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Ghost Adventures
GenreParanormal
Documentary
Created byZak Bagans
Nick Groff
Written byZak Bagans
Nick Groff
Directed byZak Bagans
Nick Groff
Presented byZak Bagans
StarringZak Bagans
Nick Groff
Aaron Goodwin
Narrated byZak Bagans
Country of originUnited States
Original languageTransclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (excluding specials)
Production
Executive producersZak Bagans
Nick Groff
Production locationsUnited States
United Kingdom (2 episodes)
Italy (1 episode)
CinematographyZak Bagans
Nick Groff
Aaron Goodwin
EditorsZak Bagans
Nick Groff
Camera setupMultiple
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesMY Entertainment (series)
4Reel Productions (documentary film)
Original release
NetworkTravel Channel
ReleaseOctober 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) –
present

Ghost Adventures is a weekly American paranormal television series that premiered on October 17, 2008 on the Travel Channel. Produced by MY Entertainment, the program follows and stars ghost hunters Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin as they investigate locations that are reported to be haunted. Hosted and narrated by Bagans, the show originally airs every Friday at 9:00 PM Eastern Time on the Travel Channel. The tagline of the series is: "Can you handle the lockdown?"

Self-considered "raw" and "extreme," the program originally began as an independent documentary television film, which was filmed by the crew in 2004 and produced by 4Reel Productions in 2006. The Sci Fi Channel first presented 4Reel's Ghost Adventures on July 25, 2007. The documentary centers on the trio's investigation of alleged paranormal activity in and around Virginia City, Nevada, which the crew returned to on the third season of the series,[1] and in Goldfield, Nevada. The film also received several awards, including the 2006 Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF),[2] and will be released on DVD soon.[3] Released on DVD on August 18, 2009, season 1 is currently available at Amazon.com.[4]

The trio appeared and were interviewed on Maury, Fox 19 News, NBC's Today, and TV Guide Network's Hollywood 411.[5] In 2009, the series won 3 International Paranormal Acknowledgement (IPA) Awards.[6]

Overview

Bagans, Groff, and Goodwin investigate reportedly haunted locations mostly in the United States, hoping to collect visual or auditory evidence of paranormal activity. Each episode begins with the trio touring the investigation site with its owners or caretakers. These introductions typically include Zak's narrations of the "dark history" of the places and interviews with people who claim to have witnessed paranormal phenomena at the location. The crew places X's with black or gray tape at the sites of alleged activity and later returns to set static night-vision cameras on these "hotspots."

After completing the walkthrough, the three men plan their strategy and then are "locked down" into the location by themselves ("to prevent any kind of audio contamination"[7]) for an overnight ("from dusk until dawn") investigation. During the "lockdown," they use a variety of equipment, including digital thermometers, EMF meters, handheld digital video cameras, digital audio recorders, and infrared night-vision cameras in an effort to document evidence to support paranormal events. On some investigations, the members follow provocative techniques, such as using "trigger objects" and aggressive language, in an attempt to increase their chances of capturing such phenomena. At the end of some episodes, the investigators analyze their audio, photos, and video footage (often with the assistance of "paranormal experts") and present any unexplained phenomena that were captured.

Throughout the series, the crew claims to have captured and experienced various anomalous phenomena, some of which occurred almost simultaneously:

2

So far, the investigators believe to have experienced and filmed three apparent possessions. Bagans believes that he was possessed twice: first at Preston Castle and second at Poveglia. Groff, who admitted that he had never believed in possessions, now claims that he was possessed once at the Moon River Brewing Company.

Cast and crew

The permanent[10] members of the cast and crew are Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin. All three men have an educational background in film and previous experiences with what they consider paranormal.[7]

Zak Bagans

Zachary "Zak" Bagans (born on April 5, 1977) is the lead investigator and host of the series. He is also an executive producer and editor of the show. Bagans is the founder of the Ghost Adventures Crew (GAC), one of the largest networks of professional ghost hunters. Its membership consists of about 500 paranormal organizations worldwide. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

File:Ga trio.jpg
A screenshot of Aaron Goodwin, Zak Bagans, and Nick Groff (from left to right) at Death Valley from the introduction of the series.

