1912Staver Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Did anyone else catch the debut of a new History channel car show "Rust Valley Restorers "? Verging on unwatchable in my humble opinion, I was curious as it is filmed reasonably near to me in British Columbia's interior. Every cliché in the book and the most absurd premise imaginable. Greg in Canada..., surely TV land can do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I remember when the History Channel had good programs on HISTORY; when the Learning Channel had programs for LEARNING. I gave up my television service a few years ago and don't miss it in the least! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I just looked them up. I am not much of a fan of "entertainment for the masses" anyway. But this made me laugh: "Sup bro'. We're here about your car on Craigslist." How about a show called Drunk Casting Crew? Appearance and body language are completely lost in this century. Bernie 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 If you're a white guy older than 50 and still sporting dreadlocks, you have made a very wrong turn in your life somewhere. 24 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Matt Harwood said: a white guy older than 50 I bet he's the tyrant boss. I've seen those three before. ----- with their other hair. I just realized- that's not hair. Its the macrame like my ex brother in law learned to make in rehab. Edited December 7, 2018 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 2 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: Guy in the center looks like James Cromwell... younger brother maybe? lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Guy on the right looks like there MAY be some hope for him. RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY......bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, 60FlatTop said: I've seen those three before. ----- with their other hair. No, I'm pretty sure it's these three... Edited December 7, 2018 by joe_padavano (see edit history) 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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28 Chrysler Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 21 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: I just looked them up. I am not much of a fan of "entertainment for the masses" anyway. But this made me laugh: "Sup bro'. We're here about your car on Craigslist." How about a show called Drunk Casting Crew? Appearance and body language are completely lost in this century. Bernie A young version of David Crosby (Crosby Stills Nash and Young) on the left, on the same type creative self medication, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 The short one is Ron Jeremy. Rusty Rhodes must have led him to Rusty Valley. I am pretty sure I saw the middle guy nailed to a chair in House of a Thousand Corpses. (I do have the soundtrack from that movie). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 The sad part is that they throw buckets of advertising money at those guys. If you Google the net worth of some of the cast of those TV shows it is down right incredible. I don't usually watch those shows but on occasion I catch one and some of the work they do is comical. I remember one show and they used 1/4" x 2" cork instead of frame webbing on a '34 Ford. How long do you think that lasted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, 60FlatTop said: The short one is Ron Jeremy. Perfect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJFord54 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) I find it amazing that you guys know who Ron Jeremy is! ah my friend, we could say the same about you! Errr....aaahhh.... Isn't he the guy that restored Camaros back in the '70s? Edited December 8, 2018 by AJFord54 reply (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel lortie Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 What a terrible tv show. stats with an old Dart Swinger, all kind of swearing and all of a sudden the car is done and sold. show some car restoration. not much credibility to this cast and show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 If I was in the restoration business, I would be ashamed of the portrayal of my occupation by most of these TV shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 The one good restoration show with a Kissel Gold Bug going to Pebble Beach lasted for only one episode. It had everything going for it IMO, and the show died after the one and only showing, never understood that. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I don't see all that well, but I thought it was Mike and Frank.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJFord54 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Yep - These guys are laughing all the way to the bank. Unfortunately, I too remember when the History Channel was about History. We've been "dumbed down". I'd like to see the AACA do their thing one more time. Where's our hero Tom Cox when we need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 These car shows are often not meant for auto enthusiasts. We are not the target market. They are meant for people who find this sort of thing entertaining. If you don’t like a show, it’s because it’s not a show that was made for you to like. It was made for someone else. Turn the channel. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 12:50 PM, 60FlatTop said: I just looked them up. I am not much of a fan of "entertainment for the masses" anyway. But this made me laugh: "Sup bro'. We're here about your car on Craigslist." How about a show called Drunk Casting Crew? Appearance and body language are completely lost in this century. Bernie I wondered what happened to The Offspring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 19 minutes ago, Buick64C said: I wondered what happened to The Offspring. Oh, Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1912Staver Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Oh, Yeah, summer suburban afternoons in the 80's/ early 90's. It's a wonder most survived. I was more of a Janes addiction fan, however the Offspring were good too. Greg Edited December 8, 2018 by 1912Staver (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 hours ago, 39BuickEight said: These car shows are often not meant for auto enthusiasts. We are not the target market. They are meant for people who find this sort of thing entertaining. If you don’t like a show, it’s because it’s not a show that was made for you to like. It was made for someone else. Turn the channel. Good point, I've never had the chance to use a forge or blacksmith equipment , but I'm a faithful fan of "Forged in Fire". Nine times out of ten I can pick the winner or runner up just after the introductions. Good show. Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chistech Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 8 hours ago, AJFord54 said: I find it amazing that you guys know who Ron Jeremy is! ah my friend, we could say the same about you! Errr....aaahhh.... Isn't he the guy that restored Camaros back in the '70s? No, I believe he was a guy known for working on rear ends.😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 5 hours ago, 39BuickEight said: If you don’t like a show, it’s because it’s not a show that was made for you to like. It was made for someone else. Turn the channel. True, but a lot of shows must be accidentally made for very few to like. Their content isn't substantial enough, or is lame enough, that there aren't many "someone elses" to keep them going. A lot of these shows seem to fail--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 15 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said: Turn the channel. This is what I do when there are Zombies or walking dead in the title. What the heck is wrong with people these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie likes it Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 12/8/2018 at 1:53 PM, Buick64C said: I wondered what happened to The Offspring. I love these guys there genuine, I hope they can keep it going . Got to give it to mike he has an incredible collection. You guys that don’t like them go back to watching your grays anatomy, or third rock. Keep going rust valley you guys rock. Mike from Drumheller 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 12/7/2018 at 2:45 PM, Matt Harwood said: If you're a white guy older than 50 and still sporting dreadlocks, you have made a very wrong turn in your life somewhere. The guy ran a sucessful business, made a reasonable amount of money, and is now embarking on a new career and has a TV show. All the while being his own boss and answering to no one. Can you say the same? If you judge people by the length of their hair it is more likely you who "made a very wrong turn in life". l 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impeach45 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 So obvious none of you watched the show, it isn't suppose to be a step by step restoration show. Who wants to watch that.its about entertainment for the audience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 They have some cool cars in all the episodes I’ve seen on Netflix, which makes it worth watching to me. It’s fun, but I keep hearing all the comments y’all would be piping up with when I watch it. 😂 It kinda adds to the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomobile Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 12/9/2018 at 1:06 PM, JACK M said: This is what I do when there are Zombies or walking dead in the title. What the heck is wrong with people these days? It isn't the people, it's the cable channels, they are scrambling to get the audience back and why they keep stretching with these ridiculous fake low budget shows. Most young people don't watch TV like us older people did, and lot's of older people got fed up and quit Cable years ago. When there were only a few major networks broadcasting, advertising was very expensive, so there were few commercials and higher quality programming. When cable came along with hundreds of channels, advertising became dirt cheap because of the competition, two things happened, the money to produce quality programming disappeared and they combated it by selling more commercial time, running as many as 20 ads in a row during commercial break, more people quit. Cable TV is in a death spiral. Many of the Cable channels are trying to make the segway in to social media, thinking they can somehow monopolize and trap a new audience in to sitting through the commercials again, it's laughable how poorly they do, some random guy talking about substantive intelligent issues in his kitchen on a laptop gets more viewership. -Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Amazing, two pages on a terrible show, personally anyone who can't afford a razor or haircut already has a few strikes against. (Wayne's mustache is neatly trimmed, Dan is free from any paraphernalia. Maybe what I want is "Delta Force Restorers". BTW I was taught that long hair, or a beard, or dangling jewelry on anyone near rotating machinery is not a good idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) On 12/7/2018 at 2:48 PM, Lahti35 said: Guy in the center looks like James Cromwell... younger brother maybe? lol. You mean the James Cromwell who was Vice President of Peerless Motor Car Corporation, and married to auto heiress Delphine Dodge, and later tobacco heiress Doris Duke? .......................................................................................................photos from pinterest and Duke University Library..........car described as "1938 Packard Convertible" Edited September 4, 2019 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, jeff_a said: .........car described as "1938 Packard Convertible" I'm guessing more like 31 or 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richasco Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hmmm three presenters and three first time posters, I wonder if there’s a connection... Also love the comments to Matt asking if he’s ever been his own boss or started a business. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Inexplicable dumb show and noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodstocker Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I packed it less than 5 minutes of watching. Same old formula for these "reality' car TV shows. I recently had a good look underneath a 1975 or so Rolls Royce that was supposed to be "restored" by a shop here in Canada that has it's own Reality TV show on History Channel. It was really, really bad. I mean cobbled together in a very poor way. But the paint was very shiny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 12/7/2018 at 1:45 PM, Matt Harwood said: If you're a white guy older than 50 and still sporting dreadlocks, you have made a very wrong turn in your life somewhere. Or his parents made the wrong turn...9 months prior to his birth. My theory is that many of us like old cars because they remind of us a world that, while not perfect, was a little better adjusted than the world of today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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