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11:37 am
April 5, 2009
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alicat
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Pilgrim Films is casting the "college edition" which is now Ghost Hunters: New Generation. Here is the link:
http://www.pilgrim-films.com/casting.html
Looks like they are filming August through October 2009. On the casting page is a link for an application to participate and submission guidelines.
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11:45 am
April 5, 2009
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Oubliette
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Well, isn't that interesting? Yes, we will teach the new members via the unassailable and highly proven methods as developed by TAPS and taught by Steve, who has only read one book about the subject.
At least they are looking for people who have some skill in electronics, and the psych part couldn't hurt either. It's just the part about "we will teach you how to do it right". That's the clincher. Since there is no set criteria in this field and almost anything goes, wonder what will be taught? The K-II meter? The flashlight test? How to misuse a FLIR? How to provoke ghosts? I could go on and on.
Sorry, didn't mean to be so nasty about it. I still want to see "The Skeptologists" then yet another show using the same old stuff that we've been seeing for the last few years.
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If 50 million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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11:49 am
April 5, 2009
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Nosfer
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Telling it like it is is not being nasty. I agree, what has TAPS really discovered that they can teach anyone? They have not proven or even tested any of the numerous 'theories' that they spout. Steve can maybe teach how to differentiate a wolf spider from a zebra spider but that's about it. Or is his expertise limited to 'orb' weavers?
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12:08 pm
April 5, 2009
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Oubliette
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The application is really interesting. Bet married or "in a relationship" people will be filtered out. They don't want anyone going off to get married or have a baby!
I did have paranormal experiences, but wouldn't bother to read a book on demonology since I don't believe in it.
Wonder what the better answer to "Are you a skeptic?" would be.
But I'm reading way too much into that application anyway.
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If 50 million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
Anatole France
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12:16 pm
April 5, 2009
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Nosfer
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For skeptic I think you'd have to first explain what a skeptic really is. I'm sure that they, like most, take skeptic to mean non-believer or even "a denier"
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12:18 pm
April 5, 2009
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Question 10 is interesting.
I'm signing up. I need to get on this show. See, I have progeria, which is why I look like I'm 46 when I'm really 18…
Oh and if they offer me 100k for a string pull, I'm sorry but I may have to consider it. 
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12:24 pm
April 5, 2009
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Nosfer
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Oh boy, if you submit a video, check the first one:
DRESS: Try to avoid shirts with bright colors or busy patterns. Do not wear bulky
clothing, sunglasses or hats.
I think every member has violated every one of those on film! I wonder if you get extra points, though, if you wear a hat upside down?
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12:28 pm
April 5, 2009
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Absolutely agree! GH has been on the air since 2004. Jason had supposedly been investigating for 17 years when he started TAPS. Grant joined him 2 years afterwards. What have they found? In reality, absolutely nothing. What scientific methods to they use? None. Everything is a theory. Had anyone ever heard of them before GH? No. They were quoted as saying the field paid nothing and they were not charging anyone for their "services". So they spend (they say) $60,000 on equipment but don't know how to use it? It's now 2009 (22 years after Jason started) and they are going to "teach" others what they can't "teach" themselves? Heaven forbid if my child decided to forgo two or three months of college (depending on start dates) for 10 minutes of fame and I would have some serious doubts about the parents that would allow it.
Obviously, it's Pilgrim that has a "theory".
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12:36 pm
April 5, 2009
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Learjet
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alicat said:
Obviously, it's Pilgrim that has a "theory".
That's because Pilgrim film and television have been around for a long time. Est 1620 !? What the fetch?
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2:55 pm
April 5, 2009
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Revenant
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Nosfer said:
For skeptic I think you'd have to first explain what a skeptic really is. I'm sure that they, like most, take skeptic to mean non-believer or even "a denier"
I prefer the title of "Naysayer." Has more of a gothic ring to it.
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6:58 am
April 6, 2009
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Wes
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With a little digging, found page 2 of the Pilgrim Film instructions for applicants:
Please include the following in your submission video:
Pretend you hear something in an old drafty building with creaky wooden floors, clanking pipes, street noise and other people walking around — explain how they are ghost footsteps.
Make something up about ghosts, now preface it with “there’s a theory … ”
Now answer the following true or false:
Your eyes in a dark building are more reliable than an image from a camera.
Variances in temperature means there’s a ghost nearby.
Tampering with non ghost-hunting equipment is a valid way to build a ghost finder.
Although there are variances in electromagnetic fields everywhere on the planet, in a haunted location they are proof of a fear cage or, more likely, a ghost.
Logic is overrated.
