Re: Johnnie B on WGN

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From: Geoff Gass
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:04

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Michele <really@areyoukiddingme.net> wrote:
> On 12/8/2011 9:03 PM, Geoff Gass wrote:
>> Michele<really@areyoukiddingme.net>  wrote:
>>> On 12/8/2011 4:19 PM, Geoff Gass wrote:
>>>> Bruce Esquibel<bje@ripco.com>   wrote:
>>>>> Several years ago, both Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men appears to have created
>>>>> a whole new genre of shows, but it's hard to define what that genre is. They
>>>>> aren't really documentaries, they aren't really reality shows either.
>>>>
>>>> I think the progenitor there is Deadliest Catch.  All 3 of those are from
>>>> Thom Beers' Original Productions.  And you're right, somewhere between
>>>> documentary and reality.
>>>
>>> Not too hard to figure out a Thom Beer's production.  He narrates almost
>>> all of them.
>>
>> I've wondered about that.  He has a decent voice (though I like Mike Rowe
>> better in Deadliest Catch), but is it because he's in love with his own
>> voice?  Or because he's a cheapskate and doesn't have to pay someone else?
>> Probably started as the latter.
>
> I haven't the foggiest.  Could be that he got into the habit of 
> narrating because all of his stuff used to be low budget.  Think Monster 
> Garage and Monster House.

yeah, that's what I'm thinking.  those did okay, then deadliest catch really
took off for him.  he did the pilot, then I think discovery knew they had a
hit and pushed for mike rowe to take over that one.

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Subject: Re: Johnnie B on WGN
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