2 weeks Ago By Hayley Anderson,Hollie Beale
The head honcho of Antiques Roadshow has candidly shared his take on certain items featured on the show, admitting he finds some to be "dumb" without intending any disrespect to the experts. For nearly three decades, the PBS series has been a crowd-pleaser, drawing in viewers with its array of eclectic and sometimes surprisingly valuable finds. A key to the show's enduring popularity is undoubtedly the discovery of hidden gems that turn out to be worth a pretty penny.
Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless after learning value of family heirloom Young Antiques Roadshow guest gives pure response to value of 'genie's lamp' On the official Antiques Roadshow US podcast, Detours, producer Adam Monahan often discusses memorable appraisals, but he recently confessed that not all items pique his interest. "There's a lot of stuff on this show that I have zero, like zero interest in" Monahan remarked, careful not to single out specifics to avoid offending dedicated appraisers." "And I'm like 'Everything you do is a sham!' but there are certain things that they say the value and I'm like 'that's just dumb and stupid and nobody should do that.
'". In conversation with executive producer Marsha Bemko, she probed, "You mean dumb and stupid and 'wow, how could it be worth that much money?'". Monahan responded affirmatively, expressing disbelief at high valuations for items that seem trivial or effortless to create: "Yeah something weird and they're like 'it's worth $50,000' and you're like 'that took five minutes to make.
There's no way.'" Antiques Roadshow experts jailed for fraud in boosting civil war expert status Antiques Roadshow worst blunders including embarrassing and wrong valuations Antiques Roadshow guest warns her kids 'better not' give her grief after profit It seems Monahan isn't alone in his sentiments among the show's crew. Bemko quipped, "And you think that only happens sometimes?" and added, "I even watch every show and I say out loud 'that is stupid money'.
" Season 28 has wrapped up in the U.S., and unsurprisingly, it's been renewed for another series.
The upcoming filming schedule will see the crew journey across the nation, with reports indicating that ticket holders can bring two items for appraisal..
