John Lennon sceance

With all of the press leading up to last Monday's pay-per-view special "The Spirit of John Lennon," it's surprising to see so little follow-up about the actual program itself. The majority of reporting about the show has come in the form of a single Reuters story that's been picked up around the globe.

For those unfamiliar with the program, "The Spirit of John Lennon" was a pre-recorded 90 minute special that followed various psychics around the globe in pursuit of contact with the late musician's spirit. During a segment taped at New York's La Fortuna restaurant, one of Lennon's favorites, the video was interrupted and a narrator announced that something strange had happened. Sure enough, when they went back and examined the audio feed of one of the psychics, a ghostly voice was heard. Another "independent" psychic was brought in to examine the recording and confirmed that the voice on the tape was indeed that of John Lennon. And what was John's message from beyond the grave? "Peace... the message is peace."

The show was produced by Starcast Productions, who gave us "The Spirit of Diana" in 2003 which surprisingly failed to contact the Princess but wound up earning an estimated $8 million. No word yet on earnings estimates for the Lennon version.