Being a former skeptic himself, Bagans says that his passion for investigating the paranormal resulted from a "face-to-face" encounter with the alleged spirit of a suicidal woman who haunted his old apartment building in Trenton, Michigan. Afterward, his life-changing experience caused him to actively pursue capturing video evidence of the afterlife.[11] In the introduction of each episode, Bagans states:

My name is Zak Bagans. I've never believed in ghosts until I came face to face with one. So I set out on a quest to capture what I once saw onto video....With no big camera crews following us around, I am joined only by my fellow investigator Nick Groff and our equipment tech Aaron Goodwin. The three of us will travel to the some of most highly active paranormal locations, where we will spend an entire night, being locked down from dusk until dawn....Raw...Extreme...These are our Ghost Adventures.

Using a self-described religious, scientific, and emotional approach,[7] Bagans is known and criticized for his aggressive and confrontational methods used during investigations; however, he maintains that he respects the afterlife and only provokes evil entities in order to elicit responses. In a June 2009 interview with the Paranormal Underground magazine, he stated, "I don't want the public perceiving us as the taunting, provocative ghost hunters. We do that only to the bad spirits who we know are attacking the living."[12] Bagans also mentions this concept in various interviews and episodes throughout the series.

In season 3, Bagans summarized his greatest fears while climbing an aged staircase inside a shot tower at the Remington Arms factory: "Heights, snakes, and crazy-looking dolls...Those are on Zak’s top three I-don’t-like list."[13] Zak encountered situations involving these fears in the episodes at Sloss Furnaces, Idaho State Penitentiary, and the Riddle House, respectively.

Most memorable experiences

  1. In season 1, three parallel linear marks appeared on Bagans' back as he felt a "burning" sensation in the basement of a former slaughterhouse at Bobby Mackey's Music World.[14] After consulting with bishop, demonologist, and exorcist James Long, Bagans claims that a demonic entity had "scratched" him.[15][16]
  2. In season 2, Bagans believes that he was partially possessed by a spirit for the first time in his life after behaving unusually at the Preston School of Industry.[16][17]
  3. In season 3, Bagans believes that a demonic entity had possessed him on Poveglia Island and claims that he had "lost all memory of what happened" during the incident.[7][16][18]

Nick Groff

Nick Groff (born on April 19, 1980, in San Jose, California) is a co-investigator and cameraman on the series. He is also an executive producer and editor of the show. Groff is also the co-founder of the GAC. He and his wife currently reside in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Groff's fascination and curiosity of the paranormal began since childhood, during which he had experienced phenomena that he could not explain. After meeting and befriending Bagans in Las Vegas, the two partnered with mutual interests to investigate the paranormal.

One of Groff's most life-changing experiences was being apparently possessed by an entity at the Moon River Brewing Company in Savannah, Georgia.[19]

Aaron Goodwin

Aaron Goodwin (born on April 1, 1976) is an equipment technician, camera operator, and a co-investigator on the series. In need of a cameraman for their documentary, Bagans and Groff first met and hired Goodwin in Las Vegas to assist them with primary filming and B-roll taping. Originally from Portland, Oregon, he currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before joining Bagans and Groff, Goodwin had worked as a camera operator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and several behind-the-scenes film premieres in Las Vegas.[7] Often left alone on "hotspots" within the locations under investigation, Goodwin has been portrayed as "bait" to attract supposed ghostly spirits.[20]

At Preston Castle, three marks similar to the "scratches" on Bagan's back appeared on the back of Goodwin's left leg as he felt them.

Episode list

Specials

On October 17, 2008, the 2006 documentary film re-premiered on the Travel Channel as the pilot and a special just before the series premiere.

