The Atlantic Paranormal Society , also known as TAPS, or T.A.P.S., is one of the highest rated Sci-Fi network program this year.
The TAPS crew, consisting of Roto Rooter employee’s actively investigate alleged haunted establishments. Hotels, private residences, restaurants, buildings, warehouses, schools, churches, woods, hospitals, taverns, jails, even entire towns are investigated by this group of drain cleaners.
TAPS receives calls from concerned owners asking them to investigate their property to verify if it is haunted or not. Sounds pretty innocent so far, so let’s continue shall we?
Jason, lead investigator of TAPS, meets the client and he and his crew have a walk through the structure, a tour if you will, as the client explains why they think the place is haunted.
At this time, the crew unloads their equipment and sets up. The TAPS crew has a very impressive array of equipment in their possession. (We’re not talking drain busters and pipe wrenches) The crew sets up many camera’s and microphones throughout the property. They also install infrared camera’s, audio booms, thermal imaging devices, EMF’s, or Electro Magnetic Fields, and EVP’s, or Electronic Voice Phenomenon devices. When they are satisfied, they go lights out turning off the power of the structure.
The crew then splits into groups armed with portable camera’s and the above listed equipment and roam the structure attempting to capture an entity on camera. The crew wanders for hours filming every second in hopes of seeing a ghost. Sometimes, they even try to invoke the spirits to reveal themselves by voice, sound, appearing, or by moving an object.
As each crew creeps through the darkness with spirits on their mind, each sound, creek in the floor, is registered as a ghost presence. Sometimes they see things out of the corner of the camera’s eye, or an object moves, and speculate what it might have been.
The next phase of the show is called, the findings. This is where after the crew finishes filming and investigating the structure all night, they collect their equipment, pack it up and then analyze all the film and evidence from said equipment.
The crew pours over hours of film in what looks like a mobile home, and attempts to refute the findings. Most can be explained as normal everyday coincidences, (Steam moving through pipes, water in lines, pipes rubbing on walls, light reflecting off mirrors)
This brings the show to the final phase, what TAPS calls, “The Reveal.” This is where the crew present their evidence to their client to either debunk or support the claim of a haunting. So far, there hasn’t been any difinitive evidence of an actual ghost haunting, but plenty of conjecture and speculation which merely adds to the mystique to the clients residence.
And this is where the conspiracy begins. The Grassy Knoll Institute asks the simple and obvious questions.
If the Grassy Knoll Institute were the owner of an establishment that was locally known as a haunted place, say, a haunted hotel, how would we drum up business to get more paying customers to come and stay at our hotel? I know, let's call TAPS and have them investigate the hotel to verify if it is haunted.
With TAPS investigating the hotel, it will get national exposure, in essence, an hour’s worth of advertising as the show is broadcast on the Sci-Fi network. It would be a literal fortune to buy that amount of air time on a national network.
Secondly, droves of people who religiously watch TAPS book reservations at the haunted hotels and restaurants featured on the show. These fanatics want to experience a paranormal event and following TAPS clients is their best bet to achieve their quest.
Everyone wins with this scenario. TAPS has become one of the most popular shows on the Sci-Fi network and the crew are raking in the money. The clients investigated are reaping the benefits of the show as thousands of people are filling up their hotels and restaurants. Sci-Fi network is enjoying strong viewership ratings. Everyone wins. Everyone makes money.
I have to hand it to the Roto Rooter plumbers, taking a hobby they did in the evening and turning it into a multi-million dollar hit television series. Do you think they still work at Roto Rooter?
TAPS investigates peoples homes to help them understand what is going in in their homes. They try to disprove the haunting with explaining of real world methods, like leaky pipes, creaky doors, light sources, electrical problems, and yes plumbing problems. I don't think there is a conspiracy.
ReplyDeleteYes, there is.
Deletethere'll be some ghosthunters next month in Warren at the Comfort Inn. Spectre, t hat's the name, is going to be at the horror film convention Dark Xmas on Nov. 12th. but the ghost hunt doesn't start until the evening. I did one before with them and they're the real. that hotel is suppose to have 3 spirits staying dwelling there
ReplyDeleteI think it's all fake and these guys are raking in the money. Way more than their sewer cleaning jobs.
ReplyDeleteIf there were real ghosts, there would be exact proof they exist.
Still entertaining show. Love the lights out scenes.
I like that show, whether it's real or not, it's entertaining. :)
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
DeleteYeah it's cool show but what I don't like(I guess you could say I'm a believer), EVERYTHING IS A FREAKIN' DUST PARTICLE WITH THEM! Not only that but almost every episode someone says "Hey look over there, do you see that!?" But for SOMMMMEEEE reason the camera man NEVER points the camera to whatever is there.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean! Tango is the worst one for this. He sees all kinds of images and shadows but the cameraman is so slow in reacting you never see anything.
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