be mere feet away from the "self closing door"), I heard what sounded like an exhale which caused them to ask "Did you hear that" seconds later however Kris said it was knocking so I guess the exhale was one of them (again, no tagging. This is why it needs to be done).
Britt & KJ at the Front Desk - Yet again Britt proved he really should NOT be getting the job of GHI Leader by telling KJ to put up a flashlight to do the very thoroughly debunked "flashlight trick" which by now the whole world must know is caused by nothing more ordinary than electrical arcing and nothing vaguely paranormal yet they continue to try and pass this off as proof of hauntings. I have no idea what caused the noise after KJ asked "Do you stay here because you cant leave". At no point was ANY attempt made to debunk the power surges reported by the client.
Britt & KJ in the Liberty Room - They moved here after hearing the weird noise they describe as "like a bucket being dropped".
Britt & KJ in Merchants Row - I didnt hear the newspaper or footsteps sounds that were reported here, all I could hear was an air conditioner (probably just very bad audio due to volume levels being hiked up so high on the audio recording equipment which commonly causes noises like that when its turned up too high to pick up very quiet sounds a long way away). I heard the metallic drag sound that made them go into the kitchen. For what its worth those big trays piled up close behind the door make that exact noise when dragged across the floor.
I note that although one team did pass through it (Jason & Grant after hearing moaning from downstairs) no-one actually investigated the claims from the Hallway. Jason made a really big unintentional funny by saying "I'm looking forward to going over the evidence in the next few days", yeah?When was the last time you ever did evidence analysis?
Analysis:- Amy debunks some headlights in a mirror for Britt, you can barely hear the door Amy captures on tape.
The Reveal:- Jason tells his first lie when he says "We investigated all the locations", You didnt investigate the Hallway or if you did you didn't do it on camera so way to screw your trustworthyness already dude. The "door" audio clip is insanely quiet but just audible, it was debunked as those white double doors opening however I did note neither Jason or Grant showed the clip of the girls debunking which door it was which I found a little suspect. Why wouldn't you show that to the client so he can confirm or deny tif that particular set of doors does or doesn't make those kinds of noises too.
Unsurprisingly Jason & Grant presented the "flashlight trick" as actual evidence which just shoots their credibility completely to pieces. As far as the "moving door" footage goes it is too badly cut & too poorly presented, I would need to see it running from at least 10 seconds before where they presented it to the client as I want to know what Britt was doing whilst the Pilgrim cameras werent pointing at him. Without seeing the tape in its entireity it can't be presented as useful conclusive evidence. The client tries his best to support them by saying the carpet keeps the door open but every clip of the door closing proves otherwise.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E13 reviewed
I guess TAPS must have gotten a bigger budget from either Pilgrim or Syfy as they seem to have bought or inherited a new 3rd van? Either that or they've decided they just dont want the women travelling in the same vehicle with them any more despite the fact the main TAPS vehicle is easily a 6 seater, it just seems like a waste of fuel to me. Just for general info we had Jay & Grant in one truck, KJ & Britt in the tech truck & Kris & Amy in the new truck.
1875 Inn - Tilton, New Hampshire
Can we make a request to Pilgrim or TAPS please? I am officially sick of Jason & Grant ALWAYS being the 1st team into EVERY location, we know they founded TAPS but isn't it about time they let someone else have 1st dibs for a change or are they that power mad? I didnt hear whatever talking Jason reported in the Main Building, I certainly didnt hear the male voice or the door closing Amy & Kris reported on the 3rd floor.
Its official that Britt Griffith has lost any respect as an investigator & potential leader for GHI by suggesting the "flashlight technique" in the Tilton Room that was debunked a good length of time ago now on the Syfy Forum as good old arcing. The "bang" Jason was hearing in the Sanborn room sounded more like dragging until he asked then you got a knock when he & Grant were asking for bangs on demand, I did hear the "female voice" which was more like a moan but it did sound female.
Analysis & Reveal:- I couldnt hear Jasons female voice saying "Daddy" during the analysis, I just heard a breath from the clip of Kris & Amy in the apartment. As far as the "Daddy" EVP I think the client was prebriefed on what to listen for and this seems to becoming more & more obvious that this is happening, likewise for Kris & Amys "No" EVP. The male & female EVP Kris & Amy caught wasn't very clear if audible at all either.
Shippen Manor - Oxford, New Jersey.
I guess this show was filmed before the new truck was aquired as Kris was travelling with Britt in the tech truck on this journey, poor old Amy Bruni was reduced to driving in a car so it seems my theory about Jay & Grant no longer wanting to travel with the women appears to be correct otherwise why wasn't Amy in the back of Jay & Grants vehicle which clearly had 3 empty seats behind them? I was interested that Britt felt he had to tell the client he was "standing in for Steve on this case" though I don't exactly understand why he felt the need to say this when he's never mentioned it on any of the previous cases, was the client expecting Steve or had he requested Steve to be there?
For some unexplained reason there was no KJ on this particular investigation either. Something else I've always noted after the camera positions are talked through is Jason always says "Lets get digital recorders positioned", isn't this something that really should be done during camera set up & if thats the case isnt it pointless saying it each week?
In the Attic Jason & Grant talking about the boxes having potential for residual energy also failed to mention that its also a really good way to attract bugs & rodents too explaining a potential source of noise, movement & activity right there. I didnt hear whatever "ran right by" Jason, Grant said he'd never heard that before. So none of your kids has ever run around your house, is that what your saying Grant? That you've got the best behaved children in the world? I did hear the sound that Grant described as a "voice" but it just seemed like a random noise.
I have no idea what caused Amy to freak out in the Victorian Parlour, I couldn't see any "bug". It was like she was just freaking out for no reason at nothing. It was good that Amy & Kris tried to debunk the door in the Reception Room but their both complete idiots as Kris clearly said it could only be opened from inside the Reception Room yet both Amy & Kris (as well as their camera crew) all went to the opposite side of the room & tried to slam it shut. Which would have left them trapped in that room unless it had another exit obviously. A pretty stupid way to try & debunk though. I did hear a sigh from a long way off that they thought came from downstairs, I have no idea whatever the "wood" sound they reported was because I never heard it.
It was funny to hear Jay & Grant reporting shadows in the Victorian Parlour, so you can see shadows in the dark then? Thats a damn good trick guys.
