Medium to the Stars?

I have no issue with the celebrity list, but I am interested in what is considered something he does that others cannot. Can you list one or two, preferably with a video?
 
Frank McLaughlin said:
It is beyond you. That part you have right.

I would suggest that ridicule--especially ridicule without substance--is an ineffective form of argument.
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Clearly you are a fan of the show. Now I want you to focus in on what I just said - SHOW. Edited for your viewing pleasure. All the "mediums" on tv seemed special and magical thanks to good editing. Once put to real tests, and behind the scenes misses were released, guess who were proven frauds??

Sylvia Browne, Jonathan Edwards, James Van Praagh, Teressa Caputo...…..sorry kid but the list goes on and on. If this guy is legit, I will go kiss bigfoot.
 
Garrette said:
I have no issue with the celebrity list, but I am interested in what is considered something he does that others cannot. Can you list one or two, preferably with a video?
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Watch the show. That's the perfect video to your point.

You don't get on weekly TV with 2 million viewers unless you can do something "that others cannot." And if it were shown that he was faking it, I would suggest to you, that would make the show even more incredible and his ability unique. (Even collusion with the TV production crew, would not be enough--the celebrities would also have to be in on the con and be able to fake emotion. Not likely).
 
Professional magicians fool people all the time. Mediums use similar tricks for the most part. The only difference is that magicians don't pretend to have genuine paranormal abilities, so the people they're fooling know it's done by trickery.

If this guy was genuine he would be demonstrating his ability under controlled conditions which eliminate cold reading, hot reading etc - far greater fame, riches and influence await if he did that instead of appearing on a two bit TV show.
 
Ancient Aliens has been on tv forever with far more than two million loyal veiwers.

That doesn't mean that ancient alien theorists aren't full of **** and make it all up of disconnected bits.

They control the editing and production of the entire show. Of course it will (kinda) prove they were right.



Does this guy not control every aspect of his show including whom is invited and the grade of boiler plate the non disclosure agreement is on?
 
kali1137 said:
Clearly you are a fan of the show. Now I want you to focus in on what I just said - SHOW. Edited for your viewing pleasure. All the "mediums" on tv seemed special and magical thanks to good editing. Once put to real tests, and behind the scenes misses were released, guess who were proven frauds??
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You are claiming that Corbett Stern Productions, Michael Corbett and 44 Blue Productions are committing blatant fraud in collusion with E! Entertainment by editing a TV show to provide false and misleading information to 2 million people? Interesting.

If what you are telling me is true, it is curious that not one of these celebrities has stepped forward to object to the interview editing and the final product. Just the opposite, celebrities rave about the quality of the reading if the video is to be believed.

And no one on the TV crew, the background research team, the camera operators, the film editors, the kid holding the mike boom--no one comes forward after four years of this? Maybe. Not likely.

You would agree with me that eventually some celebrity will get pissed about the reading or just decide to be honest and expose what Corbett Productions is doing? It's been four years. I'll wait.
 
8enotto said:
Ancient Aliens has been on tv forever with far more than two million loyal veiwers.

That doesn't mean that ancient alien theorists aren't full of **** and make it all up of disconnected bits.

They control the editing and production of the entire show. Of course it will (kinda) prove they were right.

Does this guy not control every aspect of his show including whom is invited and the grade of boiler plate the non disclosure agreement is on?
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There a false equivalence referencing the number of people who watch alien shows or the super bowl or any other TV show with my statement that Henry's talent is unique as evidenced by his ability to engage 2 million people with his unusual claims. Alien shows are a dime a dozen. Convincing someone you just communicated with their mother, whether you did or if you didn't--is a unique ability. Henry has something magical. If he didn't, there would be as many Henry's as there are alien shows.

An NDA is void if you detect fraud. Anybody connected with Henry's show could step forward, and there are people willing to pay money to bring anyone down who they think is a fraud.

