The origin of BangShift started as an online video content site, CarJunkieTV.com. It’s pushing ten years ago that David Freiburger, Chad Reynolds, and a group of tech-savvy types and videographers managed to kick off a website that prided itself on video content and a forum for the fans to meet up. It worked…I’m living proof of that, as are a good amount of the Forum members you’ll find any given day. Whether it was tech stuff or some of the off-the-wall antics inside the CJTV shop, we waited with baited breath for the next video to pop up. Prior to CJTV, there were the YouTube guys, like Kyle at 1320Video, who was filming just about any and every race that he could. If you were watching street racing footage in the early to mid 2000s, chances are good that it was Kyle’s work.
In 2016, you are spoiled for choice. 1320Video is still going strong and has stuck to their basic format of filming any and every possible race, though Kyle now has a full crew helping him out. CJTV was a casualty of the times, but from the ashes rose the foundation that is now our home and haven, and as far as YouTube is concerned…well, you know the shows. The Enthusiast Network is responsible for a good number of them: Roadkill, Dirt Every Day, Engine Masters, and a bunch of others under their umbrella. There are tons of individuals that are trying to be the guy to look to when it comes to vehicle reviews. Traditional car shows like you would find on Velocity and Discovery Channel are posting clips and teasers onto YouTube so often that it’s almost redundant watching the full episode. And amazingly enough, from what we are seeing in forums (and not just the BangShift forums, but everywhere we hang out) a lot of people are either hitting the point of saturation or are sick of it all. That doesn’t include the people who bemoan Roadkill because they managed to get Dodge to pay some bills, or the Fast n’ Loud guys because they don’t technically street race on camera…that’s a whole ‘nother bag of worms altogether. So we ask you: are you actually sick and tired of internet car shows or is there just something about certain ones that is bothering you? Are you angry because the work might be a bit hacked, like a typical backyard mechanic, or does corporate sponsorship automatically kill any interest you may have?
Don’t worry…we aren’t changing things up around here! We will still get you footage of awesome feature cars or the rides that Brian occasionally reviews, and we’ll be Livestreaming our asses off so that you can see killer racing live, among other neat venues. With this question, we’re only focusing on the video sources that are already out there…we genuinely want to know, because the scene has come a long way since Chad was getting lit on fire for your amusement.
You’ll be glad to know that the singed hair grew back.
No, there can always be more as you’re more likely find stuff that interests you.
With the quality that is free I don’t think I’ll ever pay for any internet car video.
Not enough web content. I don’t have cable, and I don’t want it. I also don’t have the pay site MT On Demand. I watch stuff on You Tube or directly off websites using a chromecast. Right now I’m watching tons of Jay Leno Garage. If there were more online content I’d watch it.
I agree – bring on the car content – although some shows are like the pro-street, fair ground cruisers of cars: wannabes…..
It’s like anything else on TV or the internet- if you don’t like it, don’t watch it. I don’t think that there is too much being produced right now. My gripe is with the quality of some of the content. I don’t want to watch a bunch of made up drama. Life is not all drama and neither should every episode of a show.
As for Roadkill, I enjoy it although the latest episodes are not as exciting as they used to be- probably me. They need to do some more road tripping!
I still say my favorite car TV show is Chop Cut Rebuild. Less drama, more real cars being rebuilt.
I kinda stopped watching TV car shows after Monster Garage and Overhaulin went off the air. Seemed to me that every car show after that wanted to copy the success of American Choppers, and paste it onto any random shop. I did watch Boyds show for a while, but it was ruining my childhood vision of hot rodder making some of the coolest cars I remember as a kid, so I stopped. Wrecks to Riches was kinda bad,but the cars were cool enough at the end I’d keep watching. Most car shows now are just too much drama, not enough building/fun. Towards the end of my cable, the only show I’d watch was Top Gear.
Thankfully, the internet was there to make up for that. With no producers or scripts, you get some really off the wall stuff. Regular Car Reviews is one such show, which I watch every Monday. Love Roadkill, Dirt Everyday etc., Mighty Car mods is good, even though I’m not into the cars they mod, they do their own work and are enjoyable to watch. There is a show called Coldwarmotors, where it is just some canadian guy with an iphone rescuing 50s-60s era cars from junkyards and trying to get them to run. I like that one, you guys should check it out. Look up “Will it run?” on youtube. Expect lots of “…Eh?”s. I thought that was a madeup thing, didnt know canadians actually did that… I think it is saabkyle that just sits in cars and starts them, but shows you all the little things you wouldnt know unless you owned one. Even Scotty Kilmer, who I think is an awful jackass, is funny and entertaining to watch. Just dont take any of his advice too seriously, he’s the snake oil repair a car method guy it seems.
