Just a reminder that Jimmy Shines car show airs at 10 PM tonight on the learning channel.
Didn't want anyone interested to forget.
Don
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Just a reminder that Jimmy Shines car show airs at 10 PM tonight on the learning channel.
Didn't want anyone interested to forget.
Don
Are you being funny? Or are you really interested? Im kinda against it , but ill watch anyway.
So far it's nothing but a flippin' joke..... Think I'll stick with Chop, Cut, Rebuild and Foose's show Can't really imagine Chappouris letting a bunch of unknown and untested work on a car if it wasn't for boob tube $$$$.. I know, I know....it's all in the name of entertainment...
yes a big joke? so i watch it for 10 minutes.and turned it. they make all this stuff for tv .shine the bad ass hot rod builder all coming right at you from hollywood . now i just need some more ink and go to the bar and say hey i am a bad ass car builder and i have broke many a law and had the cops looking for me .. as this will get you all the tail you want?
Yup, put that one right up there with Boyd's comedy show.... Only thing I've see the show lacking is some dweeb like Mikey on the Orange County show.
I couldn't agree more. What dumb*** Producer said, "Hey, I have an idea, let's put two females on the team, WHO HAVE NEVER WORKED ON A CAR BEFORE ??"
The only guy that has any skill is Littleman, (Dave) who showed up late. He has built some pretty cool rods, and is a machinist by trade.
Hollywood strikes again. :( :( :(
Nice gold coupe though.
Don
....Thanks Don, I wanted to check it out but forgot about it..... BillQuote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
You didn't miss anything Bill. :( :( I personally was very disappointed. They concentrated more on one girls fingernails than on car stuff.
I may watch one more time to see if it improves, but that will be it.
Don
....oh no Don, I "forgot about it" until you reminded me. So I DID watch it. And to think I thanked you for reminding me! {j/k ya!}.... Yep it was pretty bad, wasn't it? Although they briefly showed a black roadster that they'll work on next week {or should I say break their finger nails on next week?} & I'd like to check it out. But, I sure wouldn't go out of my way to watch it. I wish they'd just do a car show & show nothing but how to build the car! But I did like one thing that Shine said which was; "when you build a part ask yourself if the quality needs to be an 8 or can it be a 2?" {an 8 being looking perfect & a 2 being just so-so}. Cuz I know that sometimes I stress over something not being done that well & it's something that NO one will ever see!....... BillQuote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
I saw it...just another "reality" show show set in a different background (socal speed shop).
Now, can someone explain to me if you needed a spacer that thick to get the starter depth correct:
1. How in the heck did the engine start in the first place.
2. How could you miss it in the initial assembly?
watched 5 mins. of it. that included the beginning with the commercials. thought it sucked right up there with Coddingtons prank on TV. at least American choppers has Mikey and his Grandma !!! LOL
Hard Shine? Bleeeeeeeeeech! A couple of the "apprentices" needed help installing gauges in a dash - when the holes were already cut?
Do we need a whole series devoted to: "I'm Jimmy Shine, and I'm a badass?"
Cotterpin's "Elvis" show last night was just about as bad. Boyd looks like he's 40 lbs heavier than last year, and Jo is starting to look like the Botox queen. I ran screaming from the room.
Not a good night for hotrodders.
I'th all about the new Kulture folkth....
Thame ole Thong!:eek: :3dSMILE:
you know henry, i never realised they made Hawaiian floor coverings . boyd was wearing a small bedroom.:D i did not even turn it on. i knew what to expect.
Well shoot! I forgot all about it and missed it. Sounds like I didn't miss much...:rolleyes:
Keep in mind, folks, shows like that aren't made for people like us They're made for people that don't hardly know which end of a hotrod is the front...:HMMM:
What I don't understand about all of these shows is why are they ALWAYS drilling holes in fresh paint. I thought that was what the initial build was for to get everything set-up so you wouldn't have to drill into fresh paint. I know that’s what I did on my 32 and that method worked great. But what do I know.
And that's the bad part, now the uninformed are being presented with material that portrays Hot Rodders as a bunch of over bearing, egotistical idiots who don't know a thing about scheduling and reasonable deadlines or generally how to run a business. I mean come on, has anyone here ever hired 5 apprentices at the same time, the majority of which are not qualified to even set foot in the shop, and have them work on a mega buck project???? Hopefully the general public sees these shows for the crap they are, and don't consider them representative of Hot Rodding or Hot Rod Shops!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Robinson
Business must be off at So Cal if they have to accept money for this idiocy!!!! Maybe if we all call up and order a bunch of So Cal parts Pete will come to his senses and cancel the dang show????**) **) **) !!!!
Business must be off at So Cal if they have to accept money for this idiocy!!!! Maybe if we all call up and order a bunch of So Cal parts Pete will come to his senses and cancel the dang show???? !!!!
