I went on it for a bit of a drunken dare and never expected to get past the online application form but after a phone interview and a 'Bargain Hunt' try out day we got on (we as in me and my workmate - I asked workmate as he was going through a crappy time). The first 10-15 minutes of those ghost shows, where they go through the history of the place, can be legitimately interesting though. He does another show on the travel channel now that's a little less outlandish in what's being investigated, but with both shows they go into pretty nice detail about the areas they're visiting and some of the customs of the local people. When he got sprayed he just blinked. And yes when people "arrive" at your house they've already been there a good hour setting up. 1. She wore baggy camo clothes and cowboy boots like 100% of the time, no matter the occasion. Yet later, the producer Rachel (for her own, ethically dubious reasons) cuts the footage to make it look like Anna went ‘crazy’ and started attacking other contestants of her own free will. The only 'fake bit' about it was that we had an hour to choose our 3 items, but we actually spread this over 5 hours as we had to film, get sound right, get lighting right etc... and as the TV crew are sorting out lighting and stuff me and friend would keep on looking around the antique house for other objects to buy. When she got out of the limo, she was at the airport and they were sending her home after the first episode. That's OK, it's probably half made out of cardboard! The conversation scenes were obviously forced, as these people were just stumbling their way through scripted English sentences and it was obvious that they would have been having the conversation in Spanish if they were on their own. It was actually pretty genuine, except she didn't have anything she genuinely wanted to be "made" into and just chose something she thought sounded interesting. [â]ivtecdoyou 241 points242 points243 points 3 years ago (11 children). by Tiffany Raiford 67 Comments. [â]blackpony04 2540 points2541 points2542 points 3 years ago (107 children). Redditor chet11 asked: “People who have been on reality TV shows, what’s rigged and what’s not?” We’ve cobbled together some of the most intriguing answers below. I work as a cook and have for eight years and a chef of mine calls me up seeing if I needed some extra cash, which I did. There’s a scene in the early episodes of Stan-exclusive series UnREAL, Lifetime’s smash TV show about the producers of a Bachelor-style reality TV show, where one of the contestants Anna learns that her father’s died and the show’s producers tried to keep it from her. Thread went from 0 to 100 real fucking quickly. I'm just sitting here in this alley smoking Meth and next thing I know this 7 foot tall gorilla of a man and a skinny dude holding a bright camera are yelling at me. Are you saying that all reality shows should have their characters replaced by pregnant 16 year olds? All sorts of controversy about him and this show. It was exactly as awkward to watch as you'd expect, and I'm not sure I ever saw the shop actually buy anything off screen or on. [â]TailstheTwoTailedFox[S] 10.7k points10.7k points10.7k points 3 years ago (163 children), The neighbors must have LOOVVEED that going on all night, [â]-Piper- 2801 points2802 points2803 points 3 years ago (113 children). Finally, they tell her that the concept is that she will be running a Pawn Shop with another woman. more >>, Soliciting money, goods, services, or favours is not allowed. I wish that was fake, it's not :/, [â]Inspyma 342 points343 points344 points 3 years ago (1 child), "Wait, wait, can we try that entrance again? There’s a classic Reddit thread that went berserk with insiders spilling the deets on which reality TV shows are real, and which are 100% faked. They re-tapped when they answered the door in the beginning a couple times to make them seem "more surprised." We had over three months to plan our ‘spontaneous’ cake. [â]PunKenM 7469 points7470 points7471 points 3 years ago* (109 children). Throwaway for obvious reasons. [â]Ihavenoclue111 1647 points1648 points1649 points 3 years ago (121 children). The only thing that might be “faked” is if girls/their family are told to be super picky about the dress for ~dramatic effect~. I had a friend on ‘Cash In The Attic’ in the UK. Even her hair. Even as a viewer, I've reacted to that. The percentage of real to fake shows appears to be dwindling each year across networks. So, being SUPER-PISSED, she did, for everything from school tuition, to books, to dentist bills, to my sister's speech therapy, food, school supplies, clothes, fucking everything for 8 years. Looking back at what aired it's obvious to me I was faking. This was years ago and she ended up being one of the last 4 girls. [â][deleted] 1190 points1191 points1192 points 3 years ago (79 children). I made it through a few rounds for a well known singing show and they BEG you for sob stories. I didn't even fucking have salt and pepper. A #6, medium, with a sprite and substitute chili for the fries. The nugget they pull and a Spanish coin they pull out of the same hole seem sooo fake. I'm glad he knew, I always felt bad for the shit acts because I thought they all believed they were good when they were basically being asked back for the public humiliation. [â]buylowsell 84430Answer Link8442 points8443 points8444 points 3 years ago (187 children). Her dad just died. Sorry, but it's pretty obvious what I am talking about. They are still in the house and they love it, but the show says they listed it. Charlie Brooker did a great bit on how editing of reality shows can craft a narrative. Sorry. Edit: it was the Bulgarian version, not the French. BUT, while it wasn't the majority of the content, I found at least one example of manipulated content. They don't care if that Warhol painting sits on the wall for years, eventually it will