The female investigator ruins the show for me. She does not add much to the show and gets scared every couple of minutes. Please replace her with someone (if there are any more episodes) with someone that does not come across as really annoying.
134 Reviews
Just no
steve-p-uk12 June 2021
The biggest mystery about this program is how it ever got commissioned. Jessica is obviously as mad as a box of frogs, and will believe literally any old rubbish instead of the obvious truth. Phil is supposed to be the voice of reason, but all too often goes along with ridiculous scenarios instead of just pointing out it's a load of nonsense. Formulaic, preposterous, implausible.
Destination Truth 2.0
baddman3169 December 2020
This isn't a bad show to say the least. The cast of the show needs some work, but I like when this show hunts down monsters whether they exist or not. However I did not like how they added in fake screams in one of the investigations, but I guess that was for entertainment purposes. Overall, it's a nice spin off to expedition unknown with josh as the big boss. I don't believe people know what they are talking about when they give this show a terrible review. Why does joshes entire crew have to be involved? I guess people don't know what a change of pace looks like.
Jessica Chobot is the worst paranormal investigator
gbgegg3 December 2020
I just finished the first season and I am appalled at the claim the Jessica Chobot is an "experienced" paranormal investigator! She freaks out at any potential contact and then she doesn't seem to have any ability to problem solve and look for logical cause for an experience. She automatically goes right to "it's haunted!". As someone who watched the series Ghost Hunters I find it hard to believe that she has any real experience as a paranormal investigator. This show would be much better if they would replace Jessica with a "real" paranormal investigator.
Please be quiet !
jmyers-5607727 March 2020
My husband and I enjoy this show very much. The only problem is that we can never hear what Jessica and Phil hear because the music is too loud! Can we do without the music so the environmental sounds are the same that Jessica and Phil hear? It would make it so much more realistic and believable and exciting.
Expedition X May Not Be Super Popular But I It Scratches The Itch!
scottmannen123 September 2021
This is a tv show in the same vein as many of Josh Gate's other TV shows that quite literally span over a decade. I think Josh quite literally has about 4 of these expedition style tv shows, and after all of these years of explorer style tv shows or cryptid hunting series Josh seems to have finally stepped out of the field and into the office. I mean he has gained some weight and his age is starting to show on his receding hair line to the extent that it is quite noticeable; as such, Josh has hired to new young explorers to take over his previous job of travelling the world in search of answers.
There is now a two person team that has replaced Josh in the field, and both seem to have opposite beliefs, when paired together attempt to provide an objective answer between them to solve whatever mystery they are working on. We have a true believer in the supernatural and alien encounters who is most certainly a beautiful woman that is much easier to watch on the small screen than Josh ever was. Her name is Jessica Chabot. Her partner who is definitely the "Scully" on the 2 man team is a scientist / biologist who seems to always take a scientific approach to mysteries and is the man always looking for a natural explanation to strange encounters. His name is Phil Torres.
This is a reality tv show that investigates everything from the paranormal end of the spectrum, but also such things as mysterious crimes, cryptids, legends and real first hand experiences that point towards the existence of creatures like Bigfoot and its ilk. This show is undoubtedly a guilty pleasure of mine to watch! I know and understand a lot of what they investigate is quite possibly urban legends, local folklore and "sightings" reported by people that they actually interview. I have to admit most of what they report on is obviously fake; however, there are those unexplained mysteries that they occasionally investigate that provide real tangible evidence, credible eye witnesses and sometimes even video evidence that could possibly be the real deal! It's those episodes that I find infinitely intriguing to watch. If these types of real mysteries interest you, then I would suggest that you give the show a try! You may be hooked like I am!
It's interesting that some of the alien encounters that they report on actually have video evidence, multiple eye-witnesses, and occasionally even hard physical proof. In any court of law those 3 lines of proof would be more than enough to justify the existence of whatever they are reporting on! So yes, they do actually provide some extremely compelling evidence on the proof of something that appears to be extraterrestrial in nature, quite often that being video of a spacecraft of some unknown make that most definitely seems to be breaking the laws of physics in the ways that they fly around. In today's modern society where everyone is carrying cameras in their cell phones and also video recorders, it's increasingly difficult for the government to continue to keep a tight wrap on these extra terrestrial space craft; as such, I believe we are reaching a point where disclosure is likely to take place.
