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8:15 pm
January 2, 2011
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Nosfer
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Post edited 8:17 pm – January 2, 2011 by Nosfer
Post edited 8:33 pm – January 2, 2011 by Nosfer
Alas poor Robb, I sorta knew him (he was the guy with the blank stare, right?)
This coming Wednesday (the 5th of January) GHI returns to the airwaves (cable strands?) and visits Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, Denmark which was the model for Elsinore Brewery, er, Castle (anyone watch Strange Brew?) Helsingør is the Danish for Elisnore in case anyone was wondering the connection.
Gone is poor Yorick as captain of this ruined band (alright, no more Shakespeare quotes) and taking his place is the legendary Barry Fitzgerald. This was filmed pre-controversial row so Britt also joins the crew as does the recently displaced Kris Williams. And olde tyme favorites such as Susan Slaughter (GHA, right?), Paul Bradford (who?), Scott Tepperman (eh?), and the man of a thousand faces, Joe Chin. Or was that a thousand sounds?
Why Kronborg Castle? I'm glad you asked…they are looking for Hamlet's father's ghost. Well, not quite, the DPS (Danish Paranormal Society, bet you wouldn't have gotten that one without a hint!) says that figures are seen as well as screams heard. Ghostly soldiers still walk their rounds. Of course be prepared for stories of dead batteries and knocks that could be anything from a ghost to Polonius falling down the steps (hey, it wasn't a quote).
All in all this promises to be an episode full of cliches (did you see that?) and merriment. Okay, so maybe not intentional merriment, but merriment nonetheless!
Grab some ale and sit back and watch the "New and Improved" GHI (one-third less calories, twice the "yeah rights!")
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1:26 am
January 3, 2011
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To watch or not to watch, that is the question. 
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3:30 pm
January 3, 2011
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"My brother and I used to say that drownin' in beer was like heaven, eh? Now he's not here, and I've got two soakers… this isn't heaven, this sucks."
"If I didn't have puke breath, I'd kiss you."
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12:15 pm
January 5, 2011
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blinddog
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' Shades of Hitler's ghost '
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Double tap to the head. Don't become Undead.
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12:18 pm
January 5, 2011
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Revenant
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Nosfer said:
Gone is poor Yorick as captain of this ruined band(alright, no more Shakespeare quotes) and taking his place is the legendary Barry Fitzgerald. This was filmed pre-controversial row so Britt also joins the crew as does the recently displaced Kris Williams. And olde tyme favorites such as Susan Slaughter (GHA, right?), Paul Bradford (who?), Scott Tepperman (eh?), and the man of a thousand faces, Joe Chin. Or was that a thousand sounds?
Hmmm…I just don't know about elevating Barry into a leadership role. I like Barry. I have nothing against Barry. Seems like a very likable guy and has excellent taste in hats. However, I see him more as a "color guy." You switch to Barry for the dramatic "frozen deer in the headlights waiting for spooks" moment to spice up boring shows. I'd like someone a bit more even than an ex-ghostly-haunted tour guide for the leadership role.
I've argued in various threads that Robb did have leadership qualities. I'm not nominating him for leadership awards or anything, but when you consider the entire TAPS family, outside of Jason, Robb was the strongest. Now you have a leaderless group just wandering around. No…that won't cause problems. Not in the least.
As for the rest of the crew? Meh. Britt chasing around shadows with his absurd Sisyphean intensity. Kris…who I'm sure it was HER idea to leave GH and join GHI…I'm SURE it was. Joe Chin, master of the personal experience. I think he actually wears a medical bracelet stating that he's allergic to physical evidence. The others…I'm sure they're good people and fun to drink with. As for being serious investigators and actually adhering to any sense of scientific methodology…well…I'm sure they're good people and fun to drink with.
I think I'm going to be snoozing through this season. Please wake me up if anything remotely interesting happens….
