Terry & Danny Bob take an unmarked police car for a “test drive.”
Some of the shenanigans on PORTER RIDGE are so outrageous, you know they have to be real.
Last night, Terry Porter spent the day riding around in an unmarked—but fully equipped—police car, eating doughnuts and harassing anyone he pleased, while the owner of the police car spent an eye-opening day being chauffeured around by Dirty Andy.
“Good cop, bad cop,” Ridge style.
When this show first aired, there was a clamor of critics, slamming Discovery for the direction it has taken, becoming the apparent home of the backwoods reality show. And, the thing is, the first few episodes of PORTER RIDGE left a lot of people—myself included—at a loss of what to say (and, you know, I’m NEVER at a loss for something to say). Terry Porter, the head hilljack, probably has more going on in his head than any 12 people I know, but one would surely find themselves in a never-ending maze trying to wander through it all. The supporting characters, including Dirty Andy, Elvis Larry, Danny Bob and, of course, everybody’s favorite bear-owning neighbor, Jeff, would probably be enough oddity for any one show all on their own; adding them all together is just pure mayhem. And, of course, there is Kayla who, in her normalness, is totally out of place—and sometimes completely at a loss for words herself—among this crowd.
But, fans love it! When one turns on the show for the first time, the immediate thought is, “What the heck?” But, somehow it is mesmerizing, and you don’t seem to want to turn the channel, no matter how many times you say, “I cannot BELIEVE what they are putting on TV these days!” And, after a show or two, a viewer learns HOW to watch PORTER RIDGE—Terry is not quite as confusing, recognizing the various people with multiple names starts to come easier, and seeing what comes next is more enjoyable, because you can understand what has already happened! “PORTER RIDGE,” you find yourself saying now, “is just a fun show,” and, believe it or not, “I like it.”
And, the weirder they get, the more I find myself liking it, kind of like the cop who had his unmarked car inadvertently stripped by the PORTER RIDGE crew, then decided he didn’t get such a bad deal in the end—although he did say he would likely decline to head their way the next time he just needed a simple part for his vehicle.
Probably not a bad decision.
PORTER RIDGE airs on Discovery Channel on Tuesday nights at 10/9c.
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