Comments on: Storage Wars – Do you care if it’s faked?

By: dale

dale — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:49:39 +0000

I don’t know how anyone could believe this show is like the real world of buying storage units. People are so gullible today it’s scary. I watched the show and enjoyed the humor and silly (obviously fake) dialog. Sometimes I laughed harder than I have in years over anything. In the final analysis, A&E will be forced to admit they doctored (salted) the units and the whole thing was scripted for viewing interest. This revelation won’t ruffle the feathers of persons such as myself who said from the beginning it was not real. I watch it because it’s entertaining, not because it’s factual. The people who will jump ship will be the simple types who really believed in it. Probably A&E will eventually leave the “reality show” productions behind. The end of this show (and all the others of this type) will take some time because these are giant money makers for them. I feel badly about that and will miss these types of pretend productions. People have to learn that one can’t 100% believe anything seen on TV (duh!).

By: John

John — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:59:01 +0000

Semi-Scripted is OK, since I understand that multiple cameras are being used and then editing is done to present a “story” about the characters… adding items to lockers, either before they are locked or after the purchase during a non-camera break, is NOT good… after reading an article (don’t have a link) with a production staff member who said that items were moved from one locker to another for “dramatic effect” during an after purchase, non-camera break (lockers were purchased by the same bidder) I have removed SW from my DVR and will not watch again

By: bruce

bruce — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:26:59 +0000

All the realty shows are scripted and fake. There is no reality in reality TV.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:43:05 +0000

It don’t matter to me if it is fake or not. Afterall, it is reality TV, No?

By: Scorpious

Scorpious — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:59:43 +0000

well a friend of mine found out that they are left hints on which lockers to buy and came to see they were prestuffed with goodies and if u try to bid they will outbid u no matter wat when he saw a taping of it in person. also u can see on some scenes there black tape covering the names on the boxes. its like pawn stars fake. but since sw guys said it was all real and true i do care they prestuff lockers and kinda screw ppl out of a chance to buy them. but when u look up dave he jus has a celeb email no shops wat so ever hes drivin around to find all his old shops and nuttin. seem only the now and then is a real shop or was real last yr when he was in town

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:28:25 +0000

I do care to some degree about if its scripted, Although it does defeat the purpose of the show, BUt is a fun show, I wouldnt want to see them open a locker full of gold every time, Hopefully these shows generate more interest in collecting and bargin hunting.