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Looks like it's real

posted 13 years ago by reluctant-1
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http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/hidden_money_3xD57tKw0Zta8etPjL2JzH

I was just looking to see if this was real or fake and I found that the New York Post interviewed the woman interrogator from the show.

“Going after people who aren’t mentally or emotionally prepared to be interrogated was the hardest part of this,” says Hanlon Stone. “That was profoundly difficult for me. The only thing that buoyed me was remembering that this was a game and the contestants knew the rules and had signed up for this.”

And it says that the contestants have to answer the questions but can lie if they want. It's pretty cool that it's real, it makes me like this show even more.

[–] axford 13 years ago

LOL, umm sure its real. Come on. That was utter nonsense.

Had the chance to be a great concept too. Shame, they made it so obviously fake.

[–] likeomygod 13 years ago

yeah right. I'd bet anything that dude got more than 50k to do what he did. It was all staged to validify the interrogators, like they can actually be of use if contestants can lie for 2 days.

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[–] StickyDragon 13 years ago

Even on the off chance that it is real, it seemed REALLY fake/staged to me; enough that I will not be watching again. They ruined what could have been an interesting concept IMO.

[–] masterimmortal 13 years ago

Exactly. It looks and feels fake and that's enough for me.

"Your brother told us where the money was."

"He did? Ah, oh well. No big deal."

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[–] actrdude123 13 years ago

agoac,

you win the internetz today! Hilarious!

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[–] jaddjamar 13 years ago

Have two friends with ski masks show up and take the case, then tell the cops you were robbed.

Do you understand the words that I am saying to you?

[–] rack_focus 13 years ago

Lol. Nice. It's Lennie, though.

[–] taknocks 13 years ago

This show would have been better if the detectives or whatever were just given periodic clues (similar to Amazing Race) instead of them trying to make it look like a real investigation. The interrogations are obviously fake, because what moron would give up any information when there's no penalty for lying? And those detectives or whatever didn't even have to do anything except search around some bushes, the interrogator told them where to go. Overall just a really stupid show.

On the off chance that it is legit, then Paul deserves the dunce of the year award. And he couldn't remember the name of the park where he buried $100K the day before? Or was that him being strong and withholding the bare minimum?

[–] The_Great_Pantubo 13 years ago

>The interrogations are obviously fake

You people are insane.

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[–] bsdsooner 13 years ago

I sure hope it is fake for Paul's sake. Because if he "cracked" and gave up $100,000 for absolutely no reason, then he is the most ignorant person in the history of television. They didn't even have anything to hold over him. "You better tell us where it is, or....or....we'll give you $100,000." WTH???

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[–] frankstallone1 13 years ago

Yes, OP, it is sooooo real. So real that they have a chance to be charged with a real crime and go to jail if they don't give up the money? What a joke!
The investigators start with information they wouldn't have in a normal case without having to take time to learn it, such as their backgrounds. They have a GPS to track the car's route. Only one phone, that they give them to trace calls from. No legal right to search anyplace, such as a friend's house or restaurant, or any business. Absolutely no reason for anyone not to just make up ridiculous lies that make no sense since there is no real danger.
Why would Bruckheimer be involved with something that wasn't real, you ask? Because it's a television show. Guess what, not everything you see on tv is real. I guess Pirates of the Caribbean, National Treasure, and G-Force ( a movie about talking, government trained guinea pigs that save the world from destruction) must all be real too since Bruckheimer produced those as well. Great documentaries they were.
Very realistic show......if you're 10 years old

[–] LordRaymond 13 years ago

That was a bit too mean. The show is real but somehow it gets twisted into something that looks incredible stupid.