25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Big Vision Listens, Sep 27 2006
By K. Fontenot "Prairie Cajun Regenerated!" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Season 2-Pt 1 (DVD)
Big Vision, the company responsible for putting out "Ghost Hunters: Season 2, Parts 1 and 2" and "Ghost Hunters: Season 1," still have a long way to go with the production quality of their discs, but they definitely listen to their customers and attempt to make corrections. For starters, they've hulked up the DVD cases for Season 2, making it virtually impossible for the discs to become dislodged during shipping. This was a major complaint of many folks of Season 1's release. Secondly, the picture has gotten better. Granted, it's not perfect, and it's still too grainy during the investigations to see everything that's going on, but it has improved slightly. Finally, the audio is okay. As stated before, there is still plenty of space for changes and improvements, but Big Vision seems to be taking its customers advice to heart.
Now, on to Season 2, Part 1, in which we find Jason and Grant and the rest of the TAPS team seeking out more ghosts or lack thereof. This particular set includes one of my favorite cases: Myrtles Plantation. They also revisit Eastern State Penitentiary and tackle the Rolling Hills Asylum, the wacky Winchester House, and the U.S.S. North Carolina.
TAPS has always managed to impress me with their professionalism. Search any number of "ghost hunting" websites and you'll see that many of them are nothing more than a bunch of teen and college-aged kids hanging out in the graveyard or trespassing onto abandoned property. TAPS takes the paranormal very seriously. It almost takes an act of God to make them label a location as haunted. When they do, you can rest assured that they've done everything in their power to debunk a ghost's existence.
I highly recommend this DVD set, as well as Part 2 of Season 2 and the first season. You'll be impressed at how the TAPS team takes time to explain what an EMF detector is, what "orbs" are and probably aren't, and how something as simple as a mirror can play tricks on your mind.
Another great thing about this particular set is in the deleted scenes area where Brian is confronted by a woman and called a few derogatory terms. It's fun at the expense of Brian, but let's face it, Brian's just a funny guy.
"Dude, Run!!!"
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ghost Hunters Season 2!!!!, Jun 26 2006
By Kevin L - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Season 2-Pt 1 (DVD)
Here is a list of what all the episodes that are on part 1 of Ghost Hunters:
EP1:Myrtles Plantation- Said to be the most haunted place in America and live up to its rep.
EP2:New England- TAPS go to 2 haunted homes were the ghosts haunt the kids in the family.
EP3:New Orleans- They help a guy with a jealous ghosts and also go to a haunted dining room.
EP4:North Carolina- They investigate a haunted battleship from the war.
EP5:Connecticut- They investigate the Bradley Playhouse and a firehouse.
EP6:New York City- They investigate a lighthouse and a museum.
EP7:Springfield, Mass.- Help a family and then answers an emergencey call to a home with a haunted past.
EP8:Road Island- They investigate a mansion and a woman's home.
EP9:New York- They investigate a asylum.
EP10:Philadelphia: They revisite the Eastern State Penitentiary and a womans dream home becomes her worst nightmare with a negative ghost present.
EP11:California- They investigate two legendary places with haunted pasts. First was the winchester house then the Queen Mary.
This DVD is going to be a good one. They have never before seen investigations and more. Im a big ghost Hunters fan and this show never gets old. If you want a good show, then this is what you want to buy.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Show, Horrible sound and video quality., Sep 30 2006
By Christopher J. Cooper - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Season 2-Pt 1 (DVD)
Many have already said it, but I'll say it again. This is one of the best shows on T.V. So why the crappy video and sound quality. The audio in particular is horrible. It reminds me of what it sounds like when you talk to close to a microphone. And the video is very choppy and the colors vary. Watching the show on the SciFi channel is ten times better than this DVD. I have never complained about DVD quality before, but this is so bad that it is actually a distraction. I don't want people to not buy the dvd, but you might be better off getting the itunes version.