Original Airdate Title Location
December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17) Ghost Adventures (documentary film) Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30) Ghost Adventures Live – "The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum" Weston, West Virginia, USA
November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06) Ghost Adventures Live: Post-Mortem – "The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum" Weston, West Virginia, USA
January 15, 2010 (2010-01-15) Ghost Adventures Live: The Cutdown – "The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum" Weston, West Virginia, USA
January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) "Poveglia Island Special" Venetian Lagoon, Italy

Ghost Adventures Live

Premiering on October 30, 2009,[21] the third season started with Ghost Adventures Live, a 7-hour live televised "lockdown" investigation at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia.[22] Hosted by Dean Haglund, an actor on The X-Files, the program enabled and invited viewers to interact with and participate in the investigation via a live webcast, using text messaging, webcams, playback reviews, and a video chat with the crew. Guests invited to co-investigate with the trio include three fans of the show; clairvoyant Chris Fleming from Dead Famous: Ghostly Encounters (another paranormal TV series); Robert Bess, the inventor of the so-called "Parabot" (an electrical container said to attract and trap spirits); and EVP "specialists" Mark and Debby Constantino, whom the trio regularly consult on the series. An encore presentation of the live show aired for Halloween the next day.

The reception of the live "lockdown" was met with critical success; however, viewers criticized guest Robert Bess for arguably throwing an EMF meter out of his hand and claiming that it was removed from his hand.[23][24] A week later, a "post-mortem" special highlights the major events of the investigation. In the special, Bagans and Groff addressed the viewers about the incident, believing that it was not paranormal. Bess responded by claiming that the incident was authentic paranormal activity.[25]

Season 1 (2008)

The first season originally aired from October 17, 2008 to December 5, 2008 and consisted of 8 episodes.[26][27] Released on DVD on August 18, 2009, season 1 is currently available at Amazon.com.[4]

Episode # Original Airdate Episode Title Location
1.01 (1) October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) "Bobby Mackey's Music World" Wilder, Kentucky, USA
1.02 (2) October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24) "Houghton Mansion" North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
1.03 (3) October 31, 2008 (2008-10-31) "Moundsville Penitentiary" Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
1.04 (4) November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07) "The Riddle House" West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
1.05 (5) November 14, 2008 (2008-11-14) "Sloss Furnace" Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1.06 (6) November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21) "Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital"
(officially called the Essex County Hospital Center) 		Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
1.07 (7) November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28) "Edinburgh Vaults" Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1.08 (8) December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05) "Idaho State Penitentiary" Boise, Idaho, USA

Season 2 (2009)

The second season originally aired from June 5, 2009 to January 8th, 2010 and consisted of 1 8 episodes. When season 2 first ran, each episode aired four times (twice back to back) every Friday at 6:00 to 7:00 PM, 7:00 to 8:00 PM, 10:00 to 11:00 PM, and 11:00 PM to midnight.

Episode # Original Airdate Episode Title Location
2.01 (9) June 5, 2009 (2009-06-05) "Preston Castle" Ione, California, USA
2.02 (10) June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12) "Castillo de San Marcos" St. Augustine, Florida, USA
2.03 (11) June 19, 2009 (2009-06-19) "La Purisima Mission" Lompoc, California, USA
2.04 (12) June 26, 2009 (2009-06-26) "Magnolia Lane Plantation" Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
2.05 (13) July 3, 2009 (2009-07-03) "Birdcage Theater" Tombstone, Arizona, USA
2.06 (14) July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10) "Eastern State Penitentiary" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.07 (15) July 17, 2009 (2009-07-17) "Moon River Brewing Company" Savannah, Georgia, USA
2.08 (16) July 24, 2009 (2009-07-24) "Ram Inn" Gloucestershire, England, UK
2.09/Special (17) October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30) Ghost Adventures Live – "The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum" Weston, West Virginia, USA
2.10 (18) November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06) "Pennhurst State School" Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA
2.11 (19) November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13) "Poveglia Island" Venetian Lagoon, Italy
2.12 (20) November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20) "Ohio State Reformatory" Mansfield, Ohio, USA
2.13 (21) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27) "Remington Arms" Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
2.14 (22) December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04) "Old Washoe Club and Chollar Mine" Virginia City, Nevada, USA
2.15 (23) December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11) "Linda Vista Hospital" Los Angeles, California, USA
2.16 (24) December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) "Execution Rocks Lighthouse" Long Island, New York, USA
2.17 (25) January 1, 2010 (2010-01-01) "Prospect Place Mansion" Trinway, Ohio, USA
2.18 (26) January 8, 2010 (2010-01-08) "Wolfe Manor" Clovis, California, USA