Analysis & Reveal:- Can we ask Britt to either stop using the term ETC or please explain what it means or stands for? Dont assume we know as I've never heard it defined yet as far as I can recall. As as far "someone ran right by me" you cant hear ANYTHING over Jason & Grant walking & their jackets rustling either, you can hear the almost "Uh-oh" EVP, theres a sound but its really hard to make it out what it may be.
And as an aside for just here in the blog apparantly you cant use the word DAMN in the Syfy Forum, it got starred out like it was a curse or swear word.
1875 Inn - Tilton, New Hampshire
Can we make a request to Pilgrim or TAPS please? I am officially sick of Jason & Grant ALWAYS being the 1st team into EVERY location, we know they founded TAPS but isn't it about time they let someone else have 1st dibs for a change or are they that power mad? I didnt hear whatever talking Jason reported in the Main Building, I certainly didnt hear the male voice or the door closing Amy & Kris reported on the 3rd floor.
Its official that Britt Griffith has lost any respect as an investigator & potential leader for GHI by suggesting the "flashlight technique" in the Tilton Room that was debunked a good length of time ago now on the Syfy Forum as good old arcing. The "bang" Jason was hearing in the Sanborn room sounded more like dragging until he asked then you got a knock when he & Grant were asking for bangs on demand, I did hear the "female voice" which was more like a moan but it did sound female.
Analysis & Reveal:- I couldnt hear Jasons female voice saying "Daddy" during the analysis, I just heard a breath from the clip of Kris & Amy in the apartment. As far as the "Daddy" EVP I think the client was prebriefed on what to listen for and this seems to becoming more & more obvious that this is happening, likewise for Kris & Amys "No" EVP. The male & female EVP Kris & Amy caught wasn't very clear if audible at all either.
Shippen Manor - Oxford, New Jersey.
I guess this show was filmed before the new truck was aquired as Kris was travelling with Britt in the tech truck on this journey, poor old Amy Bruni was reduced to driving in a car so it seems my theory about Jay & Grant no longer wanting to travel with the women appears to be correct otherwise why wasn't Amy in the back of Jay & Grants vehicle which clearly had 3 empty seats behind them? I was interested that Britt felt he had to tell the client he was "standing in for Steve on this case" though I don't exactly understand why he felt the need to say this when he's never mentioned it on any of the previous cases, was the client expecting Steve or had he requested Steve to be there?
For some unexplained reason there was no KJ on this particular investigation either. Something else I've always noted after the camera positions are talked through is Jason always says "Lets get digital recorders positioned", isn't this something that really should be done during camera set up & if thats the case isnt it pointless saying it each week?
In the Attic Jason & Grant talking about the boxes having potential for residual energy also failed to mention that its also a really good way to attract bugs & rodents too explaining a potential source of noise, movement & activity right there. I didnt hear whatever "ran right by" Jason, Grant said he'd never heard that before. So none of your kids has ever run around your house, is that what your saying Grant? That you've got the best behaved children in the world? I did hear the sound that Grant described as a "voice" but it just seemed like a random noise.
I have no idea what caused Amy to freak out in the Victorian Parlour, I couldn't see any "bug". It was like she was just freaking out for no reason at nothing. It was good that Amy & Kris tried to debunk the door in the Reception Room but their both complete idiots as Kris clearly said it could only be opened from inside the Reception Room yet both Amy & Kris (as well as their camera crew) all went to the opposite side of the room & tried to slam it shut. Which would have left them trapped in that room unless it had another exit obviously. A pretty stupid way to try & debunk though. I did hear a sigh from a long way off that they thought came from downstairs, I have no idea whatever the "wood" sound they reported was because I never heard it.
It was funny to hear Jay & Grant reporting shadows in the Victorian Parlour, so you can see shadows in the dark then? Thats a damn good trick guys.
Analysis & Reveal:- Can we ask Britt to either stop using the term ETC or please explain what it means or stands for? Dont assume we know as I've never heard it defined yet as far as I can recall. As as far "someone ran right by me" you cant hear ANYTHING over Jason & Grant walking & their jackets rustling either, you can hear the almost "Uh-oh" EVP, theres a sound but its really hard to make it out what it may be.
And as an aside for just here in the blog apparantly you cant use the word DAMN in the Syfy Forum, it got starred out like it was a curse or swear word.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E12 reviewed
Philadelphia Zoo - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
I couldnt hear the rustling or bumps that Jay & Grant heard in the Admin building, the opening door can't be used as evidence unless they can show exactly where Jason was while Grant was upstairs. I'm not saying faking but the chance is too high.
No idea what rustling Britt & KJ were hearing upstairs in the Penrose building either, I heard nothing. Whatever KJ saw in the hall it was too full of big objects to be useful.
It was pretty funny that they didn't have enough cable to reach the treehouse, I didn't hear any of the knocking Amy & Kris claimed to hear there either.
I was rather disturbed to hear the things Britt expected he'd find in the Solitude tunnels, this coming from a guy they have pegged to lead GHI as well? He'd impressed me with his technical ability last week yet here he is making silly horror film cliches like zombies eating brains? I did hear the small tap (probably water dripping or some small bit of debris falling to the ground) as well as whatever made Britt say "What the hell was that?"
Couldnt hear any of the things Jay & Grant claimed in the Solitude House, as for the thermal "just moved" without seeing how Grant had positioned it I can't accept it as any kind of evidence.
Amy & Kris were kind enough to prove my thoughts about dripping water correct by catching it several times in the Solitude Tunnels, they also seemed to debunk the above ground noises Britt & KJ heard as probably other crew members around the TAPS van.
I have no clue what made the dragging noise Britt & KJ heard in the Solitude House, their various descriptions were nothing like the sound I heard. They debunked the noise as the front door slamming.
In the Solitude tunnels Grant is even nice to enough to not only mention but touch the "water droplets" which must have caused the 1st sound Britt heard down there. Jay & Grant said they could hear females talking yet neither guy thought to radio to ask where Kris & Amy were. They also thought they heard music.
