TV ruins Reality AGAIN

Nebuchadnezzar said:
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You can’t harsh the righteous bomb diggity dialect of Flavortown, broham.
 
goldie said:
That sounds pretty cool, may have to check that out.Heres a question; what knife would you guys bring to this ^ show? Im thinking Busse Hellrazor II or 3V Recon Scout....
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Carothers K18. Purpose-built for KoD but the show ended before it ever got a chance to run the course.

18" Keffeler Sword (K18), AKA The KOD Piece

After the TV show Knife Or Death we were talking about what would be an ideal piece to take on that show. A small sword with some length (but not too much length) with a stout primary edge that could go through some of the harder targets and a thin sharp spine that could reliably sail through...
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You have a really good idea..........
I think they could have a challenge to make a true masterpiece.
I would love to see a show like that and if done right it would be interesting.
TV shows have been made about experts in crafting many things
 
My favorite part of the show is when they go home to their own workshop. There can be quite a contrast.

A guy in the suburbs working in his driveway competing against a guy on a ranch with a full blown shop.

Some have power hammers, some barely have hammers.
 
BillZee said:
You have a really good idea..........
I think they could have a challenge to make a true masterpiece.
I would love to see a show like that and if done right it would be interesting.
TV shows have been made about experts in crafting many things
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Just imagine, an entire 16 episode season(1 hour per episode) of watching someone hand sand a blade!!!
 
Danke42 said:
If only someone would invent some sort of new Tube that was refined to just watching what You like. Then you could see millions of long boring shows that were tailored just for You on that Tube.
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I see what you did there…
 
Wait a minute...I like Guy Fieri. That DDD show is entertaining background noise. However, I don't think I'd be interested in a naked, survival show with any of those dudes....
 
VorpelSword said:
I was an initial fan, but became disappointed in the "Forged In Fire" TV program. I really enjoyed the testing, but it was changed for each episode. The makers were always required to make a knife that no regular citizen would EDC unless they were a hunter-gatherer or warfighter (exaggeration). I kept looking for an episode to produce a masterwork. The show's format never really allowed that to happen. There were some really great looking and well performing knives made, but the time pressure always got in the way of a knife makers creating a true master work.

I know that there are excellent makers out there with access to top-drawer materials who are working in techniques that they have mastered.

I would lolve to see a special show where they tested highly touted production and semi-custom knives to destruction. The budget for such a show would allow them to buy high-end knives off the shelf and and find their ultimate limitations.. Edge retention, toughness would be my interest. Corrosion resistance is important of course, but everyone knows that steel will corrode to some extent. Usability might be a subjective thing, but the user's ability to keep a controlling grip on a knife while processing an Elk is important too.

There could be several episodes with testing on categories or types of knives together. . .. from pocket folders through belt knives and on to camp knives and so on. Price range might be one way to groupe knives . . . .these are details.

I know that this might not be that interesting to a wide audience. I know that premium knife makers would resist and involve lawyers.

Just early morning wishful thinking over my coffee.
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I think you'd have an IP nightmare getting brands to approve their trademarks and other IP being used for a show that could very well show their product in a bad light. Pretty much every brand will have a trademark on their brand name and logos, and usually on at least some of their product names. Some have design patents, which futher complicates things. Honestly, this sounds like a YouTube project rather than an actual broadcast TV series. A company like Disney/Discovery would never touch this idea.

goldie said:
That sounds pretty cool, may have to check that out.Heres a question; what knife would you guys bring to this ^ show? Im thinking Busse Hellrazor II or 3V Recon Scout....
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ScarFoot said:
Kukris or short swords pretty much dominate the few episodes I’ve watched.
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jlauffer said:
Carothers K18. Purpose-built for KoD but the show ended before it ever got a chance to run the course.

18" Keffeler Sword (K18), AKA The KOD Piece

After the TV show Knife Or Death we were talking about what would be an ideal piece to take on that show. A small sword with some length (but not too much length) with a stout primary edge that could go through some of the harder targets and a thin sharp spine that could reliably sail through...
www.bladeforums.com www.bladeforums.com
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It's been a long time since I've seen the show, but I remember a number of "competition choppers" being used. As I recall, how well you did was almost always down to your athleticism and skill using the knife, and much less dependent on the knife's inherent qualities.
 
Danke42 said:
It could have Guy Fieri and the Pawnstars crew. They'd drive across the USA in a big ol' Caddy convertible stopping at Walmarts and Dicks along the way cleaning out the store shelves of all knife shaped objects and then they'd strip down to the buff and survive for a week just with their haul.

Genius!
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Come on. Ideas like this are why tv today is complete shit.

For the record, I cannot stand Guy the ultimate attention whore Fieri. The only show I’d watch with him in it is if Doug used him to test the blades on instead of a pig carcass. Not that anyone could tell the difference.
 
OrangeBlueOrangeBlue said:
I think you'd have an IP nightmare getting brands to approve their trademarks and other IP being used for a show that could very well show their product in a bad light. Pretty much every brand will have a trademark on their brand name and logos, and usually on at least some of their product names. Some have design patents, which futher complicates things. Honestly, this sounds like a YouTube project rather than an actual broadcast TV series. A company like Disney/Discovery would never touch this idea.






It's been a long time since I've seen the show, but I remember a number of "competition choppers" being used. As I recall, how well you did was almost always down to your athleticism and skill using the knife, and much less dependent on the knife's inherent qualities.
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True to a point, but from what I remember, larger blades (16+") seemed to do better in general. And double edges allowed one for smashing ice blocks, boxes, etc, while saving the other for the chicken, fish, etc.
 
Danny Linguini said:
Come on. Ideas like this are why tv today is complete shit.

For the record, I cannot stand Guy the ultimate attention whore Fieri. The only show I’d watch with him in it is if Doug used him to test the blades on instead of a pig carcass. Not that anyone could tell the difference.
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I feel like you'd like Guy if you spent a more time watching him push Chumlee around in a shopping cart with knives at hand.

Just a feelin' I got.
 
jlauffer said:
True to a point, but from what I remember, larger blades (16+") seemed to do better in general. And double edges allowed one for smashing ice blocks, boxes, etc, while saving the other for the chicken, fish, etc.
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That is my assessment as well. People with larger blades that had good geometry and handles that allowed a two handed grip when needed could walk through with little effort. The majority of the eliminations came at the chicken cut.
It would have been a more interesting competition if they were using knives they had made themselves.
 
Danke42 said:
I feel like you'd like Guy if you spent a more time watching him push Chumlee around in a shopping cart with knives at hand.

Just a feelin' I got.
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Only if the cart falls over and Chum falls out and crushes him and his stupid spiky hair to death. Like a good ol’ Martin Scorsese scene.
 
Danke42 said:
It could have Guy Fieri and the Pawnstars crew. They'd drive across the USA in a big ol' Caddy convertible stopping at Walmarts and Dicks along the way cleaning out the store shelves of all knife shaped objects and then they'd strip down to the buff and survive for a week just with their haul.

Genius!
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If we can include some of the activities from Squid Game, I’m in to watch!
 
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