Comments on: Skepticism on TV? Yup.

By: Peter B

Peter B — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:39:53 +0000

Ben S said: “What? [Richard Saunders] made it on to sunrise??? WOW… that’s almost as good as the time I saw Bert Newton’s wig from the opposite side of the room…”

Ben S

If I wanted to reach a large TV audience, I’d choose a program which had a lot of people watching it. “Sunrise” is such a program, even if leaves you underwhelmed. In any case, you don’t appear to need saving from the silliness of psychic powers, while many people who watch “Sunrise” may need such saving.

So I think Richard’s appearance on “Sunrise” is quite a reasonable activity.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:56:14 +0000

‘The One’ Episode 3
5 Parts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKacrUxAZ-M Part 1

Audience member’s Youtube, criticising the psychometry readings from episode 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER53Ubta7Nc

From the audience member’s words it shows the problem with this type of show.
The public is unaware of the editing and accepts the show at face value.
The psychics are very happy with the show and see it as a way to showcase themselves.
They don’t consider it a competition.

There are interviews with the contestants that took part at the Ghost Radio Website.

http://www.ghostradiox.com/default.asp

By: AndyD

AndyD — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:03:36 +0000

Episode 3 has now been reviewed at http://thinkingisreal.blogspot.com/

Other updates include:

Links to an audience member’s Youtubes, criticising the psychometry readings from episode 2.

A breakdown of the incredible editing of episode 3’s cold reading exercises.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:10:59 +0000

I’ve found Episode 2 of The One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoeYWNPgCEM Part1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sJpCNRRBb4 Part2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8psae3bP1MU Part3

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:07:17 +0000

It is very interesting to see that the creator of ‘The One’ is a so called psychic.
From the link below you can see the contestants on this show are very happy and posting their tour dates.

SIMON TURNBULL
Psychic, Radio and TV personality and Creator of the hit TV show ‘THE ONE’

Lia Ramses talks with the psychic who created THE ONE tv show, SIMON TURNBULL, about his life as a psychic, the changes in the public opinion and the long journey toward the making of THE ONE in this very special Underworld Show on Sunday 27 July, 2008 at 8pm (Perth Time)

http://www.ghostradiox.com/theone_insiderscoop.asp

By: beche-la-mer

beche-la-mer — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:37:22 +0000

I’m enjoying watching the show. Richard is great, and shows just the right combination of calm reason and non-obsequious open-mindedness. Whether his comments are edited or not is irrelevant: it’s better to have a genuine sceptic presence on the show than not. Nothing could save it if that Daddo (I can’t even remember which one it is) was the most reasonable person on the set!

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:47:49 +0000

Marcus, I’m sure PZ gets far more than 100,000 hits per month. I get a lot more than that, and PZ’s traffic is higher than mine.