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I checked out these guy's personal web site at "www.aimsa.org" (the one apparently not related to the "Destination America" channel), - and as an experiment to see if "A.I.M.S." (The Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings)actually even existed - I sent "Trapper", the leader of this gaggle of semi-pro actors, a personal email - giving him a little additional data that I had sought out about the "Devil Dog" of Logan County after I had done some armchair research, and my email came back "Return to sender - address unknown". Suspicions confirmed! An obvious bogus dummy site! I won't lie and say this show is not entertaining, it is, especially if your Ten years old. My issue mainly is that it pretends to be something that it's not (much like Pro-Wrestling and American politics). It will insult your intelligence brutally if you are actually watching it for real information or actual journalistic truth - and not merely as a diversion in order to surrender your higher brain functions to a nice catatonic stare, and a greater appreciation of the merciless butchering of the "Blair Witch Methodology" of media production.

Several of the gang seem to me to be vaguely recognizable as both bit part actors in other things that I may have seen them in over the years - and various cameos as other people here and there throughout the universe of premium / pay T.V. past times. Especially "Trapper", and the "Youngster" (The young fat guy whose habitually clumsy, and that wears painfully cliché red neck Bandannas) - both of which I feel like I have seen before in some other programming somewhere. It doesn't really matter though because it's obvious from the bad acting, the CGI "Witness Videos", the "over the top" characterizations, the Saturday morning cartoon / Three stooges delivery, and the obvious lack of real knowledge that any of the characters have over the core subject matter and background histology - that this show is a complete farce.

Look at this this way, it takes a little more than just a talent for "scarin up possums and coons" to catch something that has evaded people with PHDs and decades of serious zoological / expeditionary field research under their belts. And the "shoot first and ask questions later" approach does not bode well with a potentially endangered species that may technically be federally protected defacto.

Watch it if your desperate for low brow entertainment - just don't be gullible or stupid enough to buy it.

In reference to a previous comment; it is entertainment but they call it "Reality TV" Not one damn thing real about this show, not one! So, I see your point and understand where you're coming from but it needs to be called "Fake Reality TV" or SCI-FI Also; This show is too funny! Their fake ass so-called southern accents are just funny too haha! I live in the Appalachian Mountains myself. There is some strange stuff that goes on and some very mean people but nothing like this LOL My biggest warning would be don't mess with anyone's moonshine still and if you come upon a ginseng farm (GET OUT FAST)!! They will kill you if you mess with their ginseng. Anyway, the only "Monsters" are the crazy rednecks that live here. haha! I live in NE Tennessee on the border of VA & TN 10 minutes from the place they claimed they were in S-6 E1 in Virginia. It's one of the most peaceful places on earth LOL

This show is obviously fake, but I laugh all the time watching it! It's a wonder they don't shoot each other every episode! Can you imagine these yahoos really running around in the woods and having to climb any kind of steep hills? I feel so sorry for that little jeep when they all pile in and drive into the woods. The wheels bow out from the weight. I love it when they see a picture, video or recording and they make so much noise you can't hear any sounds. Who on earth goes into the dark woods wearing flashlight headlights to go hunting? They make so much noise, nothing is going to hang around for them to find them. Now we have a conspiracy theory with people who are hunting them and who can dig up background information that's supposedly either sealed or has never been reported. This is better than Mission Impossible! Have fun watching, but don't take it seriously!

This is just a fun show. The AIMS team are lovable, funny, crazy and each one a character. I really don't care if it's fake. I love Wild Bill's crazy, Trapper's 'putting the heat on it' and Huckleberry's 'gonna get it's a$$". Jeff's $10 words (bipedal)and Willie's traps are imaginative and downright cool. In this world of crime and war and bad things on just about every channel, it's nice to just sit back, suspend reality and smile for an hour. As far as I'm concerned, These guys can run around the woods looking for critters for years to come and I'll watch. Not everything has to be so serious...if it bugs you, change the channel.

Overacting and behaving like mindless villagers from the old days out on a witch hunt.

