Kevin Eastman on Storage Wars (A&E)

[The Fifth Turtle]

Anyone here ever see Auction Hunters? (Used to be on Spike Tv.) That show was so staged it was crazy. They'd find hovercrafts, motorcycles, arcade cabinets, all in one locker

I liked this episode just because it was neat to see Kevin.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Turtle

Anyone here ever see Auction Hunters? (Used to be on Spike Tv.) That show was so staged it was crazy. They'd find hovercrafts, motorcycles, arcade cabinets, all in one locker

I liked this episode just because it was neat to see Kevin.

is there any reality tv show that isn't staged at all?

Ironic how "reality" tv is arguably the fakest one out there. At least with fiction they're being honest about it.

[d_osborn]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Nope. They're both weird dudes. Anyone who loves pottery is a weird dude.

Now go ahead, defend the Millionaire potters, cause Millionaire potting needs some defending.

I can relate to Laird. As a introvert creative-turned-business dude, diving in head first, I don't blame him for leading a quiet life. If I had $60m fall into my lap at retirement age, you bet your ass I would retreat into the hills and start woodworking or building guitars or something.

I get the feeling that Eastman is just having fun with his family and soaking up this TMNT limelight while he can. I'm sure he's doing just fine.

It's pretty cool how both guys are friendly and open with the fans.

[Commenter 42]

Gott'a be honest, I'd go full Charlie Sheen.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

People are funny is all; he spent 30 years amassing a fortune from TMNT, to turn around and spend his twilight years occupied by a hobby last popular in the movie Ghost.

What is he supposed to do; travel the world in an gold plated submarine?

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

I watched the ep as well.
Call me crazy, looked like the turtle merch was planted.

Storage Wars has been sorta, kinda exposed for 'salting the finds' i.e. planting a few interesting items in otherwise mundane lots. I've read a few things here and there about people who purchase crap from storage lockers, and they seem to think that the hit rate the show enjoys is improbable, even allowing for a reasonable amount of unused footage.

Plus, it doesn't ring true to me that someone with a hell-valuable item would end up in the position where they default on their locker without taking the thing out first, but that seems to happen on the show all the time. Yeah, maybe they don't know how much things are worth, or they die or something, but crazy-rare things seem to pop up on that show every week.

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

What is he supposed to do; travel the world in an gold plated submarine?

60 Million dollars.

60. MILLION. Dollars - and that's just what he made that year.
Over the lifetime of TMNT, they easily made that twice over.

And he's taking pottery classes? He still owns a DVD player? A DVD PLAYER?

C'mon now.

[ProactiveMan]

Hehehe. We should all be so lucky.

From what I can see from the pics he posts, the place where he lives is beautiful. Maybe that and his family are enough to make him happy... and the pottery.

I have to be honest here; when I dream of being rich, buying a bunch of stuff isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Not having to worry about money, or the future, and being able to spend my time as I please is what I dream about.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

60 Million dollars.

60. MILLION. Dollars - and that's just what he made that year.
Over the lifetime of TMNT, they easily made that twice over.

And he's taking pottery classes? He still owns a DVD player? A DVD PLAYER?

C'mon now.

He didn't get $60 million, you know. That's what Viacom spent, not what went to Laird. For example, 11 of the 60 was to buy out 4kids, & it trickles down from there across the various other rights holders. Plus, to my understanding, he gave a bunch of money to the Mirage guys given they'd be out of a job. That aside, leave the guy alone, man. Y'all are nothing alike. I for one understand his position.

[CyberCubed]

Of the 60 million sent to Laird, 10 million was to buy the 4kids show.

So that's 50 million, after that some of it was split among the Mirage employees like Gary Richardon and I remember Jim Lawson and Dan Berger said they received some money too although I have no idea how much (or how little) they got out of it.

Who knows what PL did with the rest of that money. He only has one daughter who already graduated College so he has no other kids.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

60 Million dollars.

60. MILLION. Dollars - and that's just what he made that year.
Over the lifetime of TMNT, they easily made that twice over.

And he's taking pottery classes? He still owns a DVD player? A DVD PLAYER?

