[DeTomaso] The Car Show

gow2 at rc-tech.net gow2 at rc-tech.net
Fri Sep 16 15:36:49 EDT 2011


I can't watch the American top gear. Tanner turns my stomach.

> Over a year ago, Adam Carolla was supposed to shoot a pilot for Top Gear
> America. After that was done, you never heard about Top Gear America again
> until Tanner and his sidekicks actually made a go at it.  I suspect Adam
> was
> so bad that he did not get the job and somebody thought the format of the
> Car Show would catch on.  I still record it but get through it in about 15
> minutes.
>
> Rob
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Will Kooiman
> <wkooiman at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> I know it's TV, and they're trying to shock to get ratings, but I don't
>> like
>> Adam Carolla's style (very Gilbert Gottfried-esque)
>>
>> He said, "...hate the people that love the car."  And then he
>> generalizes
>> by
>> implying that if you love Panteras you turn it into a low-rider with
>> mirrors
>> and everything chrome.
>>
>> Rather than making moron comments, I'd love for them to go into more
>> depth.
>> Speed TV needs more Car TV, not another cartoon channel.  I wish they'd
>> get
>> rid of Adam Carolla and replace him with Tanner Faust.
>>
>> I spend a lot of time in hotels, and I nearly always have the TV turned
>> on.
>> I don't really care about monster trucks, Nascar, or 18-wheelers.  I had
>> high hopes for The Car Show, but so far it has been lacking.  If I have
>> to
>> choose between Adam Carolla and an informercial about Sham-Wow, I'm
>> probably
>> going to watch Sham-Wow.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of L GRAY
>> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 1:42 PM
>> To: michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
>>
>>
>> ...........................Yeahh   !  What you said !!!!!!!!!  To each
>> his
>> own...................
>>
>> > From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
>> > Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:19:25 -0400
>> > To: peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net
>> > CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
>> >
>> > Well, no offense to some, Love the car and agree to a point, but just
>> for
>> my
>> > own taste for my own car.
>> >
>> > I like the look of a proper GT5 car, but only if I had two Pantera
>> would
>> > that be my choice.
>> >
>> > The fastest Pantera ( 234 mph ) doesn't have wings or flares. They
>> slow
>> the
>> > car down with additional drag.
>> >
>> > The great thing about the car is that you can change them to match
>> your
>> > personality or desires.
>> >
>> > Just like some of you like blondes, redheads or brunettes, each to his
>> own.
>> >
>> > Find a parking lot full of F-Cars and they all look the same except
>> for
>> the
>> > dude who brought the blue one.
>> >
>> > I blacked out my dogbone air cleaner because I didn't want it drawing
>> the
>> > viewer's eye into the hole back there,
>> > the most beautiful angle on the car IMHO is the rear 3/4 view, nothing
>> > should ruin it.
>> >
>> >
>> > Michael Shortt
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Peter Kovacs
>> > <peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>> >
>> > > They were discussing the return of the Pantera with the ZR-1 engine.
>> > > Thought it was a goods thing. I believe the remarks in question
>> were...
>> > >
>> > > 'Love the car, hate the people who love the car' because they triple
>> > > chrome plate the engines and put on big wings. I guess they saw
>> Bob's
>> car
>> > > somewhere. In show biz, there is no such thing as negative
>> attention,
>> right?
>> > > I was amused but not offended. Stung a little but happy with it
>> overall.
>> > >
>> > > How about the rest of you?
>> > >
>> > > *Peter Kovacs*
>> > > *209 345-6708 *
>> > > *209 436-2000 fx*
>> > >
>> > > *From:* "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>> > > *To:* cengles at cox.net; DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> > > *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2011 8:51 AM
>> > > *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
>> > >
>> > > *The Car Show* Gets Low Ratings
>> > >
>> > > By <http://www.insideline.com/staff/email-disclaimer.html>Lee
