Destination Truth – Season 1 and Season 4
Or is it 3.5? Maybe 3.14159? Who can understand how SyFy counts their seasons…
But at any rate, we finally get to have Destination Truth Season 1 on DVD today! This has probably been the longest wait for a DVD set of a modern show. We’re three seasons in (again, depending on your counting method) and now we get to jump back all the way to the beginning and watch the original antics of Josh and crew as they search for things which might, or might not exist.
For those unfamiliar with Destination Truth it’s a show about a guy who has the worst luck with motorized vehicles. And camels. They just don’t seem to like him.
Josh Gates is a globe trekking Cryptozoologist who’s on the hunt for some of the worlds most elusive legends, including, but not limited to, the Yeti, Werewolves, El Chupacabra, Skunk Ape and Bigfoot as well as abandoned towns and villages like Chernobyl, the Haunted Forest and the Island of the Dolls. He’s also been known to visit some off the beaten path locales like the Bermuda Triangle, King Tut’s tomb and the Haunted Lost City. Are these places real? And are they really cursed? Well, that’s what Josh and his ever changing crew are going to find out.
Part paranormal investigation, part adventure travel, part what not to do in a foreign country, Josh and team investigate if there’s any truth to these legends and sightings and what could be their real world explanation. If you remember the old "In Search Of" narrated by Leonard Nimoy then you’re on the right track. That might be going back way too far for some of you, so here’s a link to get you up to speed.
You don’t have to be a fan of the paranormal to get a kick out of watching Destination Truth. If you enjoy visiting exotic and off the beaten track destinations, or enjoy watching a guy with night vision goggles run around in the middle of the night wondering what just bit him, or think that throwing caution to the wind and jumping in the bucket and winching yourself across the ravine is a grand idea or if you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be in a small boat, in the middle of a Loch, while chasing a see creature, and you can’t find the shore because of the fog, and you’ve just about run out of gas, and can’t reach your team by radio, then you need to tune in.
Josh has a great narrative style and always seems to get himself into some strange predicament and meets some very interesting people. And unlike Jason and Grant, or Kim and Amy, there’s no sitting on the couch; usually because he’s in the middle of a field or abandoned village and there is no couch. And when he hears something there might be a "Dude, Run!" but it’s towards the noise, or the light, or the glowing eyes, or big splash in the water.
If you haven’t tuned in, I highly recommend you pick up Season One today and see how it all started and then get set tomorrow when Josh kicks off an all new Season by hunting down Leprechauns so he can get ahold of their lucky charms. Yes, it’s Josh, searching for Leprechauns on St. Patrick’s Day. What’d you expect?
You can also jump over to Hulu and IMDB and catch some of the older episodes. Their selection is a little random, but then again, so is Josh and his team.
If you want the Full Monty (and who doesn’t) Amazon has the full list of episodes, if you’re so inclined.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Destination Truth
- Destination Truth – Live 4 Hour Investigation in Ireland
- Destination Truth: Season 1 – Finally on DVD!
- Destination Truth on the Radio
- Destination Truth – Ghosts of Masada/The Leprechaun S03E10
- Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter – Available Today!
- So That Leaves …
- My Favorite Destination Truth Episodes
- Destination Truth – Vietnam’s Bigfoot – S05E01
- Interview with Josh Gates of Destination Truth
Now this is some debunking! The spirit of Michael Jackson explained
If you recall, there was a video of Michael Jackson bedroom where you see an eerie figure or apparition cross the doorway. And looking at the video it looks pretty convincing and with all the dramatic music added it might even give you a goose bump or two. But check out this debunking video. The explanation is even more intriguing and I wonder how many other apparition events could be explained in a similar manner.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Michael Jackson speaks from beyond the grave… Yeah right.
- Paranormal Challenge – Ohio State Reformatory – S01E04
- The Conjuring – A Film About Ed and Lorraine Warren
- New Shows on SyFy
- Paranormal State – The Death Room – S05E01
- Total Paranormal Fakery
- Haunted Collector – Uncivil Spirit & Revolutionary Ghost – S01E05
- Paranormal Cops – Stirring Up The Dead – S01E03
- Ghost Adventures – Point Sur California – S07E03
- Paranormal State – Ghosts of the Forgotten – S05E08
Ghost Hunters at Alcatraz 100th Episode
I’m sure you’ve been anxiously waiting for my comments on the Ghost Hunters 100th episode at Alcatraz so here they are at last.
Before we begin I really have to make a comment about Alcatraz itself. After watching American Paranormal and their experiments with infrasound I’m completely suspect of any paranormal investigation at this site. The environment itself of wind and water would lead to plenty of false positives. Not to mention the hundreds of birds, rats and who knows what else that now make Alcatraz home. How could you not expect creaks, bangs, scratches, footsteps, the moaning of the wind, the thud of the surf and dozens of others sounds from the place? With so much "noise" how can you possibly differentiate what you’re hearing?
