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Title: Pawn Queens got antoher season, I'm surprised.
Post by: rulesforrebels on May 11, 2011, 05:52:01 PM
hollywoodreporter.com/review/pawn-queens-tv-review-185354

I think I posted this link with a comment in another section the other day but since we got storage aucitons in the news now figured I'd post it here. The comments under the article are pretty funny as well.

Article about the show pawn queens about these two chicks that run a pawn shop. It's actually two guys and these ladies are brought in for the show but taht's reality tv for you.

I've been in the shop multiple times, once when they were filming actually.

Not that this is unexpected as all realtiy shows are staged but about two weeks prior I saw an ad on craigslist. "Do you have an interesting item to sell? Want to be on tv selling it? We can't tell you the name of the show but a popular show is filming...yadayadayada. So basically everything was set up from the get go, its not actually people walking in but like I said that would be expected
Title: Anyone seen the new Pawn Queens episodes?
Post by: rulesforrebels on May 19, 2011, 11:32:23 AM
There have been a number of articles about the show pawn quens on the net and in some papers and stuff mostly knocking it.

I have to agree, I watched some of the new episodes last night. They are totally copying Pawn Stars now. If you watch the old season the way they structured the episodes and how it was filmed wasn't very realistic and it was more of a storyline with these idiot girls trying to run a pawn shop more so than actually a show about resale or pawn shops.

Apparently they decdied if you can't make a hit show on your own why not just copy a hit show.

Everything about it is totally copying. The way they deal with sellers has totally changed and they pretty much use the exact same phrasing as pawn stars, what are you trying to get out of it, calling everyone boss, etc. They also put up numbers on the screen what have they gotten it for, what will they flip it for, etc. The show used to be totlly different. Not any better but diff but you can totally tell they realized their show sucked and just decided to TOTALLY copy anything and everything from pawn stars.
Title: Pawn Queens review from a Duluth, MN pawn broker
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 12:43:54 PM
Here it is:


http://www.tv.com/pawn-queens/show/80419/reviews.html
Title: Pawn Queens review from the Hollywood Reporter when show first started
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 12:46:30 PM
This makes for an interesting read when comparing early shows to later ones.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pawn-queens-tv-review-185354
Title: Pawn Queens review from the perspective of a family values website
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 12:49:12 PM
Makes recommendations to parents about the acceptability of the show for children.

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/pawn-queens
Title: Pawn Queens is "nothing of value" according to Newsday
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 12:51:39 PM
Newsday compares the show to Lifetime TV which is often considered "lightweight" drama aimed at women at home.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/tlc-s-pawn-queens-is-nothing-of-value-1.2852581
Title: Pawn Queens....all external reviews from the IMDB (internet movie database)
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 12:55:02 PM
The IMDB is a good place to go for movie reviews including ones not covered by reporters like Roger Ebert.

This link will take you to their list of "all" external reviews of Pawn Queens.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843612/criticreviews
Title: Pawn Queens from the Reuters news agency perspective !
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 12:56:53 PM
According to Reuters the show has all the suspense of a coin toss !

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/us-television-pawnqueens-idUSTRE7440M120110505
Title: Pawn Queens run into stolen jewelry !
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 01:00:47 PM
The lively ladies come across a speed bump in the May 12 episode.

monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1638573.php/Stolen-Jewelry-on-TLC-s-Pawn-Queens-May-12-VIDEO
Title: Pawn Queens...Everything you ever wanted to know...This is the TLC page
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 01:05:41 PM
Lots of pictures, some video....TLC page for the show.

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/pawn-queens
Title: Pawn Queens...this link takes you to a lot of individual short, show reviews
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 01:09:31 PM
These reviews are very short, real people, reviews and comparisons to the Pawn Stars show in Vegas.

sports-boards.net/forums/showthread.php?192754-Pawn-Queens
Title: Pawn Queens Vs. Pawn Stars....this reviewer takes no prisoners !
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 01:16:26 PM
One spawns the other and the queens come in 2nd ?

tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/03/tlc-cashes-in-with-pawn-queens/70713/
Title: Hardcore Pawn December, 2010 review
Post by: MovieMan on May 19, 2011, 01:23:45 PM
Hard times in mo town.

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2010/12/detroit_hardcore_pawn.html