>> > > Pray<http://www.insideline.com/about/authors/lee-pray.html>,
>> > > Correspondent | Published Jul 22, 2011
>> > > Poor So-So Pretty Good Good Excellent
>> > >
>> > > - Poor
>> > > - So-So
>> > > - Pretty Good
>> > > - Good
>> > > - Excellent
>> > >
>> > > 12 Ratings
>> > >
>> > > Comments (34)
>> > > *Just the Facts:
>> > >
>> > > - Speed's The Car Show debuted last week to a modest audience.
>> > > - Modest though it was, it's still not bad for the channel.
>> > > - Mike Magrath<
>> > >
>>
>> http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/07/the-car-show-episode-2-teas
>> er-brian-johnson-girls-driving-stick-and-a-ferrari.html
>> > > >
>> > > is
>> > > not the only person who tuned in.
>> > >
>> > > *
>> > >
>> > > *SOUTH BEND, Indiana* - Speed's *The Car Show* aired its second
>> episode
>> > > this
>> > > week and that begs the question: Is anyone watching? Well, yes. But
>> not
>> so
>> > > many people that they shouldn't be on a first-name basis with one
>> another.
>> > >
>> > > Because Speed's audience is specialized (read "small") our usual
>> sources
>> > > for
>> > > ratings information like TVByTheNumbers.com don't cover the cable
>> channel.
>> > > So instead *Inside Line* called Matt Edmonds, vice president of
>> marketing
>> > > at
>> > > The Tire Rack, whose company has been supporting the show. Edmonds
>> in
>> turn
>> > > referred us to The Richards Group, which does much of the media
>> buying
>> (air
>> > > time and the like) for The Tire Rack. And The Richards Group gave us
>> the
>> > > numbers they got from the Nielsen Company. So here they are:
>> > >
>> > > Total Households: 249,000
>> > > Men 25-54: 87,000
>> > >
>> > > Keep in mind that Speed is, in the words of Adam Carolla, "deep
>> cable"
>> and
>> > > isn't carried as part of many basic cable packages. Nowhere near as
>> many
>> > > as,
>> > > say, History, which carries the U.S. version of*Top Gear*. For
>> instance,
>> *
>> > > Pinks*, the show that ran before *The Car Show*, only pulled in
>> about 5
>> > > percent more male viewers ages 25-54. And *Speed Makers*, the show
>> that
>> was
>> > > in *The Car Show's* time slot the week before, attracted about 5
>> percent
>> > > fewer male viewers 25-54.
>> > >
>> > > America's *Top Gear*
>> > > premiered<http://www.insideline.com/features/review-top-gear-usa.html>
>> > > to
>> > > an audience of about 1.9 million last year. So the first episode of
>> *The
>> > > Car
>> > > Show* attracted between 1/7th and 1/8th that number of eyeballs.
>> Yes,
>> many
>> > > YouTube videos get more views.
>> > >
>> > > But all this needs to be kept in perspective. "For a show that's
>> just
>> > > starting on that channel," said The Tire Rack's Edmonds, "it's a
>> > > respectable
>> > > start."
>> > >
>> > > *Inside Line says:* It's going to be awhile before *The Car Show*
>> attracts
>> > > the critical mass for it to be an important part of America's
>> automotive
>> > > culture.
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:47 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
>> > > michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Keep in mind, it's Adam Corolla, failed side kick and Datsun Z Car
>> lover.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:44 AM, <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Dear Nancy,
>> > > >>
>> > > >> 1) It is good to "see" you back on the Forum
>> > > >> 2) Correct, I don't watch TV
>> > > >> 3) So what unpleasant truth did Adam Corolla express about
>> Pantera
>> > > owners?
>> > > >> 4) I have a feeling that this topic may certainly stimulate the
>> > > >> Forum.......
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> ---- "gonancy at juno.com" <gonancy at juno.com> wrote:
>> > > >> > Did everyone on the forum choose to ignore what Adam Corolla
>> said
>> > > about
>> > > >> Pantera Owners on his show (The Car Show) this passed Wednesday
>> or
>> don't
>> > > you
>> > > >> guys watch TV.
>> > > >> > I figured there would be flaming emails for days.
>> > > >> > Well I thought his remarks were like being told something that
>> you
>> > > don't
>> > > >> want to hear but know to be true.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Go Nancy
>> > > >> > Glad someone finally said it.
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