Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/23/14 at 11:00pmHow does this show work? Do people just haul their junk in or do they have to send photos to the producers and the producers decide what stuff is brought in?
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FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#2Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/23/14 at 11:15pmTo the best of my knowledge, the show advertises where it is going to be, people queue up and form long lines that day with their crap, I would imagine some low level production aides do a first run through of what people brought, they narrow it down to a group of possibles. At some point I would guess, they have the experts look at that smaller group of items that might be interesting, film the best 20-30 or so items with the experts opinions and then make the show out of the best 8-10 items. They always show the long lines of people waiting outside the venue for their turn to have their stuff evaluated.
#2Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/23/14 at 11:44pmEveryone who wants items appraised shows up to the convention site. Each registrant is only permitted to bring up to two items. After initial sign-ups and item evaluations, producers ask registrants on a case-by-case basis if they want to be on the show. At this point, they have not yet gotten results from appraisers. If they say they are interested, they go through a screening to see if they "qualify" (are TV-appropriate, are wearing TV-approved clothing, etc.). Then they finally get their item appraised. All the lines can mean being there for hours.
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#3Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/24/14 at 6:52am
It's done by lottery, initially.
The show is so popular now that they don't just advertise in the city where they're shooting.
You sign up for the lottery, and they tell you people will be notified by email if they have been selected for tickets (which are free). You can also check their website on a certain date to see if you've "made the cut." Then they mail your tickets before the show.
THEN ... you stand in a long queue on the day of the taping with your two (maximum, so they say) items, although I've seen people bring more than two.
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NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#4Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/24/14 at 11:49am
*paging Somms!*
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#5Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/24/14 at 1:24pm
I was selected in the lottery for this current season -- filmed last summer. Up until this year, you could apply for two tickets at ALL Roadshow cities. This year, they've limited your application to only one city (of your choice). You are given a link and a code number after you register and instructed to check back to see if you were selected (around April 15th)
I was selected to attend the filming in Knoxville, TN. You print out your tickets. Each person can bring two items. There is a different procedure for furniture. You can find the instructions for that on the PBS web page for AR. You are also given an arrival time. I was fortunate to get the very first slot in Knoxville. We had to queue outside of the convention center at 7:30 a.m. for our 8:00 a.m. slot. We literally got to see/meet every appraiser as they entered the building. Once inside you queue again and go to a table where you are given a ticket that identifies the category that your item fits (ie. painting, poster, pottery, civil war, etc.) A staffer then takes you to another queue line for that specific category. After the first, you can move to the other categories on your own. My friend and I decided to go to the appraisers as a team, so we queued four times. We did not have overlapping categories, so we got to meet four appraisers. We had a blast with Leila Dunbar (sports memorabilia) and Nick Lowry (posters). I also had an appraisal from Nick Dawes (English pottery) and my friend had on from someone (Arts and Crafts) we'd never seen on the show before. Because we were in the very first group, we were done within an hour. We saw two people selected for on air appraisals. We were not selected, but came close with the sports memorabilia. I can't wait to find out what the hell was so special about the I Dream of Jeannie-ish bottle that I saw them select.
As we exited, the queue line was probably up to about 500 people for the 9:00 and 10:00 slots. They have the entire process down to a science. It moves quickly. For some unknown reason, Knoxville will not be airing until this Fall, so I don't know if I am in any shots. We were definitely filmed for the opening shot and perhaps one other. Mark Wahlberg was not there during our time frame. I believe that he was filming off-site and then showed up to film on the floor in the afternoon. They see about 3,000 at each location. I've already applied to do it again this year.
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#6Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/25/14 at 12:55pmLet us know when your show airs!
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#7Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/25/14 at 1:00pmSOMMS...you've just inspired me to admit publicly that I find Nick Lowry kinda sexy in a dandified way.
#8Antiques Roadshow
Posted: 2/25/14 at 1:28pm
... dandified in a revival of Guys and Dolls kind of way ...
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