The government has up until now been keeping a tight lid on these E. T. encounters and videos, and it's quite possible that these E. T.'s may have already met with creatures from another planet. This seemed to most certainly have take. Place back in the 40's or 50's where society would have "crumbled" in panic if disclosure were to occur. The Government feels that religious people would lose their minds or something along those lines. That was then, and whatever was originally negotiated with these foreign life forms seems to be still in place today, even if the world has drastically changed over the years.
Some people may consider my opinion to be wacko, but I believe that various species of E. T.'s have been here visiting on Earth for many thousands of years. I also believe that the government also has some of this alien technology and are already using it to zip around to the planets in our own solar system WITH human manned ships. In the 90's a notorious UK hacker managed to hack into NASA managing to retrieve documents that state that there are already off world teams and that manned space craft recovered from alien ships that they managed to find here on Earth are currently being used! This could very well be the reason behinds Trumps recent somewhat recent announcement of a new Space Force agency of the government. Many in the press laughed it off like it was some kind of crazy unhinged move by Trump, but most feel as though he created this agency for a tangible reason. I feel that he has done this because he knows what's taking place and he is aware that we are being visited and that there needs to be an agency working in Earths best interest to protect our planet from potential invaders.
This is the reason this show delves deep into the UFO phenomenon and it's also why it is such a popular tv show. Because it's real. Watch the show, it's good for those who have an interest in this subject!
There is now a two person team that has replaced Josh in the field, and both seem to have opposite beliefs, when paired together attempt to provide an objective answer between them to solve whatever mystery they are working on. We have a true believer in the supernatural and alien encounters who is most certainly a beautiful woman that is much easier to watch on the small screen than Josh ever was. Her name is Jessica Chabot. Her partner who is definitely the "Scully" on the 2 man team is a scientist / biologist who seems to always take a scientific approach to mysteries and is the man always looking for a natural explanation to strange encounters. His name is Phil Torres.
This is a reality tv show that investigates everything from the paranormal end of the spectrum, but also such things as mysterious crimes, cryptids, legends and real first hand experiences that point towards the existence of creatures like Bigfoot and its ilk. This show is undoubtedly a guilty pleasure of mine to watch! I know and understand a lot of what they investigate is quite possibly urban legends, local folklore and "sightings" reported by people that they actually interview. I have to admit most of what they report on is obviously fake; however, there are those unexplained mysteries that they occasionally investigate that provide real tangible evidence, credible eye witnesses and sometimes even video evidence that could possibly be the real deal! It's those episodes that I find infinitely intriguing to watch. If these types of real mysteries interest you, then I would suggest that you give the show a try! You may be hooked like I am!
It's interesting that some of the alien encounters that they report on actually have video evidence, multiple eye-witnesses, and occasionally even hard physical proof. In any court of law those 3 lines of proof would be more than enough to justify the existence of whatever they are reporting on! So yes, they do actually provide some extremely compelling evidence on the proof of something that appears to be extraterrestrial in nature, quite often that being video of a spacecraft of some unknown make that most definitely seems to be breaking the laws of physics in the ways that they fly around. In today's modern society where everyone is carrying cameras in their cell phones and also video recorders, it's increasingly difficult for the government to continue to keep a tight wrap on these extra terrestrial space craft; as such, I believe we are reaching a point where disclosure is likely to take place.
The government has up until now been keeping a tight lid on these E. T. encounters and videos, and it's quite possible that these E. T.'s may have already met with creatures from another planet. This seemed to most certainly have take. Place back in the 40's or 50's where society would have "crumbled" in panic if disclosure were to occur. The Government feels that religious people would lose their minds or something along those lines. That was then, and whatever was originally negotiated with these foreign life forms seems to be still in place today, even if the world has drastically changed over the years.
