Mike Hale Consigning Reality To Ghost Analysis

I feel Mike Hale’s intentions with “Consigning Reality to Ghost,” was to inform the average cable viewer that paranormal investigation shows are fake and a waste of time. The average cable viewer is seen as the intended audience, because Hale writes “viewers are free to make up their own minds, as they always have been.” (Hale) Furthermore, Hale is hinting to the reader (average cable viewer) that they can choose to agree or disagree with his opinion. Hale simply despises paranormal reality shows and believes they are staged, for popularity, and just a fad. Hale bluntly says that paranormal shows are staged and even mocks the plot of them. “They venture inside with the tools of their trade: K2 meters to detect electromagnetic fields, parabolic dishes to capture the faintest noises, night-vision lenses to penetrate the darkness. Everything is bathed in sickly green light, and people say “Oh my God!” and “Did you hear that?” a lot. Shadows move from left to right (or right to left). Eventually someone yells that something is

He doesn’t stop his hateful comments at the plot. Hale points his viewpoints towards the actors involved. He insults all cast members of paranormal shows, implying that the investigators are no more than plumbers and un-skilled workers of the acting world. Moreover, Hale states these actors are looking for money and fame through these shows. “Perhaps we should admire someone who earns his 15 minutes by walking into an empty room and yelling, “It’s time to show the world who you are and what you’re made of!”(Hale) Although, Hale compliments the investigators saying they created a new career, he quickly turns that around to ridicule them once again. “They’ve created a new career — the paranormal investigator — that requires neither good looks nor any discernible skill beyond the ability to walk through an old building waving a