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by Anura Guruge

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We used to like ‘Fast N’ Loud’ even if Richard Rawling’s creative math when claiming his profits would drive me (as a small business owner) batty. It was a good, fun and educational show. The kids love it. It and ‘Top Gear‘ were two of the favorite shows for Family TV. I am sure Devanee acquired her interest in cars from watching these shows.

So what gives of late? I am NOT even going to mention ‘Misfit Garage’. That whole thing, even for a second-tier reality show, was so fake and contrived.

Is it that difficult to record new episodes of actual cars getting made over? I have to believe that that was what Richard’s contract with Discovery Channel stated — x number of episodes showing the ‘Gas Monkey Garage’ at work (or at worse even play).

So what is the deal with bloody ‘Demolition Theater’? As far as I can see the last few weeks of 2014 all you got as new episodes was Demolition Theater — and IF you take out the umpteen, over-and-over-and-over-and-over-and-over reshowing of the same video clip and the commercials, each show is only about 18 minutes LONG! It is a travesty. How did they manage to pull that fast one on Discovery Channel. Shame on Discovery.

Yes, we do watch Demolition Theater. We like ‘funniest videos’ and they don’t have to be just ‘Americas’. The clips, especially from Russia and Eastern Europe do have me in stitches, but that said that is NOT what I want from ‘Fast N’ Loud’. I feel cheated and abused. Rawlings, arrogant and irreverent, taking the mickey out of me.

Well I hope there are a FEW others out there who feel that they have been hard done by. Luckily there is NO shortage of shows that we can record for Family TV. ‘Whale Wars‘ is back. Devanee & I are addicted to the show though we all, including 8-year old Teischan, realize that most of it is far from reality! Plus nobody can be that inept, year after year, on TV, unless it is meant to be a comedy. Though we are BIG into whale conservation we can’t take that show too seriously. We spend most of each show loudly speculating s to how they will screw up. Luckily Teischan has, of late, got a real liking for vet shows — and I am glad (given I was a ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful‘ aficionado for decades and still am). So for example tonight, I recorded two episodes of ‘Yukon Vet’ for her. That is her latest favorite. That is good. Very capable female vet. Good role model.

But as for Richard Rawlings … Maybe he should go and see a vet. 

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