I've really enjoyed Gold Rush over the last few years.

Big fan of Ax Men and Gold Rush.

Whose Line Is It Anyway

There's one I can like. I'm not into the Duck Dynasty, Ice Road Trucker, etc. genre, but improvisational comedy is great. Somewhat more scripted, but still improvisational, I'm a big fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

A. Burn your man card
B. You don't really think Undercover Boss is legit, do you? All of these shows are scripted to some degree. Most of them are are complete bullshit.

Undercover Boss looked like a great concept, but it only took one or two episodes to make it clear that the whole thing was fake. The concept might have made a good one-time documentary if you could find the right corporation with the adequately low profile boss, but it's impossible to make a series out of it.

Duck Dynasty is (poorly) scripted.

Yup. It's pretty clear that the people are in on it.

The main way you can tell is people don't look at the camera, nor do they seem bothered by the camera. It's obvious they're being coached.

I enjoy Pawn Stars, but it's about 95% bullshit. Show participants have to sign waivers before they appear on camera, although the actual negotiations are supposedly legit. The store is closed while episodes are filming, and when the store is open, the stars don't work the counters anymore. That doesn't bother me so much, but some of the dumbass story lines they toss in are starting to grate a bit. Like an employee's going to call in sick and then stay home playing video games with a camera crew filiming him. Like Corey's going to give up that gig if he doesn't get an ownership share. Please. :shake:

I work for a company that was on Undercover Boss. They knew.

Yeah that's what drives me nuts about those shows. American Chopper turned into all drama like that once Junior and Senior split. Scene opens, Junior is sitting on his couch, Mikey knocks on the door "Hey, can I talk to you?". Like they were just filming Junior hanging out reading a magazine. And like if Mikey really had something personal to say he wouldn't wait until the cameras weren't around. So grating.

My favorite is Game of Thrones. I can't believe they get away with showing so much death right on screen, but I guess since it's reality... :shrug:

I could never stand that show. Senior needs to die screaming of ass cancer.

In Pawn Stars, they're dicks to each other, but it's funny. And I have no doubt they were treating each other like that long before the cameras started rolling. Senior is a just a ****ing Neanderthal goon.

Honestly, it's why I stopped watching Pawn Stars. It's garbage.

My home made porn.