Some people may consider my opinion to be wacko, but I believe that various species of E. T.'s have been here visiting on Earth for many thousands of years. I also believe that the government also has some of this alien technology and are already using it to zip around to the planets in our own solar system WITH human manned ships. In the 90's a notorious UK hacker managed to hack into NASA managing to retrieve documents that state that there are already off world teams and that manned space craft recovered from alien ships that they managed to find here on Earth are currently being used! This could very well be the reason behinds Trumps recent somewhat recent announcement of a new Space Force agency of the government. Many in the press laughed it off like it was some kind of crazy unhinged move by Trump, but most feel as though he created this agency for a tangible reason. I feel that he has done this because he knows what's taking place and he is aware that we are being visited and that there needs to be an agency working in Earths best interest to protect our planet from potential invaders.
This is the reason this show delves deep into the UFO phenomenon and it's also why it is such a popular tv show. Because it's real. Watch the show, it's good for those who have an interest in this subject!
Screw at the haters! Love the EX!
craighenry-3362522 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Love the show, love Phil and Jess. Is it perfect? No: In S3 E3, Having some Bob Ross looking mf'r trying to sell it was a lunar lander prototype that Lonnie Zamora saw - where was the helicopter that compensated for the moon's lower gravity? I don't recall that being discussed and to wrap up an episode like that is beneath you when plenty of other people such as James Fox, who was in said episode, would refute the Lunar Lander theory. And showing the Manci photo in reference to Nessie in S5, E5 Alaskan Lake Monster? Again, you're better than that. So No, the show isn't perfect. But that gives them room to grow and get better. And for all the people that say Phil is so open minded and Jess isn't- have you actually watched all the shows? He's just as closed minded about the paranormal stuff as Jess is accepting of it - they have to keep up a dynamic of opposing views people! So Screw all the haters! Does it deserve 9 stars, maybe not. But it also doesn't deserve just 1, 2, or 3 stars as some have reviewed. So please allow me to help w/ some karmic adjustment. Do we need more payoffs like "The Secret" episodes and "Golden owl" on Expedition Unknown, yes! But considering Covid-19 turned our world upside down, I'm happy just to get the episodes we're getting.
All that said, I'd still like to see a montage of some of Phil's most classic falls - put it on YT and call it "Phil's Fall-ies". Of course I want him to be OK everything he tumbles, but Come on man, hook a brother up!
All that said, I'd still like to see a montage of some of Phil's most classic falls - put it on YT and call it "Phil's Fall-ies". Of course I want him to be OK everything he tumbles, but Come on man, hook a brother up!
Oooh, a Spooky Shadow!
MozaikAngel10 March 2020
I wanted to love the episode I watched (Mammoth Cave) but it was thin on science & facts & heavy on spooky sounds & shadows. As a geology buff & overall science nerd, I shouted possible reasons for the spooky events at the TV screen - a fungus growing in the cave that when inhaled could cause visual and/or auditory hallucinations; minerals in the rocks that could influence the atmosphere (for eg: the mysterious goings-on at the Bermuda Triangle have been all but proven to be due to the presence of magnetic rocks that interfere with airplane & sea vessel instruments); shifting wind patterns due to meteorological events on the surface that make it feel like someone is brushing up against you; rocks small and large, that when they shift or break off affect the wind pattern, cause spooky sands and so on and so on.
I gave this show a 6 just because it's better than a lot of the crap out there (cough**The Bachelor**cough) and because Josh, though I don't think I'll be watching again. I'll stick with the fabulous Expedition Unknown.
For those of us who have watched more than a few episode
rossettoart9 September 2023
The show is good. Better than any ghost show which I usually have a hard time watching. It's also meant to be little funny. If you're at least a little intrigued by the unexplained they cover the whole lot. Personally my favorite episodes are on ufos but I'm pretty well researched on that subject and to anyone who thinks there's nothing to ufos.. you've done little to no research. They visit hotspots and even for their ghost investigations they're going to old insane asylums and places that are well know for deaths and being unexplained. Also Josh is not only in every episode.. he participates usually one episode a season.
Could be better
jlemery1 February 2023
I love most of Gates' stuff. I also like the idea of having a scientifically trained investigator versus a paranormal investigator. However, Jessica is about the worst choice to fill that latter. You can hit her in the face with physical evidence and she will still claim that it's paranormal. I'm not really sure how she got a reputation as a legitimate paranormal investigator anyway. I've been doing this a long time and I've never heard of her in relationship to the field. Since she's in the entertainment industry, you would think that her exploits in the paranormal outside of this show would be common knowledge. Maybe I'm being too hard on her but I have a sneaking suspicion that if I were to view anything else that she's a part of, I'd still find her annoying. You guys want to increase your shows popularity? Find someone legit to replace her.
