History Series / TheDeadFiles

''The Dead Files'' is a ParanormalInvestigation series on The Travel Channel, starring psychic medium Amy Allan and retired NYPD detective Steve [=DiSchavi=]. It debuted in 2011 and has had 13 seasons as of early 2021.

''The Dead Files'' is a ParanormalInvestigation series on The Travel Channel, starring psychic medium Amy Allen and retired NYPD detective Steve [=DiSchavi=]. It debuted in 2011 and has had 13 seasons as of early 2021.

* OncePerEpisode: While the show's actual material varies, its structure is based on a framework that never varies, so every episode you'll see:
** The opening scene is Steve in his car on his way to meet with the client(s). In the early seasons he also made some remark about the show's "separate investigations" premise.

** Amy's ex making a mostly-canned statement about how he obscures/removes personal items in the client's location so as not to give Amy leading information; this is played over scenes of him doing so.
** Amy's "There were several disturbing things on my walk, but two stood out" when it comes to her completed investigation before she seeks the sketch artist.
** Amy's "Yes, that's what I saw" or some variant thereof, when the sketch artist asks if their work is accurate.
** Steve stating "I'll ask Amy to describe her walk for us." near the start of the reveal and "For that answer, I'm gonna turn it over to Amy." as her cue to talk about how to deal with the haunting at the end of the reveal.

* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with static statements talking about what the clients have (or haven't) done in regards to Amy's advice and the state of the activity.

* PopUpTrivia: The “Revealed” episodes feature fan tweets, quotes from Amy and Steve, and bits of information about the show and the particular episode (some of which are very tongue-in-cheek).

''The Dead Files'' is a ParanormalInvestigation series on The Travel Channel, starring psychic medium Amy Allen and retired NYPD detective Steve [=DiSchavi=]. It debuted in 2011 and has had 9 seasons as of early 2018.

The show's premise is that Allen and [=DiSchavi=] conduct separate investigations of the reported paranormal activity, with no contact with each other until they reveal their findings to their client(s). Steve interviews the clients and people connected to them and investigates the history of the location where the supposed haunting is occurring, usually uncovering a lot of dark history connected to the location. Amy does a psychic reading of the location at night, with her ex-husband as her cameraman (and a separate camera crew that's not acknowledged). Afterward, she has a sketch artist do a rendering of one or two of the things she saw during the reading. Once the investigations are complete, Amy and Steve meet with the clients and reveal their findings, and Amy gives her recommendations about how the clients can deal with the paranormal issues.

* Steve stating "I'll ask Amy to describe her walk for us." near the start of the reveal and "For that answer, I'm gonna turn it over to Amy." as her cue to talk about how to deal with the haunting at the end of the reveal.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Par for the course with this kind of show, Amy's reading is done at night with all the lights out and she's filmed in black and white.
* TheEnd: Each episode ends with static statements talking about what the clients have (or haven't) done in regards to Amy's advice and the state of the activity.

* OncePerEpisode:

** In the early seasons, the show opened with Steve on his way to meet with the client and making some remark about the show's "separate investigations" premise.

* PrecisionFStrike: Many episodes have Amy and/or Steve getting bleeped at least once, usually due to Amy reacting to her experience(s) and/or Steve's findings and Steve reacting to things he learns and/or disgust with some of the people he learns about or what's in Amy's sketches.

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''The Dead Files'' is a ParanormalInvestigation series on The Travel Channel, starring psychic medium Amy Allen and retired NYPD detective Steve Di Schavi. It debuted in 2011 and has had 6 seasons as of April 2016.

The show's premise is that Allen and Di Schavi conduct separate investigations of the reported paranormal activity, with no contact with each other until they reveal their findings to their client(s). Steve interviews the clients and people connected to them and investigates the history of the location where the supposed haunting is occurring, usually uncovering a lot of dark history connected to the location. Amy does a psychic reading of the location at night, with her ex-husband as her cameraman (and a separate camera crew that's not acknowledged). Afterward, she has a sketch artist do a rendering of one or two of the things she saw during the reading. Once the investigations are complete, Amy and Steve meet with the clients and reveal their findings, and Amy gives her recommendations about how the clients can deal with the paranormal issues.

* OccultDetective: Di Schavi's role plays with the concept; aside from hearing the clients' paranormal claims, his research is strictly real-world, although it usually provides grounding for the experiences Amy has during her readings.

