ghosts are making their way out of the public’s nightmares and into primetime entertainment. Romanticized as brooding entities trying to connect with loved ones, TV “spirits” are portrayed through living, human eyes. Whether fiction or real, ghost TV is the latest genre du jour. Here are some of the popular ghost shows dominating nighttime programming.Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
Medium (CBS)
Ghost Hunters (SyFy)
Ghost Adventures (Travel Channel)
Paranormal State (A&E)
Most Haunted (Travel Channel)
The Other Siders (Cartoon Network)
Whether or not you believe in ghosts, the shows above are great for entertainment purposes. If you can look past the screaming, swearing, and “hope we caught that on camera” moments that often don’t materialize, the reality shows are interesting. As a skeptic, it’s easy to poke holes into the real shows featuring investigators because oftentimes there are so many extraneous variables that can cause the phenomenon. However, shows like Ghost Adventures are worth a viewing since the group locks itself into haunted places without interference from the outside world. Watching three, tough-looking adult guys become terrified by unexplained anomalies is worth an hour on Friday night.
As viewers we have to take their words for it, but if the things these TV sleuths catch on scientific equipment are real (shadow figures, disembodied voices and noises, and physical manifestations like touches or projectiles), there’s a whole new world that deserves to be explored.
Source: Image of Ghost Adventures team
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