New UK Paranormal Show Needs Your Help OcUKers!

If your going to do a show I'd much prefer a factual cultural offering. Episodes where you explore the history and possible science behind voodoo, witchcraft, mythic creatures and heroes, reproduction of video and camera effects that resemble ghosts, worlds best haunted places full history, death "hot spots" and area's like the bermuda triangle etc.

Theres hundreds of different things you can do with the paranormal but approaching it in a factual and almost scientific rationality would make it very watchable and intriuging.
 
PhillyDee said:
Would it be better, and indeed feasible to do some sort of physical excavations, to prove a lot of the claims about haunted sites?
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Not sure if that would be possible, but it would be great to really investigate a legend/haunting/mystery through archives, re-enactment (if the legends says a nun was walled up; lets wall someone up for a bit!) and so on, reconstructing murders in almost a forensic fashion!

Glad most of you aren't interested in mediumship: we aren't either.








@doofer: I would dearly love to kill James Cordon. I will offer this up at the next meeting! ;)

Oh, and Morba: I've already suggested dancing girls. It got a laugh at the time but I wasn't joking!
 
Should mediums be included?
A definite no, as said before, the credibility of mediums, is non-existant to much of the public, and thus it would be better without them.
However, I would think that the inclusion of a psychologist, would be good, to look into the psychology of the hauntings.
Is the history of the haunting important?
Probably the most important aspect of any haunting, is the story behind it, that said, don't go too far over the top, full re-enactments may be too much, but the history is very interesting, not only the history of the ghost themselves, but of the place aswell, so what if the ghost is 13th century, that's great, but what happened since? what stories are there?
Do investigators need to use the latest electronic gadgets to aid investigations?
No, if they have experiments that would help to explain various phenomena, then show us those experiments, and show us how they work. Anybody can knock together a machine that goes ping! But give us the SCIENCE!
Would you be happy seeing a show where not much happens (instead of the shennanigans that happen on other shows)?
If you develop a show, that focuses on the history of a haunting, with good science to help explain it, and good, engaging crew, then it doesn't matter if nothing happens. That in itself, is interesting.

All in all, History, Science, Psychology, Crew, that's what you need. And no cheap gimmicks!
 
I don't believe in any of this nonsense however to make it more credible you should also include hoaxes or a 'can't give a definite answer on that one' which will make the audience think more.
 
Forde said:
Not sure if that would be possible, but it would be great to really investigate a legend/haunting/mystery through archives, re-enactment (if the legends says a nun was walled up; lets wall someone up for a bit!) and so on, reconstructing murders in almost a forensic fashion!

Glad most of you aren't interested in mediumship: we aren't either.








@Doofer: I would dearly love to kill James Cordon. I will offer this up at the next meeting! ;)

Oh, and Morba: I've already suggested dancing girls. It got a laugh at the time but I wasn't joking!
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Problem with the excavations is you need to hire an archiologist to do a full survey of the land and be present when you start doing the digging. Due to a lot of hauntings being around listed buildings, this can cost nearly £800 an hour :/

Would end up blowing whatever budget you have in mind out of the water in the long run.
 
http://www.syfy.com/ghosthuntersinternational/index.php similar format to that (I think that it is that one), they put anything they see and hear to the test/explanations etc.

Say some light was on the wall or shadows etc. they would do a drive by in cars and what not (brief example)

Abandoned buildings are a must, however, LEAVE THEM AS YOU FIND THEM, not like Most Haunted, who seem to ruin the buildings they go to, I have seen them afterwards :( - I do a bit of Urbexing :)
 
Forde said:
Should mediums be included?
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Good lord no. A TV show about the paranormal should be scientific and unbiased as far as possible. Having con artists on the show spouting their crap just turns the whole thing into a joke. Using a medium is just filler for when bugger all happens.

Is the history of the haunting important?
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The history of a building is interesting but people watch a show about the paranormal in the hope to see/hear ghosts - so any history shouldn't take up too much time.

Do investigators need to use the latest electronic gadgets to aid investigations?
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Definitely. I watch Ghost Hunters [an American show] now and then and they employ a variety of equipment such as FLIR [infra-red] cameras and full-spectrum cameras - both of which have shown things that would be have been missed on regular recording equipment.

I am not saying this stuff is paranormal, but can be compelling at times. Having precise, scientific equipment helps as "personal experiences" mean nothing to a viewer.

Would you be happy seeing a show where not much happens (instead of the shennanigans that happen on other shows)?
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Definitely. Not every haunted house will stand up to a proper investigation as these kinds of things are terribly prone to exaggeration. Someone hears a weird noise, and tells a friend/co-worker who also heard it. Before you know it the place is "haunted", when it is entirely likely it was iffy plumbing.