** Amy does this at times during her reading, talking about her experiences, and during the sketch sequence, talking about what she's describing to the sketch artist.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Par for the course with this kind of show; Amy's reading is done at night with all the lights out and she's filmed in black and white.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Par for the course with this kind of show; Amy's reading is done at night with all the lights out and she's filmed in black and white. Her ex removes or obscures all items in the location that could reveal anything about the clients prior to the reading, so she's definitely [[StealthPun in the dark]] about what's happening.
* TheEnd: Each episode ends with static statements talking about what the clients have done in regards to Amy's advice and the state of the activity.

* OncePerEpisode: Amy's "Yes, that's what I saw" or some variant thereof, when the sketch artist asks if their work is accurate.

* PrecisionFStrike: Many episodes have Amy and/or Steve getting bleeped at least once, usually due to Amy reacting to her experience(s) or Steve's findings and Steve reacting to things he learns and/or disgust with some of the people he learns about.

The show's premise is that Allen and Di Schavi conduct separate investigations of the reported paranormal activity, with no contact with each other until they reveal their findings to their client(s). Steve interviews the clients and people connected to them and investigates the history of the location where the supposed haunting is occurring, usually uncovering a lot of dark history connected to the location. Amy does a psychic reading of the location at night, with her ex-husband videotaping her (and a separate camera crew that's not acknowledged). Afterward, she has a sketch artist do a rendering of one or two of the things she saw during the reading. Once the investigations are complete, Amy and Steve meet with the clients and reveal their findings, and Amy gives her recommendations about how the clients can deal with the paranormal issues.

The show's premise is that Allen and Di Schavi conduct separate investigations of the reported paranormal activity, with no contact with each other until their work is complete. Steve interviews the clients and people connected to them and investigates the history of the location where the supposed haunting is occurring, usually uncovering a lot of dark history connected to the location. Amy does a psychic reading of the location at night, with her ex-husband videotaping her (and a separate camera crew that's not acknowledged). Afterward, she has a sketch artist do a rendering of one or two of the things she saw during the reading. Once the investigations are complete, Amy and Steve meet with the clients and reveal their findings, and Amy gives her recommendations about how the clients can deal with the paranormal issues.

** Amy does this at times during the sketch sequence, talking about what she's describing to the sketch artist.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Par for the course with a paranormal investigation show; Amy's reading is done at night with all the lights out and she's filmed in black and white. As all items in the location that could reveal anything about the clients have been removed or obscured prior to the reading, she's definitely [[StealthPun in the dark]] about what's happening.

* PrecisionFStrike: Many episodes have Amy and/or Steve getting bleeped at least once, usually due to Amy reacting to her experience(s) and Steve reacting to things he learns and/or disgust with some of the people he learns about.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Par for the course with a paranormal investigation show; Amy's reading is done at night with all the lights out and she's filmed in black and white. As all items in the location that could reveal anything about the clients has been removed or obscured prior to the reading, she's definitely [[StealthPun in the dark]] about what's happening.

''The Dead Files'' is a ParanormalInvestigation series on The Travel Channel, starring medium Amy Allen and retired NYPD detective Steve Di Schavi. It debuted in 2011 and has had 6 seasons as of April 2016.

The show's premise is that Allen and Di Schavi conduct separate investigations, with no contact with each other until their work is complete. Steve interviews the people having paranormal activity and investigates the history of the location where the supposed haunting is occurring, usually uncovering a lot of dark history connected to the location. Amy does a psychic reading of the location at night, with her ex-husband videotaping her (and a separate camera crew that's not acknowledged); she is completely [[JustForPun in the dark]] about anything about the family, as all such items have been removed or obscured prior. Afterward, she has a sketch artist do a rendering of one of the things she saw during the reading. Once the investigations are complete, Amy and Steve meet with the clients and reveal their findings, and Amy gives her recommendations about how the clients can deal with the paranormal issues.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Par for the course with a paranormal investigation show; Amy's reading is done at night with all the lights out and she's filmed in black and white.
* TheEnd: Each episode ends with static statements talking about what the clients have done in regards to Amy's advice and whether or not the activity has stopped or is still ongoing.

* PrecisionFStrike: Most episodes have Amy and/or Steve getting bleeped at least once, usually due to Amy reacting to her experience(s) and Steve reacting to things he learns or disgust with some of the people he learns about.

''The Dead Files'' is a ParanormalInvestigation series on Creator/TravelChannel. It stars medium Amy Allen and retired police detective Steve Di Schavi. It debuted in 2011 and has had 6 seasons as of April 2016.

''The Dead Files'' is a ParanormalInvestigation series on Creator/TheTravelChannel. It stars medium Amy Allen and retired police detective Steve Di Schavi. It debuted in 2011 and has had 6 seasons as of April 2016.