 | American Restoration: Volume 1 Directed By The History Channel
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 30 new or used available from $11.49 Average customer review: (3 customer reviews) |
Product Description
One of Pawn Stars' most popular experts Rick Dale runs Las Vegas based Rick's Restorations, a family business that finds, restores and upcycles cool objects ranging from Cadillacs to Coke Machines. On Pawn Stars, he's restored everything from barber chairs to a 1937 gas pump. The before and after reveals of his work are always highlights on Pawn Stars, in part because of the history nuggets Rick Dale shares about each object, including where, when and why they were invented, who used them and how fixing or transforming them changes their value.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #27088 in DVD
- Released on: 2011-11-15
- Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Subtitled in: English
- Running time: 200 minutes
Amazon.com
Rick Dale has a passion, and that passion is making beat-up old stuff look sparkling new. Be it a classic refrigerator or a soft drink cooler, a popcorn machine or a golf cart, or truly esoteric stuff like a NASA space helmet or a device that x-rays your feet, he and his team of cantankerous personalities will strip it down, polish it up, replace missing parts, re-create parts that are truly lost, and paint. The results look downright beautiful. This display of craft and commitment is wonderful, so it's annoying that American Restoration keeps trying to hype things by implying fearsome deadlines or strange and impossible challenges--frankly, Rick does pretty much the same thing over and over, with the occasional novel technique. The craftsmanship is pleasure enough; there's no need to make it seem like a macho feat, except that reality television as a genre seems to depend upon manufactured drama. Ignore all that and just relish the industrial design of the early 20th century--they really don't make stuff like this any more. American Restoration: Volume One has no extras, just 16 half-hour episodes. --Bret Fetzer
About the Actor
Rick Dale
Rick Dale is an expert restorer of classic objects and artifacts with nearly 30 years in the business and his own shop in Las Vegas, Nevada--Rick's Restorations. Rick has built his career on an unbridled passion and unique skill for transforming the rustiest and most beat-up items into like-new products that can fetch a big price tag. He doesn't shy away from a challenge and has worked on items as varied as a beaten-down 1940s gas pump, a rusted-out 1950s soda machine and a classic jukebox with a complex mechanical design, upping the value by restoring them to mint working condition. Rick isn't just an exceptional craftsman--he is also a businessman who must manage the big personalities of his employees, many of whom are his own family members. At the age of 9, Rick took on his first restoration project, revitalizing a beat-up bicycle that was a gift from his father. He hasn't looked back since.
Tyler Dale
Rick's son Tyler is in training to take over the family business and while he has learned most of the restoration techniques needed to do the labor, he still has a lot to learn about the day-to-day operations of the shop. Tyler will take on more responsibility as Rick teaches him the tricks behind running a successful business.
Kowboy
Kowboy is the shop's resident grouch but while he may be rough on the outside, he is a true craftsman at heart and takes pride in everything he restores.
Ron Dale
Rick's younger brother Ron manages all deliveries and offsite errands that require a lot of independent time away from the shop, which might get him in to trouble with the boss.
Brettly Otterman
A relative newcomer to the art of restoration, Brettly does most of the sandblasting and other miscellaneous tasks around the shop. Though he has a reputation for letting his mind wander when he should be focusing on a project, Brettly asks plenty of questions and cares about his work. When he s off the clock, he s a budding guitar player who dreams of becoming a rock star.
Kelly Mayer
Kelly runs Rick s operation from behind the scenes. From payroll and budgets to dealing with customers and ordering parts, she handles everything on the business side of the shop. She s also Brettly s mom and the woman featured in the Rick s Restorations logo.
Kyle Astorga
Kyle is one of the most skillful and loyal workers at the shop. The go-to guy when things get tough, he s in charge of reassembling Rick s projects and putting on the finishing touches. Kyle drives Kowboy to work each day, and the two are not just coworkers but also good friends. As a team, they make an unstoppable duo.
