I had to join this discussion on AETV just to talk about Storage Wars. I like everyone on the show except

Dave Hester, he is a narcissistic, sociopathic, troll with a Napoleon complex. He talks down to everyone

On the show, and pushes up bids to people who are just trying to make a living. He had to start somewhere too, but he has to show everyone how much money he has by screwing people out of something he is not really interested in just to screw them. I saw the episode with his own brother was bidding against him, and not having any type of dialogue with him, even his own family can’t stand him.

The episode when Jarrod, and him went toe to toe and his wife told him to “kick Dave’s ass” Jarrod should have, Brandi should have been the guy in that one, personally I would have made sure his jaw was wired shut as soon as his breath hit my face.

I can’t stand him, and would not care if you replaced him with someone else, he’s not entertaining, he’s

insecure, insulting, and totally unlikeable. There has got to be someone out there who would make the show better. There is no one on TV I dislike more than this imbecile, yuuuuup!!

Barry is very entertaining, Darrell is a cool guy, Brandi and Jarrod are a good couple and also entertaining, best thing they could do for Dave Hester is say Yuuuup!! YOUR FIRED!

As far as I'm concerned, NOTHING about this whole situation is a surprise.  For one, the odds of these people finding as many valuable items as they do is astronomical.  Think about it rationally for a second... if someone is having financial difficulties, don't you think they'd go to their storage units BEFORE they end up several months behind in the rent and take out all the obviously valuable stuff?  Sure, there could be those "hidden treasures" that had value that the original owners of the item didn't realize.  So the fact that the producers "salt" the lockers is not a surprise.

What's also not a surprise is the fact that Dave Hester is likened to a feminine hygiene product one might use on a Summer's Eve... and the bag it came in.  Granted, every character on the show bids each other up, but Dave very much strikes me as a bit of a sociopath.  I figured that maybe that was just the "character" he played, but this lawsuit removes any doubt that he's a sociopath. 

I usually put the show on when I'm busy doing something on the computer, just for background noise.  I never liked Dave and I won't miss him on the show. 

But let's be frank... this show is brought to you by the same network that airs "Duck Dynasty," one of the STUPIDEST, most ANNOYING shows on television aside from "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo."  I honestly believe that the producers of A&E are hopelessly hooked on really bad crack.  A&E used to stand for Arts & Entertainment.  And while watching a bunch of backwoods hicks on Duck Dynasty or watching a bunch of SoCal boobs bid each other up for fake lockers may be "entertaining" to a degree, it is yet another shining example of how reality television is anything but, and even the lamest of ideas can garner a contract where you're paid tens of thousands of dollars per episode. 

But the blame falls squarely on we, the viewers.  8.6 MILLION morons watched the Duck Dynasty season premiere.  Millions of people flock to these "reality" television shows (and yes, I'm one of them) and as long as we do, we further enable not only the Dave Hester's of the world, but the inbred & inane idiots of reality shows everywhere.  In short, we created these monsters.  It's Frankenstein in 1080p.

A&E used to have some cool shows from the BBC's archives, but sadly they jumped on the reality show band wagon with everybody else. They also were the same channel that ran Timothy Hutton's Nero Wolfe and Gene Wilder's "Murder in a Small Town" and its follow up. I liked that stuff and am sad it has come to such a pass as Duck Dynasty.
For the record, I don't watch Duck Dynasty. Never did.As far as Hester-I never liked him that much. But you need villains and he fit the bill. The one that bugs the crap out of me to no end is Darrell. He yaps on about how he is "tricking" others into overbidding (considering that no one knows what is hiding in these lockers-how does he know there isn't a signed Mickey Mantle baseball hiding in one of those boxes?), gads on about how much his crap is worth and uses every American Idol cliche in the book ("wow factor"). I actually cheer when he gets a worthless pile of crap. As far as good shit in lockers-I wished I had known when my friends' locker went up for auction, cuz they had some rare role playing game stuff. The thing is, people can and do leave valuable things in lockers. They might forget they have it, might not think it is valuable or some other reason. You'd be surprised at the things people leave around like trash.

What's the real story?  He made mistakes, like bidding up the wrong lockers.  In that game, you give and take.  He tried to take what wasn't his.  OR...was he cut out by the others?  One show said he was about out of money.  Barry, you keep on rockin'.  You must have known those Wilson kids?

Well, I guess there's a consensus cause the word sure got out quick on him! Although, I'm a realist I'm sure there are people out there very upset and disturbed about thiis

UR SOOO DUMB TO FIRE DAVE. AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi:

I had to reply to the discussion about Dave Hester "Your fired" Please tell me he is gone forever.

I was going to stop watching I could not stand his voice, his pathology he ruined the show and made it the face of the worst that can be in a human being.

If he is gone like tonight's show I will watch and enjoy it and everyone who is on storage wars. Now they can bid and get lockers for what they are really worth and make their living from. But Dave just spitefully bid and raised the prices. To me he is a very very sick man and a bad example of what a person should be like personally or in business.

I just hope you make the right decision and keep he "fired" the show can't do worse without him. Love everyone else. I do think Barry needs a good partner he just doesn't know how to pick lockers yet he is a gem he needs a lady friend to help him.

Thank you for your best decision for the show and for kids to watch and see that there are really fair and respectful people in competition with each other yet they play fair and show respect for their competitors.

Marajak