Trash and Treasure Shows AKA Hoarder Culture Shows
There are so many shows these days on History, Discovery, A&E etc. that are either directly or indirectly about Hoarders, or what I've decided to call "Trash and Treasure Shows." I made this chart of how they are all connected. (click to view full resolution) There are a ton of other shows that I left off just because they're clones of the ones listed (Storage Hunters, Hardcore Pawn, Animal Hoarders, Flip Men, Doomsday Bunkers) but I think this is an accurate representation of how an individual hoarder or their stuff could be part of several of these programs. I realize I left off the original Trash and Treasure Show, Antique Road Show, so that can be put that in Pawn Stars' spot without the selling aspect.There are some shows that don't exist yet (though they probably will soon) that would fit on this chart. First, compulsive gamblers who pawn their stuff to gamble more. Next, a "Sunshine Cleaners" type show, though that's kind of covered in part by shows like Hoarders and Property Wars. Finally, a show about the flea markets etc. where hoarders get all of their stuff. That one is kind of covered by Extreme Couponers but that show mostly deals with grocery store products.I was tempted to tie in Top Gear to Counting Cars and I'm sure there's a way to tie in Sons of Guns and Top Shot somewhere, but then the chart might get too unwieldy.I'm not saying that everyone on all of these shows are crazy hoarders with dead animals buried under their piles of newspaper coupons, spent shotgun shells, bug out bags and unpaid storage unit invoices, but if there's someone who fits that description all of these shows could have a pretty wild crossover event.