Looking buff and baked, Joe Rogan has somehow teamed up with the Syfy channel for a show called Joe Rogan Questions Everything. When I first saw the ad for this one, I had a true WHOA! moment. The man who likes to watch babes eat worm guts and coagulated blood balls is now diving into the weird and paranormal?
Eh, why not?
Over the past year, Syfy has been throwing a ton of new, short run shows against the wall and waiting to see what sticks. I’m not sure if this one will adhere to the programming wall for a second season, like Ghost Mine, but it does have something going for it that other shows in this genre don’t – Joe Rogan will call bullshit, literally, to a person’s face when they postulate on the crazy theories that plague their fevered brains. Now that, my friends, is refreshing. Since he’s a martial arts guy, I guess he’s not worried if someone takes offense to his opinion. Might be kind of fun to watch him throw some MMA-style beat down to a man who swears the chupacabra is an ET pet.
He had me at Sasquatch, the focus of his first episode. I get the feeling that like me, he wants to believe. And like me, he needs a little more proof than a few plaster casts and grainy films. Rogan looked genuinely flipped out at times during his squatchin’ night in the woods. Naturally, they didn’t find Bigfoot, but the ride was worth it.
I also watched Joe tackle HAARP and the future of robotics where man and machine will meld as one, then separate into possible warring factions. Can someone say Battlestar Galactica?
Here’s a great reason to watch this show : Drinking Game! Joe gets very, very animated when he talks about the unusual. Every time his eyes pop out of his head, take a shot. You’ll be blitzed halfway into the show. And somehow, I think Joe would approve.
His skepticism and open mindedness is (I can’t believe I’m saying this) a breath of fresh air. For me, the show is a Vulcan mind meld of In Searh Of… and That’s Incredible. Anything that makes me feel like a kid again, even if it’s only for an hour, gets my vote.
Keep searching for the truth, Joe. And keep that BS meter running.
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About Hunter Shea
Hunter Shea is the product of a childhood weened on The Night Stalker, The Twilight Zone and In Search Of. He doesn’t just write about the paranormal – he actively seeks out the things that scare the hell out of people and experiences them for himself. Hunter Shea is the product of a childhood weened on The Night Stalker, The Twilight Zone and In Search Of. He doesn’t just write about the paranormal – he actively seeks out the things that scare the hell out of people and experiences them for himself.
His novels, Forest of Shadows, Evil Eternal , Swamp Monster Massacre , Sinister Entity, Hell Hole, The Waiting and Island of the Forbidden are published through Samhain Publishing’s horror line. Hell Hole was named Horror Novel Reviews #1 horror novel of 2014. His first thriller novel, The Montauk Monster, was released June, 2014 as a Pinnacle paperback, and was named by Publishers Weekly as one of the best reads of the summer. His follow up Pinnacle novel, Tortures of the Damned, a post apocalyptic thriller, will be out July, 2015. That will be followed up by his latest cryptid tale, The Dover Demon, in the fall through Samhain. His horror short story collection, Asylum Scrawls, is available as an e-book, straightjacket not included.
Hunter is an amateur cryptozoologist, having written wild, fictional tales about Bigfoot, The Montauk Monster, The Dover Demon and many new creatures to come. A copy of his book, The Montauk Monster, is currently on display in the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, ME.
He wrote his first novel with the express desire to work only with editor Don D’Auria at Dorchester (Leisure Horror). He submitted his novel to Don and only Don, unagented, placed on the slush pile. He is proof that dedicated writers can be rescued from no man’s land. He now works with Don, along with several other agents and publishers, having published over ten books in just four years.
Hunter is proud to be be one half of the Monster Men video podcast, along with his partner in crime, Jack Campisi. It is one of the most watched horror video podcasts in the world. Monster Men is a light hearted approach to dark subjects. Hunter and Jack explore real life hauntings, monsters, movies, books and everything under the horror sun. They often interview authors, cryptid and ghost hunters, directors and anyone else living in the horror lane.
Living with his wonderful family and two cats, he’s happy to be close enough to New York City to get Gray’s Papaya hotdogs when the craving hits. His daughters have also gotten the horror bug, assisting him with research, story ideas and illustrations that can be seen in magazines such as Dark Dossier.
This is a great show. You gotta see the one about weather control and Chem Trails. It’s great. I really hope this show gets picked up. No sound effects and tricks like many of the paranormal investigation shows out there. This is more like Penn & Teller BS, but with more bug eyes and weed.
Joe Rogan questions NOTHING. He’s too busy being the snarky, self posturing host. And I like you Joe, but your nothing more than a paycheck walking. Instead of half formed, self centered, zippy, one liners, how about actually, well I don’t know, maybe actually INVESTIGATING something to the end? Like, instead of badgering people or glossing over witnesses, maybe you could see their cause to the end? Call me crazy, but I think your better than this drivel. Whatever. Not my paycheck…
You did hit on a key word there…paycheck. He’s obviously leaving the hardcore investigating for the Discovery Channel or some other high minded network.
The only problem with this show is that Joe Rogan often acts as if “he” is the first credible person to actually “investigate” many of these phenomena. What a freakin joke. He’s a paid debunker. He is as credible as WMDs in Iraq. Sorry. Ill take the word of John Podesta, Linda Howe, various astronauts, thousands of pilots, cops, generals, and at least two US Presidents before ill will believe a guy whose claim to fame is getting kicked in the head and hosting a game show. He’s NOT intelligent as you claim. He’s NOT even serious. Unfortunately, there are a lot of crazy folks that investigate paranormal stuff, but as my first cousin who was station chief in 3 countries for the CIA told me when I questioned him about the reality of UFOs, “…the Universe is 1,000 times stranger than you can ever imagine”. Sorry Joe. Ill stick with my cuz.
Though you do have to admit he’s as credible as some of the topics he’s showcased. If it’s on Syfy, I take it with a grain of salt and have fun. These are the Sharknado folks after all.
Joe Rogan is a sellout and ingenuous. He questions nothing. He looked at Bigfoot much more objectively than Chen trails or anything else that actually matters. If you are a fan of Joe rogan you might like the show, but it us pure bull s