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Psychic Kids
''Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal'' is a paranormal television series broadcast on the A&E television network. Hosted by Chip Coffey, an American psychic investigator, with licensed therapist Edy Nathan, "sensitive" Chris Fleming, and medium Kim Russo, the show brings together children who report having psychic abilities with adult psychic/mediums, with the stated purpose of "show ngthem how to harness their abilities and, ultimately, howingthem that they're not alone in this world". Later episodes feature content in correlation with another A&E paranormal series Coffey has appeared on, ''Paranormal State'', with Ryan Buell. The series premiered on June 16, 2008 and ran to November 28, 2010. A&E later aired an episode of ''Biographies'' called "Psychic Children" about children and young people with the same alleged abilities described in the show (e.g. crystal children). On June 26, 2019, A&E announced the revival of ''Psychic Kids''. The series premiered on August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranormal Television
Paranormal television is a genre of reality television that purports to document factual investigations of the paranormal rather than fictional representations seen in traditional narrative films and tv. Over the years, the genre has grown to be a staple of television and even changed the programing focus of networks like the ''History Channel'' and the ''Travel Channel''. By highlighting beliefs in topics ranging from Bigfoot to aliens, paranormal television continues to elevate popular interest in the paranormal. History Early precursors (1950s–1999) Accounts of supernatural occurrences have always been common in the print media. The 1705 pamphlet "A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal" by Daniel Defoe is a well-known example. Paranormal television proper can trace its genesis to local TV news programs in the UK and USA, which have featured ghost stories since the 1960s. The earliest TV show devoted exclusively to the paranormal was ''One Step Beyond'' which b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |