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Hey Fellas,
A buddy of mine is in the cast of the new show, Rods N' Wheels, premiering on Discovery Channel, Monday, Jan. 27.:)
Check it out! And if you like it, don't forget to show them some love on Facebook, Twitter, etc.:D:D
Here's a link to the Episode guide: Episode Guide : Discovery Channel
Thanks!!
Randy
Got it set on the DVR, Randy. I'll give it a shot and hope that they don't get into drama and stick to subject matter. Thanks for the heads up.
I saw the previews for it and it looks like they do up some sweet rides! I look forward to watching it.
On the To-Do list!!
Thanks, guys! My buddy's name is Jeff. On the show they call him "Pretty boy" :LOL::LOL::LOL: His daily driver is a 55 Chevy 2 door wagon. You can get a glimpse of it in one of the trailers for the show.
Forced myself 2 watch the whole deal.
What a waste of my time.
1 of the worst car shows ever produced.
Ya think the "Old Man" is into himself or what?
42 grand 2 do a steel 3 window in 2 weeks, who are they tryin to Bullsh*t?
Oh yeah, $9500 for a camaro builder ???????????????
The guy in the 914 Porsche was right in sayin
"Are these guys on meth?"
I mostly agree. The whole short deadline (8 weeks) stress load to add drama is old hat and then toss in the "young guns" trying to prove themselves. It's all been done before.
I'll probably continue to watch though.. nothing better on that I can see. At least they aren't mining for gold with manufactured drama! Oh wait.. that's friday nights...
A & E Rodeo Girls-------------------I kinda got started as we ran across it while they were headed for Red Bluff Rodeo--Robin grew up in Red Bluff and her mother worked in the office at fairgrounds so we ended up watching the remaining part of that segment since they took the remote away from me(channel clicker) and then the next week was the end of season-----------Oh, well, back to O"Reilly---at least they sell car parts?????
I saw most of the program last night and got tired of them making shuch a big deal of sweeping and mopping but when they got to the 42k and 2 weeks part, I checked out-----------
Don, that should be right up your alley, you're always showing how quick you get sh*t done in your one-man shop, they should be able to pull it off with all the help they have available, would have thought you would relate to that part of the storyline.:LOL::DQuote:
Originally Posted by DA34GUY
Mike, I've been @ this 4 over 45 years.
These buffons were Real Estate whores up until 2 years ago.
And on another note, I don't have a bunch of idiots in the shop helpin me.
Washing floors don't get cars built !!!!!!!!!!
I watched about five minutes. I guess I am over sensitized to the drama now. As soon as they stop talking about the cars, and get off onto some other crap, I'm gone!
If it were up to me, these shows would teach some basic skills, and the process and reasoning behind them... tell us why they made certain choices... maybe talk about current trends, or emerging trends... see if the owner of a car wants to gain broad approval of his toy, or show some "rebel" individuality (It used to be called customizing)... and generally talk about the project planning and execution. Is that too boring for today's audience??? I think it should be aimed more at motorheads, and future motorheads, instead of bored video gamers and do-nothings.
Once it turns to personalities... throwing wrenches... playing jokes... and especially those overly dramatized and totally unbelievable story lines... I'm gone! And I won't be back. }:-(
Randy, from the "reviews" here I hope that your buddy has banked or invested his chunk of money from Discovery Channel wisely. He and his family may be instant "celebrities", but most of these non-reality show folks are at best flash in the pan "stars" with a bit of temporary recognition. Case in point the Vegas pawn shop family, Rick the restoration guy, and the clown calling himself "Count".
Yer right there roger, all them idiots had money B4 Dicovery came in and made them all look like IDIOTS>
Same with that Rollins jerk on Slow and Quite.
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I was really dissapointed about the show. The Camaro deal I thought was way odd that they really for real gave $9500 for that car? Wow, then they don't do their own paint work? I was shocked on that. But I suppose some hot rod shops don't do their own paint work for reasons like EPA and such. The short dead line on the hot rod build seems just how people are these days and didn't seem odd to me. I'm sure it can be done for $42k but in 3 weeks, I doubt it. :LOL:
my stomach would not let me watch it
On a side note
Shows like this are an insult to "real builders"
I would agree to what a lot of you have said, however, I just try to pull the good info out and I think there is SOME good info. I was intrigued by the finished 32 3 window. I think they (all these reality car shows) could take some time and show some basics and discuss the why "we made this decision" or what "prompted us to do this this way". It might actually make the show educational......but educational shows don't sell product, hype and drama sell. The Graveyard Cars show has been basically a joke, but this season they have actually tried to introduce some educational things. The bull$h!t still continues though. Chasing Classic Cars is better in that regard as far as educating what to look for etc. But they don't talk/show much about restoring them. Part of the reason, I believe, is restorations take so long. The general public couldn't sit and watch what little progress could actually be shown, even in a complete season.
