American Chopper...

HI,

just curious as to how many watch Paul Sr and Paul Jr go at it week after week, barely making deadlines and almost coming to blows ?

Do you think that the deadlines that they always meet are just for the show ?

Do you think the constant fighting between them is "staged" for the show ?

I've wondered the same things. I'm guessing most of it is staged because if it isn't they are pretty poor at time management. I know they do more work than just the bike being featured for the episode, but boy if every project I had at work came down to the wire all the time I don't think I'd have a job for long.

The (ugh) MTV show "Pimp My Ride" in it's first season was a nice little show about folks that had some hardship and needed a bit nicer car. This season they have taken cues, it seems, from A.C. and the employees are now butting heads.

Drama, even contrived, will get ratings...