Paranormal State

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Ryan Buell is just an ordinary college kid. He attends classes at Penn State University, deals with schedules, school work, parties, girls, and so forth. However, he is also a member of one of the first university sanctioned paranormal research groups in the country, The Paranormal Research Society (PRS). Each week, outside parties ranging from The Catholic Church to ordinary families, contact the PRS to request help in dealing with a terrifying real life mystery often involving poltergeists, hauntings and the darkest areas of the unknown. Broadcast History: December 10, 2007 - May 18, 2009: Monday 10:00 pm ET (A&E) December 15, 2009 - February 9, 2010: Tuesday 10:00 pm ET (A&E) October 17, 2010 - November 28, 2010: Sunday 9:00 pm ET (A&E) April 11, 2011 - ????: Monday 10:00 pm ET (A&E)moreless
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  • I feel this is the best paranormal show on TV. I watch every episode I can and cannot wait for the new ones. I truly believe they are all very dedicated to helping people who encounter the paranormal espicially Ryan Buell. At times I get very worriedmoreless

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By PeggyHudson, Sep 04, 2011
    about him because it would be very easy for a demon to jump into him if he let his guard down. What I love the most about this group compared to the others on tv is that they also care about the spirit that is lost between worlds and try to help them go where they are supposed to go especially the children. I know they are all going to school while they are doing this, but I hope that after they finish--they will go on with the paranormal and let us be a part of them.
    Peggy from Wisconsinmoreless

  • read my review.

    5.0
    "Mediocre"
    By vonnkco, Jan 25, 2011
    I loved this show till i found some things out. The show leaves alot of footage on the cutting room floor, Even Paranormal Footage because its not "dramatic" enough. Chip coffey was one of my fav people on the show, but he's a fraud and a dick. Off camera he's foul mouthed and will tell the home owners how they should act, and his psychic power is BS. He's told Everything including names, activity, family history, historical stuff with the house and enything he needs to know by the producers. Read the section on wikipedia.com about the show. its in the controversy section. Ryan and the producers make up their OWN story about the activity as they go, Regardless of what the owners said. I didn't want to believe it but i've literally watched every episode on netflix from season's 1-4 and when you watch a bunch of Eps. back to back you start to see that something's a little off. Alot of the paranormal stuff is when the owner's aren't around and could easily be done with fishing line, not seen on the constantly blurry, yet "Hi-Tech" and "state of the art" video equipment. My $99 digital Camera has better video quality than their's do! Anyway, I feel really bad about this. this was a fav show, but after i heard that michelle in the earlier seasons walked off because they were investigating a Real medium's house and she and the medium confronted Chip about being a fake and he cursed them horribly and threatened to sue and Ryan was too scared to step in and control his crew infront of His Clients, I realized he was a pud and chip an ass. The show is faked. Also one episode, shadow man, has a cold spot in it that is a six pack of beer put there by the crew, they knew it and still left it in the final cut. The owner, among many others, claims the activity is WORSE after they left. She began legal action against the show and A&E. Its too bad really. I wanted to believe in this show as much as anyone. but there are bunches of times that I can't figure out if what I'm hearing if EVP's or spooky sound Fx's added later. Then again, that's their goal. Sorry Paranormal State, but I will never watch you again.moreless

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    By mama1974, Dec 22, 2010
    Has this team ever detected anything that wasn't completely fake-able? Where exactly did they obtain their "detecting" skills? In all fairness I do not believe in demons or possesion however they might want to consider doing more than having the "possessed" person simply roll around while others attempt to hold them still. That scene has been shown on every "ghost" show that has been made and doesn't prove anything. Show a 360 head turn, spit some pea soup or an levitation otherwise you might just have a case of mental illness that should be investigated by a doctor. Also, haven't "psychics" been repeatedly discredited to the point where ghost investigators should not rely on their "power"? Not only do they perform cold readings but what makes it so sad is that they are sure to state that the "psychic" has no prior knowledge beforehand. Really? No computer? No trip to public records? How about to the library? How about the simple fact that since paranormal investigators have been asked to come to a persons home that the person believes a ghost there. Wouldn't that count as some kind of prior knowledge? Show a psychic that can tell something that can only be verified through an objective third party. Otherwise, I could claim psychic abilities and say any American over the age of 30 who reads this knows someone named Mary, either first or middle name. Considering the name Mary was popular in the mid 1900s it's not all that impressive.

    I have an open mind when it comes to ghosts and have had experiences that are unexplained yet there isn't a minute of this show that seems credible. Everything that the clients say seems to be taken at face value. The paranormal scenes are just a bit too contrived to be taken seriously even if the people involved were able to act more authentic about the fact that there is suppose to be a ghost present. It's down right embarrassing but you can't shame the shameless.

    Whether Ryan believes in what he's doing or not, he doesn't know what he's doing when it comes to finding the truth. I can only hope that those involved are in on the "joke" and not people with non-paranormal problems being set-up and fed nonsense. That would be an awful thing to do to people who are asking for help.moreless

  • Documentary Style show about people being haunted and a college kid trying to help them.

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    By Moltenink, Oct 18, 2010
    This show is full of it! Don't waste your time on this garbage! The production value is mediocre, the scripting is awful, there is no acting to speak of and the mumbo jumbo the "experts" spout could have come out of a children's book. I hate that I wasted my time watching even one episode. If you want a more rewarding experience I suggest you go bash yourself in the head with a brick and then count the seconds it takes to fall unconscious. I am constantly amazed at the kind of garbage that squirms it's way onto television these days.moreless

  • Paranormal State is a show about the paranormal occurrences that happen to regular people, and the fight to understand the spirits that haunt people.

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    By TRGS-4, May 24, 2010
    Paranormal State is a great show that follows a group of young paranormal investagators. he show does have some degree of credibility simply because they do not find evidence in every investigation, and sometimes debunk the paranormal expeiences as normal occurrences. Although some of the evidence can be hard to believe, there only seem to be peoples own ideas, and beliefs that cause people to think that the show is fake. It is entirely possible that all the evidence that the paranormal state team gathers could be possible. I find that the show is entertaining to watch, and that the paranormal state team seems the be truthful, and genuin. It is a great idea for a show that helps people deal with the unknown forces in there lives. This show is fun to watch, especially if you are a firm believer in the paranormal, or if you have experienced it youself.moreless
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