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A&E Storage Wars - interesting show :)

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waggy

waggy

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I'm amazed people think its real. Do you really think they just happen to bid on and get storage units that week after week have something amazing? sure it happens. not at the frequency it does on that show.
 
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BUTCH1

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oldsmoboat said:
Pawn Stars is fake too.
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I don't think it's fake as much as they are all probably making a LOT more $$ from the producers of the show then they ever made pawnbroking, kinda like that Chopper show which made both Paul sr and jr millionaires between what they got paid from the show and the OCC merchandise which popped up everywhere after the first couple of seasons. I know that the pawnshops around here would not be interested in a first-edition signed copy of a Charles Dickens' book..
 
waggy

waggy

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BUTCH1 said:
I don't think it's fake as much as they are all probably making a LOT more $$ from the producers of the show then they ever made pawnbroking, kinda like that Chopper show which made both Paul sr and jr millionaires between what they got paid from the show and the OCC merchandise which popped up everywhere after the first couple of seasons. I know that the pawnshops around here would not be interested in a first-edition signed copy of a Charles Dickens' book..
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yeah.

though the other pawn show (hard core pawn?) is terrible. they have at least 1-2 people yelling because the ticket is messed up. But the thing that gets me is the old man buys a antique scale and latter someone just happens to be looking for one. lol
 
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BUTCH1

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waggy said:
yeah.

though the other pawn show (hard core pawn?) is terrible. they have at least 1-2 people yelling because the ticket is messed up. But the thing that gets me is the old man buys a antique scale and latter someone just happens to be looking for one. lol
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Nothing on true TV is worth a crap except "The worlds most dangerous" series, that's a fun show to watch..
 
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tboo

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Whoa, Darrell made out big time in the latest episode. Biggest haul($300,000) ever on Storage Wars.

On a side note, the hot chick from Pawn Stars was fired. Something to do with nude pics.
 
Homerboy

Homerboy

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tboo said:
Whoa, Darrell made out big time in the latest episode. Biggest haul($300,000) ever on Storage Wars.
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Yeah. Saw that last night. I thought he was going to cry. Wow. I don't think that was a plant either.

On a side note, the hot chick from Pawn Stars was fired. Something to do with nude pics.
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It won't be as good of a show without Chumlee :(
 
SKORPI0

SKORPI0

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Looks like SW New York premiering at 9 pm CST. Never cared about SW Texas, even if the "Junkster" is cute :\
 
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Ns1

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Round 1 of the Storage Wars legal battle looks to have gone to A&E. In a hearing today, a judge threw out the unfair business practices claims of the series former star Dave Hester’s wide-ranging lawsuit against the network and producers of the reality show. LA Superior Court judge Michael Johnson also sided with the defendants that their First Amendment rights would be violated if he were to agree to Hester’s attorneys’ request for an injunction against Storage Wars for alleged staging of the show.

A&E had requested that the unfair business practices claim be striped from the five-claim suit and their Constitutional rights affirmed in their January 28 response to Hester’s initial December 11 complaint. Johnson told the downtown hearing that in granting the requested injunction he would essentially be telling A&E what they could and could not programming on their network, something he did not agree was right or warranted. Additionally, he demanded more information on the wrongful termination aspect of Hester’s complaint for the suit to progress in the courts. Hester and his lawyer Marty Singer now have 20 days to amend their initial complaint.

Hester sued A&E and producers Original Productions late last year claiming that Storage Wars was faked and committing a “fraud on the public.” The veteran buyer of abandoned lockers said he was fired from the reality series after three seasons for making a fuss over this alleged practice of salting the storage units before they are bid on and giving advantage to specific contestants. Hester is seeking more than $750,000 in damages. Earlier this year, A&E shot back legally, calling the suit “meritless” and claiming this was all about money not truth. “Original and AETN opposed Hester’s demands for more favorable contract terms, and he was notified that his participation was no longer needed in the Program. Hester then filed this lawsuit against AETN and Original,” the defendants said. A&E is represented by Kelli Sager, John LeCrone and Michelle Bussarakum of LA firm Davis Wright Tremaine.
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http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/sto...rst-amendment-victory-dave-heste/#more-452112
 
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Wreckem

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BUTCH1 said:
I don't think it's fake as much as they are all probably making a LOT more $$ from the producers of the show then they ever made pawnbroking, kinda like that Chopper show which made both Paul sr and jr millionaires between what they got paid from the show and the OCC merchandise which popped up everywhere after the first couple of seasons. I know that the pawnshops around here would not be interested in a first-edition signed copy of a Charles Dickens' book..
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Pawn Stars is real and fake, it just depends on what you deem real and fake. Is it staged? Are the item owners cast for the show? Mostly yes, but the owners do own the items. They aren't using actors/people who don't own the actual items.
 
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tboo

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Is Barry quitting? He has been acting like these last few shows are his final hurrah.

On a side note, A&E has managed to find someone with bigger tits than Brandi with that German guy's wife.
 
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