C'mon now.

Peter Laird is what, 60 years old? People that old rarely are tech savy. Or maybe he just isn't the type that wastes a lot of cash? He can use his money as he sees fit. He probably wants his daughter to inherit as much of it as possible.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Peter Laird is what, 60 years old? People that old rarely are tech savy. Or maybe he just isn't the type that wastes a lot of cash? He can use his money as he sees fit. He probably wants his daughter to inherit as much of it as possible.

PL is rich and his wife teaches in Colleges and publishes novels. Yet he lives in a modest size house in Northampton and doesn't spend that much money.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

PL is rich and his wife teaches in Colleges and publishes novels. Yet he lives in a modest size house in Northampton and doesn't spend that much money.

Nothing wrong with that.

I know he's not that old, but many old rich people born before 1950 saved their money until their death and never really spent a lot of it at once. They just kept it for the social prestige of it, I'm guessing.

Being rich doesn't mean you're gonna automatically buy a lot of expensive stuff. I doubt I'd change my consumer habits much if I won the lottery and got rich one day. I'd probably buy more games and that's it. Everyone is different.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah, its always been noticeable how down to earth both Kevin and Pete are. Both are millionaires yet are still act like average joes. Obviously fame never went to their heads.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Yeah, its always been noticeable how down to earth both Kevin and Pete are. Both are millionaires yet are still act like average joes. Obviously fame never went to their heads.

Yeah, notice how so many people have no idea who the creators of the TMNT to this day are.

I think both remember how much the FW series success came with a price to them back in the late 80s/90s. The Turtles have brought them lots of financial success but lots of professional and personal stress as well.

[Coola Yagami]

I'd kinda live the same way to be honest. Having a secure future without having to ever worry about money would be awesome. And while I admit, at first I'd probably go out and buy stuff I've always wanted to buy, after a few days I'd settle down and live the peaceful life. I'm a bit of a skinflint, and I doubt a couple of millions will change that. The last thing I'd ever want to do is make the millions disappear as soon as I got it.

[Commenter 42]

Crazy. Hands up, who here failed their Maths?

[Etsyturtle2]

I just watched it and that was the fakest thing I have ever seen.

[newhire13]

Originally Posted by King Kahn

It was most def planted.

My friend, who created fighting robots for robot wars, was hit up.

They "found" some robotic stuff in a locker and brought it to him to "evaluate"

It was HIS stuff that was in the locker. They asked him for his stuff to put in a locker then brought him in as the expert. It happens ALOT.

Lol yeah, all that stuff is fake. I actually had a course in film school where we learned how to shoot (aka "stage") and edit reality tv shows lol.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I'd kinda live the same way to be honest. Having a secure future without having to ever worry about money would be awesome. And while I admit, at first I'd probably go out and buy stuff I've always wanted to buy, after a few days I'd settle down and live the peaceful life. I'm a bit of a skinflint, and I doubt a couple of millions will change that. The last thing I'd ever want to do is make the millions disappear as soon as I got it.

Yep. I'm not very high maintenance either.

Originally Posted by newhire13

Lol yeah, all that stuff is fake. I actually had a course in film school where we learned how to shoot (aka "stage") and edit reality tv shows lol.

Yeah, reality TV is anything but.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by d_osborn

I can relate to Laird. As a introvert creative-turned-business dude, diving in head first, I don't blame him for leading a quiet life. If I had $60m fall into my lap at retirement age, you bet your ass I would retreat into the hills and start woodworking or building guitars or something.

I get the feeling that Eastman is just having fun with his family and soaking up this TMNT limelight while he can. I'm sure he's doing just fine.

It's pretty cool how both guys are friendly and open with the fans.

Yea, people seem to be overlooking the fact that Peter Laird is 60 years old. I f he had become a millionaire at age 20, I'm sure he'd spend more money. As a 60 year old man he doesn't have the energy to do anything crazy any more. And Peter seems more like the introverted type, anyway. I cannot imagine him living the rock n roll lifestyle. That would seem to be more right down Eastman's alley.