"Storage Wars" a Hoax?

barger395

On a lighter note from all the tragedy and anguish of today, I saw this last night and thought of DS119...

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/storage ... y-17960920

Cheers and be well,
BS

SatansFuton

I tend to think that most reality shows are fake, or at least heavily influenced by the producers. It's usually easy to tell when it is, because these people are not professional actors, and the bad performances really shine when they're acting.

I should also add, I've never seen this particular show, so I'm not sure about how real it is.

Even when the show isn't fake, people act fake. Everybody wants their 15 minutes of fame, and everybody wants to stand out from the rest so they can extend it a little further with a Playboy shoot or a spot on another reality show. I prefer to watch movies/shows over reality shows. Professional actors pretending to be real people come across as much more genuine than real people pretending to be interesting. That, and I don't really care whether or not somebody can find love in a mansion or a million bucks on an island.

DS1119

barger395 wrote:

On a lighter note from all the tragedy and anguish of today, I saw this last night and thought of DS119...

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/storage ... y-17960920

Cheers and be well,
BS

I did see this the other day.

I mean anyone who watches these shows (and I'm guilty of it I like Storage Wars) has to question coming across lockers people can't pay for but somehow leave them full of valuables they could sell?

barger395

I did see this the other day.

I mean anyone who watches these shows (and I'm guilty of it I like Storage Wars) has to question coming across lockers people can't pay for but somehow leave them full of valuables they could sell?

NO shit, huh??

SatansFuton

I loved it when they guy compared reality TV to sausage, in that you might like the way it tastes but you don't necessarily want to know how it's made.

I wouldn't be surprised if producers did plant some of that stuff. The few times I've seen shows like Pawn Stars and the like, I've wondered if some of these people bringing this stuff in were for real. For one, they're always over the top, and they always have over the top stuff to sell. Not that crazy stuff doesn't come in Pawn shops from time to time, but all these people with all these stuff just happen to be in Vegas?

Here's an interesting (kind of, mainly a slide show with voice over) video of a guy that actually visited the shop from Pawn Stars, and showing how it's just basically a tourist trap/souvenir shop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbx5zGMjJFM

DS1119

SatansFuton wrote:

I loved it when they guy compared reality TV to sausage, in that you might like the way it tastes but you don't necessarily want to know how it's made.

I wouldn't be surprised if producers did plant some of that stuff. The few times I've seen shows like Pawn Stars and the like, I've wondered if some of these people bringing this stuff in were for real. For one, they're always over the top, and they always have over the top stuff to sell. Not that crazy stuff doesn't come in Pawn shops from time to time, but all these people with all these stuff just happen to be in Vegas?

Here's an interesting (kind of, mainly a slide show with voice over) video of a guy that actually visited the shop from Pawn Stars, and showing how it's just basically a tourist trap/souvenir shop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbx5zGMjJFM

I have been in the shop and it is nothing but a souvenir stand now. I did see an interview with the owner of the shop last year and he mentioned that there has been enough footage already filmed for 5 years worth of episodes so the stuff we will be watching three years from now was stuff in all likelihood filmed last year or even the year before.

igotid88

reality shows are mostly staged.

ComeToTX

I know someone on the Texas version. It's definitely manipulated.

SatansFuton

What cracks me up is that all these reality show whistleblowers never blow the whistle while they're on the show, it's after they get fired and are no longer getting paid that they decide people "have the right to know".

eeriepadave

It's still entertaining

DS1119

eeriepadave wrote:

It's still entertaining

This.

Kevinman

I thought I heard Lohan has a storage locker she can't afford to pay the back fees on, which are over 16k, so it might go to auction. I guess she has asked friends for money to pay the fees and nobody is giving her the money.

I guess this is how lockers go up for auctions even though there are valuables in them. Also death of the former owner is a possible way valuables get left behind in storage lockers? Another reason may be the previous owner didn't know the value of their possesions.

I'm not saying it's all real, I'm just saying there are plenty of ways that valuables can be left behind in storage lockers.

djklambake

Fake or not, it's a fun show.

DS1119

Apparantly the Brandy girl is suing some porn guy for posting fake naked pictures on his website.



