Anyone that is a fan of the paranormal is familiar with the hit TV show Ghost Hunters that comes on the Sci Fi channel, if you dont know about it you have been living under a rock for the last 3 years.
The original show stars Jason Hawes & Grant Wilson. Together they formed T.A.P.S (the Atlantic paranormal society), this is the foundation of the show. I have loved this show since I saw the first season and I have even got to know Grant outside of the TV personality, he is a great guy and very talented in other fields. The show has been pretty controversial since its popularity has grown. People in the field that are either jealous or have personal issues with the stars of the show have claimed everything from doctored images to production created hoaxes. No matter how serious you are about the field, it always leaves room for skeptics and thats just the way of the beast.
The success of the show has lead to several other shows even on other networks that follow the formula or try to gain success using similar styles and ideals. The most recent and most successful is the direct spin-off series, Ghost Hunters International. The case is made up of veteran TAPS members Brain Harnois, Donna LaCroix & Andy Andrews. I was never a big fan of Andy, I didnt really like his approach to the cases on Ghost Hunters however I think that was just due to the personalities of the other members. He doesnt seem to clash quite as much with the current cast which also includes a familiar face from Ghost Hunters, Barry Fitzgerald and newcomers to the TV series Robb Demarest & Shannon Sylvia. I didnt really like Robb's style of leadership on the first episode and I was bent on just flat out hating the show. I went ahead and kept watching, mostly because I am a TV junkie for stuff like this lol, and I started to enjoy the show. The show has a much more laid back approach to situations, and that was what I hated so much in the first episode. I was so use to how tight Grant & Jason run the ship and to see them cutting up and not being quite as serious I was turned off a bit. However it works with this cast.
The reason I would suggest to keep watching the show is for a few reasons. First and foremost its a good filler between the regular Ghost Hunters season. We all enjoy the original and when it was on downtime I always sat around wanting more ghost hunts on TV and NOT reruns. Second reason, Brian is always fun. Even when he made big mistakes on the regular series I always thought he had the "clown factor". He was fun to laugh @ even if you were frustrated. The final reason is WHY NOT? LOL. There is nothing else on TV even as good as this show during that time slot. I dont know what will happen when American Idol goes up to its typical 2 hour airing but we will see. I will still record this on my DVR and watch later.
This show is WIN, and I will do more detailed reviews each week as it airs, stay tuned and keep it movin!
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