I fucking hate reality TV. In 1992, when I was a wee child, I was fascinated with Season 1 of The Real World on MTV. Since then, reality tv just became the polluting urban sprawl of television. I'll make an exception for Project Runway, which after (how many seasons? jesus.) 8 seasons, is getting a little tired, but I'm still watching, so fuck me.
Which brings me to Storage Wars and the 4 other shows just like it. This was the first of the scavenger, rag picker, reality genre that we downloaded. Unbeknownst to us there are several shows already in this vein (links are to torrents if you want to test the waters). American Pickers- these guys are nerdy pros, but the show is 1 hour- too long imho. Also, my dad always mentions this show when I visit, he loves it. That should tell you something. Pawn Stars- A couple of these guys are smart and really know their relics, but overall kind of sad to see the level of desperation in some of these Vegas-ites pawning their stuff. Auction Hunters- These guys are annoying pricks. Hardcore Pawn- Detroit based, massive warehouse of pawn. This show is actually kind of awesome. The owner, who is bad ass, has two adult children who are, well basically a couple of bratty kids who help run the place. But the customers, oh the customers do delight.
I like Storage Wars for a couple reasons. In another life, I essentially had this job, so I know the thrill of finding other people's forgotten junk and selling it for cold cash. The characters in this show are just kind of charming and mostly know their antique/specialty/thrift store shit. Except for one dude, they don't put on too much of a pretentious front when bidding on shit (and should they? this is 75% garbage). They're just good old, salt o' the earth SoCaL (oxymoron?) folks, troving abanonded storage lockers for loot to sell. Truly the embodiment of the American dream.
Torrent it: Storage Wars on The Pirate Bay
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