I don't think Pete will have to cancel the show..........that will probably happen anyway. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Another question, why do all these shows have deadlines that force them to rush building the cars??? Every car or bike has to be done like RIGHT NOW, or the world is coming to an end. If I were spending 6 figures or more, I would want them to take their time and not rush things.
I couldn't contain myself............sent an online comment card to TLC and told them the premise and choice of most of the Apprentices was lame. Knowing the way TV guys think, they will probably see that as a positive. "Hey, people are talking about our new show !!!" :confused:
Don
The money that Pete gets for this show is probably a LOT more than he will get building hot rods.
Check out this link: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=121623
Yeah . . . right . . .Quote:
Jimmy Shine, the fabricator deluxe from SO-CAL Speed Shop who's being groomed to become the next superstar of hot-rodding, a gritty counterpoint to the polished Chip Foose.
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But this is showbiz, after all, and you've gotta have a gimmick. In the case of Hard Shine, five trainees have been selected for their diversity. They range from a tattooed gangbanger with a prison record to a woman whose inspirations include fencing, silent movies, bebop and rat-rod culture (and who owns a Cadillac hearse). Besides helping Shine with build-ups of six hot rods, they also embark on road trips to racetracks, dry lakes and beaches, with life lessons learned — and ignored — along the way.
Part documentary and part soap opera, Hard Shine has been structured to appeal to general-interest viewers as well as gearheads
Yeah, Mike, you are right there. As with all of the other "reality" shows on TV, there is absolutely no reality involved at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
I watched 15 minutes of it before the remote jumped into my hand and said use me. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
I forgot about it too, but it seems that I didn't really miss much. Did catch an episode of Shark that I hadn't seen before, so I guess my evening turned out better than some others. :D Up until I had to take out the trash.:eek: :CRY:
it is interesting, there are now shows on tv that weren't previously considered worthless to networks, but they run the gamut from real informative to advertising and soap opera style. for instance
Hunting shows, almost all the ones I see are more advertisement than hunting, when they are hunting they are fenced hunts or in areas of the country where they have raised feed special to bring the deer in, they are almost tame, and you can see the highway in the background.
Tattoo shows- Miami Ink and Inked (maybe off air now). Miami is good, has some drama but has a lot of tattoo work as well. inked was just a soap opera, which was disappointing as some of the artists were really good and rather than showing the big pieces they worked on and their skill they focused on the idiot shop helpers and register girls
on the car/bike stuff. I like American Chopper, i like the interaction between the family, to me it is better than any sitcom. I have learned a few things watching it I think, and I like seeing some of the work. Do I think they are great fabricators like Jesse James? No. Do I like the designs Paulie comes up with? Mostly no. oh, and Mike is my favorite character (maybe cause he reminds me of me).
I have also learned a bit watching the show about boyd, but I don't watch it anymore, he treats his employees like crap and is an asshole in general.
I watch Foose, he rocks. What is this Chop, Cut, Rebuild show? I also have Muscle Car set to record and watch it on my DVR. Have any of you seen that? I think it is the best show out there, it just shows car stuff, no pranks on people, no time wasted with unveils. and it shows A LOT of things. body work, engine, frame, you name it.
Red
My Vicodin kicked in just before he came on so I missed it!
Chop, Cut, Rebuild spends too much time with people talking into the camera. Oh, make that READING into the camers. The work they show on the program is very good, though.
I like Musclecar on Spike these days. Lou is a pretty decent fabricator - although his speech pattern is a bit annoying.
Latest drama on American Hot Rod: Bernt kicks Dan in the head. Film at 11 . . .
"......As with all of the other "reality" shows on TV, there is absolutely no reality involved at all......."
Aint that the truth. It's ALMOSt funny except.....
The end result can be a heck of a time waster for people who are actually in the buisness. A couple of examples (the names are changed to protect the stupid). :LOL:
The kid who comes in and applies for a mechanic's job......mind you not an apprentice, or mechanics helper, but a full pay mechanic's job. His qualifications? Maybe a couple of brake jobs and and tune ups......and watching TNN every weekend for the last couple of years. The kids a walking encylopedia of miss information.... but he wastes an hour of the bosses and shop foremans time (plus HIS current bosses time putting in a good word for him) let alone his time in the process trying to expain that he meets the requirments for the job.
Then there's the guy who want's a specific modification or parts....again based on the hype that he's seen on the latest and greatest "car" show. Then you start explaining the technicalities of why this is a bad idea and he gets that glazed over deer in the headlight look. Unfortunatly he's already made the request in writting thru HIS boss to your boss and it of course now needs to be responded to in writting. Of course the end result is no change to the equiptment but 5-6 hours of wasted time in not changing anything.