Ridiculous

This show is absolutely fantastic in that it never fails to keep me entertained. Granted I am usually howling with laughter, it is still fairly funny if you don't buy in to it (which I'm sure some poor souls do). I would love to be a producer or editor of the footage because it has to be great to go through all of it. Well put together that's for sure. At least it makes me laugh, unlike all the other "reality" but not reality shows out there. This season (dedicated to Bigfoot) has started off on the right foot. It's a bit like those wrestling programs on TV that have been around for decades or a good soap opera. At least they don't pretend to be trying to get scientific evidence. They walk off without one sample of that Sasquatch skat! Keep at it boys, we'll be watching.

The swearing in this show is constant from beginning to end, so not suitable for children to watch. The gun safety in this show is non-existent, with the shear number of gun safety infractions per episode making this show an excellent candidate for a drinking game. There is really no need to mention that this show is totally fake, but then again, my grandfather believed professional wrestling was real until the day he died, so I guess there are probably folks who watch this show who believe it is real as well, so that's cool... whatever floats your boat. If Wild Bill is really an ex-marine, then I'm the Queen of England's enormously spacious left teet! To sum up... these guys couldn't find their own butts with both hands.

This is just plain old mindless TV entertainment for a relaxing evening. I enjoy watching. I knew it was silly watching the promos. I would rather watch this than some dancing with the has been stars or hearing no talent American idols. I look forward to it knowing what is gonna happen. Building traps like the 'Moth Man' episode. That was great. Knowing these guys never catch anything and watching the mess they get into is funny. Plus how many more of the same old alien shows can we stand? For me the big draw was the Appalachians, I can watch anything about that region. I am not a hillbilly basher but they make for TV.

...is the title of a real movie. This program is not far removed.

I often find myself defending Appalachians. Most descend from Scots/Irish settlers, so one can reasonably assume they're intelligent. (If you ignore the twang, you'll hear that most use good grammar, pronounce words correctly, and have a solid vocabulary.) This program, unfortunately, makes me think I should abandon my defense.

Even allowing for the fact that humans are, in general, irrationally credulous, how much of this are we supposed to believe? The Devil Dog episode is plausible (though I question the existence of coyote packs -- coyotes are generally solitary). The Wolf-Man episode is maybe, kinda, sorta believable -- if one accepts the possibility of a wolf with an excess of growth hormone.

The Moth Man and Lizard Demon episodes are beyond ludicrous. Thinking you saw something doesn't mean you saw what you thought you saw. I'm particularly bothered by the Lizard Demon's footprint, which looks fake. //All// the footprints look fake -- as if they'd been carefully crafted and pressed //just so// into the dirt.

As with "Porter Ridge", the best part of the show is the cast -- some of whom are drop-dead handsome (Willy, especially).

To summarize, I can only say... "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a man a thermal-imaging camera, and he'll turn it into a profitable TV series."

Cryptozoology is a very intriguing science. Every year, science discovers 100s, or 1000s of species never before known (mostly insects).

There are a lot of odd things in the deep woods. Admittedly, mostly mis-identified animals. This show pretends to be a group of serious rednecks (self proclaimed) who try to find the truth.

But they make up everything on the show. I'm not sure anything about this show is real. This does a huge disservice to people who see odd things, and simply want to know the truth.

Avoid this show, this is no better than a host of other reality shows, supposedly about real life, that are completely staged.

It is really funny - watching these good old boys out hunting the monsters - of course they never seem to get them on video or catch one - but they are the best at looking scared - It is really pretty funny the technical terms or better yet the faces they make when they are chasing the monsters and get scared. Frankly I would be carrying bigger firepower if I was them - instead of shotguns - can't do much withe them. But I have to say they do make for a funny show - Science ?? What's that - just mindless entertainment. Any one them would be just as much fun in a show called "people of Walmart" but then that's all too real !

This is a great show. Even if its real or not. I have no idea what is out there but this show is funny i watch with the whole family.. Look forward to more to come.It is better than any other reality show out there. Its funny and you get to hear about all kinds of interesting folklore.The men on the show got a lot of guts and can build anything.. You can learn a lot from these guys. so if you have not checked it out i would highly recommend. There is a bit of language at times so you may want to check it out by yourself first to see if you want to let the kids watch. but other than that its pretty family friendly. I give it a five star rate...

