At first glance, Antiques Roadshow seems like a really great idea. They travel all across the country & regular people wait in a very long line to have random stuff from their house appraised. It’s extremely informative. I remember an episode of Will & Grace where Grace & Jack took in a random piece of junk. They wanted to be able to say that they thought it was worth a lot of money then make a sad face on TV when they found out it was worth nothing.

Lately, I find Antiques Roadshow to be depressing. It seems to go like this:

Auctioneer: Tell us about this piece.

Person: Well, it was passed down from my great grandmother to my grandma to my mom then to my. I just want to learn more about it.

Auctioneer: Do you have any idea what it is worth?

Person: I really have no clue, it has tons of sentimental value. I want to give it to my daughter someday.

Auctioneer: Well, it’s worth $183

Person: I had no idea. Where can I sell it?

It just makes me sad to see so many people willing to sell their heirlooms so they can buy an ipod or something. If it was $118,000, yes I’d probably sell it, but other than that Antiques Roadshow just makes me sad.