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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: MontaukProjekt/PE on July 08, 2011, 10:11:46 PM
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Does this upset anyone like it does me? I don't know why. It just makes me upset.
Chumlee Blowing Off Steam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADrVUV3Nmc&feature=related#ws)
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also this:
Chumlee Gets Kicked Out of San Francisco Giants Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTwYmg_rByg&feature=related#)
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Does this upset anyone like it does me? I don't know why. It just makes me upset.
Chumlee Blowing Off Steam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADrVUV3Nmc&feature=related#ws)
5 Minutes later...
Rick: "Hey, Chumlee, where's that Stradivarius we bought yesterday? I got a buyer?"
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Chumlee always struck me as genuinely dim.
Corey/Big Hoss is clearly the brains of that outfit, though I think his extraordinary laziness holds him back.
I quit watching after 2 seasons; it had run its course for me.
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Does this upset anyone like it does me? I don't know why. It just makes me upset.
Chumlee Blowing Off Steam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADrVUV3Nmc&feature=related#ws)
5 Minutes later...
Rick: "Hey, Chumlee, where's that Stradivarius we bought yesterday? I got a buyer?"
oh god i literally laughed out loud
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One of the weirdest moments ever on TV. Chumlee, who has never heard a Bob Dylan song in his life, finds Dylan walking the streets of Vegas before a concert, hands him a vinyl copy of SELF PORTRAIT to autograph.
Possibly even weirder if it IS staged.
Pawn Star's Chumlee Meets the Legend Bob Dylan (Part Two) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK4De8XrFq8#)
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One of the weirdest moments ever on TV. Chumlee, who has never heard a Bob Dylan song in his life, finds Dylan walking the streets of Vegas before a concert, hands him a vinyl copy of SELF PORTRAIT to autograph.
Possibly even weirder if it IS staged.
Pawn Star's Chumlee Meets the Legend Bob Dylan (Part Two) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK4De8XrFq8#)
It's almost certainly staged (one of the reasons I'll defend PAWN STARS is that it's one of the few "reality" shows that credits writers. They're listed at the end of the credits, but they are noted. Like Tom said, some of Chumlee's "dumb" comments are just too cleverly dumb.
The producers also showed remarkable restraint by not hyping it at all. I'm just figuring maybe Dylan likes the show and thought it would be a fun thing to do.
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I like that Bob gave him a pound, and it looks like it was his idea.
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...on second thought, probably not.
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Say what you will about Chum, the portly dimwit knows a fair amount about video games and sneakers.
I've pretty much grown tired of Rick and his wheeze-laugh, Chum, and Corey, but I've come around to liking the Old Man, especially his love of vintage toys. In a recent episode, he referred to a toy as being "cute as hell." I mainly watch for the expert assessments/appraisals as I will watch any show involving the discussion of antiques/collectibles and their value (e.g., American Pickers, Antiques Roadshow, and to a lesser extent, Storage Wars, which often features too much thrift store junk for my taste).
Rick seems to be slipping a bit of late, too. His failure to acquire that Houdini straightjacket -- the authentification of which is probably the show's most riveting sequence -- was absolutely disgraceful.
I also like American Restoration, although I wish they showed more of the actual restoration process. The results are often quite stunning.
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Thank you for what I consider to be the greatest post I have ever read in my life, Omar.
Tom.
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Thank you for what I consider to be the greatest post I have ever read in my life, Omar.
Tom.
Thank you, sir.
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Say what you will about Chum, the portly dimwit knows a fair amount about video games and sneakers.
I've pretty much grown tired of Rick and his wheeze-laugh, Chum, and Corey, but I've come around to liking the Old Man, especially his love of vintage toys. In a recent episode, he referred to a toy as being "cute as hell."
Old Man's love of old toys is one of the most endearing aspects of the show. I also like that he doesn't pull the same nice guy act as Rick when he's negotiating a price. No fake laugh and "We're buddies here" schtick. He just makes an offer and they take it or leave it.
By the way, tonight we're gonna have an AMERICAN PICKERS/PAWN STARS/AMERICAN RESTORATION crossover.
I can't decide whether I like STORAGE WARS or not. The problem is that all of the main guys are so unappealing that I kind of hope they all make lousy deals.
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By the way, tonight we're gonna have an AMERICAN PICKERS/PAWN STARS/AMERICAN RESTORATION crossover.
Is this a joke? Because if it isn't, I'll be dead by morning. Death by explosion will be the coroner's official COD.
I can't decide whether I like STORAGE WARS or not. The problem is that all of the main guys are so unappealing that I kind of hope they all make lousy deals.
They are not necessarily likable, but I find them amusing, especially Barry Weiss. I also admire Darrell Sheets's unending quest for THE WOW FACTOR. This is a particularly American quest that we all, whether we admit it or not, are totally on.
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"Rick, Count, I don't like it ... I love it!" -- Old Man, delivering his verdict on the 1957 Chevy 150 he received as a 70th birthday gift
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I've pretty much grown tired of Rick and his wheeze-laugh,
Pawn Stars - Rick's Asthma Attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeUAilAvvNA#ws)
I knew that video was out there somewhere. I wonder how long it'd be if someone strung together every wheeze he's ever made throughout the entire series.
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I've pretty much grown tired of Rick and his wheeze-laugh,
Pawn Stars - Rick's Asthma Attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeUAilAvvNA#ws)
I knew that video was out there somewhere. I wonder how long it'd be if someone strung together every wheeze he's ever made throughout the entire series.
