Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Appeal of Watching People Buy Trash
Either, they're running out of ideas for reality shows, or people have suddenly developed a fascination for trash, literally. For those of you who dwell under a rock, the television landscape has recently been hit with a wave of trash-for cash shows that are essentially televised garage sales. what makes these shows so intriguing, I have yet to find out. I guess people are interested in knowing what kind of cool gizmo or dusty antique the "pickers" will find next. Not to mention the "pickers" themselves feature personalities that are at times funny, and charismatic. They definitely make these shows less painful to watch. The haggling aspect of these shows also garner some appeal. It makes me curious as to how much money the "pickers" are willing to blow on a withering Atari game console, or something of the sort. Nonetheless, there is a demographic out there, that gladly plaster themselves on the couch to watch shows like Auction Hunters. I suspect the show is watched predominantly by adults, collectors, and even more specifically, antique afficionados.
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As people have mentioned, I think the appeal of this show is not because of the lack of ideas for reality TV shows or just love watching shows about trash. Rather, it is the fact that a lot of the country has been on a tight budget in the past couple of years, and these shows provide interesting ways to economize and make something out of nothing for cheap.
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