Most helpful customer reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
16 Episodes Of A Fascinating History Channel Original With Unforgivably Bad DVD Marketing
By K. Harris
Explanation For Lower Rating:
I'm not sure what the History Channel is doing with their DVD releases this year, but it is certainly a step in the wrong direction. When they released "Pawn Stars: Volume Three," many people assumed that the show would be Season Three as the other two seasons of the program had been released in their entirety. It was, in fact, only sixteen episodes. When they released "American Pickers: Volume Two," it was the same thing. Season One had been released with all episodes, but this Volume Two was only eight episodes of Season Two. I know some people that preordered sight unseen, or just weren't paying attention, felt a little shortchanged by these smaller portions as opposed to what they had assumed were full season DVD releases. Personally, I didn't agree with the decision--but, at least, the DVD packaging was very clear about what was included. Anyone who read the box knew what to expect--how many episodes and which ones, so it wasn't a blind investment!
Not so for "American Restoration, Volume One!" I am sitting here with the DVD in hand and nowhere does it say how many episodes are inside. Never mind that it doesn't list them (which in my opinion it should if it is not a Complete Season package)--it doesn't even tell you how many episodes you are getting. I suppose I'm supposed to look at the running time and do some estimated mathematics? I know this may seem trivial to some or that I'm overreacting, but I think the company owes potential buyers this information. My lower rating, therefore, reflects the History Channel's (or A&E Networks distributing) apparent disregard for its own fan base. I don't like to make purchases without knowing exactly what I'm paying for!
I, however, will tell you what is inside. The 2 DVD set has sixteen episodes: all four from the abbreviated Season One and the first twelve from Season Two. Really, how hard would it have been to include the fact that there were sixteen episodes on the DVD box?
Season One: (1) Hopalong Rock, (2) Ice Cold, (3) Lights Out, and (4) Buttered Up.
Season Two: (1) Cooler Kings, (2) Knockout, (3) Duck and Cover, (4)Pumped Up, (5) Space Kowboy, (6) Jackpot, (7) Safe Keeping, (8) Suck Up, (9) Rev'd Up, (10) Apples and X-Rays, (11) Hot & Cold, and (12) Secret Fan.
Actual Review:
I will be brief in my actual review since I already went on a tirade. "American Restoration" is an offshoot of the popular "Pawn Stars," and fits comfortably into the History Channel's stable of reality based programming. Its star (Rick Dale) made semi-regular appearances on that program, but now we get a closer look at what he does. Based in Las Vegas, Dale and team locate objects that might be of value (or represent lost bits of Americana) and figure out ways to restore the item to its former glory. It's an easy show to like and fascinating especially if you enjoy antiquing or modern day treasure hunting shows (Pawn Stars, Storage Wars and others). I found it very interesting to see the different techniques of this unusual art form--and I do think Dale is an artist! The program itself merits four stars. KGHarris, 11/11.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Just what I was looking for
By fireman815
I really enjoy this show and I watch it all the time. I enjoy watching what those guys do. I recommend this to anyone.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Great show with nice DVD set
By C. Hall
I read the other review and had to post my own. Some good points are definatly a negative that they didn't divulge the episode listing on the set, and I'm glad it's in the other review. Still will be happy to get this for Christmas hopefully this year. The price for 16 episodes is not bad at all. And at least it seems they are going in chronological order and the rest of Season 2 and hopefully a portion of Season 3 will follow next.
This seems to be the norm (volumes rather than Seasons) for most DVD releases of current tv programs, wether History Channel or other stuff like Family Guy, American Dad etc. Season 2 of AR still has 2 episodes to air in the coming days, so if they would have waited for a complete Season 2/Abreviated Season 1 set we would probably be waiting at least another 3-6 months for a release.
So sounds like a good set for the money and will definatly get this along with American Pickers Volume 2 and Pawn Stars Volume 3.
http://astore.amazon.com/amazon-book-books-20/detail/B005ELVC7U
| To Get Uninterrupted Daily Article(s) / Review(s) Updates; Kindly Subscribe To This BlogSpot:- http://ZiaullahKhan.Blogspot.com/ Via "RSS Feed" Or " Email Subscription" Or "Knowledge Center Yahoo Group". | ||
| Amazon Magazine Subscriptions | Amazon Books | Amazon Kindle Store |
| Amazon Everyday Low Prices, Sales, Deals, Bargains, Discounts, Best-Sellers, Gifts, Household Consumer Products | ||
No comments:
Post a Comment