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Here it is people -- my long rant of "Paranormal State". Oh where to start? Where to start? I know! Let's start with the leader of the group Ryan Buell. In one of the on demand specials that introduces the group members, Ryan Buell states he is a expert in the field of paranormal research. This is not true. He is no expert in the field. He's a self-proclaimed expert in the paranormal. To be an expert in a field you first need to have special skills or knowledge and authority in some particular field. You also need to uncover new innovative findings or have substantial influence on the field. This kid has not done anything new or innovative. I have read a crapload of books on the paranormal and been in quite a few paranormal research groups, as well as followed other paranormal researchers and their log journals parers etc... From that I would not call myself an "expert", but if knowledge is all you need to be an expert, well then every person on this web site or that has watched one tv show on the paranormal is an expert! I would only say that I have a good knowledge base in the paranormal.

And I'm going to now use all of my talents to rip this show a new one! Ok Ryan, stop with all the "ooooo the devil is following me" crap. I love how he never says the name, but coincidently a psychic writes it down on a piece of paper and wow... it's the same OMG! I don't think so dude. If a demon had beef with you, you wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning. And a demon would never, I mean NEVER, tell you his name. If you have ever done a little bit of reading you would know that if you know the demon's name, you can control the demon. Or you can get rid of him. Man, Ryan... I think you like drama more than you like sex or breathing. Also they have an occult member performing rituals in the show. WOW how unscientific is that?Magic is an unproven practice in the world of science and if you are going to be a paranormal researcher, you really need to be scientific. That is what the field is all about. The point is to validate the evidence gathered to further the legitimacy of the paranormal field. You know, out of fantasy into reality.

I must say I do like watching the show, it's just so BAD like a Troma film. It's like watching a donkey show -- it's so horrible you can't take your eyes off it (I would like to thank Kevin Smith for that analogue!) The only show it's really competing with is Most Haunted for the most fictional reality-based paranormal research show. There is no debunking in the show. They don't even try to debunk anything! Oh I love their equipment "oooo fancy stuff". I really like the Walmart special motion detectors and how Ryan says "we calibrated them". LOL. You can't calibrate them, lol. By "calibrated" he means positioning them. Give me a break. I don't think this show is going to last too long at all. It's a slap in the face to real paranormal researchers. If any of you are really interested in a good paranormal researchers show, Ghost Hunters on Scifi is a much better show. I must say I did like the first episode of Paranormal State. It led me to believe the show was going to be good. They did good research in proving the little kid was seeing dead people. Sad to say, that was all the good research they have done so far.

And what is with the Director's log? MORE DRAMA!!!! I think the14u2cee said it best: "Director's log, date unknown: The Demon is again following me. Today we have George Bush and Osama bin Laden looking for EVPs at the White House, with special guests Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton investigating the white man....". It's like a bad Star Trek ripoff. And what is with Kelly dating Dillon Ops? Sorry, wrong show. With all the drama I get them a little mixed up. If I had more time I would love to stay up and rail on the show longer, but it is late now. So my final thought is with shows like Paranormal State on the air, it only hurts the validity of the paranormal research field. If people just go around believing any old thing the field will always have shadows of doubt on it, and will never be taken serious.

I'm The Spectacular Fred man, and that is my opinion.

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