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Chumlee
« on: July 08, 2011, 10:11:46 PM »
Does this upset anyone like it does me? I don't know why. It just makes me upset.

Chumlee Blowing Off Steam

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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2011, 10:14:09 PM »

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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2011, 10:47:19 PM »
Does this upset anyone like it does me? I don't know why. It just makes me upset.

Chumlee Blowing Off Steam

5 Minutes later...

Rick: "Hey, Chumlee, where's that Stradivarius we bought yesterday? I got a buyer?"
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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2011, 11:18:20 PM »
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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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2011, 11:27:20 PM »
Does this upset anyone like it does me? I don't know why. It just makes me upset.

Chumlee Blowing Off Steam

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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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2011, 01:55:14 PM »
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)

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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2011, 04:49:07 PM »
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)

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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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2011, 03:51:36 PM »
I like that Bob gave him a pound, and it looks like it was his idea.

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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2011, 03:52:28 PM »
...on second thought, probably not.

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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2011, 08:58:24 AM »
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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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2011, 10:39:27 AM »
Thank you for what I consider to be the greatest post I have ever read in my life, Omar.

Tom.

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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2011, 12:34:07 PM »
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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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2011, 08:24:49 PM »
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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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2011, 09:51:37 PM »


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.


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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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Re: Chumlee
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2011, 11:25:24 PM »
"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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