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12:57 pm
January 5, 2011
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Robb didn't have the charisma for leadership (especially not on a TV show) but at least seemed to have some of the other facets. Barry…the first season of GHI is still too fresh in my mind where he would lead bonzai charges down into the darkness Britt-style (or rather Britt did it Barry-style), scare the bejeebers out of his co-investigators (Shannon), and generally present a questionable investigative style. So, for a TV show he'll probably work out just fine and give the flare that might help ratings!
As far as accomplishing anything and advancing the paranormal field. Not so much! I think the new lineup of roles is akin to shock treatment for the series in an effort to kick it up for maybe one more season.
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10:07 pm
January 5, 2011
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And another partially obscured moving object. A temperature rise when we've been told objects were cold when influenced by the paranormal. Well, not that we were told by anyone of authority so I guess that's alright.
Well, time to see what dreams may come.
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2:38 am
January 6, 2011
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I made it about 10 minutes and…like I predicted…I was fast asleep. I did get a chance to hear Kris exclaim that she had heard something on her left and then promptly turned to her right. I also enjoyed Barry's use of the term "chitter-chatter." Try to use that in your daily conversations today.
So, like I said…I had fallen asleep. A hard sleep. When I awoke…I was staring at the reveal section of the second airing of the episode. Timing is everything I guess.
The chandelier is pretty easy to explain. They made a big deal about "there were no breezes." Breezes? You mean a strong enough air current? Nice try, but no. Then they showed Britt and Joe Chin jumping up and down beneath the chandelier. Funny…but no. The most likely answer is that the vibration is coming from the floor above and…probably not directly above it either (which is what makes it interesting).
Britt and Joe Chin are thinking like ugly Americans. They aren't considering how the building was constructed, when it was, what type of stone and mortar was used and most importantly…how sound can travel through that medium and cause a vibration strong enough to "shake" a chandelier.
I came across this very thing a few years while in France. While having diner in a very old Chateau, the smallish chandelier above the table began to move. The host explained that when people use the back stairs, the chandelier would move. The Chateau was made of stone and the staircase was a good 30 feet away. It's just one of those things. And another fine example of just because YOU can't explain something…that doesn't mean that someone else can't or that the event is paranormal.
Speaking of which…something else that drives me insane: seeing shadows (both day and night). Can someone, anyone….please…for the love of God…acknowledge that the glass in the windows in these old buildings are probably very old. It could be cylinder glass or even crown glass. That means that the glass is going to be wavy, uneven, and produce really weird reflections of any sort of light. You want to explain strange shadows in an old building across seas? Start with the windows. "I saw this shadow…" Really? Did you do any sort of reasonable investigation? Man…that just drives me up a wall…
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9:27 am
January 6, 2011
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Chandelier…are we absolutely certain that the cameraman was rock steady? I think all we got was an isolated shot of the chandelier moving around in frame a little with no reference objects….
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3:16 pm
January 10, 2011
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I watched this one today. First, let me get this off my chest: KRIS ?!?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ….. Sorry you had to see that.
Anyway, just a bunch of nothing. Nosfer, good point about the chandelier. I thought the movement was as much from the camera man as the chandelier.
I had other observations, but…….just doesn't seem worth the effort.
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7:39 am
January 11, 2011
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I dunno, even though the cameraman is swaying around, I reckon the chandelier is also moving. Not that that proves anything. Their jumping up and down underneath it was hilarius.
The lantern torch moving was mildly interesting in that if it was a ghost that moved the torch/flashlight, then their experiment indicates that ghosts DON'T drain batteries. The volt meter showed no drop in voltage.
I think the light just settled. The head on those lantern type lights doesn't prevent the light from rolling. As for the EMF meter fluctuation, remember my EMF / flashlight test? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..jQX7qzpUuo
That little movement may have been just enough to spike the EMF meter. So we could have a set of natural circumstances that have been yet again mistaken for ghostly activity by Ghost Hunters Ignoramus!
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