Let’s face it, Reality TV is more than likely is here to stay.
Face it Reality TV, is easy and cheap to produce, no scripts, moderate monetary outlay, and a
modest payout, either in an entry job or a modest scholarship at some firm somewhere.
Last week I saw a show on TruTV just b4 South Beach Tow that while interesting and entertaining does little to represent the industry. I’d much rather see a show like WRECKED like what was on the old SpeedTV network.
A subject for a different time. I had thought by now TV would have strained the milk a bit more and gotten away from trying to do more for less. Thing is now days few things coming out of Hollywood or for that matter NYC is dull and not even worth watching more than a few times if more than once.
When it comes to TV shows of or directed towards gearheads like you and I they fall far short.
I remember the first shows that TNN started in about 1992/93 somewhere that evolved into PowerBlock then becoming PowerNation. The shows that made that up were good, really informative. Manufacturers had more space financially to provide product in return for being mentioned on those shows.
As the trend went away from street muscle cars, to muscle trucks, RTM Productions was there with Truckin USA. A spin off of NHRA TODAY amongst a couple of others. Ed Bruce did a Great job with that. If they’d have stayed with the basic concept the show would have made it. But then they started doing bit and segments that made it go sour. The idea was nearly dropped until the found Stacey David and just called the show Trucks. Stacey did a helluva job, building some sweet eyecandy. Problem is much of those builds were well beyond the casual enthusiast or person in a driveway with usual tools. Few people have shops, much less floor lifts. Of course the 4X4 community wanted to do something so came out 4X4 Xtreme. The show fell on its butt. The only thing holding that up was a hot honey that could turn a wrench. She wanted more money, so the punk haired kid became the host. As usual the show lost luster.
As a backdrop they ran through a bunch of intro poster girls to intro the show and fill gaps between advertising and the half hour how to shows. However over time, a few lawsuits over not completely disclosing all that would be needed to do such builds, looking for the danger areas and removing smog equipment, made RTM put disclosures at the end of the shows.
But alas so it went.
Then came SpeedVision, then to be retitled SpeedTV. Finally a full time TV channel for gearheads. There was at the very liftoff of the big custom bike craze, American Thunder with female host Michele Smith, who knew her subject well. What made that go sour is it had a co-anchor/host from Hot Rod TV on it that didn’t transfer well.
Now we have a show that TNT just had to rerun before Saturday’s NASCAR Race called MotorCity Master. This should have been killed by now. It just sucks. There is no reality to this REALITY show.
Gearhead aimed TV has had some of the common elements. First its always hosted by a hot babe, good. Next the shows are always now at least more reality TV or drama soap TV than anything entertaining. Its difficult of course. Like I said with a ailing economy and a hurting Joe Lunchbucket not being able to afford to build anything much these days. Manufacturers, dealers and retailers are not rushing to the front of the bar to pour the parts into these shows like they used to .
I’d be lieing if I did not say that there’s not something in the works here at Confederate Steele Media, but I can’t say, but I can tell you, not only will the show be entertaining, but will have plenty of GearHeaded eyecandy that WILL KNOW something.
Finally on this entry on TruTV on both TruTV and TNT, they decided to put the poster girl, Brooke Burns>
Ours wont be that way, with the help of TMG in Salt Lake City, and our crew here in the Knytes-of-Anarchy, running Confederate Steele Media, our new super rig TV show, become beyond anything previous will amaze, inform and yes even entertain you.
Stay tuned.
NASCAR is on, more on that l8r.
TTYLY
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By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
--George Carlin
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