New show: Collection Intervention

[Sideshow Spock]

http://www.syfy.com/collectionintervention

Debuts on 8/14.. I wonder how many of us could appear on the show..

[AMRA]

Fortunately this is not a problem for me. My other half keeps me in check (THANK GOD!). Nothing can be displayed
outside of my cave downstairs. Which is great for she keeps me in check and is also my greatest support for my collecting needs.

[Splitty]

I haven't seen it yet (will watch tonight), but I guarantee it will not set well with me.

Anybody who tries to do a collection intervention on me will get a swift bop on the nose with a 12" collectible figure (NOT doll).

[johnnystorm]

Watched about 5 minutes, saw the poor guy trying to sell his SMDM stuff while the two women push him on...not for me! The whole concept seems geared toward making the collectors out to be obsessive nuts.

[Sideshow Spock]

Damn, forgot all about it.. gonna have to catch an encore presentation

[jwyblejr]

Dude had some Megos. I'd be smacking people one if they tried to get me to sell mine.

[MegoMark71]

I recorded it so i'll check it out tomorrow.

[Splitty]

That was horrible. I really had to force myself to sit through the whole thing. I think I might even be angry! (at the way the collectors are treated).

I love seeing other people's collections, but it is really unpleasant to watch people be browbeat into parting with things they really love, be hintingly suggested they have a distasteful mental disorder, and a unique private part of themselves stripped so they'll be just like anybody else.
And that abrasive harpie that's brought in to 'help' is just insulting. The whole show is just negative and depressing.
I feel so bad for the adorable Catwoman guy, I want to send him collectibles to make him feel better.

I don't understand why the only shows on collectors so far are about $ $ $ worth (to collectors that's usually NOT the most important thing) or makes them look like unhealthy freaks. At least TLC's My Crazy Obsession just documents the people, it doesn't make any judgements (although the people are so out there it doesn't have too). Too bad there's not a constructive show.

I would love to see a Clean Sweep type show, maybe 'Collector's Sweep', where they bring in a team, pull everything out, select the stuff the person really loves, then send a design team in to make a kick*ss crazy room for display (and WE WANT to ogle it all displayed after!!), leaving everybody happy and feel good glowy with managing and display tips intact. They DON'T EVEN have to tell us how much each item is worth.
That's a show (gads, I hate calling it the nerds or geeks, but seems that's what we're 'tagged' with *sigh*) the 'pop culture enthusiasts' could probably get behind (since apparently a show with just non-crazy normal people showing their awesome sick large collections isn't enough drama for ratings).

[Hector]

If anything, my collection is much smaller than before.

[vulcan2074]

If anything, my collection is much smaller than before.

Not mine.
Sammy

[MIB41]

This is what I hate about modern television. Shows seem to enjoy depicting people in a negative light. That was degrading. Wish I could get that wasted time back.

[Orlock]

That was horrible. I really had to force myself to sit through the whole thing. I think I might even be angry! (at the way the collectors are treated).

I love seeing other people's collections, but it is really unpleasant to watch people be browbeat into parting with things they really love, be hintingly suggested they have a distasteful mental disorder, and a unique private part of themselves stripped so they'll be just like anybody else.
And that abrasive harpie that's brought in to 'help' is just insulting. The whole show is just negative and depressing.
I feel so bad for the adorable Catwoman guy, I want to send him collectibles to make him feel better.

I don't understand why the only shows on collectors so far are about $ $ $ worth (to collectors that's usually NOT the most important thing) or makes them look like unhealthy freaks. At least TLC's My Crazy Obsession just documents the people, it doesn't make any judgements (although the people are so out there it doesn't have too). Too bad there's not a constructive show.

I would love to see a Clean Sweep type show, maybe 'Collector's Sweep', where they bring in a team, pull everything out, select the stuff the person really loves, then send a design team in to make a kick*ss crazy room for display (and WE WANT to ogle it all displayed after!!), leaving everybody happy and feel good glowy with managing and display tips intact. They DON'T EVEN have to tell us how much each item is worth.
That's a show (gads, I hate calling it the nerds or geeks, but seems that's what we're 'tagged' with *sigh*) the 'pop culture enthusiasts' could probably get behind (since apparently a show with just non-crazy normal people showing their awesome sick large collections isn't enough drama for ratings).

I agree wholeheartedly. It was painful to watch.

[enyawd72]

I didn't find it painful at all, and yes, I think BOTH of those people were a little off. Keep in mind, the Catwoman guy was buying toys before paying his bills. Sorry, but that is a harmful addiction.
Same with the Star Wars lady. When your collection overtakes your entire life, it's no longer just a hobby.
I know a guy EXACTLY like this named Greg. He puts toys before everything else in his life, and it cost him his marriage, his children, and all his friends. He lives in a house filled from floor to ceiling with boxes of toys, with literally only a path to get through. He sleeps on one corner of his bed. Everything else is covered. He eats out every meal because his entire kitchen, including his non-working fridge is filled with toys. It's all neat and organized, so it's not like he's a hoarder living in squalor, but geez man, there's more to life.
He doesn't think he has a problem though.

[boss]

Watched it last night and found it a little hard to watch. Moreso because those people really needed help.

[Sideshow Spock]

I've got mixed feelings.. I thought the host made some good points about collections.. how much do you REALLY love this stuff if it's poorly stored and rotting in a garage and you don't even remember what you have? At that point it's obviously a healthy thing to be pointed in a different direction..

The Star Wars story lost me at the end.. so that couple is buddies with Steve Sansweet and the whole auction was "among friends"? Oy, just more contrived reality show BS..