So Much for that Opportunity....

[L1P1]

Reality TV or Infomercial? You be the judge.

[Jervis Tetch 1]

And which opportunity would that be? :confused:

[L1P1]

Race Car Driver. The 'Reality' TV show on WGN. The premier episode just aired and there's no reality to it. Just a splicing together of otherwise unused video.

[Jervis Tetch 1]

Race Car Driver. The 'Reality' TV show on WGN. The premier episode just aired and there's no reality to it. Just a splicing together of otherwise unused video.Ah...You know I want to see it. Guess I'll have to wait until then and then I'll answer your question.

[fourrunner]

Well done .. Nice PR for both the Drivers and the Series ...

beats MOST of the Crap on TV !

[racer2c]

I would have watched it but my cable company offers only 945 digital channels...no WGN. :(

[coolhand]

i could only caught the last 10 minutes, but they will reair that episode on Saterday around 3.

[formulaben]

i could only caught the last 10 minutes, but they will reair that episode on Saterday around 3.


Tivo. Do it.

[Robstar]

beats MOST of the Crap on TV !

Agreed :thumbup:

[cart7]

There shoulda been more behind the scenes stuff with Tracy and the bunch rather than the PR junk for the series. I was expecting an appearance from ,,,,, ala Stephen King, when they were doing the scenes from PT's Mum & Dads house. Dad's got quite a collection of cars. Loved the old man's excuses for not letting Paul take the Jag out for a spin. "Not enough insurance", "The brakes are sticking" :laugh:

[Chitowncartfreak]

I would have watched it but my cable company offers only 945 digital channels...no WGN. :(

WGN in Chicago didn't show it either - only the cable version of WGN. :flame:

[jonovision_man]

Going by the number of people who couldn't see this, it's hard to see how this would have much value to the series. Viewership must have been really low.

jono

[mueber]

I liked it and am looking forward to future shows.

PR efforts, what a great idea.

[G.]

Caught most of the 2nd episode (Dish Network, ch 239). It was a "day in the life", not the new definition of "reality" shows. Not one damn bug was eaten as far as I can tell.

I liked the team plans to "block" out Kermit in Long Beach. Didn't work, though, did it?

I miss that ****.

[Easy]

It's an infomercial. Nearly every commercial was from a company directly controlled by or in some way related to Forsythe or Kalkhoven and the last commercial was a sponsorship pitch from Forsythe Racing.

If it works great, its certainly not as blatant as Allianz's F1 show.

[TKGAngel]

Caught most of the 2nd episode (Dish Network, ch 239). It was a "day in the life", not the new definition of "reality" shows. Not one damn bug was eaten as far as I can tell.


Next up...Champcar Fear-Factor. See SeeBass eat a bug. See drivers get locked in port-a-potties and have to fight their way out.

[Wabbit]

Can't find it on Bittorrent yet. Must have real good ratings.

[Ozarkian]

See SeeBass eat a bug.

I thought the French liked that kind of stuff ... :gomer:

[Andrew Longman]

I caught it. I enjoyed it. Not what I expected, but I hadn't really thought about it.

I would have liked to see more behind the scene stuff and less of what I already know, but compelling behind the scene stuff cannot be predicted unless it is orchestrated such as it is on real "reality" shows.

Yes there is tremendous drama over a race weekend, it just doesn't always happen when there is a camera crew around.

[tllips]

i could only caught the last 10 minutes, but they will reair that episode on Saterday around 3.


I thought that maybe since WGN Chicago wouldn't have a WB conflict on Saturday, they might show the re-air. But no! A Mutant X rerun is more important. :(

Anyway, My Tivo was able to get it off DirecTV and I enjoyed it.

[CART T. Katz]

undisputedly much better than dangerous curves.

but then again, is that really saying much?

maybe we can get some races on dubya-gee-enn or another race somewhere in the chicago area next season even if it is in joliet. i think that the wgn people can provide a pretty good partnership those sundays when they don't have a sunday cubs game; they are on cable, but a hell of a lot more people have wgn superstation than do speed.

[Wabbit]

but a hell of a lot more people have wgn superstation than do speed.

Not I.

[JohnHKart]

I watched a little bit of it because I had to go to sleep but I was very impressed and enjoyed what I saw. Cart needs something like this. I will watch the rest later on tape.

John

[TravelGal]

Not I.

Not I either.

[rabbit]

Cart needs something like this.
John
Cart? What's Cart? :confused:

[cart7]

Can't find it on Bittorrent yet. Must have real good ratings.

Well, I don't think it's going to be a water cooler show, or is that a coffee machine show.