We are also trying to find a new 'angle' for the show to mark it out from the other ones currently on TV. Something new and exciting, so any ideas are most welcome!
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In almost any show about the paranormal I have seen, most of what happens are personal experiences. "OH MY GOD I SAW A FACE!". Brilliant. Shame the camera was pointing at the floor at the time. I would love to see investigators wearing head-mounted cameras.

If they really are seeing things, the camera should see it too.

Having said all that I think it is brave to do a new show. Apart from a few tweaks I am not sure what can be done that no others already do.
 
I think it would be better to leave mediums out if you are trying to give it more credibility. Also, as there are existing shows that seem to capture things on camera but no one actually believes it anyway, so I think it would be good to get a reputable impartial organisation involved to oversee things and be present during filming, such as a university.
 
I used to love ghosthunters because i actually believed things, but after watching a debunking video on Youtube where they blatantly set a couple of things up i never bothered after that, but one thing that is hugely important is the truth, if nothing happens where the investigation is then fine, adding stories about the history should balance that out in most cases and if something unexplained does happen make sure theres enough equiptment to actually capture something.

Although there are a couple of unexplained things on Ghosthunters which were actually pretty astounding, due to the things they'v been caught out on it takes away any creditbility they had with me.

oh and if you need an investigator (although i have no experience whatsoever) gimme a shout, i'd adore to do something like that
 
DJ Binks said:
Abandoned buildings are a must, how...ion/news-inside-abandoned-insane-asylum"]here.

Thanks for your comments SiriusB, I don't think a new paranormal endeavour is brave as I don't think any of the current crop are actually particularly good (TAPS is overly scripted, badly acted and edited annoyingly; MH has detestable characters, unscientific and untrustworthy in the extreme and Ghost Adventures has a psycho for a presenter!), so there is plenty of room for improvement. Just need to find a style...
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agreed with most others.
The history is what makes it for me, cannot beat a good lead up to a ghost story.
Electronic gadgets aren't that important imo
I think its an excellent idea, as long as its not a hoax and they leave the building how they find it i think it would be brilliant.
 
There was a discovery program a while back, mainly set in a prison. Should be based on taht proper scientific and psychology experts. using thermal cameras and the rest. Showing in certain conditions the temperature naturally drops and so forth. The psephology watching and explaining what the subjects are seeing and experiencing due to these changes in conditions.

Mediums should be included, to laugh at(and fairness).

Oh yeh history very very important. would be nice if they actually looked into and proved/disproved if things actually happened as much as possible.
 
dmpoole said:
I don't believe in any of this nonsense however to make it more credible you should also include hoaxes or a 'can't give a definite answer on that one' which will make the audience think more.
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I must confess I echo Mr Pooles view to some degree, but where I would differ would be in liking to see two differing points of view about a case:One in favour and one against. People are harking on about how bad mediums are but I would like to see them used only where and when relevant: best to use someone with, as it were, a "proven track record": Gordon Smith would fit the bill. You need to allow the audience to make up its own mind on whatever evidence is or isn't available to make an opinion. Format could be a courtroom situation. You would be able to bring in outside experts, historians, physicists and cross examine them.
 
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most haunted is fake check youtube for leaked videos of yvette throwing stuff , hittting stuff and then claiming she heard something :D


what was the american one where they stuck 6 randoms in an abandoned mental hospital for the night? it was some gameshow that was cool
 
arknor said:
most haunted is fake check youtube for leaked videos of yvette throwing stuff , hittting stuff and then claiming she heard something :D
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Don't know if you ever saw her on Matthew Wright's show, but she came out with something along the lines of (and this is from memory) that 90% of the psychics/ghosthunters she's worked with are frauds.

Ah well, she's only 10% out ;)
 
Do us a favour and don't make it, invest the money in fake boobs for under cupped 16 year olds.
 
Isn't there an american ghost hunters show that is basically Most Haunted but without the cheese?

Sounds very much what you want to do!

Stick to the scientific side of things, people have had enough of the Most Haunted smoke and mirrors.

Don't just look at haunted places and investigating them, but investigate the methods used as well. For instance, educate the public on the real reason that automatic writing works, or table tilting. Investigate psychics as well.

What you don't want to do, is create a show where people sit at home shouting "why the **** did you do it like that you retards???", which is pretty much what happens every time Most Haunted gets put on TV in my house :)
 
I should note straight away that I'd never watch a haunting's programme. Complete garbage.

Should mediums be included?
Not entirely sure what it is mediums do :o. So no.

Is the history of the haunting important?
Yes, it's most interesting story.

Do investigators need to use the latest electronic gadgets to aid investigations?
Not really bothered, whatever 'works' lol

Would you be happy seeing a show where not much happens (instead of the shennanigans that happen on other shows)?
Then what's the point. If it's about hauntings then stick to the topic. A 5 minute briefing at the beginning would suffice.
 
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