Bitchin' Rides

As it is, I don't as much watch this show as I endure it. Dave and the shop crew are very talented and likable people... but Kevin Schiele is one of the most annoying and imbecilic individuals in the TV universe. He serves absolutely no purpose in enhancing the production of this show. His so-called humor is completely lame and, at times, offensive... e.g. "This Cadillac has so many parts on it that it might has well have been designed by a German." {S2 E11 "Copper, Copper, Copper"}. I suspect that Kevin thinks that he's another "Chumlee" (from "Pawn Stars"). While it's true that "Chumlee" acts the part of a braggadocios nitwit, the difference between him and Schiele is that "Chumlee" is naturally funny and, above all, doesn't actually take himself all that seriously... in other words, his obnoxiousness is just an act. The same, unfortunately for us viewers, cannot be said about "Kevdogg"! (In closing, let me paraphrase Abraham Lincoln: One "G" is good enough for God, but apparently not for kevdoGG! I gave the show 5 stars... lose Kevin and I'd give it 9 or 10!

The show tosses in more doing than most which I really appreciate. You actually get to see how and why certain things are done. I enjoy the whys. The amount of drama is kept to the bare minimum thankfully. I guess you do have to some of that unfortunately. There's some wicked talented and smart people working here. I also like the way the guys aren't micro-managed to death.

For the folks dumping on Kevin, now in 2018, he's worked for Dave for 14 years. It also sounds like he and Dave go further back than that. You ever notice that there's a lot more people in the background who never get face time? He's the shop foreman. Someone has to do it. Also, he seems to be at the table when some big decisions have been made. Remember the business existed before and will after the show goes off the air. Whether you like him or not, there's a chain of command that tasks must go through. Dave does Dave things. Dave has Kevin get further into the minutia. And the guys with tools in their hands get deeper still.

As an automotive professional in the real world, it's really easy to identify who's the real deal on these car shows and who isn't. Unfortunately, a lot of these shows are all scripted with gimmicks and it gets old real fast. But this particular business and show is legit. By far some of the most talented fabricators out there. They're entertaining and do amazing work, but lately they seem to be spending more time on "entertaining" and a little less time showing the actual work they're performing on the cars. Overall, it's one of the better and most realist car shows on TV right now.

Kevin eating green gummy soldiers and screwing around in the shop was a bit over the top. Too much drama and not enough about the work, would like to see it go back to the earlier seasons.

A lot of car restoration shows are about the staged dramatics between the staff or problems occurring during build. This show lets you see more of the actual restoration work taking place.