Analysis & Reveal:- The "voice" Kris heard is clearly debris falling in the tunnels, again in the reveal Jason prompted the client during the "knocking" reveal to let him know exactly where he was supposed to be hearing sounds despite there being nothing there to hear. Way to cloud a clients mind Jay! I did love Jason presenting his personal experience of the noises in the attic in the Solitude House with absolutely zero tape or video as if it was 100% gospel truth he'd have sworn on, it was even funnier that they presented the video of the thermal falling over with no video of how it had been placed and the camera guy in the corridor filming just Jason & Grant totally obscured in the stairwell - can you say grasping at straws much?
As for the "where are they" EVP not only can you not hear anything but a heavy dull thud, Jason even went to the trouble of telling the client exactly what to listen for before playing it a 2nd time. Grant at least mans up and say "Its not clear for any human being to understand" yet they both seem to know what it says. I stick by the "Give it" EVP that Kris heard being something falling, its certainly not remotely human. It was good that the client debunked the opening door heard in the Admin Building as a gate close by to it, theres no reason to think any of the Pilgrim Crew werent anywhere near that location either.
I couldnt hear the rustling or bumps that Jay & Grant heard in the Admin building, the opening door can't be used as evidence unless they can show exactly where Jason was while Grant was upstairs. I'm not saying faking but the chance is too high.
No idea what rustling Britt & KJ were hearing upstairs in the Penrose building either, I heard nothing. Whatever KJ saw in the hall it was too full of big objects to be useful.
It was pretty funny that they didn't have enough cable to reach the treehouse, I didn't hear any of the knocking Amy & Kris claimed to hear there either.
I was rather disturbed to hear the things Britt expected he'd find in the Solitude tunnels, this coming from a guy they have pegged to lead GHI as well? He'd impressed me with his technical ability last week yet here he is making silly horror film cliches like zombies eating brains? I did hear the small tap (probably water dripping or some small bit of debris falling to the ground) as well as whatever made Britt say "What the hell was that?"
Couldnt hear any of the things Jay & Grant claimed in the Solitude House, as for the thermal "just moved" without seeing how Grant had positioned it I can't accept it as any kind of evidence.
Amy & Kris were kind enough to prove my thoughts about dripping water correct by catching it several times in the Solitude Tunnels, they also seemed to debunk the above ground noises Britt & KJ heard as probably other crew members around the TAPS van.
I have no clue what made the dragging noise Britt & KJ heard in the Solitude House, their various descriptions were nothing like the sound I heard. They debunked the noise as the front door slamming.
In the Solitude tunnels Grant is even nice to enough to not only mention but touch the "water droplets" which must have caused the 1st sound Britt heard down there. Jay & Grant said they could hear females talking yet neither guy thought to radio to ask where Kris & Amy were. They also thought they heard music.
Analysis & Reveal:- The "voice" Kris heard is clearly debris falling in the tunnels, again in the reveal Jason prompted the client during the "knocking" reveal to let him know exactly where he was supposed to be hearing sounds despite there being nothing there to hear. Way to cloud a clients mind Jay! I did love Jason presenting his personal experience of the noises in the attic in the Solitude House with absolutely zero tape or video as if it was 100% gospel truth he'd have sworn on, it was even funnier that they presented the video of the thermal falling over with no video of how it had been placed and the camera guy in the corridor filming just Jason & Grant totally obscured in the stairwell - can you say grasping at straws much?
As for the "where are they" EVP not only can you not hear anything but a heavy dull thud, Jason even went to the trouble of telling the client exactly what to listen for before playing it a 2nd time. Grant at least mans up and say "Its not clear for any human being to understand" yet they both seem to know what it says. I stick by the "Give it" EVP that Kris heard being something falling, its certainly not remotely human. It was good that the client debunked the opening door heard in the Admin Building as a gate close by to it, theres no reason to think any of the Pilgrim Crew werent anywhere near that location either.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Ghost Hunters S06E11
Their back! Onboard this weeks investigation are Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Britt Griffith, Amy Bruni, Kris Williams & KJ McCormick.
Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown New York
One of the complaints I've made about GHI recently was that on the hotspot walkthroughs no-one appeared to be taking any notes during the tour. Britt addressed that this week, he was carrying a notepad & frequently making notes. I am guessing this was shot whilst semester 2 of GHA was going on as theres no Steve & Tango, Britt is doing tech management all on his own. He is going to be a very valuable asset to GHI when he takes over from Robb.
I dont know what the 1st sound Jason reacted to was but the one that caused him to ask "What the hell was that" I did very clearly hear & it sounded like extremely heavy footsteps or heavy objects being moved around above them. It seems GHI's laser grid to detect motion has now made its way onto this show but I was extremely dismayed to see Kris & Amy STILL using the "flashlight method" of communication and still trying to pass it off as paranormal when it was debunked as nothing but ordinary science in action early this year in the Syfy forum.
Whatever caused Britt to ask "What the hell was that" (seems to be the new reoccurring catchphrase now?) all I heard was wind & seconds earlier you could see the room window was open & the curtains were blowing, he described it as "like a door closing" but I heard nothing but wind. Yet again the Pilgrim camera crew were facing in totally the wrong direction to capture whatever Britt thought he saw & whatever KJ reacted to in the laser grid.
We've told them before but it seems we have to tell you again, if the action is where the investigators are looking then dont film the investigators - film what they are looking at. It only serves to make the show look extremely hokey (or more hokey than it already was). I think we have now got to the point where its about time there weren't any specific camera people, let the investigators be the camera crew as most of them carry DV cameras anyway.
Just after they say "theres no place for it to go" did anyone else hear someone rattling door handles when neither Britt nor KJ are anywhere near a door? (at around 17:11 into the show), KJ then rattled 3 door handles himself and apart from the fact he is louder thats the exact same sound you'd heard moments earlier). Back with Jay & Grant still in the ballroom hearing noises that no-one else can hear as per usual because all TAPS members are equipped with super hearing obviously. I could hear the mechanical sound Jason said was a fan (air conditioning fan I assume?).
Britt explained what the ETC unit did (covering thermal, UV & IR cameras) but not what it stood for. I have no idea what KJ saw especially as all cameras were facing in the direction he was looking. I think Britt was trying to chase his own shadow into the room he entered as you clearly see it in front of him. When Britt is standing in the closet door you clearly hear the female voice (@ 22:45 into the show) that causes him to turn around then moves the clothes on hangers to 1 side.
