I’m in Vegas visiting my family, so early this morning I decided to drop by Counts Kustoms, a restoration shop that has its own show on the History Channel. (It turned out today was a filming day, so I didn’t go any further than this.)
Old episodes of Counting Cars take up about 30% of my DVR. But the producers are ruining the show for me by focusing on staged horseplay, rather than the informative but hijinks-free work that goes into restoration. And I just can’t stand hearing non-actors deliver “funny” lines fed to them by producers. Producer tinkering is the curse of every reality show I’ve ever enjoyed. (And thanks to aggressive product placement in shows like Counting Cars, American Pickers and Pawn Stars, I’m always expecting these non-actors to stop at a Subway for a refreshing and low-cost sandwich whenever anyone mentions being hungry.)