Expedition Junk
ajm120517 February 2020
Warning: Spoilers
As soon as the "investigators" found a fire extinguisher with the name Dayton on it and then Dan Browned it into a direct connection to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base I was done. A quick internet search for Dayton Fire Extinguisher brings up loads of information about old fire extinguishers dating to the operational period of the ordinance plant investigated in episode one. Nearly all of their activities during the episode are half-baked ideas planned after seeing dubiously sourced, incomplete information lacking vital context. Then after pathetic attempts at collecting "evidence" the presenters jump to ridiculous, unsupportable conclusions that almost certainly were arrived at before any investigating ever took place. Don't waste your precious time on this awful show.
Good show
damon-2243727 June 2022
I'm giving it 10 stars just to counteract all the dumb 1 star reviews. The fact this show still has a 6.2 despite all those ridiculous reviews should tell you it's actually pretty good but a minority of whiners have brought the score down. Remove all the 1 star reviews and this show would be at least a 7 to 7.5 which is where it should be. It's no Destination Truth but if you like these kinds of shows then you should like this too. Unless you have a stick up your backside like many of the reviews.
Fake!
svg22536 July 2023
Why do they search places for ghosts at night? They also searched a cemetery at night and said it was hard to read the grave stones, ya think? Their acting is pretty lame. Like the other similar shows, there is never any video or photographs of ghosts. It's just usually shadows and sounds that are not words. I saw one show where the investigators interviewed a family who reported seeing apparitions in their house. You would think they would ask them if they used the phones to record what they saw. These days everyone carries their phone and records everything they see. And the family didn't mention phones.
I Don't dig it
shortythepimp-268525 March 2020
I just don't like this show. Not a fan of jessicia or the voice over work. What makes expedition unknown so great is Josh just has the personality that you enjoy listening to him. These two on this show just don't have that it factor for me.
Too Much Fluff
jessmr-4319111 June 2021
Great and fun show, Need Closure
karnold-6496226 January 2021
We watch all the "josh gates" shows. This one as well. It's a different take with a fun and knowledgeable cast. The comments appear a little mocked up at times but they still make it entertaining to watch. Only thing, the shows often leave one hanging when a possible major discovery is at hand. However, this show being so new there probably is no update yet. The "101" episodes have helped.
it's just o.k. at best
phillllipveburst9 July 2022
I see why Jessica got the job. She's cute, intelligent, and has great facial expressions. The interactions between her and Phil are a bit silly in my opinion. But the production values are typical Discovery Channel, top notch. Only have seen 2 episodes so far, but I'll check it out some more. Beast of Bray Road? Nothing great here, however they do get an interview with Linda Godfrey. That alone counts for something. Lake Iliamna has some great footage. However they speak of the Loch Ness monster but show you a reported still photo of Champ (Lake Champlain in Vermont) from 1977. How do people on this level confuse the 2 so easily? One is in Scotland and the other in the United States. Bush league mistake at best. How does that slip through the cracks?
I love the show, BUT
aleahdunn21 October 2022
The show would be great without Jessica. Every episode, she is more closed mind than the sceptic. She is closed off to getting actual proof before declaring it's real. Phil is all about getting the proof, but it doesn't matter what supernatural the show is about, Jess automatically screams its real. Some of the pictures she claims is her proof, look fake. And some of these "witnesses" should not be believed, without more investigations. But, she believes them right away. That's her only proof really. Eyewitnesses that could be making it up. I'm very open minded, but she makes the rest of us look crazy. I love the show, so please find someone else to hunt supernaturals with Phil.
Ok, now I'm adding to this review about season 7 episode 2. You can clearly see those are snow shoe prints. But, of course Jessica jumps in before really looking and says its sasquatch. Several times, she says this. Why is she still on the show. If you want better reviews, you'll need to get rid of the crazies. Don't get me wrong, I'm very open minded, but come on. People are gonna think your crazy if every sighting, every sound, or every print is paranormal. She's always telling Phil to be open minded, but she's not. Especially, if according to her, every single thing they investigate is paranormal. To her, it's never just a native animal, or a trick of the light, or a satellite in the sky. It's always sasquatch, a ghost, or a UFO. I'm a believer in UFOs and ghosts, but, I also know sometimes there is a rational explanation.
