Oh my... a team that actually outdouches Scooby Douche. They're so extreme (or so stupid) they dare the dead to get them. They're on a lake, something splashes in the water, and they decide that it can't be a fish... something doesn't want them there. O...K. Maybe the fish don't want you and your summoning circle there. Anyway, I think I might kind of love this show for the sheer alpha mayhem the team projects. I certainly love their thinking that underwater paranormal investigation has never been done before. Sure it has. There's a group called Paranormal Divers. And I'm sure they don't dive within the magic dixie cup circle of light or act like a pussy when a fish touches them.

I watched this for the first time last night, and wow! I think it's going to be known as "Big Redneck Scaredy-Cat Ghost Summoners" at ChezCita.

What cracked me up was them "calling" the ghosts by saying, "We want to help you!" and then when they'd convinced themselves that they'd "made contact," telling to ghosts to go back to hell.

Ok, this show pretty much sucks. There seemed to be no organization or coherency to anything they were doing. It was a lot of yelling for the the team members to run to another member to see absolutely nothing...also the whole time they were burning the floor and cutting the bars in the prison I never once thought we'd see a ghost or anything; I kept thinking whoever owes the prison now is gonna be pissed they destroyed property...and the one on the lake I agree I was thinking uh, its just a fish they have those in lakes you know(I think I actually rolled my eyes at that point).

Not to mention that there apparently isn't a "drowned town" in Bonito Lake - they razed the most if not all of the buildings before flooding the town since the new lake would be a water supply and they didn't want too much debris in the lake. They also moved the cemetary - bodies and all.

I was thinking the exact same thing. And when the one guy went running down past the cells and got freaked out by a bird (and even said, "Oh, a bird"), it didn't occur to them that the rest of the noises they were hearing were caused by birds as well.

I absolutely hated the whole chalk outline on fire/blood ritual b.s. I ended up turning the show off. And I know this sounds petty and all, but if I'm going to watch a ghost hunting team, I'd appreciate some eye candy. At least I'd have something nice to look at when they end up making fools of themselves.

The sorta scared dude cracked me up. Especially when he was in the cell and homeboy was blowing those bars off. He may be the only reason I watch this drivel.

My thoughts were that if a ghost was trying to comunicate with them how the hell would they hear it over the sound of the electric saw they were using? Ghosts aren't known for being yellers if you know what I mean.

This show doesn't seem to have any purpose.

I'm no expert, but it seemed to me that some of the rituals they were going through (like the blood circle) are designed to call demons, not ghosts. Also, when they were on the lake, why call out for the murderer? Why not call out for the murder victims? With that kind of abrupt ending to their lives, I would think that their spirits would be much more likely to hang around.

I still can't believe they showed the one guy cutting himself with a razor.

I'm watching the show right now. I was interested based on the episode description about the New Mexico state pen. I live about an hour away from Santa Fe. The prison didn't close right after the riot like they mentioned. It closed in 1999. The state still owns the prison and a few movies have been filmed there like The Longest Yard remake, All The Pretty Horses and an indie prison movie Lockdown. Other things mentioned were true. Most of the prisoners killed were snitches or sex offenders. 13 guards were taken hostage and some were raped. If you read the books like The Hate Factory, The Devil's Butcher Shop and couple of other books about the riot you get better sense of all the crazy stuff that happened there.

I thought the show was dumb and I agree the investigators seemed not to be organized. The whole thing about recreating the death was dumb especially the guy cutting himself so he could put blood on the floor. Also one of the guys interviewed by the crew Cody Polston has lead several ghosts of the old state pen. The whole thing about sawing through the bars was dumb in the real riot prisoners took blow torches from the prison storage units and cut through the bars.

The more I think about it, the more I realize just how irresponsible this show is in what they showed their "investigators" doing. Apparently they don't think that among their audience will be a large number of highly impressionable kids. And that's all we need, for them to decide to go someplace they think is haunted, armed with matches and alcohol and a razor blade in order to perform a fire and blood-letting ritual. Not smart, people.

Is this a new show? The penitentiary/lake is the only episode I've seen, and the only one this forum has discussed, but it was listed on my DVR as a "repeat." I'm wondering if this is a series or a Halloween one-time-only scarefest.