Off to google...

eeriepadave

well at least Storage Wars: Texas is real :corn:

mfc2006

eeriepadave wrote:

well at least Storage Wars: Texas is real :corn:

we had a storage unit in Dallas (Lake Highlands) & they filmed there twice---once while we were there. we heard a lot of noise, looked down the hallway & saw Lisa & her partner surrounded by a bunch of cameras that were filming. my wife & i have seen that episode twice & we're convinced that you can see us at one point.

curlygirly9

I keep thinking this says "Star Wars" :fp:

eeriepadave

mfc2006 wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

well at least Storage Wars: Texas is real :corn:

we had a storage unit in Dallas (Lake Highlands) & they filmed there twice---once while we were there. we heard a lot of noise, looked down the hallway & saw Lisa & her partner surrounded by a bunch of cameras that were filming. my wife & i have seen that episode twice & we're convinced that you can see us at one point.

cool, maybe it's on youtube? What episode was it?

Anyone see the previews for Storage Wars: New York?

DS1119

eeriepadave wrote:

Anyone see the previews for Storage Wars: New York?

I have seen it. I like the original cast of Storage Wars but the Texas one has lost me.

PJ_Soul

SatansFuton wrote:

What cracks me up is that all these reality show whistleblowers never blow the whistle while they're on the show, it's after they get fired and are no longer getting paid that they decide people "have the right to know".

Well of course. That makes good sense to me. Although it sounds like that dick was from storage wars got fired after speaking out about how shit was getting fixed, not before.

I was actually surprised to hear that things are planted in the lockers. I will not bother watching the show anymore after knowing that.

Some reality shows are highly orchestrated, and some are not. Depends on the show. Big brother and Survivor, for example, are pretty much what you see (after the editing of course) is what you get, aside from some unseen breaks for players during competitions on BB and that kind of thing. But others, like Meet the Kardashians and Honey Boo Boo, are often scripted, or the people are made to reenact what actually happened to make it more entertaining. I think that rigging shit in Storage Wars is different though. It seems more deceptive to me, especially considering that these kinds of auctions actually exist at the facilities on the show. And if they are planting people/items on Pawn Stars that's just lame. I just figured that a lot of strange things and people came in because the shop is well-known and people with something genuinely interesting come in to get on TV, and also, there is a lot of time in a week. I didn't' see it as far fetched that an few really interesting, show-worthy things came in each week or that many times in a season. I just assumed their appraisal experts were hooked up through the show, but that's it. Does anyone actually know that that show is bullshit?

SatansFuton

PJ_Soul wrote:

SatansFuton wrote:

What cracks me up is that all these reality show whistleblowers never blow the whistle while they're on the show, it's after they get fired and are no longer getting paid that they decide people "have the right to know".

Well of course. That makes good sense to me. Although it sounds like that dick was from storage wars got fired after speaking out about how shit was getting fixed, not before.

I was actually surprised to hear that things are planted in the lockers. I will not bother watching the show anymore after knowing that.

Some reality shows are highly orchestrated, and some are not. Depends on the show. Big brother and Survivor, for example, are pretty much what you see (after the editing of course) is what you get, aside from some unseen breaks for players during competitions on BB and that kind of thing. But others, like Meet the Kardashians and Honey Boo Boo, are often scripted, or the people are made to reenact what actually happened to make it more entertaining. I think that rigging shit in Storage Wars is different though. It seems more deceptive to me, especially considering that these kinds of auctions actually exist at the facilities on the show. And if they are planting people/items on Pawn Stars that's just lame. I just figured that a lot of strange things and people came in because the shop is well-known and people with something genuinely interesting come in to get on TV, and also, there is a lot of time in a week. I didn't' see it as far fetched that an few really interesting, show-worthy things came in each week or that many times in a season. I just assumed their appraisal experts were hooked up through the show, but that's it. Does anyone actually know that that show is bullshit?

I know it makes sense, I just find it funny. I just think they're full of shit or they would have told people what they have the "right to know" while they're still getting paid.

That guy from Storage Wars getting fired has a few different versions. So I don't really know if he's full of shit or not. There are two different versions of his story, one which he alone brought up his concerns, the other in which other cast members were involved, but he was the only one who got fired. So who knows.

As for Pawn Stars, I found this interesting site the other day. Some things might be nit-picking, but several seem pretty concrete to me. I guess you can read it and take it how you will.

http://centraltendencies.com/2011/03/pawn-stars-is-fake/

It would appear (at least according to this person, though the research for a lot of it seems pretty good) that some items are probably stock from other stores and the sale was staged, there may be some professional actors, and some "restored" items are in reality entirely different items.