Kesha (who originally spelled her name as Ke$ha) first came to my attention when I saw her on an episode of the Nickelodeon series "Victorious" (with Victoria Justice). Although she didn't have a big part on the show, she was eye-catching. When "Conjuring Kesha" finally came to the Travel Channel (it premiered on Discover +) I thought it would be great, like some of the Travel Channel's other supernatural-based series. The concept is there (having a beautiful girl investigate haunted locations--and become really frightened) but the presentation is simply horrible. The scenes are shaky and often presented in a not-so-clear soft focus; Kesha also appears to be using a somewhat antiquated video camera (more like what video tape cameras were like) and to make things even worse, there are video-tape glitches that often pop up (like white streaks flashing across the screen or other video tape defects like large static lines running up and down the screen, as would occur if a piece of video tape was "eaten" by your VCR and this effect would occur if you tried to play it). The glitches also make you feel like there is something wrong with your TV or the cable box. Kesha does invite a celebrity friend (like Whitney Cummings) to accompany her and she does have a camera crew with her but the overall effect is anything but pleasing (although what Kesha encounters is convincing). I hope, if the program receives a second season order, they will do away with the cheesy video effects and the annoying shaky camera technique and focus on Kesha's investigations which would be a lot more enjoyable to watch without all the nonsense.