The argument against most conspiracies--Moon fake, 9-11--is that no one has ever come forward and said, for example, "Hey, I worked at NASA, and we faked the Moon landing." No one. Powerful argument.

That same argument to a lesser extent holds here. No one. Powerful argument.

Henry's show is produced by Michael Corbett Productions, not Henry. They choose the guests and provide the editing/production. Are they dishonest? I don't know, but it is unlikely because of the damage if caught. They have too many other shows at risk.
 
kali1137 said:
Boy are you ever their target audience for this. Believe everything you see on TV. Any reality shows on tv that are legit? A quick search brought up this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-75u3ZzzdPc
There are others but I don't link unless I have watched them myself.
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Not sure how we jumped to "believe everything you see on TV." Perhaps we need to have a debate about the integrity of Michael Corbett productions, as you seem to believe they are fraudulent. Feel free to send that evidence to me.

There are hundreds of people involved in the production of Henry's show, including all the celebrities who have paid good money to have a reading. Video editors, cameramen, production team to obtain clients, research team (to tell Henry what to say). Dozens of people to canvas an auditorium before the show, etc. I'm not aware of anyone claiming fraud. You'd expect that from the celebrities who would feel cheated after a reading. (ie, made to look like fools).

I've never watched a "reality show." I watch MSNBC. Some might claim that's a reality show lol.
 
Frank McLaughlin said:
Not sure how we jumped to "believe everything you see on TV." Perhaps we need to have a debate about the integrity of Michael Corbett productions, as you seem to believe they are fraudulent. Feel free to send that evidence to me.

There are hundreds of people involved in the production of Henry's show, including all the celebrities who have paid good money to have a reading. Video editors, cameramen, production team to obtain clients, research team (to tell Henry what to say). Dozens of people to canvas an auditorium before the show, etc. I'm not aware of anyone claiming fraud. You'd expect that from the celebrities who would feel cheated after a reading. (ie, made to look like fools).

I've never watched a "reality show." I watch MSNBC. Some might claim that's a reality show lol.
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We jumped to that because your sole argument for his being legit is because it's on tv and there are too many people who would have to be involved. The fact that it is on tv is what makes it more likely to be as fake as all the other shows that have come before it. Sylvia Browne was on Montel every week. Even after the never ending proven false "predictions" from her, people still defend her to this day. All that came before him have been caught but didn't have any huge fall from grace. Once people drink the kool aide, it can't be un-drunk. You simply don't understand how TV shows work.
 
Pixel42 said:
Professional magicians fool people all the time. Mediums use similar tricks for the most part. The only difference is that magicians don't pretend to have genuine paranormal abilities, so the people they're fooling know it's done by trickery.

If this guy was genuine he would be demonstrating his ability under controlled conditions which eliminate cold reading, hot reading etc - far greater fame, riches and influence await if he did that instead of appearing on a two bit TV show.
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I see you have memorized the Randy line. Alas, the world is more complicated than Randy. Performing under controlled conditions has been done, published and then refuted by others who didn't like the results.
 
kali1137 said:
We jumped to that because your sole argument for his being legit is because it's on tv and there are too many people who would have to be involved. The fact that it is on tv is what makes it more likely to be as fake as all the other shows that have come before it. Sylvia Browne was on Montel every week. Even after the never ending proven false "predictions" from her, people still defend her to this day. All that came before him have been caught but didn't have any huge fall from grace. Once people drink the kool aide, it can't be un-drunk. You simply don't understand how TV shows work.
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I don't think you are reading my posts. My sole argument? I've made five posts, mostly responding to ridicule. Very little argument.

I didn't say it was legit because it is on TV. I said his ability to get on TV with an audience of 2 million is evidence that he can do something unique and magical. That states the obvious. Yes, Sylvia Browne was a fraud or a pretender, and she was on TV all the time. I only saw her once, and it was ridiculous.

I pointed out that no one coming forward--hundreds involved--can be a powerful argument for legitimacy. It's a valid argument, one that Neil deGrasse Tyson uses all the time.

