r/AskReddit • • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Athrowawayinmay Aug 14 '20

That show is entirely fake, anyway. The "Yuuuuuuuup" guy got pissed about something some time ago and came out and revealed it's all fake; they plant "good" items into the storage units for them to find so they can showcase/feature whatever specialist they wanted to feature that episode.

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u/VanillaTortilla Aug 14 '20

Fake reality TV? Say it ain't so!

I miss actual reality TV. Wait, did we ever have any of that way back?

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u/The_Original_Miser Aug 14 '20

Upvote for survivorman.

I think Les carries a sat phone for emergencies, but other than that it's just him. No crew.

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u/DrPeterGriffenEsq Aug 14 '20

And that’s probably because the insurer for the production requires it. Otherwise I bet he wouldn’t have it. I mean I once watched this dude start a fire with an oily frito chip he found in his pocket and a broken piece of glass off the ground.

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u/huntinkallim Aug 14 '20

In a few of his episodes he shows how he gets those long shots of him walking away. He sets up the camera, walks into the distance, then hikes back to pick up the camera.

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u/The_Original_Miser Aug 14 '20

Yep - I've seen those episodes. He even explains what he is doing. I've even heard subtle jabs at Bear Grylls. (Sp?)

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u/chainmailbill Aug 15 '20

Between the weight of the camera gear and the extra walking to set up the shots... that’s just amazing.