Randy, I watched the first episode last night, and my main complaint is that they focused totally on the family relationships and showed very little about the work being done. It's obviously a successful shop from all the projects going on, but they didn't do the shop justice, IMO. If I were a guy looking for someone to build a car for me (not gonna happen....) and if I lived in the area this show would keep me from even considering these guys, which is kind of sad. Tom, you're right about the drama being what sells to the general public, and I agree that Chasing Classic Cars is one of the better car shows out there, even if they don't show much of the actual work. They do show enough to keep it interesting, and they leave the drama to others. Another one that has promise is the new AmeriCarna, which is a Rick Hendricks production. Their first episode had some interesting information on woodies, but doesn't focus on the restoration process much, either. What we need is a "This Old House" approach that gets down & dirty in the details, like "This Old Car", with a shop of true craftsmen showing the nitty gritty details of turning a neglected classic into a restored beauty! PBS, are you listening???
Roger, how about a show similar to Pawn Stars? In reality, people bring their crap to the Pawn Stars show for the opportunity to be on TV......so we start a show called "Tin Stars" and people tell us where all the 32 Fords are hidden in barns....we drive around the USA "discovering" neat stuff hidden in garages and barns. Then, after it is discovered, the owner gets his thrill of being on TV and we get the car. Ohhhh, no drama, no shouting, just cars and spiderwebs
Corky Coker's doing one sort of like that, but they've already messed it up with the editing. "Barn Finds" is a coming on the Travel Channel, with Corky and his son-in-law traveling around scouting old iron and bargaining for cars to go back to his shop. Editing in the first Hot Rod TV episode made Corky look like a total cheapskate, haggling over $200 on a $10,000 deal when you know he's got $50k in his pocket. Corky's pretty well sold on Corky anyway, but this makes him look like a total buffoon. Maybe Travel Channel's episodes will be better....
If you can get us a gig give me a call. I like your idea better than anything I've seen to date, and I can travel....
Maybe we can get Uncle Bob to go with us, he has all the money.
Thank you guys so much for watching and for your honest comments!!! I have no particular skin in this game except a buddy of mine got the gig to be part of the cast. I'm very happy for him, but I also have to agree with many of you that there's a lot of extra drama & crap in many of these shows that serves as a huge distraction to those who would rather just watch how they build the cars! No doubt they're trying to draw in a larger audience, I suppose, but it seems like they could strike a better balance between the antics and the antiques, ya know?:LOL::LOL:
Maybe they'll get some of this sillyness out of the way in these first few episodes and get down to showing us how good they are at building nice cars!!!
Thanks again! You guys are awesome!
Friend of my owns/runs a hot rod shop here in Florida. History channel contacted them in regards to a show. He and his wife were very excited at the prospect. History channel came in, set up and started filming. My buddy pulled his shop out after one week. The producers wanted to bring other people in for "character interest". In other words, someone to act stupid and cut up. The also wanted to dramatize the relationship between his wife and him, sometimes not the best.
The problem is that these shows are not produced by CAR people. They are driven by a "proven formula". All it takes is for the viewing public to "hook" onto one or two characters and they got a hit. Call it guilty pleasure.
I used to watch Norm Abrams on New Yankee Workshop. The show ran for 21 years without any added drama.
BTW, I have watched Rods N' Wheels. It's as good as anything else at 2:00AM. Mind numbing enough to get you to sleep.
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Originally Posted by TerpnGator
People love drama... maybe some do,,I don't..I watched a full series of American Hot rod,and kept hanging on,,hoping it was going to get better,,but,no.. Fail.. Can't stand the BS and drama that these outfits like to build in to their ''reality shows''..If I want to see that,,in reality,,i will go and watch over a neighbor's fence..:rolleyes: I would love to see a show that hasn't been sensationalised by the director/producer,whoever..
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