The reality shows bother me as well...
What people don't generally know is when, like on the "Gold Rush" series, people are complaining about not making any money, they are still being paid. According to the Actors Guild, they have to be paid at least $1,000 per episode. The reality is (no pun intended) if they have a halfway decent manager, they are probably making a lot more off the show than they are making in gold, or picking, or buying auctioned storage units, etc.
Another thing that bothers me in these shows is that the "stars" always seem to be ripping someone off, the pawn shops pay less than value, the storage units are auctioning off peoples items, the pickers are selling them items for many times more than what they paid for them. It seems to me they are encouraging the idea it's okay to profit from other peoples misfortune or their own greed.
Just my humble opinion, but I really believe that shows like these are adding to the decay of our society under the guise of entertainment.
Scott
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