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I watched then new series Bullseye tonight. 

Where did they get the old ALCO? 

Did you see the cameraman hanging on for dear life?

what was funny was the moderator giving the ready get set go... the train is at rest, then they jump cut to the train running at speed.

Not sure when the runner was free to run the train and get the targets?

I like the end where you have to jump off the front of the locomotive and grab the last target....

Well it was entertaining...

 

 

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Wow, how insanely dumb.  I hope my son didn't see this.

 

Can you imagine the insurance bill, and the waiver you would have to sign?

 

The engineer had to be wondering who was going to live and die if he or she had to dump the air.  This is one of the dumbest things I've seen in a while.  It worse the the old American Chopper series when the used to let Mikey in the shop with shorts, sandals, and no PPE at all, while the others guys all had proper clothes and safety glasses on.

I was reading the interviews with the director(s) of this show and John Kroll and Scott Larson... directors of the show Wipepout...

 

It is  basically a thrill based reality show with more advanced contestants performing real life stunts...

 

I  believe the Host had 5 staples in his head when he tried the human sling shot trick...

 

They continued to say that there will be other stunts done with a train based theme...

 

I am sure with the insurance and waver red tape they purchased a section of railroad and railroad equipment for these shows.

 

Originally Posted by jhz563:

Wow, how insanely dumb.  I hope my son didn't see this.

 

Can you imagine the insurance bill, and the waiver you would have to sign?

 

The engineer had to be wondering who was going to live and die if he or she had to dump the air.  This is one of the dumbest things I've seen in a while.  It worse the the old American Chopper series when the used to let Mikey in the shop with shorts, sandals, and no PPE at all, while the others guys all had proper clothes and safety glasses on.

If you look at the film footage closely the Alco looks to be a dead unit and not manned... and there is another locomoitive at the rear of the consist as the pusher... a more modern GP unit.

It is the Filmore and Western, reporting marks FMWX. The Filmore and Western does a LOT of tv and film work, but this is a project that should have been turned down because it is sure to inspire copy-cats. While I still think this is a dangerous and stupid program, everyone was wearing a safety harness and was tied to safety cables running down the train.

Originally Posted by AmbBob:

It is the Filmore and Western, reporting marks FMWX. The Filmore and Western does a LOT of tv and film work, but this is a project that should have been turned down because it is sure to inspire copy-cats. While I still think this is a dangerous and stupid program, everyone was wearing a safety harness and was tied to safety cables running down the train.

My understanding is that the Filmore and Western is not in very good financial shape, so it is possible that they will take on ANY contract for money.

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