There’s nothing remotely wrong with saying a place you have a business interest in is haunted based on one EVP, caught during a wind storm, that sounds like ssssssssssss, but may be saying “Help me get out of this Hellish place because I am a trapped soul who makes his presence known only to non-skeptics, in the dark, during tourism season.”
Theories, research, feelings, science — they’re all equally valid.
I can tie a knot in fishing line.
I would get breast enlargement surgery if the rating are sagging.
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If you answered “false” to any of these questions, we will file your application in the appropriate place.
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"The truth shall bear all light."
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7:07 am
April 8, 2009
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Wes
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.. of course we're mocking the New Generation now, but it made me think back about 6 years ago: imagine no paranormal shows were on TV and imagine this pitch for a show: "We have two regular guys who are plumbers. Like all good comedy teams, one guy's plump and surly and the other guy is skinny and a practical joker. At night, they go into haunted buidings and look for ghosts. They have a crew of followers who investigate with them and keep touching stuff and run screaming out of buildings when they see a shadow move … "
Who woulda thunk it would lead to all this? I'm guessing that these kinds of shows will eventually go uber-mainstream and we'll soon see a ghost hunting show on primetime network TV. While that prospect would once be exciting, now it makes me cringe.
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1:46 pm
May 19, 2009
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Mary
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Oubliette said:
Well, isn't that interesting? Yes, we will teach the new members via the unassailable and highly proven methods as developed by TAPS and taught by Steve, who has only read one book about the subject.
You should have stopped the above sentence at the word 'book'. :p
That said, I can't wait to see this 'Next Generation' Show.
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"Quando omni flunkus moritati" ("When all else fails, play dead") – Possum Lodge motto. Jason and Grant should adopt it as their own.
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9:07 pm
May 19, 2009
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Hannah
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Sci Fi Board takes on Ghost Hunters Next Generation:
a. Ghost Hunters is reaching market saturation
b. If it involves ghost hunting after keggers they might find a ghost
c. "This should be as informative as watching a blind person lead another blind person."
d." what i dont get is why does steve and tango need to be teaching the college kids? if they picked an experienced group (like my group, which i know is a long shot so no need to comment) there would be no need to teach the kids and the show could almost act like a seperate entity from GH only with the name being the same. as for the dress code we wear black shirts, jeans, and sneakers no sandles allowed due to the fact that they can create paranormal evidence." (Was posted by a college student who claims to belong to a college campus paranormal group.)
http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2321191
What puzzles the heck out of me was the reference to "sandals due to the fact they can create paranormal evidence" Huh?! Have I missed a theory? Kinda like ghosts cannot lift more than 10 pounds?
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7:41 am
July 16, 2009
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alicat
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As I mentioned in another post somewhere else on the board, New Generation has set out the casting net again. Per Pilgrim's site, they now expect to premier this show and their 6 episodes in 2010.
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2:45 pm
July 16, 2009
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Queen of the Nerds
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Sandals can create paranormal evidence? WOW! I am always wearing flip-flops!!! That is the explanation to all of my paranormal experiences. Thanks for reposting that little tidbit. I must stop wearing sandals now and see if that helps.
Okay…seriously…. was that person being genuine or was that a joke?
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If you believe in telekinesis, raise my hands.
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2:55 pm
July 16, 2009
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Revenant
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Queen of the Nerds said:
Sandals can create paranormal evidence? WOW! I am always wearing flip-flops!!! That is the explanation to all of my paranormal experiences. Thanks for reposting that little tidbit. I must stop wearing sandals now and see if that helps.
Okay…seriously…. was that person being genuine or was that a joke?
There was an episode of GH where Jason "mysteriously" lost one of his flip-flops for a short time. This is what the person is making a reference to. I know it's in the archives somewhere and I think it's also discussed in one of the podcasts as well.
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3:32 pm
July 16, 2009
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Stephen
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"Discussed"?! I wrote a song about it! It's this episode:
Playing Catch Up
and the song is in this episode:
Out of the Closet
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Stephen the Friendly Skeptic
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9:57 pm
July 16, 2009
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Revenant
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Stephen said:
"Discussed"?! I wrote a song about it! It's this episode:
Playing Catch Up
and the song is in this episode:
Out of the Closet
Yes…"discussed." I was using the definition of "to musically engage one from a skeptical, humorous, and informative perspective on the state of another persons' flip-flop." I mean that's the definition that I always go by… 
And if you buy that one…I've got this sweet flashlight that communicates with ghosts for sale too. If it doesn't work at first, give it a couple of shakes and then ask your questions louder…
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