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Pawn Stars: Season 2 (2009)

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Pawn Stars takes you inside the colorful world of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Watch as three generations of the Harrison Family jointly run the business and experience clashing and camaraderie. They're the experts at wheeling and dealing, with a keen eye for authentic goods. With unforgettable characters and fascinating items, Pawn Stars presents an addictively entertaining television innovation. --IMDb
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Review by Chad
Added: August 13, 2011
I sat through the entire first season of Pawn Stars, and even though I didn't exactly give it a glowing review, there was something about the show that made me want to watch more of it. So, after posting that review, I decided to dive into a handful of episodes from season two, and if I didn't get sick of it after the first five or ten, I'd sit through the entire thirty-two episodes and throw down another review. I think it's pretty obvious what happened, so here we are with another review for the second season of this show.

Not much has changed in the second season, honestly. The pawn shop is still run by Rick Harrison, his son Corey, and Rick's father Richard "The Old Man" Harrison, with Corey's friend "Chumlee" stepping in to help out from time to time. They're still in Las Vegas, and they still try to turn a profit by buying things at a decent price before selling it for a couple hundred or thousand bucks more than what they paid for it. This time around, we see a little bit of everything come through those doors: cars, motorcycles, bikes, jukeboxes, Coke machines, stamps, coins, guns, and yes, even a genuine pirate treasure chest. Some of these things are purchased, some people are turned away, some of the items need to be fixed up, and as always, there are always experts on hand to help Rick decide how much something is truly worth.

I griped about a lot of things in my review for the first season, and truthfully, a lot of those issues are still present. The show is still extremely formulaic for starters, and you can almost guess how each trade is going to go down as soon as you see the customer walk through the door. They will talk about what they have, the staff will give a little history on it (they always seem to know all the little details of the items), there's a fifty-fifty chance that they will call in an expert to discuss the item even more and put a price on it, and then the haggling begins. There is still a bit of the "reality television" stuff thrown in during a couple of the episodes, such as the fitness challenge between Corey and Chumlee, but this element of the show was radically toned down for this season. Thankfully.

Now, the thing that made me stick with the show was the fact that there was much more variety in terms of the items that were shown. There is still the various cars, guns, and ho-hum antiques that bored me during the first season, but the amount of oddball and just plain neat items has increased dramatically. There's home movie footage of former presidents from the thirties, there's a locked treasure chest that nobody can open, a hot air balloon, a helicopter, and hell, somebody even brings in a pirate's peg leg. You might not be interested in every last item that they do deals on, but you'll definitely find something that catches your attention.

Another thing that worked well throughout this season was the fact that the staff members seemed to be a little more comfortable in front of the cameras. During the first season, they seemed a little stiff and a little too professional. Now, I realize that this is a business and that they are there to make money, but during the first season, they seemed to be going a little overboard for the cameras. This time around, they are cracking jokes with the customers, coming right out and telling them that they have unrealistic expectations for the value of their items, and yes, they even laugh in a few customer's faces when they throw down a particularly inflated request. They're more comfortable, and that makes it more fun to watch. Very simple.

Overall, I enjoyed this season of Pawn Stars more than I did the first, and I do believe that I might check into season three pretty soon. I'm not sure what it is about the show, but I keep coming back for more; I mean, I watched all thirty-two episodes of this season in just under two weeks, if that tells you anything. If you'd like to get an idea about how a high-end pawn shop runs or if you just want to see customer's bring in neat and / or weird items so that you can hear the stories behind them, check out a couple of episodes. It's a fun show. 8/10.
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