We did see an extremely bad example of possible cross contamination when Grant radioed to ask if anyone had slammed a door we had a 3 screen view & it was painfully clear all 3 teams of investigators were all inside the location at once, admittedly in different areas but its always a bad idea to have more than 1 team on site at once to rule out noises from other teams as possible sources. So basically any bangs or footsteps now have to be thrown out as viable paranormal evidence.
I have no idea what they were seeing go into Room 585 behind Kris as she was doing her recap to camera, all I could hear was the whispering (which I assume was Amy speaking to the producer), sadly it cant be presented as evidence as Kris was standing directly in front of the door obscuring the cameras view of it so I am afraid thats 2 personal experiences only and totally useless as actual evidence. As far as the "thump" they heard (@27.45), frankly that could have been from behind the camera (I'm not saying it was the Pilgrim guys deliberately making noise to make it appear as though the location was active when it wasnt but it sure felt that way).
I did hear the "whimper" that Amy heard (@ 28.15), why she thought it was hot in Room 585 I have no clue as the window was open & you could see the breeze. As far as Jay & Grant asking for things to happen on demand I'd like to ask if a walkie talkie keying up would cause the K2 meter to react like it does as you can clearly see Grant holding his just before he leaves the room. I'm not sure what was causing the hooting whistle that made Jason check out the bedroom (I am guessing possibly the various air vents?) but I didnt hear the dragging or footsteps that either guy said he heard.
Analysis & Reveal:- As far as the voiced that spooked Britt in the closet, it is certainly NOT saying "Amy", it sounds more like "Bobby" as you can hear the B sound at least twice, it may be saying "Mommy" or "Poppy" possibly but it sounds like an adult female voice. During the reveal Grant commits the usual no-no of citing personal experiences as evidence. Honestly guys how many times do we have to go over this? If its not on tape or on camera you CAN NOT present it!
Excuse the use of caps but if these people are that stupid then we have to make it sink in. This is Grant Wilson, co-founder of TAPS doing something we were told in previous series is the worst possible thing a "respected" paranormal investigator can do. So STOP IT!
Yet again Jason & Grant were presenting the "flashlight method" as paranormal evidence, guys please we have long since debunked this so again stop presenting this as paranormal. The sound that made Jason ask "What the hell was that" is obviously a set of double doors eventually swinging closed, its just a matter of working out which of the other 2 teams were near a double door at the time so thats debunked as far as I am concerned. I also had to laugh at Jasons 2 statements about not having contamination as well, how clueless is he exactly?
Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown New York
One of the complaints I've made about GHI recently was that on the hotspot walkthroughs no-one appeared to be taking any notes during the tour. Britt addressed that this week, he was carrying a notepad & frequently making notes. I am guessing this was shot whilst semester 2 of GHA was going on as theres no Steve & Tango, Britt is doing tech management all on his own. He is going to be a very valuable asset to GHI when he takes over from Robb.
I dont know what the 1st sound Jason reacted to was but the one that caused him to ask "What the hell was that" I did very clearly hear & it sounded like extremely heavy footsteps or heavy objects being moved around above them. It seems GHI's laser grid to detect motion has now made its way onto this show but I was extremely dismayed to see Kris & Amy STILL using the "flashlight method" of communication and still trying to pass it off as paranormal when it was debunked as nothing but ordinary science in action early this year in the Syfy forum.
Whatever caused Britt to ask "What the hell was that" (seems to be the new reoccurring catchphrase now?) all I heard was wind & seconds earlier you could see the room window was open & the curtains were blowing, he described it as "like a door closing" but I heard nothing but wind. Yet again the Pilgrim camera crew were facing in totally the wrong direction to capture whatever Britt thought he saw & whatever KJ reacted to in the laser grid.
We've told them before but it seems we have to tell you again, if the action is where the investigators are looking then dont film the investigators - film what they are looking at. It only serves to make the show look extremely hokey (or more hokey than it already was). I think we have now got to the point where its about time there weren't any specific camera people, let the investigators be the camera crew as most of them carry DV cameras anyway.
Just after they say "theres no place for it to go" did anyone else hear someone rattling door handles when neither Britt nor KJ are anywhere near a door? (at around 17:11 into the show), KJ then rattled 3 door handles himself and apart from the fact he is louder thats the exact same sound you'd heard moments earlier). Back with Jay & Grant still in the ballroom hearing noises that no-one else can hear as per usual because all TAPS members are equipped with super hearing obviously. I could hear the mechanical sound Jason said was a fan (air conditioning fan I assume?).
Britt explained what the ETC unit did (covering thermal, UV & IR cameras) but not what it stood for. I have no idea what KJ saw especially as all cameras were facing in the direction he was looking. I think Britt was trying to chase his own shadow into the room he entered as you clearly see it in front of him. When Britt is standing in the closet door you clearly hear the female voice (@ 22:45 into the show) that causes him to turn around then moves the clothes on hangers to 1 side.
We did see an extremely bad example of possible cross contamination when Grant radioed to ask if anyone had slammed a door we had a 3 screen view & it was painfully clear all 3 teams of investigators were all inside the location at once, admittedly in different areas but its always a bad idea to have more than 1 team on site at once to rule out noises from other teams as possible sources. So basically any bangs or footsteps now have to be thrown out as viable paranormal evidence.
I have no idea what they were seeing go into Room 585 behind Kris as she was doing her recap to camera, all I could hear was the whispering (which I assume was Amy speaking to the producer), sadly it cant be presented as evidence as Kris was standing directly in front of the door obscuring the cameras view of it so I am afraid thats 2 personal experiences only and totally useless as actual evidence. As far as the "thump" they heard (@27.45), frankly that could have been from behind the camera (I'm not saying it was the Pilgrim guys deliberately making noise to make it appear as though the location was active when it wasnt but it sure felt that way).
I did hear the "whimper" that Amy heard (@ 28.15), why she thought it was hot in Room 585 I have no clue as the window was open & you could see the breeze. As far as Jay & Grant asking for things to happen on demand I'd like to ask if a walkie talkie keying up would cause the K2 meter to react like it does as you can clearly see Grant holding his just before he leaves the room. I'm not sure what was causing the hooting whistle that made Jason check out the bedroom (I am guessing possibly the various air vents?) but I didnt hear the dragging or footsteps that either guy said he heard.