Ok, now I'm adding to this review about season 7 episode 2. You can clearly see those are snow shoe prints. But, of course Jessica jumps in before really looking and says its sasquatch. Several times, she says this. Why is she still on the show. If you want better reviews, you'll need to get rid of the crazies. Don't get me wrong, I'm very open minded, but come on. People are gonna think your crazy if every sighting, every sound, or every print is paranormal. She's always telling Phil to be open minded, but she's not. Especially, if according to her, every single thing they investigate is paranormal. To her, it's never just a native animal, or a trick of the light, or a satellite in the sky. It's always sasquatch, a ghost, or a UFO. I'm a believer in UFOs and ghosts, but, I also know sometimes there is a rational explanation.
Only have 1 complaint
chuckster-0559111 May 2021
It's good
steampunk-302863 September 2022
I really enjoy the contrast between Jessica and Phil. People complain that Jess thinks everything is paranormal but I see it as she has a very open mind and finds enjoyment in believing in things of the paranormal nature as do I. I really enjoy when Phil gets surprised when he can't explain things naturally, I find it satisfying. Regardless of their beliefs, they both approach each investigation from a scientific standpoint, Jess does hope to experience something strange and looks forward to it and what's the harm in that? She still looks to science as well. I really enjoy this show, but I do wish Josh played more of a part in it, that's the only reason for the 9/10 rating.
It's All About The Commercial Breaks
dmarsteller-8980628 March 2024
I always liked the show. Nice break from my former favorite show Expedition Treasure Hunter-Egypt Edition! I enjoy Josh, Jessica (gorgeous!), & Phil. What has become a major problem is, as is so common these days, the effin' commercials. Much more numerous during the past few seasons. Do you even get 30 minutes of the show during the hour?? 7 minutes of show, 5 minutes of 13 commercials, on and on. Then we have the most annoying "Josh Explains". 5 minutes of ads, 30 seconds of pointless Josh, then another 4 minutes of ads. Fed up and done with it! The latest season sucked, so please no more!!!
Awful Remake of Destination Truth
mygrneyesf-066245 March 2020
Expedition X is horrible! No Josh. Poor casting. And worst of all - this show is nothing but a sacrilegious knock off of Josh's previous hit show, Destination Truth. They cover the exact same places & stories but without all of the wonderful elements that made Destination Truth so good. No, Josh. No, Josh humor. No Destination Truth team. No night time observation gizmos. No interaction with the crew. No Ryder. No fun dialogue.
I would love to see new episodes of Destination Truth. In the old format with some of the old crew and definitely with Josh. But Expedition X is just a sad and extremely dissatisfying, cheap knock off.
I would love to see new episodes of Destination Truth. In the old format with some of the old crew and definitely with Josh. But Expedition X is just a sad and extremely dissatisfying, cheap knock off.
It's entertainment not science class
mikearend9 June 2023
Does anyone believe that any of these shows like these are actual pure science? If you don't want something that is at least 50% entertainment then watch PBS. Shows like this are scripted and the drama is obviously staged, but who cares? I love this show because it's cheesy and fun. A number of reviewers on here give Jess a hard time for being so sure everything is paranormal. What I find stranger is how Phil could still be skeptical after all of the things they encounter. If all the things that happen to them while "investigating" were real then any rational human would be terrified. This is good fun entertainment. Enjoy it for what it is, not for what you want it to be.
Well, I dig this show.
emelanson7814 October 2023
I don't see what all the poor reviews are about. Everyone is Roger Ebert these days apparently. I have never watched any Josh Gates shows before, and I came across this one, because I've seen just about every other paranormal show out there, and needed a fix. Lol. Love Phil, how he tries to get to the bottom of every claim, and educates us the whole time. Jessica is a true paranormal believer however she is very open to seeing how Phil's experiments play out. Gates' puns are hilarious. I also like that they get to go to some of the coolest places. Love this show. Hopefully it sticks around a while longer.
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