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Old 09-03-2012, 07:55 PM   #1
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Default new American Chopper

Starts now.

My guilty pleasure. They keep sucking me in.
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Old 09-03-2012, 08:26 PM   #2
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Old 09-03-2012, 08:34 PM   #3
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they sucked for a long time. so they ran out of money so the son made up with his dad and theyre back doing stupid tv shows together? i always thought they were sellouts
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Old 09-03-2012, 08:50 PM   #4
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I hate reality TV where it feels like scripted bullcrap. Aside from having some cool bikes, American Chopper is as bad as Jersey Shore or Survivor or Toddlers and Tiaras as far as I'm concerned.
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:06 PM   #5
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they sucked for a long time. so they ran out of money so the son made up with his dad and theyre back doing stupid tv shows together? i always thought they were sellouts
No way! They really looked like they hated each other when they had the dueling bike competitions.
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:20 PM   #6
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I hate reality TV where it feels like scripted bullcrap. Aside from having some cool bikes, American Chopper is as bad as Jersey Shore or Survivor or Toddlers and Tiaras as far as I'm concerned.
I think their bikes are ugly and grossly over-priced.

I actually liked the first season of Jesey Shore but after that, the remain seasons are horrible and obviously scripted. They are as scripted as that Gene Simmons show.

Survivor is an AWESOME show, last season was boring but it's usually quite good and NOT scripted.

I love reality TV. My favourite shows are Survivor, whatever Gordon Ramsay is doing, and Ultimate Fighter. But they are hit and miss depending who is on the season.
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:28 PM   #7
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No way! They really looked like they hated each other when they had the dueling bike competitions.
lol that was a pretty desperate try to get more money. it didn't work

they made tons of money and blew it. the show has stunk since season 2.
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:54 PM   #8
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lol that was a pretty desperate try to get more money. it didn't work

they made tons of money and blew it. the show has stunk since season 2.
Seriously they blew all the money?

Yeah the first couple of seasons were great. I thought the show was gone after a few years and then I saw the Senior vrs Junior 'face off' shows and there were a few good ones. Now this? lol

If Vinny is part of the new show then it's got to be a fix, he seemed to hate Senior more than junior!
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Old 09-03-2012, 10:18 PM   #9
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They still in Orange County, NY?
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Old 09-03-2012, 10:23 PM   #10
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I think their bikes are ugly and grossly over-priced.

I actually liked the first season of Jesey Shore but after that, the remain seasons are horrible and obviously scripted. They are as scripted as that Gene Simmons show.

Survivor is an AWESOME show, last season was boring but it's usually quite good and NOT scripted.

I love reality TV. My favourite shows are Survivor, whatever Gordon Ramsay is doing, and Ultimate Fighter. But they are hit and miss depending who is on the season.
The bikes apparently handle like shit and are really just supposed to be show bikes like they usually make. Not sure why anybody would want to ride one of those damn things.
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Old 09-04-2012, 12:09 AM   #11
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The bikes apparently handle like shit and are really just supposed to be show bikes like they usually make. Not sure why anybody would want to ride one of those damn things.
Pretty much all choppers handle like shit. A lot of them are barely ridable.
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Old 09-04-2012, 12:58 AM   #12
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Pretty much all choppers handle like shit. A lot of them are barely ridable.
I thought it was funny when Paul Jr. said he hasn't riden a bike in 7 months, all the while building them though. These guys are so fake.
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Old 09-04-2012, 04:35 AM   #13
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Pretty much all choppers handle like shit. A lot of them are barely ridable.
Says the guy who can`t even drive a car....rofl
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Old 09-04-2012, 06:25 AM   #14
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I thought it was funny when Paul Jr. said he hasn't riden a bike in 7 months, all the while building them though. These guys are so fake.
His father commented on that a lot whenever he was pissed at Paul Jr.
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Old 09-04-2012, 07:49 AM   #15
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All this father/son drama was created to keep people coming back.

There is nothing REAL about REALITY TV
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Old 09-04-2012, 08:06 AM   #16
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His father commented on that a lot whenever he was pissed at Paul Jr.
Well, I don't think Senior accepts that Junior has all the talent in the family. At least Junior designs and actually builds his bikes, Senior doesn't do anything but sign paychecks.

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I just watched this first episode and wow, what a soap opera it has become. NOTHING at all to do with building bikes or working. IT's all social and problems and hurt feelings ...

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I just watched this first episode and wow, what a soap opera it has become. NOTHING at all to do with building bikes or working. IT's all social and problems and hurt feelings ...
so its the same as its always been since day one...
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They still in Orange County, NY?
ugh. i remember when the show first started and some 'cool guy' that was all into occ asked me "hey, you know where orange county is?" im like "cali" of course... and he busts up laughing "HAHAHAA no dude, its new york! how did you not know that! maannn dude you dont even know". i was like "sorry i dont know everything about a stupid un-reality show". i then felt like asking him how to balance the ampere load on a residential circuit panel but i stopped myself.

i think thats when i started disliking the show. mainly because of the type of people who watch it. complete. idiots.
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Old 09-04-2012, 12:12 PM   #19
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Have not seen in years, only liked it at first, got dumb.
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Is Mikey still on the show? He was my favorite, way back when. I haven't watched that show in six years.
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Is Mikey still on the show? He was my favorite, way back when. I haven't watched that show in six years.
Yeah he is. He's more mature now
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ugh. i remember when the show first started and some 'cool guy' that was all into occ asked me "hey, you know where orange county is?" im like "cali" of course... and he busts up laughing "HAHAHAA no dude, its new york! how did you not know that! maannn dude you dont even know". i was like "sorry i dont know everything about a stupid un-reality show". i then felt like asking him how to balance the ampere load on a residential circuit panel but i stopped myself.

i think thats when i started disliking the show. mainly because of the type of people who watch it. complete. idiots.
I used to think they were in California too, I even saw episodes where they had snow on the ground. I remember asking myself, I wonder if they're up in the mountains? But how cloud they grow Oranges?
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Yeah he is. He's more mature now
Yeah, I found his website. He shaved off all that hair!
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