The Haunting of BVD

Last week I was discussing the impressionable nature of people and how that nature allows shows like Ghost Hunters to survive, and as usual my mind wandered in relation to it. I got to thinking about how they film a show like that. I mean, it's a bunch of guys (plus a token female or two now to add balance) sitting around a supposedly haunted location and...well, recording it. I mean, they record sound and video for hours I bet just to get the semi-spooky fifteen minutes they show us.

What this means is that there are hours of footage of these guys just hanging around this house or hotel or prison or whatever. Now, if you've followed this blog at all, you know right where my mind led at this point. We've got dudes, just hanging out. Yeah, they're on television, and they're professionals, but they're still dudes. I so want to get a hold of the outtakes that I know they're never going to put on television.

Grant: Okay, so far we're not picking up any activity. [Ghost name], are you here with us. Just give us some kind of sign.
Jason: (Looking slightly uncomfortable) Uhhh, yeah. If you're here, just let us know.
Grant: I don't know. I'm just not getting anything. Maybe we should check the attic again.
Jason: Wait, did you hear that?
Grant: (Sits silently, focusing in that very serious way he does)
Jason: Phhhrrrrrrrrt.
Grant: Oh man. (Waving arms in the air.) Dude, what did you eat?
Jason: Oooh, the spirits are angry here.
Grant: (Gasping) Christ. Whatever it is up Jason's ass, stay away from the light!

You know this footage is out there somewhere. I don't care how professional you are - you put a bunch of guys in a house with nothing better to do that sit around listening for a sign of otherworldly life, one of them is cutting loose. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if one of the "voices" they caught during their EVP recordings was nothing but someone's kielbasa making a hasty exit, and they didn't fess up to it. "It sounds like it said 'fur blat', followed by a high pitched whining sound. Does that mean anything to you?"

Honestly, it's a testament to how professional they really are that they didn't giggle.