I’m not talking about the comedic belligerent loser, Rodney Dangerfield, who penned It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me: A Lifetime of No Respect but Plenty of Sex and Drugs.
Rather my reference is about the TV show called The Devils Ride… which gets no respect. You may remember it as a TV show with an ambitious teaser ad, but was instead a jaw-doppingly dis-functional motorcycle club (MC) reality train wreck that most bikers have no respect. It’s a TV show about what happens when you take a testosterone supplement and ride a motorcycle.
To be fair, maybe you’re one of the few who have waited all winter for the MC “reality” series to return and lucky for you it does for a second season in just a couple of days. Premiering Monday, Feb. 18 at 10 p.m., the new season of The Devils Ride will follow the DAGO biker “war” as it gets EVEN bigger and deeper. As if that’s really possible!
The San Diego-based Laffing Devils Motorcycle Club (LDMC), was once a growing club. The boyz got into a tiff over something that no one can remember and split into two separate clubs. Now in the second season viewers will get a sensory overload of club members going head-to-head with the rival club, Sinister Mob (or Sin Mob). The 2nd season promo states that the Laffing Devils’ leadership is in turmoil: founding member “Danny Boy” and “Sandman” are butting heads not to mention Sandman’s off camera legal trouble with the ex-wife and the original founder, “Gipsy” is missing in action. Maybe because he also has his own set of off-camera legal issues with a minor. Meanwhile, “White Boi” — recently released from prison — is causing ripples among the club members. Yawn.
Anytime a television show is promoted for being hard hitting or “smart,” someone’s laughing all the way to the bank — some company called, Discovery Channel and Bischoff Hervey Entertainment.
This is garbage TV.
Let me tell you how I really feel. All you have to do is take a couple steps back and you’ll quickly realize that we’re looking at blended baby food made out of corn syrup. It’s just a blob of tasteless, high-calorie paste that will work well with the LIPITOR ads. And the Discovery Channel medium dispenses the paste to people who can’t feed back, can’t change it, who only get it in 17-minute bite-sized chunks interrupted by 14-minutes of commercials. It’s written by a team of writers who all have one thing in common: They’re not allowed to say whatever they’re thinking! They’re not allowed. We’re definitely not getting motorcycle club insight or truths; we’re getting lies and acting so heinous they should issue a police ticket.
You might disagree and call me out for not being a credible TV critic. To be one, I’d have to write a 50-page review of each episode which would take longer to read than it does watch the show, while espousing in a pseudo-intellectual way, the show details so that the masses can talk about it over a latte at the water cooler with their new devil horned t-shirts.
The conversation we’re not having is: there’s a couple hundred million of us watching an average of six hours of TV a day… a one-way transmission that only tells us we have a lot of physical and mental ailments… there’s 5-hour energy drinks to perk us up, Lunesta to put us to sleep and our clothes will look brighter with Tide detergent as we recline in the lounger to watch the TV show. The one conversation no one is having, not a single one of us is having is a debate about whether or not liking The Devils Ride makes us smart or stupid.
It’s my judgment that the show is a full-on assault of our intelligence by “actors” who have taken a faux role way too serious. It should be noted that the crap troop breeding this ignorance is executive producers Eric Bischoff, Jason Hervey and Steve Stockman along with Discovery’s David Pritikin.
I will say props for riding some some nice motorcycles!
Photo courtesy of Discovery Channel and Bischoff Hervey Entertainment.
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Its ‘entertainment’ plain and simple. It’s more or less like the other production called Sons Of Anarchy. Don’t expect more than that and you won’t be disappointed.
Sons of anarchy is more real that’s how bad this shit is
I am one of the few who do not have cable television so i can not really say that I have had the opportunity to watch the show. Doesn’t Discovery also show on Moonshining and Gold Prospecting. Its a reality TV Show blitzkrieg. How does Discovery and the men who illegally produce moonshine not get arrested. Anyway, I enjoyed your write up. Thanks…
I was wondering the same thing regarding the illegal moonshine episodes. I guess journalism in general and the First Amendment which guarantees freedom of the press offers some protection from prosecution…..
Are u kiddin’ with this stupid ass show? Like any real bikers would be caught on camera talkin club business! Eric Bishoff thinks he still in da wrestling game! Devils Ride , GAYYYYY!!!!!!!
My Harley was stolen by the #1 mc’s of oregon. Beware they are coyotes scavengers and vermin not the wolves they appear to be. I was a dear friend and family member of these guys for 6years protected them and went to jail for them and they returned the favor by physically assaulting me and stealing my business property, my birth certificate, ss card, clothes, sex toys and girls bike a 2009 Harley Sportster 1200 on Christmas Day with the help of a girl. They should be embarrased and asshamed that a) they hurt a friend to steal a girls bike and stuff b) used a girl to do it c) they are so desprite to steal from they’re own d) are hiding from being accountable for they’re senile actions. Please email if you see my bike or my property anywhere as I WONT GIVE UP TIL I GET IT BACK along with an appology for their complete disregard for HONOR!
I will retract this statement as I was mistaken as of the parties envolved. And appologize for the misunderstanding
I tried watching an episode of this “lame” show today. I found it very painful! I wouldn’t compare The Devils Ride to SOA. I really enjoy the drama of SOA because it’s a tv show made for entertainment purposes. Honestly, actual 1%ers would never air their dirty laundry on a Reality TV show.
These guys are a bunch of retards. I would be embarrassed to be in this club if this is how they handle their business. Billy you need to give up the gavel, you are a total pussy and suck at what you do. Maybe try the girl scouts or something you might be able to lead as a den mother.
aw hell the AMISH MAFIA could kick the sh*t out of these pussys …if your not a 1% er whats the purpose of having a patched club ?…. If you just want to ride …. then RIDE
When they used an old Honda Goldwing to drag behind a truck (and portraying it as a member’s bike) I knew the whole show was a sham.
You sure about the Honda? I watched the episode and assumed that it was a member’s Harley.
Gipsy “Drama Princess” dying on the show would have been the only reason to watch it. No such luck though. Pass on this.
Harley sales went down 30% since this show aired.