The Lowe Filespremieres its first of nine episodes Wednesday, Aug. 2 on A&E.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did the idea to do this show always involve your sons?
At one point I said, I bet someone will buy this and put it on the air.
Rob Lowe and sons Matthew and John Owen.
We talked about it for years until I had a general meeting with A&E.
Is the show going to be as delightfully out-there as those scenarios sound?
[These are] really cool, interesting, outrageous, literally unbelievable stories being investigated.
A&E
I grew up watching Leonard Nimoy’sIn Search Of… People always ask me what my guilty pleasure is on television, and my guilty pleasures areAncient AliensandFinding Bigfoot.
I don’t hate-watch them, but I also don’t watch them as a total believer.
Did this show make you more of a believer?
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Based on my experiences on the show, particularly around ghosts absolutely.
We captured some incredible [footage].
Our first episode is about poltergeists in one of the most notoriously haunted structures in America.
Nothing is staged, nothing is trick-cut no B.S.
I believe there are probably ghosts out there.
I’m fully aware that I sound like a crazy, Hollywood kook right now.
Were you genuinely terrified?
I was lying on the ground thinking I was going to be killed.
What exactlyisa wood ape?
A wood ape is the local vernacular for a Sasquatch or a Bigfoot.
This is what I love about our show.
We have fun with all of this.
We hit the bullseye between true believer and skeptic in a fun way.
[The locals] talk to you about the wood ape in all seriousness.
It’s a case of the journey being as entertaining and fun as the destination.
How many episodes before we get to see the wood ape!?
Sadly for you, my good friend, the wood ape is in the one-hour season finale.
Tease that moment for me!
Take me back to everything you remember.
We’re 100 miles from the nearest town.
We spent 45 minutes on the most rugged, brutal mountain trails.
It’s 1 in the morning.
Do we finally get to see what this thing is?
I don’t want to oversell as a results-oriented show, although we have incredible results.
It’s [instead] a father-son, guy, bro adventure.
It’s bittersweet, funny, silly… that opening I did all myself.
I think it gives you a good sense of the tone.
It’s nostalgic, bittersweet, and a badass adventure.
What was the dynamic like between you and your boys on the road?
People will see their own family dynamic played out here.
People don’t spend enough time creating memories.
When it’s all done, that’s all we’re left with.
That’s so sweet.
I’m glad you had that experience.
Anything else you want to add?
I dohaveto mention something about the wood ape.
Are you kidding me?
