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Garrett Meadows

Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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The estimates given to completely restore some of the vehicles on the new car-restoration-based reality TV show "Lost in Transmission" are so absurdly low makes me very circumspect of the quality of the work.

BTW, one of the guys is a contributing commentator on Mecum auctions.

as always
Garrett Meadows

Posted on: 2015/6/4 23:00

Tim Cole

Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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I certainly won't be watching it because most anything on TV is junk.

Recently I was told that auto restoration is pretty basic stuff. My response was there are all different levels of work and if you don't know what you are looking at you will sound like a fool. It's human nature to degrade talent which is one reason the whole world is so screwed up.

Posted on: 2015/6/5 15:03

Garrett Meadows

Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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I agree totally. The show rather impressed me as being a "discount" auto-restoration set-up. Also, the non-stop bickering between the two principle guys in an attempt to be cute, is annoying in the extreme.

After 30 minutes of last night's installment, I had to turn it off.

as always
Garrett Meadows

Posted on: 2015/6/5 15:53

JWL

Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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Peter Klute's 'legendary' series is a quality show. I am always impressed with the attention to detail in the work they perform.

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Posted on: 2015/6/6 9:13

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Dave Kenney

Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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If it wasn't for PBS I would have quit watching TV long ago.

Posted on: 2015/6/6 19:08

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Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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Quote:

clipper47 wrote:
If it wasn't for PBS I would have quit watching TV long ago.

Hopefully your PBS station isn't on a perpetual pledge drive cycle like ours seems to be on every other week. Even the "special" or "viewer request" programs they run during pledges here are what seems like sitcom reruns from the 60s because they've been seen so often.

Posted on: 2015/6/6 19:27

Howard

Rusty O\'Toole

Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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$Rusty O\'Toole$

Are they the bunch that was soliciting volunteers on the AACA board recently?

Posted on: 2015/6/6 19:28

Dave Kenney

Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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Howard, Our PBS comes from Minneapolis/St Paul. Yes they do a fair amount of pledge programming but I guess since they have no advertising income that's how they raise money? But when they run shows like American Experience, Nova , Nature and the first rate British dramas such as Foyles War or Downton Abbey it spoils me from watching Orange County Choppers or Pimp My Ride ad nauseum Maybe my age showing?

Posted on: 2015/6/6 20:26

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Tim Cole

Re: Has anyone seen "Lost in Transmission"?

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You won't find me within fifty miles of any event featuring anybody from television.

I suppose some people might consider that a good thing so everybody wins.

Posted on: 2015/6/7 7:02