This is one of those shows that started so fresh and interesting and eventually deteriorated into midnless, scripted drivel. Of course it was all scripted from the beginning, but it didn't really feel like it early on although there were obvious clues. Some problems: Mike's laugh. Total cringe. His condescending way of talking to ladies: Girl, Honey, Sweetheart. Simply cloying in nature. And calling everyone a friend even though they just met. That would turn me off faster than anything. I'd know he was a fake and kick him off my property in a second. The formula wore thin afte a bit, and when they cut to a bit away from the pic so they can say something so obvious to the camera it was like they felt the audience was just too stupid to understand. Very condescending. The seller would explain the origin of a piece, then the camera would cut to either Frank or Mike so they could say the exact same thing. Ridiculous. But the articles they find are fascinating, and the people they meet and pick from truly make the show. Dani started out cute but turned into a complete fake as well. After they opened the Nashville store, she put on so much makeup she looked like a total clown. Her inflated opinion of herself wore thin after a few seasons. Then she corrupted the manager of the Nashville store and turned her into a phony too. But they're cute! Frank was a cool dude. When he left the show wasn't worth watching any more. Mike brother was a dolt. A drone with no personality whatsoever. And Dani picking was just too much. They start bringing in celebrities to liven things up but they come across equally insincere somehow. A sad ending to a once excellent show. Starts at an 7 but ends around a 2. The best epidodes were the ones where the sellers knew the pickers were idiots and didn't put up with their nonsense or fall for their hokey routine. Some of the more eccentric sellers the show tried to pass off as unique and interesting, but some wree just flat out jerks playing to the camera.
Review of American Pickers