sell. But the producers had them set up stills in the woods, and even told them what to wear to make it look more "back woods, redneck, good ol'boys" than anybody in this area has looked in 50 years. [â]cj_would_lovethis 7576 points7577 points7578 points 3 years ago* (107 children). Oh yeah, and while we won by the judges vote…a producer decided one of the other cakes would film better for the big reveal so we didn’t win even though we should have. Several years ago, my cousin went in for a tattoo at the shop from 'Inked'. The shop was closed, cleaned out, and the space was for sale. With Hardcore Pawn, it's the same thing, but more for a dramatic event rather than someone who has something interesting. Yeah. [â]Firehousemadman 487 points488 points489 points 3 years ago* (18 children). They had already decided on the house before the show even started filming, and other other two "options" that the couple was "considering" were found afterwards. While no one was expressly told what the gig was, the show had already been going on for a year, so we all sort of knew what was up. What movie scene was super exaggerated or wrong based on your own knowledge? On the show, they are "investigating" an upper level of the Buffalo Central Terminal when they hear a "disembodied" voice say "Get out!". 90% of the cheering you see/hear on the televised shows have been added in post production. As for selling the stuff yourself, you can try, but again you aren't getting immediate money. [â]NachoQueen_ 166 points167 points168 points 3 years ago (15 children). Instant regrets. it's just "This was good for my mom". I'm fairly certain that was so they could have clips showing a range of responses. That the person is so overjoyed they completely forgot about all the other things that have been in their daily lives for years? [â]Wand_Cloak_Stone 1958 points1959 points1960 points 3 years ago (38 children). There is the pawn shop where you could buy stuff like a normal pawn shop. Worked on love it or list it. As the reality is happening, the story producers are there to make sure they're getting the shots they need to make whatever story for the episode. I've heard this. So this woman approaches me and says she likes my outfit and that she works for a fashion show that she'd like me to be on, and asks for my contact info so she can follow up afterwards. They said it would be two weeks cheque in the mail and it ended up being three, plus they asked for branch/chequeing info to do a direct deposit. Not exactly SHOCKING, but it was pretty interesting to see that they basically looked for hot girls first, then put them into a proven concept (Pawn Stars-type reality TV show). He also said Ty was an absolute asshole who never left his trailor other than to shoot his couple segments and looked like he had never actually swung a hammer in his life. The Apprentice. They still show the big expensive house at the beginning, but the buyers know going in that it's over budget and they're told to use it to pick out design featured they want in their house. I should have never done it. [â]itstimmehc 1349 points1350 points1351 points 3 years ago (18 children). The whole experience actually really turned me off to reality TV and made me realize how fake everything is. They said they spent a few hours doing some shots for the TV show, then broke out the rest of the team and did an actual archeological survey. I guess people assume some is staged and rigged but you have NO idea how much. Everything done to the car was cosmetic. Edit: I thought it also might be worth stating that these reality shows hire scriptwriters. She agreed to film, and managed to get a deal where my ex would get to appear on the show with her. Failing restaurant, not enough business, family run, decor is blah, food is mediocre etc. Several panelists were full time students or graduate students who lost their jobs. just in case. Except we didn’t because that was a fake out. ", "I know but at least act more surprised! [â]veetack 290 points291 points292 points 3 years ago (2 children). Wouldn't surprise me. That was my run in with food and television. During the show, the crew said they needed to get "sound levels" so they had people sit quietly, clap politely, clap, clap loudly, etc. They totally edited me out completely. I was on an episode of Wife Swap. My clubs were right handed. [â]Bahamute 945 points946 points947 points 3 years ago (82 children). Get the latest science news and technology news, read tech reviews and more at ABC News. However this patient being diabetic had a high blood sugar of 400 having just eaten and taken insulin. Doesn’t compare the £75,000 we got for being in the villa, regardless if we were there for 6 days or 6 weeks. [â]otisanek 3659 points3660 points3661 points 3 years ago (61 children). Never been to the Pawn Stars store but one of my customers told be about going there. Do you wish you had met earlier? [â]thebiglad 518 points519 points520 points 3 years ago (7 children). Everyone knows that reality TV is a more of a genre than an accurate description of the shows themselves. He would find that all of his furniture had been smashed into a skip outside his house and replaced with stuff that may look good on camera for a couple of seconds during a quick sequence, but would be very disappointing to live with. [â]Scinauta 933 points934 points935 points 3 years ago (24 children). The real comment, [â]DEEPSPACETHROMBOSIS 1657 points1658 points1659 points 3 years ago (53 children). Anywho, pretty darn fake. [â]geniesr 8304 points8305 points8306 points 3 years ago (253 children). A prank on TikTok tricks parents into believing their TV screen is broken with their children recording their reactions. Judge asks who decided to move to the Ozarks. The guy was actually pretty articulate (and genuinely nice), and he was essentially just acting. The producers select which customers get to be on the