International broadcast

Malaysia
This show airs every Thursday at 8:30 PM on Ntv7,[28] and the first season has already ended.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Los Angeles 2006 Awards: Grand Jury Prize". New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. September 2006.
  3. ^ Ghost Adventures Crew: Ghost Adventures – The Documentary Film
  4. ^ a b "Ghost Adventures: Season One (2009)". Amazon.com. 2009.
  5. ^ Ghost Adventures Crew: GAC in the Media
  6. ^ "Winners for the IPAA Awards 2009". International Paranormal Acknowledgment Awards 2009. December 28, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e Olsen, Eric (January 8, 2010 (2010-01-08)). "Interview with Ghost Adventures' Zak Bagans". Blogcritics Video. Eric Olsen. Retrieved 9 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Woodmansee, Karen (February 3, 2010 (2010-02-03)). "Washoe Club May Close in the Spring". Virginia City News. Virginia City, Nevada. Retrieved 5 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Silver Spirits at the Old Washoe Club". Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Paranormal Association. December 29, 2009.
  10. ^ White, Bryan (June 13, 2008). "Interview with Ghost Adventures' Zak Bagans!". Cinema Suicide Entertainment.
  11. ^ Bell, Josh (October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)). "Woke me the F up". Las Vegas Weekly. Henderson, Nevada: Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved 12 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Mannen, Scott (June 2009). "Fear No Evil". Paranormal Underground. Ghost Knight Media. p. 17. Retrieved 10 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Remington Arms Factory". Ghost Adventures. Season 3. Episode 5. November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27). Travel Channel. {{cite episode}}: Check date values in: |airdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |seriesno= (help); External link in |transcripturl= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |transcripturl= ignored (|transcript-url= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/Video/Zak_Gets_Scratched_In_Kentucky
  15. ^ "Bobby Mackey's Music World". Ghost Adventures. Season 1. Episode 1. October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17). Travel Channel. {{cite episode}}: Check date values in: |airdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |seriesno= (help); External link in |transcripturl= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |transcripturl= ignored (|transcript-url= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ a b c Tillery, Melinda (October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)). "The Uninvited". American Way. American Airlines, Inc. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ Heath, Kate (October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)). "Ghost Adventures' Zak Bagans Gets Locked Up In Lunatic Asylum". myMag: Articles. myYearbook. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ "Poveglia Island". Ghost Adventures. Season 3. Episode 3. November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13). Travel Channel. {{cite episode}}: Check date values in: |airdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |seriesno= (help); External link in |transcripturl= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |transcripturl= ignored (|transcript-url= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/Video/Ghostly_Encounters_From_Moon_River
  20. ^ Harris, Franklin (January 28, 2010). "Be a paranormal investigator". TimesDaily and the Decatur Daily. Alabama: Tennessee Valley Printing Co. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  21. ^ Ghost Adventures Crew: Ghost Adventures – The Series
  22. ^ http://www.travelchannel.com/Ghost_Adventures_Live/?refcd=ghl-v
  23. ^ http://www.tv.com/ghost-adventures/ghost-adventures-live/episode/1296322/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;summary
  24. ^ http://discussions.travelchannel.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2301931059/m/1191988659
  25. ^ Cothern, Andrew (January 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)). "Robert Bess Explains the Paranormal". Richmond.com. Richmond, Virginia: Media General. Retrieved 6 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-20338/episode_list/all
  27. ^ http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/More_Haunted_Locations[dead link]
  28. ^ "Program Synopsis". Ntv7 - your feel good channel. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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