But anyway, the Ghost Hunters team if off to the glitz and glamour of Alcatraz for their 100th episode. As I mentioned before my interest in the Ghost Hunters has come to an end. I only tuned in because Josh was hosting the interview and he brings a sense of fun and levity into everything he does. As expected both the interview and the investigation were fairly lackluster.
And by the way Dustin, I hate to break it to you, but you’re not a rock star…
The interview portion was pretty much a let down because no one actually said anything. About four questions were asked the whole night and the team was basically able to articulate nothing more than a short one sentence answer. When asked about their paranormal experience, Jason and Grant, as you might expect, dodged the question and gave a pretty non-committal answer. Even though Robb is the head man of GHI, he had one sentence to say then was ushered off stage. Kris and Amy hung off to the side and kept the couch from rolling away. Even Steve and Tango hardly had anything to say. Honestly, this train derailed dozens of times and Josh was having a heck of a time keeping it going.
I’m biased about the investigation anyway so I’ll skip through most of it. I don’t think they captured much evidence and certainly nothing that gives credence to most of the claims people have out there. It would take a lot to convince me the wind and surf aren’t responsible for most things people see and experience.
One thing that did come to mind is that once again the team shows they aren’t always sure where the other members are. Steve and Tango hear noises and say it could easily be the other team members. This just shows TAPS can actually step over themselves and give false positives by their own actions.
No denying Alcatraz is a wild place which I would certainly like to visit. The tunnels, long corridors and plenty of places without light would be fascinating to see. But whether it’s truly haunted or not remains to be seen, at least in my eyes.
And what was the big news of the night? Ghost Hunters Academy is coming back for a second season. I’ll try to contain my excitement. We’re also informed that the GHA graduates, Susan and Karl will be joining GHI. I was woefully disappointed by GHI this season and this doesn’t help matters. Now that these two are going to join the ranks I think I might be stepping away from the entire Ghost Hunters franchise. The premise and crew from GHA just rubbed me the wrong way. It was a personality clash in every sense of the word so having them on GHI doesn’t make me want to tune in. Jason and Grant have lost me for now. I may change my mind if they go to some place that really interests me, but as we start this new season I’m not on board.
Overall the 100th episode special was somewhat interesting, but not thrilling. It’s pretty obvious they see this as a business now, which unto itself is fine, but the quirky fun of the show is pretty much missing now. But congratulations to the Ghost Hunters for 100 episodes which as Josh says, in today’s climate is an achievement no matter who you are. To be something on the fringe like this is a major accomplishment. Hopefully they’ll win me back, but for now, I think we need a bit of a break from each other.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Ghost Hunters 100th Episode from Alcatraz. But not live.
- More on Ghost Hunters Live Halloween Special
- Ghost Hunters Academy – Almost making Ghost Lab look good
- Ghost Hunters Live Halloween Special at Pennhurst State School and Hospital
- Ghost Hunters Season 4
- Ghost Hunters – Season 1 – Rating – Too Damn Funny!
- Has Ghost Hunters Jumped the Shark?
- What’s with all the secrecy?
- Haunt Jaunts Interview with Kris Williams of Ghost Hunters
- Ghost Hunters Academy – Episode 2 – Wilmington NC
Ghosts trapped in Holy Water up for bids!
Hmmm… Now I think I’ve seen everything
Avie Woodbury claimed she was so tired of being haunted that she called in an exorcist to rid her house of two ghosts.
The exorcist trapped the spirits in bottles of holy water – which Ms Woodbury has now put up for sale on internet auction site TradeMe.
‘The holy water dulls the spirits’ energy, sort of puts them to sleep’ she said.
And when you’re done shopping that site, come back and give me a yell, I have a bridge you might be interested in. I also have some great land you might want to develop.
Ghosts Trapped in Holy Water up for sale
Other Articles of Interest:
- Haunted Highway – Bridge of Doom and Shades of Death Road S02E05
- Paranormal Cops – Meagan’s Ghost – S01E05
- Ghost Adventures – Route 666 – S13E06 – Part 2
- What happened to Brian Harnois?
- Amityville Horror house goes on sale for $1.5M
- Destination Truth Spirits Of Angkor Wat/Canadian Lake Monster S04E02
- The Dead Files – Death and Dolls – S01E04
- Destination Truth – Ghosts of Masada/The Leprechaun S03E10
- Paranormal State – Do Bad Things – S05E10
- Destination Truth – Alien Invaders and Swedish Lake Monster – S05E04
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