Is anyone going to watch?
I used to watch when it was on the Discovery Channel the first few seasons. Never really cared for their work, etc, etc.
I watched it for pure entertainment value, as the fights between JR and SR were fantastic, and Mikey just being....well.......Mikey.
I haven't watched the show since it moved to TLC, so can't see the angle it went.
Admittedly, one of the bikes was cool. I liked the one they did for FDNY. That was a nice bike.
I've seen some of the bikes in person and I have actually met them before. They are make the beast with two backsing assholes except for Mikey. I have a picture somewhere.
My wife, while bartending in Daytona, met them as well at a different time. Said the only nice one was Mikey. She shot the shit with him at the bar while he got shit faced.
Now I hear they are in some huge legal dispute over money and JR is opening his own shop.
If I never see those guys again, it will be soon enough.
I agree that what started out as a neat show with humorous drama has turned into one incredible example of how dysfunctional one family can be; especially where money is concerned. Top that off with nearly every OCC thread on the forum here being turned into a "bash'em" thread, and I totally agree with you.
I have the first 2 seasons on DVD - neat stuff they were doing back then. But by the end of the second season, the arguing was beginning to annoy me. I still like the show as it was then though.
I would watch the series finale just to see how they are able to wrap things up. Hopefully it will be available online (Hulu) or something since I rarely get to see any scheduled programming.
Thanks for posting up [thumbsup]
Edit - saw a clip during lunch for the finale and it looks like Sr. won't be in it - there's a brief segment where Jr. is saying that it's unfortunate that his father couldn't be a part of it.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on February 11, 2010, 07:12:50 AM
Is anyone going to watch?
I used to watch when it was on the Discovery Channel the first few seasons. Never really cared for their work, etc, etc.
I watched it for pure entertainment value, as the fights between JR and SR were fantastic, and Mikey just being....well.......Mikey.
I haven't watched the show since it moved to TLC, so can't see the angle it went.
Admittedly, one of the bikes was cool. I liked the one they did for FDNY. That was a nice bike.
I've seen some of the bikes in person and I have actually met them before. They are make the beast with two backsing assholes except for Mikey. I have a picture somewhere.
My wife, while bartending in Daytona, met them as well at a different time. Said the only nice one was Mikey. She shot the shit with him at the bar while he got shit faced.
Now I hear they are in some huge legal dispute over money and JR is opening his own shop.
No.
Like I mentioned in the other thread on this, since Jr has been gone Rick and Co. have been making some really sick looking bikes that I like more than any of the whole series. I hope he gets to keeping making cool bikes or at least gets some good money out of the deal.
I was honestly not aware the show still existed.
What happened to OCC's Ducati dealership??
http://www.occpowersports.com/new_vehicle_category.asp (http://www.occpowersports.com/new_vehicle_category.asp)
This has been discussed in the general forum. First Page halfway down.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34705.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34705.0)
Quote from: JEFF_H on February 11, 2010, 10:56:10 AM
What happened to OCC's Ducati dealership??
http://www.occpowersports.com/new_vehicle_category.asp (http://www.occpowersports.com/new_vehicle_category.asp)
I think they decided to stick with what they knew: Ugly bikes that go slow and don't corner.
Well, out of morbid curiosity (and lack of anything much better on the tube) I watched the big finale.
Talk about a non-event...
Quote from: Speedbag on February 12, 2010, 02:40:44 AM
Well, out of morbid curiosity (and lack of anything much better on the tube) I watched the big finale.
Talk about a non-event...
no tears?
I hear Mikey is in rehab [evil]
Quote from: Speedbag on February 12, 2010, 02:40:44 AM
Talk about a non-event...
Really? No heart felt moments, not even one last argument for old time sake??
Well it was filmed back in November . . . probably didn't know at the time. They did throw in the conversation with Sr. and Rick in the shop about how things aren't what they used to be. Sucks that the last theme bike they made for the show was that Kobalt bike; if it were me I would have been pissed when they brought in schematics for what they wanted.
And Mikey was in rehab for alcohol, but he's out now. I hope he actually does do some standup successfully, he's got a funny bone.
BTW, what is the deal regarding the ownership of those theme bikes? When I visited OCC they had the Livestrong, NASA, Giants, Gillette Mach3, and other bikes there . . . don't the companies keep them? Or they get it on consignment for a bit and don't actually keep the thing?
Maybe they can have a reunion show on Jerry Springer (get it? Springer?).
I was really hoping for a proper series finale with a special "Series Finale Theme Chopper" complete with shark jumping motif and references to 2004.
Or a Paul Jr. Design theme chopper. [moto] [roll]
I used to enjoy this show, mostly because I was born and grew up in as we call it "The Real O.C." It was cool the see places the I knew where they were on tv. I always thought it was good when you had to watch two or three week in a row the see how the bike turned out in the end.
Quote from: superjohn on February 12, 2010, 02:10:08 PM
I was really hoping for a proper series finale with a special "Series Finale Theme Chopper" complete with shark jumping motif and references to 2004.
weld some fabbed metal skis to one of sr's old school customs?
;D
(http://www.tvacres.com/images/fonz_bike13.jpg)
"So Richie,I was on the phone with Sr. over at OCC and he was telling me about some idea(r)s he had for mounting a ski rack on my bike for my big jump at Arnold's."
Motorcycles need a theme like a woman needs a TV remote. Sure it happens, but you can't help thinking, "That's just wrong."
;)
For me a proper themes for a motorcycle are: Performance, Safety, Fine Components, Comfort, Good Lines.
Raindeer heads and corporate logos? Not so much.
the christmas bike was kind of cool...
most every bike follows a theme, really.
one that I was never a total fan of was "how much carbon fiber can we hang off of this?"
Quote from: teddy037.2 on February 13, 2010, 12:21:25 PM
the christmas bike was kind of cool...
Yeah, I'm thinkin' we don't share the same taste in things.