About 1.5 million people watch the premiere of each episode, and many more see the series in reruns. It's entertaining stuff, and the ratings are blockbuster for cable. It moves along at a relentless pace with considerable charm. ![]() The team interviews mad colonels, mystics and time travelers. White vans pull up and reveal contacts (who always seem to be old cronies of Ventura's). The subject matter will be familiar to anyone interested in conspiracies, but is presented with flair. A third investigator, June Sarpong, is a British West African with a posh accent and an MBE (Member of the British Empire, a step below a knighthood). Sean Stone is leather-clad and rebellious, assigned only the most dangerous missions. ![]() Tyrel is skinny and slightly awkward and dresses like Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep, standing in stark contrast from his ranting hulk of a father. Two lackluster investigators have been replaced with Jesse Ventura's son Tyrel and Oliver Stone's son Sean. In the third season, the show has hit its stride. ![]() The Death Knell for Good Reality-TV Shows
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