>You simply don't understand how TV shows work.

Ahh, but you do. I do understand fraud, which is what you are claiming.
 
8enotto said:
Doing something no other person is capable if is a big claim. If I choose not to accept at face value can anyone offer solid proof he has abilities? Even himself?

Brad Pitt, Mel Gibson, Madonna and Bruce Willis would be names that would get ears to perk if he started name dropping.
Picking at a list of washed up tv celebs from the 80's is a desperate plea by all to get some tv airtime again. Anything at all will do.
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>Doing something no other person is capable if is a big claim.

Fair point.
(1) There are other people who have Henry's ability, a few, but they are not on TV. As for "on TV," I think John Edwards had this ability at one time. (2) The world is full of people with unique abilities. Ricky Jay's ability to shuffle six poker hands into the middle of a deck and then deal pulling cards out from the middle. Ted Williams ability to hit 400. The performers at Cirque du Sol. Harold Williams ability to speak 58 languages fluently. The lady who played the Brunette on Taxi's ability to remember in great detail every day of her life. (Marilu Henner).

If many people could do what Henry does--and he is doing something exceptional whether fake or not--Henry would not be on TV. He is unique either way.

>If I choose not to accept at face value can anyone offer solid proof

There is never solid proof for things metaphysical. If we had solid proof, we would not be having this discussion.

>if he started name dropping. Picking at a list of washed up tv celebs from the 80's is a desperate plea by all to get some tv airtime again.

The TV celebs are successful; many are recent. Howie Mandel is on TV regularly (America's Got Talent; Deal, no Deal). But that's not what's going on here. People are on because they want the reading, and I assume the TV production team wants recognizable names, not the nobody next door. In general the people who get a reading are accomplished, which lends some credibility. It is harder to fool an accomplished physician--there have been three on the show, including the guy from CNN--or Matt Lauer (Today show).

One thing is clear, the people he reads are universally wowed by the information they receive. Statistically, reading successful people and impressing every single one, is a type of proof.
 
Is a show on a sound stage with a carefully prepared presenter and carefully vetted and prepared guests NOT a carefully controlled environment?

Nothing on tv is truly spontaneous outside of the news stories.
 
Frank McLaughlin said:
There is never solid proof for things metaphysical. If we had solid proof, we would not be having this discussion.
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And there never will be, because it does not exist. If it did exist, there would be proof. This clown is no different from the thousands that preceded him. He is an ENTERTAINER, nothing more.
 
Frank McLaughlin said:
There is never solid proof for things metaphysical. If we had solid proof, we would not be having this discussion.
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If this guy had the ability he claims to have it would be trivially easy for him to prove it, he would have done so, and we would not be having this discussion.

One thing is clear, the people he reads are universally wowed by the information they receive.
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People are very easy to impress with the simplest of tricks.

Statistically, reading successful people and impressing every single one, is a type of proof.
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A hit rate statistically greater than chance, achieved under controlled conditions, is the only type of proof. No-one has ever done it.
 
bytewizard said:
Successfully? Proof? Link?
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I was referring to science in general, not Henry. I don't believe Henry has undergone testing. Apparently, he doesn't care whether you believe him or not.

Scientists are often the last ones to accept a new idea whether that is the age of the Sphinx, continental drift, the appearance of pre-Clovis civilization in North America, what drugs post-menopausal women should be taking, the effect of a meat diet on health, the value of Ayurvedic medicine, the fact that the speed of light may change in a vacuum...I'm adding to this Tyler Henry's ability.

To paraphrase Richard Feynman, the first step in the scientific method is that you guess. I'm guessing. Testing happens each week on TV if you think about it.

Link: John Edwards, who does basically the same thing as Henry, has submitted to a series of studies at the Univ of AZ. Three of the studies are discussed in: "The Afterlife Experiments" by Gary Schwartz, Harvard Professor of Psychology, Surgery, Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry. Bonus about the book is that it makes Randi apoplectic.
 
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