Is the Pawn Stars TV show fake?

[Faster With Feeling]

I keep reading that it 's all fake. Anyone know for sure?

[Lora Grim]

Literally the only thing i know about that show is Meatcanyon's parody of it.
I like going into the comments on that video to crap on all the religious loonies attacking him.

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It's fake, but not ask fake as others.
The customers are real and the stuff they bring in is real.

Typically the producers set aside a day to film, they interview people who are coming in, and if they like the item, they clean it up, check out it's story, set up the shot, and film the pawn.

The appraisals are legit, but rehearsed.

As far as the three stars, they own the place, so on a typical day they are NOWHERE NEAR the store front. They are show up on filming days to make it seem that they are actually working the floor.

That Hardcore Pawn show, the one in Detroit, was 100% fake. EVERYONE was an actor.

[SMIFFY]

It's contrived like all the other "reality" shows.

[Angel]

American Reality TV Show

...of course it's fake

Edit: OK, I'll give some credit that the producers didn't go over the top (or did it distastefully) but there are plenty of footage planned and rehearsed for the cameras.

[Ganger]

I read up somewhere that Storage Wars was also faked.

[Good Night Owl]

I assumed the transactions were real, but everything on camera was fake.

The random walk-ins, appraisers dropping everything to show up, making an on-the-spot appraisal, the banter between the staff, etc. Pretty much everything except the actual sale.

[MoonC A T]

Even Antiques Roadshow is staged...

[permanent name]

Yes, it’s fake.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

oh its not pwning actors and stars with pranks?

[Devsman]

You really think those customers are actors?

You really think at the Oscars, when they announce best supporting actor, people are gonna be surprised when it wasn't The Guy On Pawn Stars Who Tried To Sell A 1904 Newspaper But Wanted Too Much For It?

I mean, there's clearly a script and a rehearsal, since whatshisname laughs at the offer every time and the customer always thinks for the same exact same amount of time before giving an answer. But ain't nobody walking in the doors on their way to stardom.

[permanent name]

Originally posted by Devsman's Comet:

You really think those customers are actors?

You really think at the Oscars, when they announce best supporting actor, people are gonna be surprised when it wasn't The Guy On Pawn Stars Who Tried To Sell A 1904 Newspaper But Wanted Too Much For It?

I mean, there's clearly a script and a rehearsal, since whatshisname laughs at the offer every time and the customer always thinks for the same exact same amount of time before giving an answer. But ain't nobody walking in the doors on their way to stardom.

So it’s 100% fake but you feel the need to pretend it’s real just to say so.

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Originally posted by tiny E:

That Hardcore Pawn show, the one in Detroit, was 100% fake. EVERYONE was an actor.

I loved hardcore pawn..... How dare you tell the world it's fake and ruin our stereotypical view of Americans.

[Enterprofilenamehere]

If it looks fake it probably is.

[Battlekruse]

Pawn Stars are pretty much staged like anything else.

I watch both Storage Wars and Gold Rush and they are also staged. But its good entertainment, even if you know its a prefixed show.

[JacquesPatat]

pawn stars show is pretty much fake. all rehearsed. and usually the people bring in strange stuff and wants top dollar for it.