[TheForge] guild question

[Justin Fellenz]

Amen. I point it out because, knowing not much about the real working
of tv but what  can extrapolate from what gets shown, it seems that
without a hook you don't get on. I have been tv-less now fr a while and
haent' seen the show you mention, but yeah Id like to see a show about
the people blacksmiths really are. But who wants to watch a bunch of
reasonably well adjusted grownups mostly get along?

;)

j

--- xlch58 at swbell.net wrote:

> I am pretty burned out on the ones you list.  I get enough bickering
> and 
> pressure at work, so that I don't seek it out for entertainment.   To
> 
> that end, I have grown to really like  Southern Chopper.    A show
> that 
> demonstrates that complex metal working projects can be taken on
> without 
> all the drama.  Even some fun can be had.   In one of the first
> couple 
> of episodes the shop owner tried some of the Orange County high
> anxiety 
> approach , but it obviously didn't fit him.  Even when he does get 
> annoyed, the crew generally responds with a "sorry" and addresses the
> 
> issue, after which the shop owner generally apologizes for being an 
> ogre.   If your going to show blacksmiths at work I would rather that
> be 
> the model as it is more representative. 
> 
> 
> Charles
> 
> Justin Fellenz wrote:
> 
> >not a bad idea. Just nee to find some organizing principle to create
> >drama--orange county chopers has the tension between the dad and
> son,
> >monster garage has the character of jesse james and the time and
> money
> >contraints, monster house the time issue etc. Smithing has nevr been
> a
> >high-speed art, I don't think--and I don't personally think much of
> the
> >soap opera appoach to drama. But I'm sure there's a way--even a
> >charismatic central person who jouneys around visiting shops and
> >discovering new techniques....
> >
> >"croikey, the little bugga burnt me!"
> >
> >You know, or something like that.
> >
> >J
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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