MeleeMonk
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Post by MeleeMonk on Jul 9, 2018 8:47:51 GMT
I decided that this week, in honor of recently deceased star Richard Harrison, we would discuss the hit History Channel reality show Pawn Stars
How do you feel about this show? How do you feel about its success? Do you think it has had a positive impact on television? Has it gone on for too long? Please discuss. |
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stratogustav
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Post by stratogustav on Jul 9, 2018 9:46:45 GMT
I heard that the place closed down, but I never really watched the show besides a few clips. It just wasn't for me.
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Armored Core Raven
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Post by Armored Core Raven on Jul 9, 2018 11:02:12 GMT
The pizza restaurant me and a friend go to once or twice a week has had that on their TVs many times. I find it very uninteresting, someone comes in with a thing to sell, the pawn shop regurgitates some trivia about it, maybe, another customer is pissed for some reason, turns out the thing was a fake and not worth anything, rinse and repeat. Yawn Stars!
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Jul 9, 2018 11:48:59 GMT
Indifferent to it. I've seen it. Filler content, amusing, but terrible and also extremely fake/exaggerated. Typical American reality tv.
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MeleeMonk
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Post by MeleeMonk on Jul 10, 2018 3:44:14 GMT
Pawn Stars seemed to set the trend of American reality TV of having a cast of fat (VERY fat) 'murican dudes just merely going about their professions the entire run time without anything exciting happening. Nowadays it seems like every other american reality show has tried to copy Pawn Stars formula of fat all-american nothingness.
Reality shows are so goddamned boring. The only thing that makes Pawn Stars watchable is the factual pieces of trivia that are presented about the items being pawned and Rick Harrison who to be honest is actually an interesting and likable star.
I'm indifferent to Pawn Stars, and it's far from the worst reality TV show out there, but I would never go out of my way to watch it.
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scipioafricanus
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Post by scipioafricanus on Jul 10, 2018 10:49:28 GMT
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Post by teddykongcountry on Jul 11, 2018 14:55:40 GMT
I don't hate it but the show is the personification of trash and doesn't deserve a place on the History Channel (that station took a real dive).
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scipioafricanus
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Post by scipioafricanus on Jul 11, 2018 23:02:37 GMT
I don't hate it but the show is the personification of trash and doesn't deserve a place on the History Channel (that station took a real dive). At least with some of the stuff they show, it can be loosely called history. Now "Ice Road Truckers"... |
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