Absolutely true statement:
When the dead speak, they speak to John Edward.
I know another equally true statement:
the dead have never spoken to John Edward.
Sylvia Brown has, though, and she taught him how to make it appear to the gullible that they do. The pupil has outshone the master, though, as John is infinitely more personable and sincerely convincing than Sylvia.
Try to schedule a private reading with John. He takes appointments one day per week (between the hours of something and something only), and he schedules a WHOLE YEAR in advance. That gives his team lots of time to find enough personal facts to wow the mark that is paying thousands of $$ for the reading. Or you can schedule a lovely tropical weekend getaway with John and his wife at their psychic island getaway retreat, learning to tap your OWN psychic power to chat with the dead, for a mere two or three times what your private reading would cost.
BTW in cold readings on talk shows etc he does about 30% accuracy, or about what you or I could manage with some shrewd guessing.
A lot of what John does is the same shtick that televangelist healers do, having production assistants with sub mics and earphones eavesdropping on audience members. Have you seen the movie "Leap of Faith" with Steve Martin? Some of the tricks can be seen there. It's old reliable seance medium hoodoo with a modern technotwist.
Remember that the SciFi channel program is edited to make him look his best, too. When he misses altogether, they can make it go away before airing the show. He also occasionally tells a mark who insists the 'message' isn't relevant, 'go home and think about it and let us know when you make the connection to what the dead one meant.' IMO it's a typical blame the victim ploy, implying to the mark that JOhn's message was right but he was too stupid to understand it.
Gullibility + heartfelt desire = $$$ for John.
Caveat emptor.
