Edd China has left Wheeler Dealers
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MG511 said:
Close to half a million views already, the kind of figure Mr JWW, SoL etc can only dream of. Shows that people do want to watch proper people doing real things.
good point. johny smith and his late brake show now has 250k subscribers. same sort of delivery and content, shows there is definately a market for 'normal' content.Half a million, brilliant shows that you can succeed with quality programming.
This made me spit my tea out hilarious https://not2grand.co.uk/news/tv-show-business-mode...
This made me spit my tea out hilarious https://not2grand.co.uk/news/tv-show-business-mode...
I was looking forward to this but circumstances kept me from being able to watch it for a couple of weeks, and as a result last night I tried to watch all 4 episodes back to back.
To say I was disappointed was an understatement. I get what he is trying to do, essentially the good bits of the vintage WD episodes where he mends stuff, mixed in with his pet projects like the ice cream truck. But this was excruciating. Seeing him fiddle with getting a nut off a bolt or wires on a light switch for 5 minutes? That's why you have producers and editors. It was far too long. And the ample product placement, while perhaps being what makes it possible to produce these things, was just too blatant. He would start on something, like the fuel pump, spend way too much time trying to get it to work, and then jump over to something else without resolving that issue. I think the Range Rover was just too far gone to be interesting as it needs seemingly everything done to it. If it ever gets all done it will remain a rusty basket case, so not necessarily an appealing project for many.
I didn't get to see any credits at the end so I don't know if someone other than Edd is producing this or calling the shots. But the whole thing just seemed deadly, from the choice of what little music was used, to the lighting, to the pace, to the cutting and editing. It's certainly better than your average car YouTuber video, but far from what one would expect to see on TV. It badly needs someone to lead it who knows what making TV is all about. It seems almost aimed at the cult that worships the ground Edd walks on. I could enjoy watching Edd fix something, especially if he did it in a clever or resourceful way. I have far less interest in seeing him drive his motorized sofa or do the other projects he seems to like such as the ice cream truck or the strange-looking motorized orange that appeared to be lurking in the background.
It'll be interesting to see where this goes.
To say I was disappointed was an understatement. I get what he is trying to do, essentially the good bits of the vintage WD episodes where he mends stuff, mixed in with his pet projects like the ice cream truck. But this was excruciating. Seeing him fiddle with getting a nut off a bolt or wires on a light switch for 5 minutes? That's why you have producers and editors. It was far too long. And the ample product placement, while perhaps being what makes it possible to produce these things, was just too blatant. He would start on something, like the fuel pump, spend way too much time trying to get it to work, and then jump over to something else without resolving that issue. I think the Range Rover was just too far gone to be interesting as it needs seemingly everything done to it. If it ever gets all done it will remain a rusty basket case, so not necessarily an appealing project for many.
I didn't get to see any credits at the end so I don't know if someone other than Edd is producing this or calling the shots. But the whole thing just seemed deadly, from the choice of what little music was used, to the lighting, to the pace, to the cutting and editing. It's certainly better than your average car YouTuber video, but far from what one would expect to see on TV. It badly needs someone to lead it who knows what making TV is all about. It seems almost aimed at the cult that worships the ground Edd walks on. I could enjoy watching Edd fix something, especially if he did it in a clever or resourceful way. I have far less interest in seeing him drive his motorized sofa or do the other projects he seems to like such as the ice cream truck or the strange-looking motorized orange that appeared to be lurking in the background.
It'll be interesting to see where this goes.
You mean you didn’t enjoy 15 minutes on how to open the bonnet on an old RR??
I thought it was a car per episode (like WD) and was wondering how he’d do the rest of the car in the time.
I guess an editor is one of those jobs you appreciate when they aren’t there.
Cut it down to 20 minutes, concentrate on the bits like he did on WD, no email section, no electric ice cream van and it could be good.
I thought it was a car per episode (like WD) and was wondering how he’d do the rest of the car in the time.
I guess an editor is one of those jobs you appreciate when they aren’t there.
Cut it down to 20 minutes, concentrate on the bits like he did on WD, no email section, no electric ice cream van and it could be good.
For me it was just a little bit too slow without either very good or interesting editting or sounds to keep one watching!
Jimmy d'Ville's Fergerson Tractor rebuild series shows how to do it in this respect, which practically nothing happens in any episode but you can't stop watching anyway :-)
Jimmy d'Ville's Fergerson Tractor rebuild series shows how to do it in this respect, which practically nothing happens in any episode but you can't stop watching anyway :-)
I'm sorry. I tried to watch it. But it was just far too slow, plodding and tedious.
Bits like reading emails from viewers, the 'Ask Edd' section, the product promotion/placement, and the lingering close ups of his 'Grease Junkie' merchandise all irritated me.
It's a no from me, unless it really picks up the pace and he does a full car per episode with no 'Ask Edd' interludes.
There are YouTube channels out there producing some really, really good stuff, regarding cars, restoration, mechanical stuff. Most of them seem to understand that the viewer these days wants a fairly quick pace, snappy progress, and lots of work condensed into one episode, and a bit of entertainment thrown in.
Edd seems to have gone back in time to when people would sit and watch a programme where someone assembles the rear axle on a kit car for one episode, then the interior on another episode, then the engine on another episode... People have short attention spans with TV and Youtube unless it is mega interesting.
I'm going to say this, and I don't think it will be popular, but I don't think Edd is interesting enough to host a programme all by himself.
Bits like reading emails from viewers, the 'Ask Edd' section, the product promotion/placement, and the lingering close ups of his 'Grease Junkie' merchandise all irritated me.
It's a no from me, unless it really picks up the pace and he does a full car per episode with no 'Ask Edd' interludes.
There are YouTube channels out there producing some really, really good stuff, regarding cars, restoration, mechanical stuff. Most of them seem to understand that the viewer these days wants a fairly quick pace, snappy progress, and lots of work condensed into one episode, and a bit of entertainment thrown in.
Edd seems to have gone back in time to when people would sit and watch a programme where someone assembles the rear axle on a kit car for one episode, then the interior on another episode, then the engine on another episode... People have short attention spans with TV and Youtube unless it is mega interesting.
I'm going to say this, and I don't think it will be popular, but I don't think Edd is interesting enough to host a programme all by himself.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 27th April 21:32
ker’ content that makes it all work!Lord Marylebone said:
Edd seems to have gone back in time to when people would sit and watch a programme where someone assembles the rear axle on a kit car for one episode, then the interior on another episode, then the engine on another episode... People have short attention spans with TV and Youtube unless it is mega interesting.
Yep. Project Binky has been running for what - 4 years now? And they still haven't finished the car. People will spend 30 minutes watching them fabricate brackets because it's interesting.48k said:
Lord Marylebone said:
Edd seems to have gone back in time to when people would sit and watch a programme where someone assembles the rear axle on a kit car for one episode, then the interior on another episode, then the engine on another episode... People have short attention spans with TV and Youtube unless it is mega interesting.
Yep. Project Binky has been running for what - 4 years now? And they still haven't finished the car. People will spend 30 minutes watching them fabricate brackets because it's interesting.14 said:
48k said:
Lord Marylebone said:
Edd seems to have gone back in time to when people would sit and watch a programme where someone assembles the rear axle on a kit car for one episode, then the interior on another episode, then the engine on another episode... People have short attention spans with TV and Youtube unless it is mega interesting.
Yep. Project Binky has been running for what - 4 years now? And they still haven't finished the car. People will spend 30 minutes watching them fabricate brackets because it's interesting.
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