I watch both but I prefer John Edward. To me, he seems more real. James will ask a question like, "did your son go to college?" and if the parent says, "yes" he will THEN say "oh that must be why I see a University crest." It seems like he's not nearly as sure of himself. John, on the other hand, will keep talking until the audience member knows what he means. He's very confident. I would LOVE to have a reading with John Edward.. I even looked it up on his website but the cost was like $375 and the waiting period was 3 years or something crazy!!! It would still be cool though