Unfortunatly these shows are not produced for the real car people who get their hands dirty. Lets face it unless you're into this hobby building a car is boring (in most cases just ask your spouse or girl friend). It's funny the wannabes think shows are the're the greatest thing since sliced bread and the people with real experience just laugh at them.
IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEEEEE FELLAS,SO LET'S TRASH THE SHOW AND GET BACK TO THE GOOD LIFE OF BUILDING RODS.MOST WOULD JUMP AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE BIG BUCKS AND BE ON TV AND BECOME A CELEBRITY. WHEN THE BIG PRODUCERS OF THESE REALITY SHOWS SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE BIG BUCKS ,BEING REAL IS NOT PART OF IT. IT JUST BECOMES A WAY OF MAKING MONEEEEE. OTHERS WOULD CALL IT A SELL OUT OUT OF THE ROD BUILDING WORLD. MONEY DOES STRANGE THINGS TO PEOPLE. MY TWO CENTS WORTH.
Don In Austin
personally i thought the show was weak , but im chocking it up to getting to know the charecters......maybe thats the case . im gonna watch the next one to determin if im gonna cash in my build time for my car ...or watch tv for an hour and watch nails break and a hollywood argument ... funny how that one girl said i wont use a grinder ......ahhh ok i guess you will do what to shape metal????? oh she said she will watch jimmy do it for her or bother the other guy working on the car .....im glad she is out of the picture there was too much time wasted on her stupid finger nail delema...
You guys would complain if you were hung with a new rope. At least the show is about something we're all interested in. You could be watching reruns of The Jeffersons or Pimp my Ride!
Yeah, but if someone doesn't complain, or vote with their feet, the Hollywood types will just keep dumping out the crap. The concept that a bad motorsports show is better than no motorsports show just doesn't work for me.
Garbage is garbage no matter what kind of fragrance you pour on it. It's no different than "The Wild One" with Marlon Brando from '54. An excellent movie for it's time except that it stereo typed Harley riders for decades and Jimmy Shine sure as h*** isn't Marlon Brando. :rolleyes:
...yeah So Cal Speed Shop must not need work cuz I called 'em twice about 6 months ago. The secretary answered the phone & I said I'd like to talk to someone about working on my '32. She said she'd put me through to 'I don't remember his name now', the guys answering machine picked up, I said I'd like to talk to someone about working on my '32 but NO return call. And I called twice!.... Bill
Well, now that they have additional "Apprentices", I bet they can jump right on your '32 for you Bill. :D BTW, the work you need done doesn't involve POWER TOOLS, does it????????? :eek: :eek: They don't do power tools......too hard on the nails. :LOL:
Don
I think those boys and girls are on the medical marijuana all day long..........:eek:
.....LOL, good ones guys.....
if you need gauges installed also make sure the holes are there also ....or no dice for you ....
I sure am glad that my remote has a button labeled "Power" for this hot rod travesty at So-Cal. It got "cancelled" in my house. Maybe they need the bucks - their ego parts prices are so high that there is no way my car, and many other folks I've talked to, will advertise them. And much of it is poor quality.
Out of all the Apprentices, only Dave (Littleman) really knows his stuff. The ex'gangbanger looks like he has turned a wrench or two , but Dave has built a few really sharp rods, and is a machinist by trade. As for the two girls, I'm glad the one bailed out, and that the other is probably standing on a banana peel.
On another forum where this topic was also being discussed, Dave responded with a post. He explained his motivations for trying this out, and also his reluctance and fears about moving from Ohio to California. He came across as a nice guy who has his head screwed on straight, and was apparently well known and respected by the other members.
The show evidently was shot starting in about April, and the 90 day "training period" should be over. I'm sure he was sworn to secrecy, but he sort of hinted that he was living back in Ohio, so it looks like he wasn't the chosen one. That might be by his own choosing, or maybe they replaced the girl(s) with some guys who actually were serious about securing a job there, and had short fingernails. :whacked:
The show may improve, because I remember the early shows of American Chopper were really bad, what with Paul Sr. REALLY being a jerk. After a while it got at least watchable, and the show found it's pace a little more. We will soon know, won't we? :)
Don
ahhhhh any comments ......now these newbies were getting credite for a 2 year build that they put a few minutes into ....:LOL:
I have three words for that show. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. Well, maybe five words . . . .
Jack
- SUABAC (Shut Up And Build a Car)
After watching a few minutes of the first show, I figured that my time would be better spent with a good (or even a bad) book. The women have enough metal piercinge to be melted down for an engine blockQuote:
Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
I did watch part of American Hot Rod - Boyd got his fingernails painted pink and his "dog" got a ride with the Thunderbirds. Whyinhel can't they just build cars - I do like some of what they do - regardless of the fact they totally skim coat a car with Bondo before painting:rolleyes: :(