PRESS RELEASE: Pawn Stars debuts tonight!
Monday, November 30th, 2009New York, November 2009 – For thousands of years, people all over the world have found themselves with one problem in common: the need for fast cash. Long before banks, ATMs, and check-cashing services, pawnbrokers have provided monetary loans in exchange for personal items of value, and are still helping everyday people make ends meet today. The fascinating world and history of the pawning business is revealed in the hit HISTORY television series, PAWN STARS, with all new episodes premiering on Monday, November 30 at 10pm ET on HISTORY.
PAWN STARS takes viewers inside the doors of the only family-run pawnshop in Las
Vegas, where three generations of men from the Harrison family— grandfather
Richard, son Rick and grandson Corey— jointly run the business, with clashing and camaraderie every step of the way. This family lives and breathes the pawning business, using their sharp-eyed skills to carefully assess the value of items their colorful customers bring in, objects ranging from the obscure to the truly historic. Their pawnshop shelves are filled with an eclectic array of items— each with its own unique story and past. From a 15th century samurai sword to a Picasso painting and vintage cars, there isn’t much these guys haven’t seen or heard, inevitably making them experts in rare collectables and negotiating, as they must carefully appraise the worth of each item, determine if it’s real or fake and then reveal the often surprising answer to, “What’s it worth?” And, when these amateur historians don’t have the answer, they call upon their network of experts for help.
Each episode of PAWN STARS features an array of quirky characters attempting to sell, purchase or pawn items. Everything and everyone has a story and it’s the Harrison family’s job to decipher fact from fiction, because in this business the customer isn’t always right. The PAWN STARS mini-site (www.history.com/pawnstars) will feature new, online only short form video, as well as updated episode guides, photos and more. Additionally, HISTORY is challenging its viewers to become “PAWN STARS” with a new online game (http://www.history.com/pawnstars-game). Developed by Arkadium, the animated Flash game features items from the show, which players must match with their correct price in order to earn “PAWN STAR” status. Fans can also join the official Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/pawnstars).