It's all so horribly fake and annoying. I can't believe so many people have put their time and money into filming/editing/producing this crap. The few minutes of content in the episode I just watched was so bogus and the actors/characters are obviously desperate for a job. I'm from the sticks of West Virginia myself, and I can tell you that no one looks as redneck as these idiot actors or conducts themselves in such a dumb way. West Virginia is a state full of hard-working individuals that deserve more respect than this. Whether it's meant to be comedic or not, it's disgraceful. I can't wait for shows like this, that make fun of southerners, to stop being made altogether.

This show is great entertainment. Surely everyone knows not to take It seriously. Even though NOTHING is ever caught this show is a delight to watch. I hate it when the season is over and can't wait until the next season begins. I call the guys "my boys".

This show makes me laugh so hard and is more entertaining than any other reality show that I know. Watching these men running through the woods like little boys, falling and rolling down hills is a sight to see. Their ability to seem scared is truly good acting. Wild Bill is truly a hoot and Willy is good looking!! They run around with these flashlights that look like they paid two dollars for and if I really were looking for a Bigfoot I would certainly have something more powerful than a shotgun for protection!!

Even though this show might not have a shred of truth as to it's genuineness, it still is the best "reality " show out there. It makes my day. Keep them coming boys!!!

I do get a kick out of this show and enjoy it more than any of the other Bigfoot shows on TV. Even though the cast is a cultural stereotype of people from West Virgina. In one episode the actually did catch the giant wild boar. The whole business of trapping Bigfoot is silly and they never even get any decent video. If they ever did it would be the science discovery of the century. Why they never shoot it is beyond me. Favorite hunt was when they went after the Grassman in Perry County Ohio. At least this monster, or some of their crew, threw stuff at them.

The worst episode was when they went after the Indian Legend Bigfoot in North Carolina. This one could even take over your mind which it did to two of the cast members. This time Mountain Monsters "Jumped the Shark" as they say.

I went to college in South Eastern, Ohio and there were plenty of stories about the monsters, the Moth Man and others that were told around the camp fire. In many ways this show brings back happy memories of those days.

Since I am a native of West Virginia, it is disappointing to see another stupid show making us all look bad. However, it's even more disappointing to see that other people who have written reviews on here have clustered all of the Appalachian population together and called us all the stereotypical names and made all the stereotypical comments, especially since I'm sure most of you are not from Appalachia and don't have any factual knowledge about it. But here's the funny thing. I have all of my teeth, I am actually about to start my junior year of college at a school IN West Virginia, and I have a pretty high GPA. I'm not stupid. In fact, most of the people here are not stupid. West Virginians have been made fun of forever, but I can guarantee you that the people from West Virginia are some of the nicest and most friendly that you will ever meet and would give you the shirt off their back. I am proud of where I come from, regardless of any of the ignorant comments that any of you have made or will make.

Naysayers, turn the channel and watch your Real Housewives of whatever. You obviously have missed the point of the show. This show is better than most crap on TV today. It has suspense, drama, comedy, teaches team work, and teaches history of the native American tribes (...better than most of our school history classes). If you're looking for brain numbing TV shows, this show is not for you. It is pure entertainment and that's all it is.... entertainment!!! My friends and I all gather to watch the show and always have a good time. Treat the show for what it is and enjoy it rather than bash it. You may actually start to enjoy life. I can't wait for the next season to start.

These great hunters give hillbillies and rednecks a bad name! While they are a bit entertaining, They evidently are not much at hunting. Someone said they caught a big hog once, I have never seen them catch more than a cold. Any successful hunters that I have ever seen was quite while in the woods! Not these guys! Why wear camo if you are going to run, hollering through the woods! These guys are not hunting. They are making a COMEDY/DRAMA! Heavy on the comedy!

Mountain Monsters what a bogus program! I know more about hunting than they do, and I've only been hunting once as a child. Although I am not an experience hunter I do know you don't go hunting to catch anything yelling, screaming, falling down, using flashlights flashing all over the place; If they have any hunting skills they must be saving them for the season's end. What a bunch of clowns. I am tuning off, I have better things to do with my time than to be insulted by what's suppose to be a Reality Show; more fiction than reality. I'd rather watch 2 hours of the Attack of The Killer Tomatoes. It's low budget and boring but at least they don't insult us by trying to make a reality show out of it.