Did anyone watch Charley Boormans Extreme Frontiers last night?

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Did anyone watch Charley Boormans Extreme Frontiers last night?

52 posts & 41 voices | Started 5 months ago by dogbert | Latest reply from roady_tony

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konabunny - Member

The backup and support those two have on their 'adventures' means that's exactly what they're not.

That's a little unfair. The first one (or two?) episodes are of their extensive preparations, GPS/BMW fannying and of the support 4x4s. They are often met by on the border and feature them on camera. The meetings with the UNICEF projects and Malawian PM aren't presented as spontaneous.

I thought it was pretty transparently done. What more do you want? Two guys bimbling slowl y and tediously on their singlespeed tandems?

Posted 5 months ago #
epicyclo - Member

IdleJon - Member
...I must be sooooo extreme then. I've taken a pushbike, yes a pushbike, over the High Atlas!...

That's why I find it hard to take motorcycle adventurers seriously. Usually some man or woman has done it unsupported on a bicycle first. Some on Penny Farthings!

Actually it's probably more adventurous when a woman does it. Anyone read Annie Londonderry's story? 1894! (I have a spare copy if anyone wants to borrow it)

Posted 5 months ago #
teamhurtmore - Member

(Despite the gratuitous swearing) I found it really quite watchable. The bull whip was hilarious, the mountain climbing interesting, and the Northern stuff err different. I agree with others, its difficult to know what to make of him, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt. Easy Monday night viewing!

Posted 5 months ago #
Mad Pierre - Member

I wonder if there'll be some mental free riding when they hit BC.

He will be mountain biking so that should give you some food for discussion.

When we were on holiday with Bear Back Biking last year Mark was telling us about them guiding him. They went up above the snow line and blatted down some snow and stuff.... said he wasn't afraid and fairly good for someone who's not an experienced push bike rider.

Posted 5 months ago #
BigJohn - Member

With Julia Bradbury in a bikini on the other side and Victoria Coren in a verrrrry tight dress on BBC4 why would I watch that bloke?

Posted 5 months ago #
GlitterGary - Member

said he wasn't afraid and fairly good for someone who's not an experienced push bike rider.

And for someone who has trained and done (part of) the Dakar Rally?

Posted 5 months ago #
Mad Pierre - Member

Obviously his motorised bike experinces would help. In my experience they always do...

Posted 5 months ago #
epicyclo - Member

I'm sure he can ride ok, but riding on roads with a motorbike isn't adventure in my eyes. Fun, yes.

Posted 5 months ago #
GlitterGary - Member

but riding on roads with a motorbike isn't adventure in my eyes.

It is when you go to Sunderland.

Posted 5 months ago #
globalti - Member

Charlie Boorman's dad John made a film called Zardoz, which apart from starring my fantasy skinny bird Charlotte Rampling was a big pile of self-indulgent drivel that sank without trace.

Posted 5 months ago #
Northwind - Member

globalti - Member

a big pile of self-indulgent drivel that sank without trace.

Not quite without trace:

Mostly Balanced - Member

KTM must be kicking themselves for turning him down.

It was a pretty close run thing tbh- if the show had taken a different line on the fact that they killed one of the GSs and the others all fell apart to varying degrees, BMW wouldn't have been too happy. Likewise with the support truck in the Race to Dakar series. KTM made the right call, it just didn't quite work out.

Posted 5 months ago #
jumpupanddown - Member

quite liked it....least he helped some kiddy's and stuff

Posted 5 months ago #
konabunny - Member

Boorman does motorcycle touring in Namibia now, apparently: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/newsletter/2011-11.shtml

Posted 5 months ago #
PeterPoddy - Member

Mostlybalanced> was Lois Pryce that South Africa chick who worked at a TV station

Lois Pryce:

http://www.loisontheloose.com/

I thought she was British.... Could be wrong though

Posted 5 months ago #
bravohotel8er - Member

The swearing made it virtually unwatchable for me at times.

My dad was in the army and I work with offenders so I'm well used to coarse language, but it really was totally OTT. It's a pity that the opportunity to visit so many beautiful places didn't inspire him to delve into any of the thousands of other descriptive words that our rich and varied language holds.

Posted 5 months ago #
singlecrack - Member

I met him at a Dawn to dusk 12hr enduro in wales years ago
He came across as a nice enough guy , although tries a bit too hard to be one of the boys at times .

Posted 5 months ago #
roady_tony - Member

I hate these shows - at least we dont pay licence fee money to it, unlike all the BBC crap (julia walks across iceland - what a joke that was! Top Gear - what a pile of scripted rubbish, ETC ETC) anyway - i love a good rant at the BBC and rubbish stuff it produces - make em have adverts - the only good thing they cover, they sell off to sky (f1) to make/save a quick buck - then pay clarkson another million for next years "i'll win the challenges and everyone else is a fool"

where is the real adventure programs these days? real people doing it with a camcorder and thier whits....no backup crews!....mark baumont gets 55 mins of tv program on the bbc for his stuff (check out his rowing to the Pole) - and then they want to sell it us on DVD!!!!!!!

tshpsh

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