Analysis & Reveal:- As far as the voiced that spooked Britt in the closet, it is certainly NOT saying "Amy", it sounds more like "Bobby" as you can hear the B sound at least twice, it may be saying "Mommy" or "Poppy" possibly but it sounds like an adult female voice. During the reveal Grant commits the usual no-no of citing personal experiences as evidence. Honestly guys how many times do we have to go over this? If its not on tape or on camera you CAN NOT present it!
Excuse the use of caps but if these people are that stupid then we have to make it sink in. This is Grant Wilson, co-founder of TAPS doing something we were told in previous series is the worst possible thing a "respected" paranormal investigator can do. So STOP IT!
Yet again Jason & Grant were presenting the "flashlight method" as paranormal evidence, guys please we have long since debunked this so again stop presenting this as paranormal. The sound that made Jason ask "What the hell was that" is obviously a set of double doors eventually swinging closed, its just a matter of working out which of the other 2 teams were near a double door at the time so thats debunked as far as I am concerned. I also had to laugh at Jasons 2 statements about not having contamination as well, how clueless is he exactly?
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Ghost Hunters International S02E19 Pirates Of The Caribbean
Before I start this weeks review after being slammed by Brandy Green a week or so ago I would like to take a few moments just to explain exactly how these reviews are written. Basically I watch the show from start to finish once with Notepad open & I type as I watch, anything requiring more than a few moments to type I'll pause the show then write whatever occurred to me then start it back up again. Because I watch the show in that linear way sometimes what I say at the start might be disproved later but I'll always try to point that out.
Again in this weeks credits Joe Chinn is back, Scott Tepperman features but Brandy & Ashley are out yet again. Rather bizarrely before the investigation the team did a little bit of zip lining. No idea why, I guess they figured they needed what appeared to be a valid reason to goof off. All work & no play makes GHI members leave the show perhaps?
Fortaleza De San Fernando, Omoa Honduras.
Yet again this week Susan Slaughter was seriously rocking the language skills, I've no idea why they were blurring the images from the projector out (I am guessing copyright reasons or their actual content wasn't considered broadcastable). I did hear the thud that caused Susan to ask "Did you hear that", I didn't hear any footsteps which was their claim.
Whatever sound Scott & Joe reacted to also caused me to say "What was that?", very weird. As far as investigating the possibility of furniture moving theres a simple way to check that & thats to trace around each foot with chalk, Joe used tape by the looks of it which is just as effective.
I need to mark Robb down for saying PX09 which 99% of viewers will have zero clue what he means. I Googled, its a passive EMF detector but apparently according to the link I found "the PX09 is new and experimental it allows new opportunities, experimental procedures and potential", in other words its not actually tried & tested in any way, shape or form. In future Robb, just say "an EMF detector" so people know what you mean? You can read more about the PX09 here:- http://www.paradoxel...com/tp3px09.htm
When Robb says "What the hell was that" I had heard what sounded like something wooden being moved. Its impossible to confirm or deny Robbs "bass/subwoofer" noise due to the idiots at Pilgrim with their incidental background noises. Susan & Robb getting chills can't really be taken as anything as the location they were in was clearly open to the outside with no door as the rain was so loud.
Barry must have super hearing to hear "someone walking out there" as all I could hear were the very loud birds, even when he went to check it out the only walking I could hear was him & the camera guy following him. Quite funny that only Barrys thick Irish accent can make the word Pirate sound like the word Parrot. The "drag" noises Barry & Joe could hear sounded to me like a train going by in the distance (I live fairly near a railway track & it sounded very familiar indeed), however after investigating the location on Google Maps I was unable to locate any train tracks anywhere near it.
Robb seems to be VERY inconsistant. He didn't mind explaining what the EFP (EVP Field Processor) was but didn't explain what the PX09 was? The electronic "alarm" noise you heard I think came from the PX09 as it does do that according to that URL I listed earlier. I think as far as ANY EMF readings gained outside all of them have to be discounted after seeing the sheet lightning.
Analysis & Reveal:- I didn't hear anything on the 1st EVP Susan presented before you hear Robb talk. Likewise I heard nothing on the EVP where their asking if they speak Spanish. It was cool to see the needle of the Tri-field meter move, I wasn't 100% sure if I saw that during the actual show but it was good to confirm it. It seems they had pre-briefed the client on the EVP's yet again (Barry holding his finger up to prompt the guy exactly when he was supposed to hear the sound was a dead give away too), the fact he knew exactly what it said was a bit of a give away as well.
It also appears Susan has now taken on the role of Case Manager from Brandy who we hear is either leaving or has already left the show. She has nothing but my best wishes in whatever future endeavours she chooses to pursue. Once again there was no sign of Karl Pfeiffer so I guess we have to now positively conclude he did only record one show.
Again in this weeks credits Joe Chinn is back, Scott Tepperman features but Brandy & Ashley are out yet again. Rather bizarrely before the investigation the team did a little bit of zip lining. No idea why, I guess they figured they needed what appeared to be a valid reason to goof off. All work & no play makes GHI members leave the show perhaps?
Fortaleza De San Fernando, Omoa Honduras.
Yet again this week Susan Slaughter was seriously rocking the language skills, I've no idea why they were blurring the images from the projector out (I am guessing copyright reasons or their actual content wasn't considered broadcastable). I did hear the thud that caused Susan to ask "Did you hear that", I didn't hear any footsteps which was their claim.
Whatever sound Scott & Joe reacted to also caused me to say "What was that?", very weird. As far as investigating the possibility of furniture moving theres a simple way to check that & thats to trace around each foot with chalk, Joe used tape by the looks of it which is just as effective.
I need to mark Robb down for saying PX09 which 99% of viewers will have zero clue what he means. I Googled, its a passive EMF detector but apparently according to the link I found "the PX09 is new and experimental it allows new opportunities, experimental procedures and potential", in other words its not actually tried & tested in any way, shape or form. In future Robb, just say "an EMF detector" so people know what you mean? You can read more about the PX09 here:- http://www.paradoxel...com/tp3px09.htm
When Robb says "What the hell was that" I had heard what sounded like something wooden being moved. Its impossible to confirm or deny Robbs "bass/subwoofer" noise due to the idiots at Pilgrim with their incidental background noises. Susan & Robb getting chills can't really be taken as anything as the location they were in was clearly open to the outside with no door as the rain was so loud.
