Mcluma":1hoepv1u said:
WiZeR":1hoepv1u said:
id like them to repeat the John's Workshop series, remember it being quite interesting.
I thoughed he was using to much contracters to do his workshop, he hardly lifted a finger in that show. McLuma
It was just as well that he DID use contractors - at least they seemed to know what they were doing, unlike the utterly talentless Mr. Revell. I don't think I've ever seen anyone make so much mess during a very simple glue-up, before or since.
Still, he fitted the then-current presenter requirements: he knew somebody who's name we would recognise, flapped his hands about every time he said anything and cracked on that he was "in the know." He obviously believed that having all the tools would turn him into a craftsman - that was proved not to be the case in the resulting brief series from the workshop.
I despair about this sort of self-centred presenter (Ben Huggins and his wife and Home DIY's Dave are other examples). I had high hopes for David Free, but he was merely Trend's rep in a British NYW - he even used the original director of NYW and an IDENTICAL format. Cutting Edge Woodworker was more quirky and featured some emphasis on design, but the appeal must have been fairly limited, as he's disappeared now. Rico Daniels is an easy-to-watch rough diamond, but to call his projects "furniture" is a step too far.
At least Tommy Walsh isn't pretentious, although he does love the sound of his own voice and is often patronising (
"It's what we call a riser." Yes, that's because it's the correct term).
What I struggle to understand is what the
point of the programme is supposed to be. If he's a builder, he'll be on site. What's the point of him having a workshop if he gets Alan Herd to do all his simple on-site carpentry? (needs to be fairly simple - Herd's recent "Houseboat" programme also involved contractors for 90% of the work. Still, Alan did ride in the crane twice.)
Both "Dreamboats" and "Getting Afloat" showed the way to do it - presenters who so obviously knew what they were doing, enjoyed doing it and spoke in an honest and down-to-earth way. Very little was about
them as the entire emphasis was on the build and related spin-offs. I've almost no interest in small sailing boats, but these were very watchable programmes.
Tommy Walsh is in grave danger of becoming a "luvvie" - if he already hasn't - I hope that the workshop involved will be effectively used in bringing us better programmes in the future, or is that just too much to ask? :x
Ray.