I say the more the better. Especially with internet shows. Everyone is trying to stand out on the internet, so if they are creating something, it usually has somekind of twist that makes it their own, intentional or not.
Unlike TV; Insert random car shop. Have project. Have wrong parts delivered. Boss is pissed. We aren’t gonna make the deadline. Make deadline. Phew. Rinse. Repeat.
Thanks for the recommendation of Will it run. Just checked it out and had to watch 5-6 episodes in a row. These guys are what its all aboot.
Ya, it is a very very bad thing to have more people exposed to the car hobby,
All people complain about is the younger generations having no connection to the love of the car and then you ask this question..
Clearly the author has got into Big Al’s stash..
I don’t have time to watch them all, and I have even less time to be annoyed about it.
The amount of car related shows pales in comparison to home improvement or cooking shows. Some of the stuff is quality, some not so much, but at least I have a choice to watch something I’m interested in. Keep it coming!
Bring them on. I find consistently good shows are hard to come by, but they are out there. You can never have to much content.
I’ve been enjoying the Finnegan speed and marine stuff hes been doing. Ryan Tuerk (spelling ?) has some fun videos on the youtubes too. On top of all the usual stuff. In the shop with Emily is never terrible either but not at the top of my list.
More choice isn’t a bad thing. However, I don’t care for the manufactured “SEMA deadline” drama nor the silly “Let’s destroy old cars” theme.
The shows that happen are a lot like mushrooms after a rainstorm popping up all over the place. I was actually on a top rated very popular reality TV show, has something to do with pawn & stars,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,any way the built in so called “drama” is manufactured for entertainment to the point of ridiculous. A few of the automotive offerings are great but for the most part it seems strictly entertainment value only and securing sponsors. The goofiness on some of these shows makes things annoying for a car guy when the masses think they know so much more than you ’cause they saw it on the TV. The “auction” based events on TV really make things miserable because it affects the projects we seek to buy, sell, or build. Everybody thinks their fill-in-the-blank vehicle is now worth bazzillions! YUGE $$$$$$ haha.
I personally am getting a bit tired of the whole Dodge sponsorship with Roadkill. I understand that they need the sponsorship and what not but I feel that they insert the hellcat into the show too much. I have the same critique of Hot Rod Magazine in general.
As another poster pointed out the Finnegan youtube channel is pretty good. No made up drama and him just doing work in his garage. Its not always 100% professional level quality work but its on par with my own personal skills so I feel like I am actually learning something.
I do enjoy the Engine Masters that TEN puts out. Seems like there is is less BS and more real world testing of how to get more power out of an engine. The sponsorship with Amsoil is okay for me in that show since one its a product I could actually afford and they just briefly mention before they fire up the motors and run them on the Dyno.
I think there could be more shows that show you how to do things, but just leave the made up drama or unrealistic deadlines at home. Show car guys how the professionals do things and give us some tips and that would be my idea car show.
Everyone wants their 5 minutes of fame. The Internet pretty much can guarantee that now.
Bread & Circuses for Joe Lunkhead.
The people making the Real decisions MUST keep the peasants distracted and amused somehow or they might begin to figure out how badly they are getting F*cked over and put the bong down and Do Something about it.
Not every dipshit american (small A) worships grossly over-paid grown men & women ‘athletes’ participating in childrens games where the outcome doesn’t matter to anyone except the Vegas betting line and the trinket – sellers.
As an alternative, there is car porn. NASCAR (boogity, boogity, boogity), INDY, these crap – fake shows and a lot more. Enter at your own Risk.. .
Some shows are good while others are just awful. I don’t spend much time on YouTube looking for shows, then nothing would ever get done!
As bad as some of the car related shows are on tv, it bea
ts most other garbage (reality, so they so, tv) on the tube these days.
damn fat fingers!!
My issue is I have satellite internet (only thing available…) and it’s SEVERELY data limited so I can’t watch most the online shows.
I get a short window of opportunity from 6am to 8am on my days off where the data isn’t capped that I watch Roadkill, Hotrod Garage, Engine Masters and now Finnegan’s home show, but that’s pretty much it.
Given BangShift’s roots, does BangShift have any desire to produce regular video content?
If we elect Bernie Sanders, every car show will be free. He said so.
There will be electric car shows for everyone!
I’m tired of the contrived/fake drama and the conflict they center almost all of these shows around.
What’s wrong with showing folks having a good time?
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