Barry must have super hearing to hear "someone walking out there" as all I could hear were the very loud birds, even when he went to check it out the only walking I could hear was him & the camera guy following him. Quite funny that only Barrys thick Irish accent can make the word Pirate sound like the word Parrot. The "drag" noises Barry & Joe could hear sounded to me like a train going by in the distance (I live fairly near a railway track & it sounded very familiar indeed), however after investigating the location on Google Maps I was unable to locate any train tracks anywhere near it.
Robb seems to be VERY inconsistant. He didn't mind explaining what the EFP (EVP Field Processor) was but didn't explain what the PX09 was? The electronic "alarm" noise you heard I think came from the PX09 as it does do that according to that URL I listed earlier. I think as far as ANY EMF readings gained outside all of them have to be discounted after seeing the sheet lightning.
Analysis & Reveal:- I didn't hear anything on the 1st EVP Susan presented before you hear Robb talk. Likewise I heard nothing on the EVP where their asking if they speak Spanish. It was cool to see the needle of the Tri-field meter move, I wasn't 100% sure if I saw that during the actual show but it was good to confirm it. It seems they had pre-briefed the client on the EVP's yet again (Barry holding his finger up to prompt the guy exactly when he was supposed to hear the sound was a dead give away too), the fact he knew exactly what it said was a bit of a give away as well.
It also appears Susan has now taken on the role of Case Manager from Brandy who we hear is either leaving or has already left the show. She has nothing but my best wishes in whatever future endeavours she chooses to pursue. Once again there was no sign of Karl Pfeiffer so I guess we have to now positively conclude he did only record one show.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Ghost Hunters International S02E18 Demons Of Nicaragua
Ok, yet another change to this weeks title sequence as everyones favourite Ghost Hunter Joe Chinn is back! Ashley & Brandy were both noticably absent from the opening credits. Scott & Susan also were credited and it was cool to see Susan doing the briefing for this case.
Coyotepe Fortress, Masaya Nicaragua
Robbs attempt at Spanish was funny, Susan was rocking the language skills big time though. Whatever Robb & Susan heard we never had a chance to hear due to the stupid incidental massive CLANG played at the exact time they alledgedly heard it. We've made this complaint before against ALL the Ghost Hunter franchises and it REALLY has to be addressed by either them or Pilgrim who make the show, either stop the stupid incidental music & noises completely or don't play them when evidence is reported as happening. Do this and you might actually earn both our trust & respect back. We know you do it to add tension but its just unnecessary.
I'm not exactly sure why Barry feels the need to whisper, its actually quite annoying. Considering audio is a massively important part of the investigation its quite an odd thing to be doing. Paul copying Barrys whispering is equally annoying but its a case of monkey see - monkey do I guess, if your going to do an EVP then speak up so we can HEAR you! I did hear the "footsteps" Joe heard, I didnt hear the "Hey" though. During the analysis I couldn't hear the "Yes" that Susan picked up either.
Yet again in the reveal Robb broke the "using personal experiences as evidence" rule, I know we harp on about this but Jay & Grant used to be really big on this being a massive no-no. Yet here is the leader of GHI doing it. We know Jay & Grant have also done it recently so whats brought about this massive change? You have to wonder, are they THAT desperate for ratings they'll report anything just to make it seem like stuff happened? The "Hey" sounds more like an exhale, Robbs EVP is non-existant - you can't hear ANYTHING. The Full Spectrum camera footage was interesting but inconclusive. As far as the laser image goes, they tried to make a lot more of it than was actually there, you can see a head & part of a shoulder visible but certainly NOT the whole torso their overlay graphic presents. If thats examined closely you will notice the "torso" is actually sticking out of a rather obviously open doorway and NOT the wall.
What they'd like you to believe is there.
Whats ACTUALLY there, shame about the doorway immediately to the left though.
Carcel XXI, Leon Nicaragua.
Again there was no Brandy or Ashley in this case so they were obviously off doing other stuff this particular week of filming, and to reiterate there was no Karl Pfeiffer so it pretty much does confirm the reports that he only took part in 1 investigation only by the looks of it. I'm not exactly sure what Paul reacted to at the start, all I heard was the insect chirping noise. The 3rd noise (the one Scott noted) I actually did hear. I found it odd that Barry felt the need to use a noisy fan to blot out the barely audio music coming over the wall, isn't that what a directional mic (which we've seen GHI use before) for? Way to ruin your own data though Barry. Robbs EMF hits by the fountain have to be discounted as he was waving that meter around pretty quickly.
As far as analysis & reveal went I totally couldn't hear anything responding to Barrys "Do you understand" EVP - it was also rather obvious this reveal had all been done in 1 take as the client totally failed to hear that EVP correctly as GHI had intended him to and he had to be told it said Si and not Shh like he thought. The Full Spectrum "Light Source" video that Barry plays is totally inconclusive without knowing more about the camera, how it works and what mode it was shooting in. The actual object seems to move in far too linear a path, possibly a bird or bat?
Coyotepe Fortress, Masaya Nicaragua
Robbs attempt at Spanish was funny, Susan was rocking the language skills big time though. Whatever Robb & Susan heard we never had a chance to hear due to the stupid incidental massive CLANG played at the exact time they alledgedly heard it. We've made this complaint before against ALL the Ghost Hunter franchises and it REALLY has to be addressed by either them or Pilgrim who make the show, either stop the stupid incidental music & noises completely or don't play them when evidence is reported as happening. Do this and you might actually earn both our trust & respect back. We know you do it to add tension but its just unnecessary.
I'm not exactly sure why Barry feels the need to whisper, its actually quite annoying. Considering audio is a massively important part of the investigation its quite an odd thing to be doing. Paul copying Barrys whispering is equally annoying but its a case of monkey see - monkey do I guess, if your going to do an EVP then speak up so we can HEAR you! I did hear the "footsteps" Joe heard, I didnt hear the "Hey" though. During the analysis I couldn't hear the "Yes" that Susan picked up either.
