So here are some reality shows that I know that are fake or rigged.
Deadliest Catch - Started off legit. Now there is a quota system. The only incentive to catching crab quickly now is less fuel used.
To be fair, the quota system has nothing to do with the show. Around 2005, the entire industry in Alaska changed. The quota system gives the crabbers a longer season, which is supposed to make fishing safer. Under the old rules, the season was over fast, causing ships to be reckless...now they catch the amount of crab they are told to catch, no matter how long it takes.
Not fair to imply the show isn't legit when they had nothing to do with it. The old way was actually "better" television, because there was more danger.
Pawn Stars- A friend of mine went to Vegas a couple a years ago and went to the store. He said it was in a bad part of town and pops, Rick,Corey,Chumlee are never their, unless they are filming. The store was nasty, like a typical pawn shop.
To be fair, the quota system has nothing to do with the show. Around 2005, the entire industry in Alaska changed. The quota system gives the crabbers a longer season, which is supposed to make fishing safer. Under the old rules, the season was over fast, causing ships to be reckless...now they catch the amount of crab they are told to catch, no matter how long it takes.
Not fair to imply the show isn't legit when they had nothing to do with it. The old way was actually "better" television, because there was more danger.
Maybe I didn't word it correctly. Alaska changed the rules to a quota system which happened during the second or 3rd season. Discovery Channel played it off like it was the other way though. It wasn't until the next year that they explained it how it actually was.
Also, during the first season, Discovery Channel gave $250,000 to the boat that caught the most crab. After that season, no more bonus. I realize this doesn't make it non-legit but it kinda sucks.
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