Rock my RV tv show.

Hey gang ... happened to catch this thread and see the mentions for RVtoday! Thanks so much for the kind words. I loved hosting and producing the show from 2000-2007, it was a kick. We tried to do a REAL RVing show, featuring REAL RVers around the country.

https://www.youtube.com/user/olestew

Here's an adventure to the Salton Sea where we met up with an extended RVing family who knows how to have fun in the desert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0cOHNHrJ1M

You'll find some new episodes on the YouTube channel, and maybe we can get something back on the tube!

Thanks again for the nice comments, safe travels out there.

Stew

DutchmenSport wrote:

sgt77 wrote:
The so-called reality TV shows are of course not reality at all. They are all staged, scripted, and pre-ordained. House Hunters is a great example. The houses are all pre-selected and in some cases they have existing tenants and just "borrowed" the house for the show.

This RV show is no different and nothing new. It all depends on whether you want to waste a half hour or hour of your life watching 20 minutes of program and 40 minutes of commercials or do something productive like washing your hair.

I have to agree, with the exception of one reality show that is NOT scripted. Cajun Pawn Stars is not scripted and the antics that occurred we strictly created by the cast on the show. How do I know? This Spring we drove to Alexandria, LA and visited them. The people working there are ... real people. However, they also told us that A&E Network was pulling the show unless they got nasty, created conflict, and tossed out the religious overtones. When we visited them, they were unwilling to bend to pre-planned scripting and religion was something they valued to high to stoop to trash television. Well, ever since we got back home from our trip to Louisiana, I've not seen the show on television. Looks like Cajun Pawn Stars got pulled and they were unable to contract with another network.

So yea, I agree 100%. These reality shows are scripted! They're not "real'.

They tried the same thing with Duck Dynasty and were told the prayer at the dinner table stayed and the network could leave if they wanted.

sgt77 wrote:
The so-called reality TV shows are of course not reality at all. They are all staged, scripted, and pre-ordained. House Hunters is a great example. The houses are all pre-selected and in some cases they have existing tenants and just "borrowed" the house for the show.

This RV show is no different and nothing new. It all depends on whether you want to waste a half hour or hour of your life watching 20 minutes of program and 40 minutes of commercials or do something productive like washing your hair.

I have to agree, with the exception of one reality show that is NOT scripted. Cajun Pawn Stars is not scripted and the antics that occurred we strictly created by the cast on the show. How do I know? This Spring we drove to Alexandria, LA and visited them. The people working there are ... real people. However, they also told us that A&E Network was pulling the show unless they got nasty, created conflict, and tossed out the religious overtones. When we visited them, they were unwilling to bend to pre-planned scripting and religion was something they valued to high to stoop to trash television. Well, ever since we got back home from our trip to Louisiana, I've not seen the show on television. Looks like Cajun Pawn Stars got pulled and they were unable to contract with another network.

So yea, I agree 100%. These reality shows are scripted! They're not "real'.

Bird Freak wrote:
RV Today was the last real RV show on tv. To bad its gone.

Hi we started rving in 2007 and stumbled upon this show one night. We loved it and watched it all the time...even the repeats. I woud love to see a nice calm quiet show about real rvs and rv parks again. Also I loved the 2 cooking ladies. we watched Rock the rv and I hated it. I hate all that loud sreechy awful "music" in the background and the camera flashing all over the place. So many shows have this now...screechy horrible so called music almost to the point of not being able to hear the people talking and that constant flashing camera jumping all over the place.

I drove me nuts when they put the stairway to the roof and kept claiming "this has never been done before!"

....it has been done before,,, and you didn't have to trip over air conditioners and antennas.

sowego wrote:
I agree this show was all about the show's star and not real RVing! The upgrades they did were not ground breakingly new rather standard stuff available from Camping World and other outlets. Anyone who gets the makeover sure makes out well but...I could do without all the fire and flash!

I would not give them free rein to redo ours!

Yes thy do, but they have to pay for the taxes on everything they put in it/on it! the labor is where they are making out at.

sowego wrote:
I agree this show was all about the show's star and not real RVing! The upgrades they did were not ground breakingly new rather standard stuff available from Camping World and other outlets. Anyone who gets the makeover sure makes out well but...I could do without all the fire and flash!

I would not give them free rein to redo ours!

I would not give them free rein to redo ours!

Nor would I the show I watched looked like the coach had been designed by a brain damaged drunk.

Well Camping World is sponsoring it like crazy so maybe a Hey Marcus could get them to prod the producers into improving the show. Viewer feedback is important. And a better host would be nice.

I agree this show was all about the show's star and not real RVing! The upgrades they did were not ground breakingly new rather standard stuff available from Camping World and other outlets. Anyone who gets the makeover sure makes out well but...I could do without all the fire and flash!

I would not give them free rein to redo ours!

He used to hang out here under "STEWSTER"