Yet another car show

[Jack_Tar]

I make a habit of Not watching these shows. A few, very few are somewhat realistic, but that may be by accident. The producers of the shows have endless budgets and foot the bill for most of this stuff. More than that, they are the ones behind the scenes causing all of the hate and discontent between the shop crew. Add to that the misconceptions that it creates in the general public as to how this industry really works.
I had one of these producers call me a few months ago to ask about putting my shop on one of these shows. They were actually looking for a boat restorer to do a show on and had seen our video on youtube of the 1950 Chris Craft the we did a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cGSChFzKyY Anyway, they asked about our shop and how the crew gets along and do we ever go out or get together after work. I could tell from the way she was asking the questions, she was trying to steer me to see if we had a bunch or drama in the shop. When I told her point blank that we do get together from time to time, but we don't have a bunch of drama and that I don't put up with that in my shop. I told her that it is not what my customers are paying for and that atmosphere breeds poor quality, she quickly ended the conversation and said that our shop was not what they were looking for.
As for me, I love to watch Overhaulin, but fast forward through the pranks. I want to see the build and what goes into it. Even that show distorts the industry to the general public. I have seriously had people call me and ask if I could restore their car in a week and were disappointed when I told them it was impossible without a crew of 30 people and a limitless budget. I can put everybody in the shop on one project and bring in a couple of other people that I trust and we can get it done fairly quickly, but get ready to dig deep. It is not going to be cheap.

[Dave Rifkin]

I agree with the drama crap; I enjoy watching talented people create beautiful cars but, can't stand the made up drama. The pranks on Overhaulin', the BS that is shown on Graveyard Carz; etc. One show that was good and didn't have any of that drama crap was Gears which was hosted by Stacey David. He just built the cars and showed you how it was done.

[Jack_Tar]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave Rifkin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I agree with the drama crap; I enjoy watching talented people create beautiful cars but, can't stand the made up drama. The pranks on Overhaulin', the BS that is shown on Graveyard Carz; etc. One show that was good and didn't have any of that drama crap was Gears which was hosted by Stacey David. He just built the cars and showed you how it was done. </div></div>

I'm with you! I like most everything that Stacy David has done for years.
I'm going to plug Netflix here. My family watches it so much that we dropped cable. The thing I like is it has several &quot;Build&quot; shows and you can fast forward through the crap. Makes for some good Guy time and veg out and watch some other people build for a while. My wife doesn't understand it. She tells me &quot;you do this all day long and then want to watch other people doing the same stuff on your off time?&quot;

[njsteve]

What car shows does Netflix have? I thought it was just for my wife and daughter to watch &quot;chick&quot; show repeats.

[Jack_Tar]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What car shows does Netflix have? I thought it was just for my wife and daughter to watch &quot;chick&quot; show repeats. </div></div>
Overhaulin, Street Customs, American Hot Rod, American Chopper, Ultimate Car Build Off and I think there are a couple more.

[ds1]

The stuff on prime time is fluff. You have to read past the MADE UP drama, that is manufactured for entertainment purposes. Duck Dynasty is not any better, they dumb those guys down for ratings. Look at their educational pasts. The shows that are not prime time are more educational. They encourage viewers to think outside the box. I watch as many as I can even the 4x4 shows and learn things I can use and have on our drag cars. DO NOT BE SO CLOSED MINDED

[TMagda]

I have been trying, trying, trying, to watch Graveyard Cars. Looks like the main guy is very knowledgeable and they do really nice work on some cool cars, but the fake drama makes it unwatchable. That guy who wanted to drive the Jeep was ridiculous.

[CanCOPO]

My son is the curator for a major aviation museum known for keeping warbirds flying. Same deal. They were approached and declined. The drama that the producers wanted to create was beyond belief. Thankfully we have DVRs and FF.

[flyingn]

If you ever saw one of those 'hacking car show's work too you would cringe. Its crap work at best.