Barry Fitzgerald Involved with New Series, 'The Legend Seekers'

Banshees, blood-thirsty faeries, haunted castles...what's not to love? Barry Fitzgerald, formerly of "Ghost Hunters International," is now involved with a web-based history/mystery series called "The Legend Seekers" and there is an Indiegogo campaign to help get the series launched. "The Legend Seekers" explores Irish legends and based on the brief promo video, the series looks quite interesting. Click on the any of the links for more information, including the goodies you'll receive if you contribute to the show's production.

Here is a summary of the series from the Indiegogo Crowd Funding page and then check out Barry's promo for the campaign. Let us know your thoughts.

"The Legend Seekers" consists of paranormal researcher and author Barry Fitzgerald (familiar to viewers from shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International) along with Cormac Strain, a Carlow based author and researcher.

Both Legend Seekers are committed to connecting Ireland’s history with its mystery.

Accompanied by faithful canine companion Max, Barry and Cormac explore places of ancient Irish myth and lore that usually even the locals don’t know about. Fascinating tales of blood-drinking fairies, Islands of the Dead, mysterious drownings and Blood Gods are just a few of the Legends this plucky trio seek out for your enjoyment.



-Larissa Mrykalo

Final season of 'Ghost Hunters International' hits DVD -- but someone is missing from it

As if we haven't known for some time, it seems even more official after more than a year of speculation. The Syfy series Ghost Hunters International will have its third, and final, season released on DVD this Aug. 27. The title for the four-disc DVD set? Ghost Hunters International: The Final Season.”

GHI’s third season ran from July 13, 2011 to April 4, 2012 and featured team members Kris Williams Joe Chin, Paul Bradford, Susan Slaughter, Barry Fitzgerald and Scott Tepperman. Locations visited included Trinidad and Tobago; Turin, Italy; Limavady, Northern Ireland; and, Antwerp, Belgium.

We reported on what we believed to be the fairly final indication that GHI was just a ghost back in November when Notorious Hauntings (now known as Killer Contact) was announced for Syfy. But this seems to put the final lingering nail in the coffin short of an official statement.

Despite the crew listed, the DVD cover art only features part of the crew (Paul Bradford and Scott Tepperman are missing). According to Kat Coffin at Examiner.com, there’s another issue with the DVD: “The tag line for the DVD set says ‘Starring Barry FitzGerald, Britt Griffith and Kris Williams (2013),’ but Griffith wasn’t part of the final season crew.”

Bradford, a sometimes contributor for Paranormal Pop Culture, was rankled by the way the "announcement" was made and by his absence on the cover -- he also noted he is the fourth-longest running cast member on the show behind Robb Demarest (who left in the middle of Season Two), FitzGerald and Chin. Bradford sent the following statement about the DVD:

UPDATED with Syfy response. Syfy renewal or cancellation watch? 'Ghost Hunters' premiere delayed, 'Haunted Collector' extended

In a statement issued this afternoon, the Syfy network has announced that it's long-running paranormal reality series Ghost Hunters -- which was to premiere April 17 -- has been pushed back to June 12. In its place, Haunted Collector, the paranormal investigative series starring John Zaffis and Brian Cano, would enjoy an extended third season with new episodes airing until June 5.

The Syfy release gave no reason for GH's delay, and screeners for the new season of Ghost Hunters have already been sent to press. Ghost Hunters, which premiered in 2004, is on hiatus from its ninth season. Neither Haunted Collector nor Ghost Hunters have been renewed (or canceled) by the network.

Here's what we know: The shows are currently occupying the same programming space. They are very similar in style (although I know fans will vehemently disagree). Also, the network appears to be moving away from "traditional" investigation-driven series -- a tradition GH largely spearheaded when it debuted -- and towards more character-driven para-shows like Stranded and Deep South Paranormal.

Of course, this move might mean nothing. Or it could mean one of a couple things (this is pure speculation) ...