Yet again in the reveal Robb broke the "using personal experiences as evidence" rule, I know we harp on about this but Jay & Grant used to be really big on this being a massive no-no. Yet here is the leader of GHI doing it. We know Jay & Grant have also done it recently so whats brought about this massive change? You have to wonder, are they THAT desperate for ratings they'll report anything just to make it seem like stuff happened? The "Hey" sounds more like an exhale, Robbs EVP is non-existant - you can't hear ANYTHING. The Full Spectrum camera footage was interesting but inconclusive. As far as the laser image goes, they tried to make a lot more of it than was actually there, you can see a head & part of a shoulder visible but certainly NOT the whole torso their overlay graphic presents. If thats examined closely you will notice the "torso" is actually sticking out of a rather obviously open doorway and NOT the wall.
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Whats ACTUALLY there, shame about the doorway immediately to the left though.
Carcel XXI, Leon Nicaragua.
Again there was no Brandy or Ashley in this case so they were obviously off doing other stuff this particular week of filming, and to reiterate there was no Karl Pfeiffer so it pretty much does confirm the reports that he only took part in 1 investigation only by the looks of it. I'm not exactly sure what Paul reacted to at the start, all I heard was the insect chirping noise. The 3rd noise (the one Scott noted) I actually did hear. I found it odd that Barry felt the need to use a noisy fan to blot out the barely audio music coming over the wall, isn't that what a directional mic (which we've seen GHI use before) for? Way to ruin your own data though Barry. Robbs EMF hits by the fountain have to be discounted as he was waving that meter around pretty quickly.
As far as analysis & reveal went I totally couldn't hear anything responding to Barrys "Do you understand" EVP - it was also rather obvious this reveal had all been done in 1 take as the client totally failed to hear that EVP correctly as GHI had intended him to and he had to be told it said Si and not Shh like he thought. The Full Spectrum "Light Source" video that Barry plays is totally inconclusive without knowing more about the camera, how it works and what mode it was shooting in. The actual object seems to move in far too linear a path, possibly a bird or bat?
Friday, August 6, 2010
Ghost Hunters International S02E17 The Devil's Wedding
Fredricksten Fortress, Halden Norway
This week Scott Tepperman is back in the opening credits, I couldn't see him aboard the minibus during the briefing for this location though (unless he was at the very back). He didn't appear during the setup but Susan Slaughter was certainly in this investigation and yet again no Karl Pfeiffer adding further credence to the rumour that he left the show after 1 investigation. As far as the investigation itself went Robb did something EXTREMELY stupid by endangering his own life to try and entice the white lady out by standing on the edge of a cliff, this is rookie stuff that would have Jason & Grant firing people yet here is the boss of GHI doing it.
I was quite interested by the use of the new version of the laser burst which to be honest looks more like it belongs in a disco than on a ghost hunt. It wasn't helpful that Brandy was rustling around and making LOTS of noise herself ruining any potential audio evidence. I was quite annoyed that Robb had already decided he'd caught a face before the data was even reviewed, way to be impartial dude. Robb, Brandy & Paul addressed my concerns and asked EVP questions in Norwegian.
Susan Slaughter has a VERY over active imagination if shes mistaking night time bird calls for "a woman screaming", you even see a semicircular heat source which is almost certainly a birdnest up in the treetops. Look upwards & slightly left of the crosshairs in the middle, you'll see what I mean.
The emergency exit Paul found looked to be cabled at roof level, possibly creating a Fear Cage effect. Combine that with the EMF coming off the fridge he found & it could well be screwing with peoples heads.
At least during analysis Barry was able to debunk Susans "Woman screaming" as a fox, I still think it might have been a large bird though - possibly an owl. The main problem with Robbs reveal of "the face" is he tells the client thats what he thinks it is before he even plays the tape thus planting that seed in the clients mind. Its cool that they dont insist it IS paranormal, instead they go with a glitch in the camera.
The Old House, Tallinn Estonia.
Again no Scott Tepperman in the vans during the briefing, I quite liked the very unlikely idea of a guy seeing the devil through a tiny keyhole as stupid as that sounds. Likewise the owners claims of hearing music that they didn't go and explore, did it not occur to them it might be coming through the wall? Paul addressed a long held complaint about the Ghost Hunters franchise in general, the lack of personal cameras pointed at what the investigators are seeing. Rather annoyingly no-one used their common sense to attempt to recreate the story they were told about the guy seeing the devil through the keyhole of the door to apartment 6, you'd have thought that would have been the very 1st thing you'd check & try to debunk especially the way the story was told to us.
Brandys method of investigating a sound is very suspect, she says she heard what sounded like "someone walking upstairs" so she goes to a door on the same level to check it out, completely ignoring a set of stairs leading upwards right next to her. When we actually hear the sound the 2nd time neither she nor Robb bothered to look up the stairs which I found extremely odd & even more suspicous. Pauls use of trigger objects (the black bread & water) was pretty cool as was the provocation. I did hear the rattling that Ashley mentioned and can Barry please start tagging the sounds of his camera as its really starting to annoy me that he doesn't do that.
I liked the debunk of the rattling Ashley hears as Paul banging on a wall close by. Way to contaminate each others investigations guys, this is why there should be no more than 1 team on the property at one time. It was quite annoying to see Robb going up the stairs in the reveal to debunk the noises they didnt appear to check during the actual show. Well there was definately no Scott Tepperman appearing at all this week apart from the opening credits and no Karl Pfeiffer either so it really does look he only did do the 1st show only.
This week Scott Tepperman is back in the opening credits, I couldn't see him aboard the minibus during the briefing for this location though (unless he was at the very back). He didn't appear during the setup but Susan Slaughter was certainly in this investigation and yet again no Karl Pfeiffer adding further credence to the rumour that he left the show after 1 investigation. As far as the investigation itself went Robb did something EXTREMELY stupid by endangering his own life to try and entice the white lady out by standing on the edge of a cliff, this is rookie stuff that would have Jason & Grant firing people yet here is the boss of GHI doing it.
I was quite interested by the use of the new version of the laser burst which to be honest looks more like it belongs in a disco than on a ghost hunt. It wasn't helpful that Brandy was rustling around and making LOTS of noise herself ruining any potential audio evidence. I was quite annoyed that Robb had already decided he'd caught a face before the data was even reviewed, way to be impartial dude. Robb, Brandy & Paul addressed my concerns and asked EVP questions in Norwegian.
