American restorations!
Well, a friend of mine was on the "American Pickers" show and I can tell you that it's all very scripted. He was the guy with the Lindburgh jacket and the Oldsmobile license plate.
First of all, they were there for more than 8 hours, setting up shots just right and staging everything. Then they would see another shot or angle and scrap the entire shot and reset with another. No one was allowed on the property while they were there, and even his wife was left out of the episode, not that she minded!! In the end, it's all entertainment and very little of it is real "picking", as they like to put it. This "pick" was set up month's in advance, not exactly how they put it out there on TV!!!
And worst of all...... no Danielle!!! Geof