Paranormal Home Inspectors

Let's be honest with ourselves here: this show is terrible. Just awful, really. So bad, in fact, that you'll want to purchase a DeLorean on the off chance it has a working flux capacitor that might allow you to travel back in time and punch your past-self in the face for watching.

That said, I happily consumed all 13 episodes. Couldn't stop myself, actually. That in itself could be classified as proof of paranormal activity.

Why is it so bad? The concept is interesting enough: home owners present claims of unexplained phenomena, and an unorthodox team with varying expertise assemble to try and find an answer. Sounds kind of awesome, right? The problem is that Brian, the certified home inspector, is the only one that can make a legitimate claim to having anything close to resembling expertise. The rest of the team? Yowza.

I should state that I am a believer in the paranormal, however, I am extremely skeptical. Michelle and Nadine, on the other hand, can't be bothered to make a skeptical observation. Nope, every house in Canada is apparently haunted. Whether someone was murdered "real close" to the house, or the house was built on top of an old Indian burial ground, this team is able to pinpoint with 100% accuracy what's going on within the distressed owner's home.

To back up such bold claims, you'd expect to see a lot of evidence, right? Well, don't hold your breath. Michelle and company conduct what only barely passes as a paranormal investigation. A toddler sticking a digital voice recorder in it's mouth is about as scientific as anything this team tries. And wouldn't you know it? They capture "hard evidence" on every investigation. EVPs? Full- bodied apparitions? Moving objects? Nope. More like knocks, bangs, and lights turning on and off "on their own." You know, hardcore proof of life after death kind of stuff.

Sure, the show is phony to a point well-past complete absurdity, but how they manage to fill those 22 mins per episode is hard to walk away from. It's so unintentionally hilarious that you can't help but stick around to see what happens next. And I did... for 13 episodes.

If you're a die-hard Ghost Adventures or Ghost Hunters fan, you can safely skip this without fear of missing out. In fact, the unprofessionalism of each investigation is likely going to make your eye twitch just moments before your head explodes. On the other hand, if you can appreciate shutting off your brain for 22 mins and not take the ridiculousness too seriously, there's gold just waiting to be discovered here. Pure Canadian gold.