heli1, well, I'm sure it would be so much more interesting for Joe public if they compared A109 Mk1 and Mk2, gloated about tiny design changes, increased MTOW, extra HP, OGE ceiling, yada yada.
It's meant to be popular. So it fits the bill. I watched the repeat of it recently and I enjoyed watching choppers. The talking isn't important.
As for pouring champagne with skid attached device, I remember one of the Takeshi castle style Jap comp where they had bottle opener and popped the beer tops the same way. It's somewhere on youtube, too, for sure..