Talk:It Takes a Thief (2005 TV series)
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I made a major revision of the page, mainly taking out the breakdown by segment and adding information on the hosts. Let me know how I did, since I'm not entirely sure I did it "right".
I'm not sure exactly how to source things, but I used the Discovery website and the IMDB. The pages are already in the "external links" section.
And for the record, try not to use the term "robbery" or variants on the page. The show does not deal in taking things from people by force. The hosts are burglars. --UsaSatsui 02:12, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- http://tviv.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Thief_(2005)
- http://community.discovery.com/groupee/forums/a/cfrm/f/737106635
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[edit] Application vs. spontaneous choice
In the second season, it's been established that homeowners applied to be on the show; I'm wondering if this was the case or not for season one. It's possible that, in season 1, Matt approached the homeowners on the spot and asked them if they wanted to "play along", then had them fill out the releases and whatnot -- either way, we need verification (WP:V) for sure. Amnewsboy 18:22, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
- Johnston did not approach the owners randomly in Season One. They applied to Discovery to be on the show.
Matt Johnston mentioned it on his web site during an online chat session (before Season 2). PNW Raven 13:41, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Move Article?
Should this article be moved to It Takes a Theif (TV series) since it obviously isn't just a 2005 show? -- J. [ tlk | con | #'s ] @ 07:04, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- It might be confused with the old 1970s TV Series, "It Takes a Thief" starring Robert Wagner.
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- ...which can be found at It Takes a Thief. EVula 16:22, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] No Source for "Full Permission" Claim.
The article claims that Matt and Jon have full permission of the people to burglarize their home. I didn't see it cite any sources, though. Plus, on the show when Matt comes into the house or whatever, they don't know who he is. Where does it say that they have full permission? Knightskye 00:03, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- Permission from the homeowners is assumed. Otherwise, the show can't be done at all. If they don't get permission, it's a crime, and there's no real legal protections in place for Jon if he gets caught (plus it's unlikely they're going to get cooperation afterwards). During the first season, Matt himself got the permission, but for the second, the producers set up the contact. That's why many homeowners don't seem to know who Matt is. Maybe they don't have "full permission"...there may be some things in the show's contract with the owners that keep Jon from having carte blanche on the house like a real burglar would My guess would be "Don't break anything irreplaceable", "Go easy on the kids", and "Don't kick the dogs in the face" are on that list. --UsaSatsui 01:41, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Criticism?
The break-ins often ignore obvious entry points like sliding glass doors in the backyards, and during the robberies themselves the intruder often needlessly breaks property (kicking a cardboard sign from a child's room down a flight of stairs, smacking over a kitchen chair randomly, etc).
I haven't checked myself, but i wouldn't be surprised to find reviewers pointing out this sort of thing —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.42.238.59 (talk • contribs).
- Breaking a sliding glass door doesn't seem like a good idea to me. That's a whole lot of glass to shatter, and I bet it makes one hell of a noise (plus, it could be dangerous). Jon's the thief, I'm willing to believe his judgment here. As for needlessly knocking things around...well, burglars do that. Jon has said on a couple of occasions that sometimes, he's trying to "leave a message" for the owners, but it's not certain he wouldn't be doing it in a real robbery. Guessing at his motives is just speculation, though, and I wouldn't add any criticism from any reviewers about the robberies themselves unless they happened to be actual burglars doing the criticizing. --UsaSatsui 03:11, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
