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Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:31 am
by X Box
Anyone been watching?
I saw the first one last week and recorded last night's.
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:39 am
by huck
Missed last night's one. First one was interesting enough but I felt they could have edited it a bit better to give more of a feeling of drama and risk, in what really was quite an extraordinary journey.
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Huck (iPhone mode!)
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:35 pm
by X Box
Very true. There was depth to the story left unexamined but that walrus guy was a great character.
Watched the rainforest one last night. I enjoyed it more. I won't say more as it might spoil it for someone who hasn't seen it yet.
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:09 pm
by huck
Just watching it now. Had no idea Mika Salo was in all of them. Have to say, can't see why really - he does the inscrutable Finn down to a tee but doesn't really make good TV!
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Huck (iPhone mode!)
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:52 am
by X Box
What did you think?
That mud 'hill' was a tough one, eh?
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:34 am
by huck
Was definitely more interesting than the first. Still think Salo is an odd choice though.
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Huck (iPhone mode!)
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:08 am
by X Box
Yes, I agree.
Good driver but less of a tv personality!
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:58 pm
by X Box
Just watched the last one. Looks like they listened to you Huck, they ditched Mika.
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:54 pm
by huck
Any good? I've been a bit underwhelmed to be honest.
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Huck (iPhone mode!)
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:12 am
by X Box
It was the desert one. Amazing terrain. Big challenge.
The 2 guys ended by saying what great mates they'd found, although as a viewer (to me, at least) up to that point there was a lot of macho tension in the air.
I think the idea of the show was great, the actual end result was less impressive.
I'd been 'into' cars / motoring for years but lost interest due to a number of events in life. Just getting back into really as my X5 has been something different plus I can't do my usual hobby due to injury. I guess this means I perhaps enjoyed a motoring adventure show more than I would have a few years back.
It would be interesting if they got some viewer feedback then did a second series.
Re: Driven to extremres on Discovery
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:15 pm
by huck
The whole thing just felt like a big pilot. They've really got to up the tension if it's going to be a programme I'll sky+.
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Huck (iPhone mode!)