did you know that Orange County Choppers is still on the air with new episodes? But, it seems only in the UK

Orange County Choppers Originals – which aired in the U.S. on Discovery Channel, Discovery Turbo TV, Discovery+, and Discovery GO after launching in February – is the latest chapter in the motorbikes franchise that began in 2002 with American Chopper and is based around the Orange County Choppers custom bikes business. 

A second season has been ordered, with 12 episodes.

The series shifts the focus to his workshop in Florida, where he reunites with some of the original team while introducing fresh talent. It also delves into his personal life, highlighting his charity work and passion for animal welfare and rescue on his hobby farm.

Hearst’s Gray said: “Orange County Choppers has everything we look for in great factual entertainment: big builds, strong characters and plenty of heart. With Paul Sr. back at the centre of the story, we’re excited to bring this new chapter to UK audiences.”

Orange County Choppers Original sees Teutul Sr.’s team design and build one-of-a-kind motorcycles for charitable causes, with each episode following them through engineering challenges, tight deadlines, and unexpected setbacks, culminating in auctions or raffles to raise funds and awareness.

https://deadline.com/2026/09/orange-county-choppers-original-hearst-networks-uk-1237142892/

following the same recipe of "Oh no! We're out of time!" "Oh no, we have a dead line!" this won't have a single new thing to bring to the show

I just learned that Richard Hammond's Workshop (filmed in 2021) is finally streaming on Amazon (and episode 6 of season 1 is the guys enjoying Goodwood Revival)

Keanu's bike company goes racing seems to get it paid for with the tv show... like Walt Disney showed us, never use your own money

read about it at https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/keanu-reeves-gard-hollinger-interview-motorcycle-racing-show-1236633945/

new tv series announced about Nascar, from AMC, one of the first long-form dramatic series to partner with the racing body.

“Thunder Road is about the Whitlock racing dynasty, a family bound by legacy, love, and the weight of their name.” said Fusco. “Set against the high-stakes world of NASCAR and the mythic outlaw roots of a sport born on the whiskey-running backroads of the south, you might call it Succession with stock cars. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this dramatic, action-packed, uniquely American story to life with AMC and NASCAR.”

https://deadline.com/2025/11/nascar-drama-series-thunder-road-amc-john-fusco-1236602514/

tv series, Dark Winds takes place in 1971, and has some very cool late 60s vehicles.

Because it's a tv series, with limited budget, they didn't go for accuracy, or authenticity in the right vehicles - but they sure did choose some cool vehicles 

 Curbside looked into what really was used  https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-tv/netflix-dark-winds-blows-its-automotive-casting/ back in 1970

Finally, someone in Hollywood is making a tv show I have been waiting for, a Los Angeles DMV sitcom, and in Nova Scotia, they are making season two of a Drivers Ed school sitcom

CBS has ordered a 20 episode season of DMV, a comedy set at a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Los Angeles.

The series, from creator Dana Klein (Friends) follows the underpaid workers at the East Hollywood DMV office as they navigate workplace politics and relationships and interact with customers who would rather be anywhere else.

The cast includes one of my favorite sitcom actors, Tim Meadows!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-comedy-dmv-full-season-order-1236373738/

The series is produced by producer-director Jonathan Torrens, the actor that played Noah Dyck on Letterkenney 

a single father is seeking to offload his driving school business to his equally uninterested and under-qualified children

https://deadline.com/2025/05/0-60-driving-academy-season-2-bell-fibe-tv1-1236412189/

Tales of the Gold Monkey, a 1982 tv show, in the short time where adventure was prime time fodder, and Bring Em Back Alive was on another channel, took viewers on a thrilling journey back to 1938 in the South Pacific.

It was actually pitched to the networks in 1979, a few years before Raiders of the Lost Ark was released, and the popularity of Raiders Of The Lost Arc is what allowed Gold Monkey and Bring ‘Em Back Alive to be greenlit during that television season.

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2020/10/frank-buck-guy-that-went-to-africa-in.html

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/03/built-for-maharaja-of-jodhpurs-hunting.html

The series follows Jake Cutter, a rugged pilot and owner of the amphibious seaplane known as the “Pride of the Pacific”  — a Grumman amphib

Operating out of a remote island called Bora Gora, Jake battles spies, warlords, and all manner of villains while juggling romances and friendships. Although it lasted only 22 episodes, Tales of the Gold Monkey earned critical praise for its nostalgic 1930s pulp style, fun blend of humor and adventure, and strong performances.

A tv series about a cargo pilot’s adventures set in the 1930s South Pacific? If this sounds like the Disney show TaleSpin, that’s because Gold Monkey was a major influence upon the creator of TaleSpin, Jymn Magon.

One of the co-stars, Jeff MacKay - the friend and mechanic, was in Ba Ba Black Sheep, and Magnum PI

A lot of the episodes are available on You Tube

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1302291411908549&set=a.737484018389294

https://blog.cocopunk.com/2013/05/16/tales-of-the-gold-monkey/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Gold_Monkey

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083488/

https://oddballpilot.com/2014/07/review-tales-of-the-gold-monkey/

the cast at Shoresy got to film scenes all over, about celebrating the team winning the Senior A hockey championship Season 4

 Shoresy is the spinoff from the tv show LetterKenny

I never heard of this show before

Steam punk fans, I have good news! A series just released on Netflix, called Leviathan, 12 episodes. WW1 Austrians vs Germans in an alternate steampunk past, an Austrian fugitive prince and a Scottish airman in disguise embark on an unexpected quest to prevent a world war.

the above is alot like a Star Wars AT AT

This anime adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s acclaimed novels transports viewers to an alternate 1914, where bioengineered beasts battle mechanical war machines. At the heart of the story are a fugitive prince and a girl in disguise, whose journey aboard a living airship could change the course of history.

Alek, a fugitive prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Deryn Sharp, a daring young girl disguised as a boy to serve in the British Air Service. When fate throws them together aboard the HMS Leviathan, a massive, living airship made from genetically engineered creatures, they embark on a world-changing adventure that will challenge everything they know about war, loyalty, and identity.

So, they use flying/floating jellyfish and whales, like balloons and blimps

https://www.netflix.com/title/81152269

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/leviathan-takes-flight-on-july-10

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32581507/

https://gizmodo.com/how-netflixs-leviathan-united-japanese-animation-and-western-imagination-2000627546

Following the success of Season 1, Season 2 of Surviving Baja is now streaming on Roku

 

coolest thing I've seen today is the credits scene on the new TV series Duster, on HBO Max, a main title sequence described as "one of the best opening credits sequences in a long time"

Hot Wheels Style: The opening credits are designed in a style reminiscent of Hot Wheels toy cars, with the toy cars representing characters and elements of the show. 

Cars and Action: Toy cars are shown tearing down roads and going through loops, reflecting the high-octane action and car chases that are a central part of "Duster". 

Homage to 70s Pop Culture: The title sequence is considered a strong example of how "Duster" pays homage to 1970s pop culture in a fresh and engaging way.