Reality TV shows

[Jezzebelle]

Axis- you can go on Pawn Stars website and see how it's done. You email them items you're interested in "pawning" and they tell you when to come in if they think you have a good story. It's not like they have cameras in the store 24/7. They pick what they're interested in, have the experts ready, and have the people come in probably a couple days a month.

[pjbleek]

hell, even the talk shows on NPR do the same thing, you call their 800/888 number and they then determine the worthiness of your call and then they call you back

[Minor Axis]

Axis- you can go on Pawn Stars website and see how it's done. You email them items you're interested in "pawning" and they tell you when to come in if they think you have a good story. It's not like they have cameras in the store 24/7. They pick what they're interested in, have the experts ready, and have the people come in probably a couple days a month.

I go to Vegas a lot on business and have talked to several locals who tell me the owners are never there, unless they are filming. I have no doubt you are right, but don't believes this diminishes the authenticity of what is being brought in for filming. As I said, if all of this was scripted, I'd be unhappy. Whatever leads up to the exchange, I believe what occurs during the exchange is authentic.

[TheLastTheory]

I can't stand them for some reason...

[Tuffdisc]

I can't stand them for some reason...

I wouldn't blame you. Plus you don't have to come up with a reason to dislike them

[Joe the meek]

Reality TV shows are made for TV.

That tells you how much reality is really involved.

Heck, it just came out that house hunters was a scam LOL

[TheLastTheory]

I wouldn't blame you. Plus you don't have to come up with a reason to dislike them

Oh I know, I just wanted too xD

[butterflylover]

I do watch storage wars sometimes.

[truth seeker]

When so called " Reality Shows " stage their episodes they are no longer " reality " at all.

[darkcgi]

the ghost ones drive me nuts on how crappy they are
if your gonna do it on ghosts at least make it good
I think to myself how did they sell this to the station
I think they have forgotten the point of reality tv
its for us to see people in real life situations did I mention REAL

[truth seeker]

Poor Chumlee. l hope he gets paid a bucket of money more then the others simply because on every show he's made to look like the city idiot.
And " big hoss " well......sounds good...... means nothing. Nice bike thought.

[Minor Axis]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted melodramatic or "humorous" situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded.^[1]