I recorded the show and watched it in its entirety. Some thoughts I have about it are that the on-air folks tried hard, but the pre-show planning (or lack of planning) failed them.
This appeared to be a marketing department response to newbie buyers like me, and hard to fathom that a major corporation's production would have stalled in so many places. Just very poor planning and direction. On the other hand, the amateurish effort did lend the show a low-fi, aw shucks, backyard kind of feel that RFDTV strives for in their identity. The FFA show aired prior to the Deere program was similarly clumbsy, though it pandered to the "ain't us good old boys great" mentality that gets on my nerves. At least the Deere folks spared us that.
Some changes I hope they consider if they run the show again:
Someone suggested that they produce it at a dealership, with plenty of tractors and implements to show, which is an excellent idea, and I would suggest that they walk through the lineup of small to larger tractors with a brief discussion about the capacities and appropriate tasks for each size. Then, for the implements, they should have a half dozen of the most common attached and demo them briefly; say a bush hog, finish mower, FEL, BB, tiller and snow blower. Then, they should just mention some of the other useful tools for tractors like grapples, forks and post hole diggers to give the newbie a better understanding of the range of things we can do with these amazing machines.
When I was in school I took one of those "interests and aptitudes" tests and one of the three careers it recommended I consider was television director. Now, I can see where that all came from. Action.