Open this video simultaneously on 3 or 4 tabs to hear something really unsettling.
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I like the way the Old Man calls everybody "son," too.
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"Rick, Count, I don't like it ... I love it!" -- Old Man, delivering his verdict on the 1957 Chevy 150 he received as a 70th birthday gift
When Rick was negotiating with the Pickers he pulled one of his more obnoxious tricks- when they agree on a price Rick will shake hands and say outloud a price $25 lower than the one they agreed to. The other party will agree to it just because they're happy to be done arguing, but it seems like he's just nickel and diming them because he can. On the whole Rick came across as kid of a jerk throughout the whole crossover.
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I knew that video was out there somewhere. I wonder how long it'd be if someone strung together every wheeze he's ever made throughout the entire series.
If I had more patience and know-how I'd make a clip or song with every "buddy."
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I've pretty much grown tired of Rick and his wheeze-laugh,
I knew that video was out there somewhere. I wonder how long it'd be if someone strung together every wheeze he's ever made throughout the entire series.
Muttley laugh (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKm5xQyD2vE#)
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I went home for lunch today and happened to catch a little "Pawn Stars." Some dude brought in pair of Nike Air Jordan's a buddy had given him for collateral on a loan. Rick's son called Chumlee (who has about 40 pairs of Jordan's, allegedly) over to appraise them and Chum turned into a freaking scientist/sports historian.
It was like "Rainman." I will say no more in interest of not spoiling any who haven't seen the episode.
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I went home for lunch today and happened to catch a little "Pawn Stars." Some dude was brought in pair of Nike Air Jordan's a buddy had give him for collateral on a loan. Rick's son called Chumlee (who has about 40 pairs of Jordan's, allegedly) over to appraise them and Chum turned into a freaking scientist/sports historian.
It was like "Rainman." I will say no more in interest of not spoiling any who haven't seen the episode.
That's a classic segment.
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While this thread is near the top of the heap i must say how awesome it was that Tom talked about the record signing vid last week. very funny stuff
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If I had more patience and know-how I'd make a clip or song with every "buddy."
What about a compilation of every time Rick's tried to talk an item's overall worth down to the customer, interspliced each corresponding talking head interview of him explaining to the camera how he wants the item more than anything else that's ever come into the shop.
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Random PAWN STARS observation- in the opening they refer to Corey as "Big Hoss" but in the show absolutely no one calls him "Big Hoss" but Chumlee. I can see him whining "Dad, stop calling me Corey! I wanna be called Big Hoss."
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Rick blew it again this week, failing to secure an antique signal cannon that was used on Magnum P.I. ! He is a total wheeze-clown. The segment did deliver some delights, especially when the hopeful seller of the item -- a dead ringer for the actor Eddie Jemison (Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Ocean's 14: Coach Cheadle's Revenge) -- uttered one of the year's best lines to Chumlee:
"I'm not Higgins, and that wasn't Burt Reynolds."
"Big Hoss" continues to rack up points in the race for Dipshit of the Century.
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"Big Hoss" continues to rack up points in the race for Dipshit of the Century.
What's Corey up to, these days? I stopped watching after the KISS Pinball episode.
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"Big Hoss" continues to rack up points in the race for Dipshit of the Century.
What's Corey up to, these days? I stopped watching after the KISS Pinball episode.
The usual stuff. Calling people "boss" and telling them that he will offer an additional $25 if it'll help them out. He's pure filth!
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"I really want this _________, but I've got to get it at the right price."
Thanks for the insight.
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"Big Hoss" continues to rack up points in the race for Dipshit of the Century.
What's Corey up to, these days? I stopped watching after the KISS Pinball episode.
The usual stuff. Calling people "boss" and telling them that he will offer an additional $25 if it'll help them out. He's pure filth!
He also mocked the guy selling his STAR TREK collection to his face. Sadly that guy blew it once he said he needed the money for a wedding. Once they know you actually need the money you're screwed. But he was still a dick to the guy.
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He also mocked the guy selling his STAR TREK collection to his face. Sadly that guy blew it once he said he needed the money for a wedding. Once they know you actually need the money you're screwed. But he was still a dick to the guy.
Indeed. "Big Hoss" at his jerkiest (though, as you said, I guess it was effective). I think the Star Trek seller should have saved some of the best pieces and just tried to unload the rest to get some extra money. It seems likely that some of those original, boxed, signed figures would be better suited for eBay instead of dealing with the pawn crew.
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What a surprise, Rick blew it again this week! He failed to secure the 19th century, five-barrel, 37mm Hotchkiss revolving cannon. Sickening.
I was intrigued to see The Authorized Al book make an appearance this week. I had no idea it was that valuable.
Has anyone checked out Lifetime's Picker Sisters? It's basically American Pickers but a lot more erotic.
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I was watching STORAGE WARS and for some reason it occured to me that the whole storage auction deal really seems like the kind of business venture Philly Boy Roy and Roy Jr. would get mixed up in. Dave Hester (the guy who says "Yepppp....") doesn't look, sound, or act like Roy yet he somehow gives off a Philly Boy Roy vibe that I can't quite put my finger on.
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I was watching STORAGE WARS and for some reason it occured to me that the whole storage auction deal really seems like the kind of business venture Philly Boy Roy and Roy Jr. would get mixed up in. Dave Hester (the guy who says "Yepppp....") doesn't look, sound, or act like Roy yet he somehow gives off a Philly Boy Roy vibe that I can't quite put my finger on.
I understand that this flavor of reality tv is all scripted. But Storage Wars is so uncanny and does my head in.