I'm pretty sure I saw a listing for at least one other episode, but I haven't figured out exactly when the originals air. And, hey, it's cable, so 5-6 episodes constitute a 'season'.

Right now it's a two hour "special event" concluding tonight at 10:00 on A&E, but it's being bandied about as a potential series.

Tonight's episode:



Bet they bury the chubby guy.

It's like the 'Being-Assholes-to-Ghosts' show!

And we have a winner!

Did they really bury the chubby guy? I tivoed it because I couldn't miss "Castle"

Yep. And in the 2nd investigation they put him in a straight jacket.

Man, I can't wait to watch!

This show confuses the hell out of me. All the running, and "come here"s and jumping around and abrupt endings to investigations.

I think I'm changing my name for it to "Big Redneck Scaredy-Cat Ghost Summoners with ADHD."

Oh. My. God....just when you thought it was safe to turn on the TV, along comes this crap! Any team that can make Yvette and the Most Haunted crew look like professionals in comparison, you know its gotta be bad. Talk about three stooges. Kinda makes you feel sorry for the ghosts.

I'm thinking the ghosts are amused by the Three Stooges as well. Like, "Did you see those whack jobs that showed up last night? They actually tried the old 'fire 'n blood' routine on us!"

Ha! ITA. When the one named Shaun announced that he was ready to take it to the next level (or something like that), I announced that I was ready to take it to the next channel!! BTW, someone over on YouTube commented that Shaun, the one doing the narrating, sounded like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and I completely agree w/ them.

Hee! The ghosts were probably laughing and singing:

The fire 'n the blood
The fire 'n the blood
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The fire 'n the blood

I did absolutely no laughing during the episode. I just couldn't because it was extremely ridiculous and extremely boring. I actually spent the entire episode shaking my head, however, after coming here to read what others thought about the 1st episode, I am now LMAO!!

A brief summary of the first episode: There was bird activity in the prison and fish activity in the lake. 'nuff said.

Finally caught this show. Wow. Just wow. Zak and crew from Ghost Adventures should THANK these guys for making them look like stoic professionals. In the swamp episode, I thought for sure some alligator (or are they crocodiles?) was going to go home with a nice doughy white boy arm.

This show is "right up there" with Paranormal State in its bad stageyness and Dean Winchester wannabes.

I'm pulling for the ghosts on this show; I really would love for them to tiptoe up behind one of the guys and yell "BOO!"

The voodoo ritual had me in stitches. So the Demon Hunter and his posse ain't afraid of no demon, but a fish, alligator, bird, and bat are great cause for alarm.

Plus they kept calling Penhurst a "mental hospital." It wasn't. It was a State School for developmentally disabled children and adults. And much like New York's Willowbrook, it was a horrible place. I kind of had an issue with them being there and doing their "extreme" shit where so many developmentally disabled people suffered for so many years.

They must think we are idiots.

This is the most blatantly phony scripted show yet. Many of the line reads are obvious and very poor. Actions like the fat guy being buried are staged. None of the alleged paranormal activity is shown.

If they are going to script things, how bout hiring writers who know how to tell a compelling story and build suspense?? How bout hiring able actors who know how to read lines?

This show doesnt even compensate for the fake stuff with some comedy. The three main characters arent very compelling and I dont get the sense that they have any chemistry. Someone please exorcise them from my TV screen.

I agree especially w/ the need for an immediate exorcism of this show.

This show has given me a greater appreciation for Ghost Adventures and Paranormal State. No matter how ridiculous (in fun and silly ways) these two shows can sometimes get, they never fail to entertain me. I've never lost interest and continue to watch and enjoy both shows. Extreme Paranormal did nothing for me. I did not enjoy it and I have no desire to see another episode.

I agree madsircool. I can't stop thinking that their voices don't match their behavior in every episode I've watched.

Like it's badly dubbed or something. They just don't *fit* with the other noises.

Pawn Stars is on and it hit me who the fat guy from this show reminded me of--the idiot son.

Words fail me. I did not think it was possible that this show could be worse than MH or GA....I wuz wrong.

I didn't know what to think about the Three Stooges. They made the Scooby Douches look good.

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