On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Ben Combee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/12/11/storage-wars-star-dave-hester-says-show-is-rigged/1761603 > > 2:48PM EST December 11. 2012 - You've probably seen Dave Hester > attempting to outbid his *Storage Wars* competitors for abandoned storage > lockers in Southern California. "Yuuup!" is his trademark phrase. > Now, Hester has filed a lawsuit against A&E, the network that airs the > show, charging the show is fake. When the article says: "In the meeting, Hester complained "that he believed that it was illegal for Defendants to continue to salt the storage units," the suit says. "The other cast members present agreed with Hester that Defendants' conduct was inappropriate and possibly illegal." Is it suggesting that Storage Wars is a game show, and salting the lockers is the equivalent of providing contestants with answers, in violation of the changes to the Communications Act after the Quiz Show scandals? If it is, are their implications in this law suit for other so-called reality shows, where the viewer is at least superficially led to believe that the action is "real" even though it is heavily contrived by the producers? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
