Haunted Hooey
I was watching Most Haunted Live on the Travel Channel earlier today, and I wasn’t impressed at all.
First of all, everything that took place were only claims of things happening to the people doing the “investigating,” by those very “investigators.” Where were the orbs, the indoor mist, the apparitions, the EVP’s and other paranormal phenomenon that I can see and hear for myself? They said they heard ghostly noises, but I didn’t hear them. Maybe I should’ve had the volume all the way up or something.
All I saw were people claiming to have paranormal experiences and that really seemed like bad acting. The cuts on the guy’s bodies were a nice touch, but I bet they got paid extra to let them do that to them, if it wasn’t fake blood and cuts that is.
They had webcams which some people watching the show at home claimed to had seen ghostly stuff on, but of course, they didn’t show any pictures of the paranormal things allegedly caught on them.
Honestly, it all felt really fake to me. And apparently, it felt that way for a good reason. It’s highly likely that it is all just done for entertainment, not to seriously investigate buildings and houses that are purportedly haunted, like it is claimed to be. Read the criticism section in the Most Haunted Wikipedia article and you’ll see what I mean. You can also view videos on youtube of the crew possibly faking evidence in this section.
I know this is TV and things are definitely not what they seem on it, but is it really too much to ask for a little honesty? If you claim to investigate ghosts, then I expect you to really be doing that. And if you aren’t, then at least have the deceny of being honest with the audience and telling them it’s all for their entertainment and not real.
At least the Most Farted spoof videos were funny.
Anyway, tonight I will be watching another paranormal investigation show, Ghost Hunters, live on the Sci Fi channel. Hopefully it will be better than the sham from across the pond.
Happy Halloween to you. Here, check out the history of Halloween, because facts are cool.
