My wife and I are both Rob Lowe fans, and she a paranormal TV fan in general. We both find this to be a cut above the older shows for the most part. The family dynamic is great. The humor is an aspect sadly missing from most other shows that really makes this one something else. They genuinely look to be having fun out there, and maybe its just because he's been an actor for so long, but it doesn't seem as though there's the scripted points to plow through like a lot of shows. They seem like they're mostly just filming the events as they go. The varied subject matter should keep the show fresh for a little bit as well. On the other shows, there's only so many times you can say that a stone is too square for a human to have cut it or listened to a crackle on a voice recorder or seen the glow of eyes in the forest before it gets stale and all seems to blend together.
The only downside is that at a half hour, they can barely begin to scratch the surface of whatever subject they're looking at. Episode 1 at an hour runtime was fantastic, allowing them to really explore and shine, but the next two, while still good, just didn't make for more than a tentative glimpse at the subjects. Would easily be a 9+ with a longer runtime.
With luck, popularity might allow them to expand to full hour long shows in the future, as long as the short current shows don't dampen enthusiasm too much.
The only downside is that at a half hour, they can barely begin to scratch the surface of whatever subject they're looking at. Episode 1 at an hour runtime was fantastic, allowing them to really explore and shine, but the next two, while still good, just didn't make for more than a tentative glimpse at the subjects. Would easily be a 9+ with a longer runtime.
With luck, popularity might allow them to expand to full hour long shows in the future, as long as the short current shows don't dampen enthusiasm too much.