“Auto Addiction” is the program, Speed Network is the channel. This is the show Jeffrey’s been working so hard on for so long, and now’s the time to show the love.
The show premieres tonight, so if you can, watch it and DVR it, and ask your friends to do the same!
Erthbound Entertainment produces the ultimate TV show to watch… while driving!
Studio City, CA – The pilot episode of a new series for the SPEED Network debuts this week hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning automotive columnist Dan Neil, who examines the phenomenon of “distracted driving”.
The series, titled “Auto Addiction”, is produced by Jeffrey Willerth, President of Erthbound Entertainment, Inc. whose life-long affection for all things automotive is at the heart of this humorous effort to define car culture today.
When asked about creating the pilot episode, Willerth said “distracted driving was an obvious subject choice for the premiere episode because bad habits and lack of concentration while driving have reached epidemic scale and are quickly becoming the norm for acceptable driving skill. We’re evolving into a society of motoring morons, easily distracted by palm-size technology and social networking.” He adds, “Imagine the headlines once somebody pilots their car 150 miles past Minneapolis because they were fussing with their laptops!”
“Auto Addiction” hits the SPEED HD airwaves on Monday, December 7th at 8:30pm Eastern. Erthbound Entertainment’s synopsis to describe the first episode states;
It’s wrong, ridiculous and so dangerous, yet it happens daily on America’s highways… People driving while eating, reading, shaving, yakking on the phone, applying makeup, brushing teeth, changing clothes, using computers, choosing CDs, watching TV and even having sex. Driving distracted is driving reckless and sometimes even “wreck full”.
Driving distracted has become a full-contact sport and is one of the fastest growing statistics on the cause of car accidents. Learn how new innovations designed to help distracted drivers maintain focus, might inadvertently contribute to our lackadaisical and leisurely driving habits. What really happens to our minds and bodies when we drive distracted? We’ll use the latest medical equipment to monitor Dan Neil’s brainwaves and physiology to find out how he reacts to absurd and hilarious distractions while driving a high performance machine on a grueling test track.
Watch Auto Addiction to see if you are man enough to drive while putting on lipstick!
“Auto Addiction” is available on SPEED Monday 12/7 8:30pm, Tuesday 12/8 12:30am and 8:30am, Friday 12/11 11:00pm and Sunday 12/13 10:30am. (All times Eastern)
About SPEED
SPEED™ is the nation’s first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. SPEED is home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services.
Available to more than 78 million households in North America.
SPEEDtv.com – The Online Motorsports Authority.
About Erthbound Entertainment
Erthbound Entertainment, Inc. is the boutique production company currently producing the “Auto Addiction” series for the SPEED Network, and distributing the debut comedy special, “Owen Smith: Anonymous” with the new BBN, Black Broadcasting Network.
Recent international productions include a series of luxurious business programming for Europe’s LUXE TV, lifestyle content for RTL Belgium, a special program for the BBC’s “TopGear” host, Jeremy Clarkson and production services on commercial shoots for Rolls-Royce and Verizon.
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I hope this goes well:) Good luck Jeff;)