text: I've been a long-time fan of \"Pawn Stars\", so when \"Pawn Shop Live!\" came along, I grabbed two tickets immediately.\nI spent regular intervals of the show quietly apologizing to the person I roped into coming with me. I also regularly asked, \"Why is this happening?\"\nMuch of the play is exposition. LONG exposition. At these times, there is no joy, no humor, and no smiling. \nMost of the rest of the play is spend with a nod to the fact that the \"Old Fart\" is portrayed by a weird, giant puppet upper-torso, operated by the over-worked actor giving this play (and his many different parts in it) his all. At times the torso is abandoned to sit on the stage as the actor plays another part. Everyone winks and nods and plays up the fact that the production is too... cheap, I'm guessing... to just hire an old man actor to play one of the most central figures in the story.This becomes unbearable as the Rick character carries on ad nauseum about his dad, when the \"old Fart\" should be out there telling the story himself.\nAs if all of this weren't tedious enough, there is a multi-media aspect in the videos they cut to from time to time. These are rudimentary at best, but there is a dream sequence the with \"Chumlee\" character where he's fighting ninjas for no reason that goes on to the point where I thought I might lose my mind.\nThe production ends with a rousing musical number about how you should bring your stuff to them because they want to but it. CRESCENDO! \nSave your money, wait a few hours, and go see Gordie Brown.