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Edd China Leaves Wheeler Dealers

#1 Post by C J Murray »

Too bad. Here is a video of Edd explaining...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IB15T1LYiY
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#2 Post by Joris Koning »

Yup, leave it to Velocity to kill another show
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#3 Post by Mike Wilson »

Great show but maybe not 'cutesy" enough for the producers. He had a great way of explaining repairs. Good thing we can catch him on youtube.
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#4 Post by Peter Silten »

I also found the show to be very informative and one of the best on Velocity.

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#5 Post by Bob Forman »

When the show moved from UK to SoCal I thought it lost a lot of its charm. Now with Edd gone the program has disappeared like the Cheshire Cat. Grand Tour will be back next season and, then, we always have the car shows that feature yelling characters and ridiculous artificial deadlines. Maybe Frannie and Heidi will make the small screen.
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#6 Post by Mike Wilson »

Yelling and being ridiculous seem to be in vogue, hence the popularity of "reality" shows. Not much teaching/learning going on; just drama....
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#7 Post by Dan Epperly »

Mike Wilson wrote:Yelling and being ridiculous seem to be in vogue, hence the popularity of "reality" shows. Not much teaching/learning going on; just drama....

And former reality TV stars...

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#8 Post by Vic Skirmants »

Gotta have the tattoos and facial piercing. Notice the latest issue of the Registry and how the future is in the hands of page 14? :(

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You're right Vic, tattoos, piercings, spiked hair and gaping holes in the ear lobes.
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#10 Post by Frank Hood »

Sage words of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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#11 Post by Adam Wright »

Does this mean all you old guys will stop making fun of my hair now?
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#12 Post by Vic Skirmants »

Not a chance!

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#13 Post by Mark Pribanic »

LOL Adam & Vic!
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#14 Post by Adam Wright »

And just for the record, all the shows are fake. If you're watching it on TV it's fake, if it's some dude on youtube it's probably real. We've had two offers to shoot a pilot for a show, the answer is no.
The reason that "Reality" shows have blown up over the last decade is because the networks can now higher non-union actors, which are way way cheaper, hence it's reality, but it's fake.
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#15 Post by Dave Wildrick »

Adam Wright wrote:Does this mean all you old guys will stop making fun of my hair now?
Maybe, but we might start ragging on your tatoos instead, if any :wink:
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