Susan Slaughter has a VERY over active imagination if shes mistaking night time bird calls for "a woman screaming", you even see a semicircular heat source which is almost certainly a birdnest up in the treetops. Look upwards & slightly left of the crosshairs in the middle, you'll see what I mean.
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The emergency exit Paul found looked to be cabled at roof level, possibly creating a Fear Cage effect. Combine that with the EMF coming off the fridge he found & it could well be screwing with peoples heads.
At least during analysis Barry was able to debunk Susans "Woman screaming" as a fox, I still think it might have been a large bird though - possibly an owl. The main problem with Robbs reveal of "the face" is he tells the client thats what he thinks it is before he even plays the tape thus planting that seed in the clients mind. Its cool that they dont insist it IS paranormal, instead they go with a glitch in the camera.
The Old House, Tallinn Estonia.
Again no Scott Tepperman in the vans during the briefing, I quite liked the very unlikely idea of a guy seeing the devil through a tiny keyhole as stupid as that sounds. Likewise the owners claims of hearing music that they didn't go and explore, did it not occur to them it might be coming through the wall? Paul addressed a long held complaint about the Ghost Hunters franchise in general, the lack of personal cameras pointed at what the investigators are seeing. Rather annoyingly no-one used their common sense to attempt to recreate the story they were told about the guy seeing the devil through the keyhole of the door to apartment 6, you'd have thought that would have been the very 1st thing you'd check & try to debunk especially the way the story was told to us.
Brandys method of investigating a sound is very suspect, she says she heard what sounded like "someone walking upstairs" so she goes to a door on the same level to check it out, completely ignoring a set of stairs leading upwards right next to her. When we actually hear the sound the 2nd time neither she nor Robb bothered to look up the stairs which I found extremely odd & even more suspicous. Pauls use of trigger objects (the black bread & water) was pretty cool as was the provocation. I did hear the rattling that Ashley mentioned and can Barry please start tagging the sounds of his camera as its really starting to annoy me that he doesn't do that.
I liked the debunk of the rattling Ashley hears as Paul banging on a wall close by. Way to contaminate each others investigations guys, this is why there should be no more than 1 team on the property at one time. It was quite annoying to see Robb going up the stairs in the reveal to debunk the noises they didnt appear to check during the actual show. Well there was definately no Scott Tepperman appearing at all this week apart from the opening credits and no Karl Pfeiffer either so it really does look he only did do the 1st show only.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Ghost Hunters International S02E16
Wolfs Lair - Ketrzyn, Poland
Well I definately saw Susan Slaughter in one of the cars during the briefing & that was confirmed as she did go on the investigation in one of the bunkers, again no signs of Karl Pfeiffer this week so it adds credence to the claim he only did the one investigation then left the show. It must be fairly galling for them to STILL be billing Susan as an Investigator in training, when shes not. She did her training at GHA, she is now an investigator.
It would have been fairly easy for them to learn a few basic German phrase questions for stuff like "what is your name", "can you hear me", "can you see me", "where are you". Barrys German was painful to listen to, I'm hardly fluent but it made me cringe to hear him ask "Wo ist ihr name bitte", Barry, wo means where (the phrase literally means Where is her name please.), You should have been asking "Wie heisst du?" or "Was ist deine name bitte?".
As for the evidence Pauls alledged EVP that answered his "Sprechen sie English", I couldnt hear a thing no matter how many times he replayed it. The exact same thing with Barrys EVP, I'm sorry Barry but I just dont hear ANY words there, its just noise. I think its hilarious how Paul debunks the tourist photo saying matrixing is involved yet their all happy to swear blind they are hearing words on EVPs when theres simply nothing there.
Annoyingly Rob presents the footage of him & Brandy hearing voices they didnt capture on tape & its blindingly obvious that the client had been told before the reveal about the "Where is Hitler" EVP as she almost seems to be waiting for her cue to say it. The figure they caught on the full spectrum camera I'm not sure what to think, what I can tell you is it WAS there before Brandy pans back to try and catch it
Heres a screengrab of it already standing there BEFORE Brandy pans back. The purple is the fullspectrum view.
Heres my negative of it, I'm sure I'm using a cheaper computer & my software is free so how is my image better than theirs?
And does that just look like a crew member caught standing somewhere they shouldnt be to anyone else? If I didnt know better I'd say it was either Robb or Paul, their both big stocky guys.
Well I definately saw Susan Slaughter in one of the cars during the briefing & that was confirmed as she did go on the investigation in one of the bunkers, again no signs of Karl Pfeiffer this week so it adds credence to the claim he only did the one investigation then left the show. It must be fairly galling for them to STILL be billing Susan as an Investigator in training, when shes not. She did her training at GHA, she is now an investigator.
It would have been fairly easy for them to learn a few basic German phrase questions for stuff like "what is your name", "can you hear me", "can you see me", "where are you". Barrys German was painful to listen to, I'm hardly fluent but it made me cringe to hear him ask "Wo ist ihr name bitte", Barry, wo means where (the phrase literally means Where is her name please.), You should have been asking "Wie heisst du?" or "Was ist deine name bitte?".
As for the evidence Pauls alledged EVP that answered his "Sprechen sie English", I couldnt hear a thing no matter how many times he replayed it. The exact same thing with Barrys EVP, I'm sorry Barry but I just dont hear ANY words there, its just noise. I think its hilarious how Paul debunks the tourist photo saying matrixing is involved yet their all happy to swear blind they are hearing words on EVPs when theres simply nothing there.
Annoyingly Rob presents the footage of him & Brandy hearing voices they didnt capture on tape & its blindingly obvious that the client had been told before the reveal about the "Where is Hitler" EVP as she almost seems to be waiting for her cue to say it. The figure they caught on the full spectrum camera I'm not sure what to think, what I can tell you is it WAS there before Brandy pans back to try and catch it
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Heres a screengrab of it already standing there BEFORE Brandy pans back. The purple is the fullspectrum view.
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Heres my negative of it, I'm sure I'm using a cheaper computer & my software is free so how is my image better than theirs?
And does that just look like a crew member caught standing somewhere they shouldnt be to anyone else? If I didnt know better I'd say it was either Robb or Paul, their both big stocky guys.
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