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Ghost Adventures: Season One

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I used to be a diehard Ghost Hunters fan. Well, now that Ghost Hunters are boring, aging, and faking evidence, I got interested again in watching Ghost Adventures. What these three guys achieve as far as REAL evidence, energetic film making, and giving us a more satisfying back story to each haunted location, is far above and beyond what Ghost Hunters is dredging out these days. I like the way Zak provokes "only the bad entities" and ultimately gets results. Their reactions to their interactions with the spirit world are genuine and fun to watch. These guys are the real deal and unlike GH, they scream and run sometimes, and you know what? So would I!!! That's why I love them. I love that they take more time to show us the history of the locations and they are very respectful of the people they interview. It just adds so much more to the show and to our experience. Try not to be moved by "Redbone", the ex-inmate of Moundsville Penitentiary, who couldn't wait to take the boys on a tour of the prison after over 20 years of freedom from its walls, only to have to leave in tears when visiting his best friend's cell and recalling the day of his friend's murder in that very cell. VERY touching stuff. Zak, Aaron, and Nick love what they do and it shows. The episodes are sufficiently creepy and amazing in the evidence they produce. You will not be disappointed.

As this is their first season, it's a little rough around the edges but you can see them develop, become better at presenting their investigations and collecting observable phenomnena. Their enthusiasm for the investigations and finding what is really out there is entertaining.
Zak's aggressive approach to stir up emotional energy is quite successful at times.
Some of the episodes have some hard proof of paranormal activity - I find them very interesting, but it's my field of passion/study also.

I am a big fan of these ghost hunter type things, but I would have to put this show on the top of my list.. it doesn't have the medium, i like that added touch, but I love it how this show just gets right into it, Zac is crazy with some of the stuff he says,but he doesn't run from an expereince and stays and plays it through.. ( a pet hate from other ghost investigation shows).
They also give you the history behind things and get a background... just love it and can't wait for more!!! :)

Every single episode is amazing! I absolutely love these guys! They make it so interesting and they don't fake anything..everything is REAL! I love how they give you a background on the places that they visit and interview people that have encountered these spirits. I also love how they are willing to try new things like all different types of equipment and new ways to communicate with the spirits. I can't wait for season 2!!!!

Huge fan of the show. I watch it every week on the Travel Channel. If you enjoy good, raw ghost hunting, this is the show for you. Not as many episodes as I thought, I think they could do without the bleeps when they curse. I also would have liked to see the two-hour documentary that started the whole show. The documentary is among the most chilling footage of paranormal activity I've seen yet.

I'm glad that Zak, Nick and Aaron are truly sincere in their efforts in documenting the paranornal. Unlike the other so called paranormal shows on tv that have the cameras on themselves the whole time how will they catch anything on film doing that? I give 5 stars for the show zero for the dvd. My first copy on the first disc stopped brifely on the last show "Riddle House" after the clothes on the coat rack move then played thur. Second disc play fine until the last show "Old Idaho Penitentiary in the rose garden when Zak and Aaron were to take pictures of orbs, it compleley stops playing. I contacted Amazon.com and they sent out another dvd of Ghost Adventures season 1 free of charge. Well the same thing happened on the replacement in the same areas. I know it's not my dvd player because I played "The Shining" last weekend and no problems with the dics or dvd player. I'm suprised no one has reported any problems with this dvd set. I'm glad Amazon has pulled this dvd set for review. I believe this dvd set in cheaply made and or a bad batch sold to Amazon. Would like to see this problem resloved. Thank you amazon.com for doing your job! I hope the company who makes these dvd's will fix the problem soon as possible.

I started watching this show after watching Ghost Hunters. I can tell you that it is better than Ghost Hunters and many of the things these guys do is dangerous. They actually focus cameras and the such down hallways in hopes of catching a ghost on film instead of filming their faces the whole time. The reactions that the hosts give when they are scared or in pain seem very genuine, even screaming and running sometimes. They deal a lot with demonic spirits while taunting to bring on activity. They are scratched many times and freak out a lot. But hey, they do catch a lot of good evidence.The only downside (minor downside) is that they are sometimes too fast to say something is a ghost, such as a distorted evp and orbs. Yet most of the evidence is very good. I would buy this item and am ready to watch the second season when it comes out!

