Nosfer said: "Since J&G created GHI (so the story on TV goes and seems now to be the partyline now that the show is doing alright) then J&G are in overall charge of it, Robb is under them and accepts who they give him…"

I completely understand that.  But, there's a time to stand up.  Jason respects strength and rejects weakness.  Steve has a strong personality so he's accepted.  Brian had a weak personality and got booted.  It isn't some great mystery.  Robb needs to stand up and demand a little control.  And…he does have a little juice.

GHI has turned over more team members than I care to remember.  Yet, the show still pulls numbers.  Granted, not rock-star numbers, but it's still worthy of a time slot.  Robb leads that team.  You can debate all day long whether he's good at it or not, but really, it doesn't matter.  The show is at the point where they can't lose Robb.  He's the foundation.  You just can't replace him at this point.  Given that…like I said, he's got some juice.

Also, you just can't throw anyone on this GHI team.  We've seen that and it doesn't work.  The travel is brutal.  You need a certain personality type that can take trudging from airport to airport.  To eat weird food.  To get along and find your way while in a non-English speaking country.  This is why Robb must have a say.

So all I'm saying, I'm disappointed that he isn't involved in the process (or at least seen…) if it is indeed true that some of these people may be on GHI.

Nosfer also said: "Wonder why Susan hasn't gone all empathetic on us again…nothing at Eastern State? Wow, must have been off her game. Since Heathyr was booted and it was clear that mediumship isn't the best way to get onto GH/GHI, I wonder if the patheticness (sorry, empatheticness) will every rear its head again?"

Great point.  I think we will see it, but much more toned down.  She's seen that straight out mediumship won't fly.  However, in small doses, ala Donna (always the "murky sensitive"), it may still work out.  Will we see it in GHA?  Doubtful.  If she's gets a gig either on GH or GHI…then I think so, but more in the line of Donna rather than Heathyr.  And…if she does make one of the shows, I'll even go so far as to place some money on her getting a "mysterious illness" due to "psychic vibes" at least twice in her first season.

Nosfer said" "Musings…IS Robb really the cement that holds GHI together? If they came up with a convenient illness for him and had him replaced by some other non-blinker, or even someone with a bit more personality, would it kill the show? As long as you don't replace EVERYONE at once, I wonder if it's really that much of a problem."

Like it or not, I believe that Robb IS the leader of that group.  I think he is the foundation.  Now, with that being said, I also do not believe that he is very charismatic.  That's not really a knock against him.  I mean, few people truly are.  But you can augment this by adding colorful characters to the cast.  And ones that actually stay on the show so fans can get to know them would also be helpful.

From the current talent pool over at GHA, I don't see those people adding any much needed personality to the GHI team.  However, if they can find someone who will just stay with the team over the long run, that would be handy as well.

At this point, there's a great deal to say on GHI and that team of theirs and what they should do, but this really isn't the thread for it.  Maybe when GHI starts up again, we'll revisit this issue.

Gwenwhyfar asked: "Question- I thought the bucket noise was debunked as a window. If so, why did they list it as a paranormal claim?"

I have to admit, I raised my eyebrow a bit when I saw that as well.  But to be fair, they did do the right thing.  When one "debunks" anothers' undocumented experience, all one can do is theorize possible and quite natural reasons as opposed to something of a paranormal nature.  So although the wind banging the window "may" explain the sound, there is no evidence that that was indeed the sound being heard.  And since there is virtually no way to prove or disprove an undocumented personal experience, the mysterious "bucket noise" is still listed as a possible paranormal event.

To also be fair, the show should have done a much better job in explaining that aspect as I'm sure many people were asking themselves the same question…

Hmmm…well, I'll debate their evidence, their investigatory methods and even their motive behind certain things…but as for Steve's phobia's…I'm just going to give it to him.  I don't see a possible benefit in him being dishonest about it.

Also, we do not know if things were edited in a particular way.  We also do not know if Steve has been seeking any sort of treatment for his assorted irrational fears.  Perhaps it may have been as simple as a certain medication or psychological technique that was temporarily helping him.

In any event, I wouldn't look too much into that particular instance and try to garner any relevant information from it.  Unless…you're stating that this is evidence that Steve has been lying about his phobia's for years.  Which I would simply disagree with based upon the mountain of evidence that points to Steve having legimate irrational fear of multiple things.  He's just not a good enough actor to fake the fear that he has shown in the past while confronting spiders, airplanes, heights, or whatever else…

Steve's fears and phobias have been discussed on many threads here and I believe them to be legitimate myself.

As far as his driving to sites and others flying, it has been well established and acknowledged by members of GH/TAPS that only Jason and Grant fly to locations or, in the case of some NJ/NY City trips, take the train.  On almost every investigation (except the West Coast) the cast and crew drive, not fly.  J&G are picked up at the airport and the scenes are filmed of them driving once they depart to the location.

Nosfer said:

In addition, in one of the episodes rerun this week (first week June 2010) Steve's act of acting like the bugs didn't bug him (how's that for double word play) when Tango was getting all weirded out…Steve's act seemed just like that, an act, as contrasted to what appears to be genuine freakout that we normally see.

Tango getting weirded out by bugs and Steve acting like he's not ? 

Wonder how that fits with the TAPS quality of composure …