Review: "Street Tuner Challenge" (Season 2)

Yeah no one asked but...

First let me admit that I hate mainstream media. I never listen to the radio, rarely go to the movies, and I canceled my Cable subscription 4 years ago and haven't looked back. I'm certainly not the guy you want to review a TV show! (lol)

However, I finally saw Episode Two (and a glimspe of Ep 1) of "Street Tuner Challenge" last night @ my friend's house (the same guy who recorded, then deleted Ep. 1 cuz he needed the HD space for "Weeds"?!?). But I digress...

Already knowing what the finished cars will look like, it was interesting to watch the show for "show's sake"; Very MTV-wannabe, very "16-28 male", visually speaking. Certainly not produced with diehard tuners, racers, or even show-car fans in mind. I found myself hoping for a couple commercials just to remind me I was watching mainstream media.

Having met most of the Fireballed! Racing guys on many occasions- and I'll admit they're not the staunchest crew out there- in my opinion the production thus far taints the seriousness in which they take the actual under-the-hood aspects of their products in favor of the over-the-top visual designs Hollywood loves so much (the fact that they insist on referring to the FBR team as "the hollywood team" kinda says it right there). Fireball Tim certainly knows how to work the camera and certainly ads to the entertainment value of the show, so it makes for good TV I guess. I really wish I knew more about the other crews (Focus Sport, Skunk2 Racing) and could compare their "treatment".

As a fairly new car "enthusiast", I do like the different directions each shop is taking their cars and the persona to match is cool too (can you say "executive pre-production meeting"?). From what I saw of Episode One and Episode Two in its entirety, I think the show will get better (i.e. less camp, more technical) as the season progresses.

At the end of the day, it's just another "reality" TV show designed to space out the commercials and make me think Smirnoff Ice isn't just another flavored malt beverage. If my friend remembers to TiVo them I'll probably watch the rest of the episodes just to give STC/Speed Channel the numbers and validate the MINI brand. (Wow- I could be blatantly pimping my own online show right now, but I got C+ in Marketing!)

As a non-TV-watcher I look forward to other objective reviews of the show as they begin to surface.

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Motorkult TV - Episode Five: Sam Foose Interview

In this episode of Motorkult TV, Joan scores an exclusive interview with the one and only,
Sam Foose!



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A Motorkult Update

Yesterday I got an email from a follower (yeah, I think I'm goin' there) with a simple question:

"How is Motorkult coming along?"

It made me realize we need a monthly email newsletter! Here's my response, which is sort of our first newsletter/update:

Hey_______. Good to hear from you. Thanks for asking about the show. I'm feel like a proud papa! In short, Motorkult TV is coming along rather nicely! We're building a pretty good team as people I know and trust are finally jumping on board. A new website is being developed and we're following all the great tips we picked up at PNME.

Episode Four posted this past weekend and an interview with Chip Foose is being edited as we speak. The new camera gear really puts the show in a different league and we're polishing up all aspects of production to better reflect the "premium content" we hope to offer. (Can you tell I'm excited?) We were planning on going to the Drifting Championships in Irwindale this weekend but got denied from their PR Department :( We've still got some surprises up our sleeves though!

I'm regretting sleeping through my Marketing courses in college- I'm really struggling with getting the word out (that, and having a day job *and* grad school) but all in time, as they say. Over all, things are looking really good- I'm super excited about this and we will soon have
a short backlog of quality content! Again, thanks for asking!

Sherwin Smith, Producer
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Motorkult TV - Episode Four: 18th Annual Route 66 Rendezvous (Part One)

The 18th Annual Route 66 Rendezvous brought over 1000 classic, muscle cars, and hot rods to San Bernardino, Ca. Join Joan as she checks out some of the best rides the weekend had to offer! This episode is brought to you in iPod format, MPEG-4, and now in super high-definition for our loyal subscribers!

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