I confess, I am completely addicted to this show. I'll watch the same episodes over and over again on The Travel Channel, I never get sick of them. I just ordered Season One, and it's on its way... and I also pre-ordered Season 2, of course. DUH!! LOL. Anyways this show is extremely entertaining. Not only do the investigators gather incredible evidence once dusk hits and it's time for "lock-down" ... but they are an absolute HOOT to watch once their adventure begins. MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Zak Bagans has definitely found his calling by doing what he does. This field has needed a NO BS, NO NONSENSE, tough, in-your-face type of investigator for a long, LONG time... so Zak's been a long time coming!! He's so funny to watch, because you can just tell he's like a little kid in a candy shop practically drooling when the owner or keeper gives him the tour and the run-down on the site, paranormal activity, experiences, stories, and the history behind each location, etc, etc;--which is just as fascinating in itself. He completely cracks me up because he ALWAYS tackles and taunts the 'evil' and most aggressive entities at the site, and basically tells them who's boss. He asks and demands that they try to pull the same stuff that they have pulled on other people. He's persistent, and extremely passionate about this, and it makes you wanna' back him up 100 percent! But the laughs will still be there, of course, LOL!

Nick, the second investigator is the more 'smooth and suave' type... but he relentlessly follows Zak's orders and pretty much always gets the job done, which is what these guys are just trying to do. Get in, get the evidence they need, and get the H*LL outta' there--ALIVE!! Nick gets just as frightened and scared as the other two, though, no matter how hard he tries to hide it.

Aaron, the camera-man is a total TRIP to watch beause he is definitely the most vulnerable and frightened of the group. The entities feed off of people's fear, and they loooove to mess with Aaron, hehehe. Zak and Nick undoubtedly know this because they usually use Aaron as "the bait"... making him do some of the scariest and craziest experiments during the lockdown. But Hey. Somebody's gotta' do the dirty work, right??? LOL!

All in all this has got to be the best paranormal research show out there today, and I really hope these guys continue to do what they're doing for a very long, long time. And they are ARE professional in what they do. They're real people just like the rest of us, yanno. They become terrified, run for their lives, scream and yell, and they are not afraid to show it. I see nothing wrong with paranormal investigators having a little bit of personality... and these guys have a PLENTY of it, lol, which is quite refreshing. They're like 3 little kids going through a Haunted House on Halloween night, LULZ. Their reactions are genuine and yes, HI-larious at the same time. You can bet that if I was doing this stuff in front of millions of viewers on TV, I would give them a run for their money, too! The only one who really overreacts is Aaron--no surprise. Still--it's genuine overreactions. They show us just how REAL this field is... and their techniques work, because they get lots of activity and evidence recorded. I don't think I've ever seen a show where they haven't collected or experienced any activity. So whatever they're doing--it's working! Bottom line: They get the job done, and they've shined a whole new light on paranormal studies. They are cleary passionate in what they do, and it shows. You get caught up in the adventure right along with them!

I call these guys "The Real-Life Ghostbusters" because once again, they really mean business, and let the entities know it, too (which of course, the entities do not like). They are a no BS, no nonsense group of investigators who get the job done and get it done right, IMO. It's also so funny to watch them get on eachother's nerves, too... yelling at eachother, telling eachother to shut-up, calm down, telling the other one to go do something because "they ain't doing it", etc, etc, etc. LMAO--these guys are totally like The 3 Stooges of this field. Completely genuine and completely entertaining together.

Anyways. What else can I say besides--MOVE OVER "Ghost Hunters" (pppppffffffffffff)--there's a new sheriff in town! Zak and his crew!! They are here to kick GHOST-BUTT!!! And these bros "ain't scared of no ghost!" Well... like most of the time, dude, LMAO!!!

This is a great value for a great t.v. show. Some really scary and realistic stuff. Alot better than those shows with 20 people walking through an area.. Just 3 guys, locked in all night, with only night vision to see where they are going.

Ever episode leaves you wanting more. Zac and the guys are the best paranormal show out there right now keeping you on the edge of your seat and sending chills up your spine. This series is a gotta have for anyone into the paranormal.