Pawn Stars

Quote: DJTeddyBear

There's one thing that continues to bother me about that whole Dylan autograph thing.

Dylan doesn't give autographs often, so wouldn't it be valuable despite the personalized message?

That whole thing was silly. Most things like that are 'to' somebody, it doesn't diminish the value. Where did I read that it took hours to track down Dylan and he agreed to do it because he's a fan of the show.

Quote: AZDuffman

Pushes the limit of "History Channel" though.

Yes. As a matter of fact I think its well beyond those limits. Of course when the Los Angeles County Coroner started selling tee shirts and coffee mugs that goes beyond some limits as well. Yet it made lots of money.

Rigged interactions in pawn shops are history? I wish they were!!

Quote: EvenBob

That whole thing was silly. Most things like that are 'to' somebody, it doesn't diminish the value. Where did I read that it took hours to track down Dylan and he agreed to do it because he's a fan of the show.

PS is part many things. Part "An tiques Roadshow" part "Americvan Chopper" but also (small) part professional wrestling. To enjoy it you have to be a smark and just go with it.

smark: noun, "A professional wrestling fan who is aware the sport is totally fake but pretends it is real or/and enjoys it simply for entertainment value."

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Quote: AZDuffman

smark: noun, "A professional wrestling fan who is aware the sport is totally fake but pretends it is real or/and enjoys it simply for entertainment value."

Another example of there being no accounting for taste and no restraint on the depths to which people will stoop to make a buck on someone's stupidity.

Quote: FleaStiff

Another example of there being no accounting for taste and no restraint on the depths to which people will stoop to make a buck on someone's stupidity.

How is it "someone's stupidity" if they know what is going on but freely watch to enjoy themselves?

Yet another knock-off coming, targeted to the ladies.

"The Roman Empire wasn't planned, but neither did it 'just happen.'"

Quote: AZDuffman

Yet another knock-off coming

I saw this when it was on and wasn't impressed, in fact I was bored. These women don't have the kind of quirky personality that makes for a good show.

I see Cory has lost weight this season. Lots of good stuff coming in. The only thing that bugs me is the choreographed haggling has gotten so cookie cutter, they're all the same now. I want this, I'll give you that, I'll go this high, I'll settle for this. Real haggling never ever goes anything like that, people off the street aren't pro hagglers like Rick is. Yet on this show, they're all unemotional and straight faced. Half the time we were forced to get out one of the price guide books and show people how far off they were. Then they'd say 'but it belonged to grandma'... When they tried to put a price on their emotional attachment, you knew there would be no meeting of the minds.

Quote: EvenBob

I saw this when it was on and wasn't impressed, in fact I was bored. These women don't have the kind of quirky personality that makes for a good show.

I watched most of one episode and then turned to a real PS re-run. The new show seems to be counting on women with an understated-hotness attracting male viewers. But the personality thing was, as you said, not there. And the format was a total PS ripoff, right down to the onscreen graphics.

I agree with you on the negotiations, but there is probably only so much you can do. One thing I have noticed is people seem to be starting at a more realistic level and then Rich makes an "anchor offer" of even less. Then a meeting near the middle.