show. I skipped lunch that day after a rough lunchtime soccer match, and left school early to meet my father and his friend. Those islands can be genuinely dangerous places. Un… For the most part, the tattooers on Tattoo Fixers are utterly shite. siteads.queue.push( {"site":"pedestriantv","pagetype":"article","ad_type":"article","sec":"entertainment","amp":false,"article":"reddit spills on which reality tv shows are 100 fake scripted bullshit","article-tags":["Reality TV","The Bachelor","UnReal","Say Yes To The Dress","Great British Bake-Off","Britain's Got Talent","evergreen"],"native":["null"],"paid":"true","has_jw_player":"false","ad_location":"mobile-mrec","targeting":{"ptv-pos":"2"},"provider":"google-dfp","element_id":"ad-slot_mobile-mrec_section-index-1_pos-2"} ); Whatâs that expensive item thatâs 100% worth it? Judge tells my dad he should be ashamed. (Basically Pawn Stars for comics, set in NJ). on my very first application form, I was asked about the most difficult moment in my life, what obstacles I'd overcome to be there, had I ever experienced bullying, etc. There was no meeting by chance. [â]Birthrite 1682 points1683 points1684 points 3 years ago (15 children). [â]sotgecho 97 points98 points99 points 3 years ago (6 children). Of course this was all pre arranged. Well they start filming one of the guys and he tells a sob story about selling golf clubs to pay for his sisters medicine and then he starts swinging MY golf clubs..... badly.....and left handed. The show wanted her to act like the outcast of her siblings, and portrayed them as a bit bitchy when they aren't (and like they always leave her out when in reality they're all very close), but aside from that it was mostly all real. Case in point, I used to get calls from people all the time who thought because they watched four episodes of the Apprentice, they can make millions of dollars in real estate like Trump. You can't afford this you broke fool - here's a rat infested shithole we can show you! So, she legs it. Everyone in the shop was the same as in tv. [â]TailstheTwoTailedFox[S] 1333 points1334 points1335 points 3 years ago (27 children), It would have been soop awkward if you lost just as he had gotten onto the fdr or west side into stopped traffic. We all know reality shows are fake. ", [â]YourAmishNeighbor 1051 points1052 points1053 points 3 years ago (62 children). I'm pretty sure my uncle was asked if he wanted to be in the show by his friend. I've said just about as much as I'm willing to say without her permission. We talked to some person from the show, and they told us the basic process: we'd buy whatever home we wanted, then they would film us there before we moved in, as though we were just looking at the place as well as looking at two other "prospective" places that they had selected. I remember that one, my wife has made me watch all of them. So: we lost, got kicked out in Chelsea, and ended up spending our own money on food and a taxi home. We would have to imitate this 5-10 times each time and the producers would choose the most realistic one. So he woke up for his morning flight, turned on the TV while he packed, and watched the twin towers fall on live TV. It's a running joke amongst friends that if you see a white guy driving a yellow taxi in Manhattan, be ready for Cash Cab. Former homicide detectives of reddit, what was the case that made you leave the profession? The crew had a skip outside where they threw all of this poor unsuspecting guy's furniture, only to be replaced with this cheap stuff that was only available to him via sponsorship of the programme. It's a show where a person's family calls in a team of experts to totally re-furnish their house while they're away from home for the day. When I was 13, he popped back up out of the blue and wanted to visit, but he lived in the Ozarks now and we live in New England. Here are the 9 Fakest History Channel Reality Shows (And 6 That Are Totally Real) 15 15. Like how the fuck do those people get that money? [â]iAMTrappedInNK-AMA 2490 points2491 points2492 points 3 years ago (174 children). Asked him questions a real carpenter should know. Season 2. [â]karadan100 5783 points5784 points5785 points 3 years ago (188 children). [â]WWIflyingace62 2913 points2914 points2915 points 3 years ago (62 children), "And everyone voted so hard that the palace caught fire and burned down. Your thoughts/responses to the question can go in the comments section. I had a lecturer who used to be part of the medic team. }, Sign up with your Facebookor Linkedin account, Please select at least one of the following options to continue. [â]jupitergal23 4600 points4601 points4602 points 3 years ago (136 children). Based on the information I have available to me, this is probably the correct answer, [â]cross-eye-bear 913 points914 points915 points 3 years ago (84 children). TL;DR: Did an episode of a restaurant makeover type show, celebrity chef didn't do anything. "Spider Man" is the episode title. I once saw another video not sure if it was cops but about a man who had been pepper sprayed so many times that he developed immunity to it. I'd just moved to the west coast and didn't get the memo that everyone would be wearing a plaid shirt and jeans so I was in full on regalia. (They list all of the new furniture's manufacturers in the credits at the end of the show.). [â]ElMachoGrande 3015 points3016 points3017 points 3 years ago (169 children). The hijinks from within this show are just fantastic. Producers will often talk shit in private interviews to get reactions. What do you have to say for yourself? It was pretty cool to be there, but I had to stay in the same place for an hour and a half reading the same crappy DC comic. Never quiet, always something going on among the furry residents. He had a handicapped brother and some other kids he drove around for his mother. 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