i'm watching some sci/fi show on tnt, hosted by dan ackroyd. i don't have a CLUE what it's called, but a character played by matt frewer is some sort of paranormal investigator. he just mentioned that “ghostbusting is fun, but the ecotplasm gets EVERYWHERE!” pretty cool… anyone know the name os this show???

no, sorry man, i didn't hear of it till just now, but i'll keep an ear out for it.

Come on man it's PSI Factor

yeah, it was psi factor. besides dan being a host, the show wasn't all that good. maybe the other eps are good, though.

The first season was pretty good. It was a little awkward (as most new shows are), but it had this great premise, wherein it felt like the cases were real. This was bolstered by the fact that you got two cases an episode and that they weren't waaaaaaay out there (like X-files).

One episode half, for example, dealt with people mysteriously teleporting across half the country (not as wild as aliens, but still very creepy). The cases were also from all around the world and in some cases were solved with non-paranormal explainations. It really stayed close to Aykroyd's interest in all sorts of paranormal phenomenon.

Then it went to hell. The producers (or someone) started to tinker with the show's structure. No more mini-cases, introduced Matt Frewer, gave it an X-files subplot about a goverment conspiracy, cut out Dan's openings (which sealed the “real” feel by giving it a docu-drama feel (similar to America's Most Wanted or the like).

So, if you can find the first 6 or so shows, watch them, they're neat, but forget the rest. Too many cooks…

I enjoyed Dan Ackroyd's pro/epilogues. The problem with having two cases an episode was that there was basically no room for development. I viewed several of the episodes and was impressed with the low-key approach to paranormal stories, yet there really weren't any characters I could care about on Psi Factor. It was way better than the X-files though.

Aykroyds new show sould be better.