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For a moment then... I thought you were going on about our Top Gear. Weheheh
That stuff is Top Gear at its worst. But I'll bet that the US version of Top Gear will take all the crappy parts of Top Gear and ignore the good stuff. They sometimes criticise cars heavily and piss off the manufacturers. I doubt that will ever happen in the US. I also think the US version will omit the off-color humor that Clarkson (especially), May and Hammond sometimes indulge in.
Could it work? Heck yes. America has plenty of interesting cars (even if most are foreign), good tracks and a huge driving culture. But I have little hope that a Hollywood, Kalifornia-based show will do it right.
But I have little hope that a Hollywood, Kalifornia-based show will do it right.
Depends where in California.
Not while the Gallardo's about
Yeahhh, I can't imagine Clarkson's Septic jokes going down too well
I love that track.
But I'm referring more to California itself as a bad location. Too much Hollywood. Too little reality. They'll screw it up for sure. I'll bet the'll even try to cast hosts that look and act kind of like Clarkson, Hammond and May. It will be like the "Bizarro Jerry" episode of Seinfeld where Elaine meets weird opposite copies of Jerry, George and Kramer. Except that THAT was funny. Gear (the name of the US series) won't be.
I love that track.
But I'm referring more to California itself as a bad location. Too much Hollywood. Too little reality. They'll screw it up for sure. I'll bet the'll even try to cast hosts that look and act kind of like Clarkson, Hammond and May. It will be like the "Bizarro Jerry" episode of Seinfeld where Elaine meets weird opposite copies of Jerry, George and Kramer. Except that THAT was funny. Gear (the name of the US series) won't be.
They are going to mess it up. Let's just keep importing it, like 51.9% of cars..
I don't think I will watch it anyways, I like euro cars so much better than any american and you can't be Clarkson and Hammond (May is just to be made fun of which is good but I think Clarkson and Hammond are hilarious) in my book. I don't even care that BBC: America only airs it really on Mondays that is what my DVR (at home
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They are going to mess it up. Let's just keep importing it, like 51.9% of cars..
I don't think I will watch it anyways, I like euro cars so much better than any american and you can't be Clarkson and Hammond (May is just to be made fun of which is good but I think Clarkson and Hammond are hilarious) in my book. I don't even care that BBC: America only airs it really on Mondays that is what my DVR (at home
Actually James May is probably my favorite presenter - he's bizarre but I think often think his taste in cars actually runs closer to mine than the other two. Although I'm with Jeremy in not caring about motorcycles.
I will watch the US version in the beginning just to see what they come up with, but my intuition says that it will stink.
That's my main gripe about TG, it doesn't cover bikes. I would like the occasional bike feature, there aren't that many developments in the course of a year. The Hamster is a bike nut, thought he might have been able to persuade them to do a feature.
I remember the old Top Gear format covering a bike once, obviously wasn't that much of a success.
The only reason Clarkston doesn't like bikes is because he fell off one at Silverstone in his pre-Top Gear journalist days.
Some might argue it doesn't really cover cars anymore either.
But I digress, Top Gear used to cover bikes, back in the '90's (during Clarkson's first stint) with that scouse chap, whose name escapes me at this moment in time.
Top Gear just needs a little freshening up, they should go out live (which would dispense with the often forced laughter that occurs with retakes), and be a little less scripted and rehearsed (because it comes across as being over scripted and over-rehearsed) and just be more spontaneous because they're genuinely funny chaps.
But then again, maybe I'm just not part of their demographic anymore. *shrugs*
I'm not sure how much of an overlap there is between car fanatics and bike fanatics. I'm sure if there really was a lot of interest they'd be covering bikes. Both Hammond and May are bikers, after all...
I think clarkson would look ridiculous on any bike anyhow!
They do sometimes. There was the one when Hammond and May were riding those funny little bikes when they would drive somebody's car home for them.
Then there was the time when they had Neil Morrissey on and mentioned bikes.
But have to admit, not a big fan of bikes so glad they keep them off the show.
Forgot about that one!
TG covers a lot of supercars these days. My mate told me about the time his Suzuki kicked the arse of an Aston Marin Vantage on the A85 to Oban. Supercar performance, Corsa money! No, speeding isn't big or clever ocifer, my point is at least we've got a slight chance (spouses willing) to own a superbike.
I love that track.
But I'm referring more to California itself as a bad location. Too much Hollywood. Too little reality. They'll screw it up for sure. I'll bet the'll even try to cast hosts that look and act kind of like Clarkson, Hammond and May. It will be like the "Bizarro Jerry" episode of Seinfeld where Elaine meets weird opposite copies of Jerry, George and Kramer. Except that THAT was funny. Gear (the name of the US series) won't be.
Agreed.
Forgot about that one!
TG covers a lot of supercars these days. My mate told me about the time his Suzuki kicked the arse of an Aston Marin Vantage on the A85 to Oban. Supercar performance, Corsa money! No, speeding isn't big or clever ocifer, my point is at least we've got a slight chance (spouses willing) to own a superbike.
Almost every sportsbike will outrun most supercars. My 600cc Yamaha FZ6 will do 0-60mph in 3.4 seconds and its by no means extremely fast in the bike world. It has 98BHP. Something like a Hayabusa has up to 180BHP on a bike that weighs just over 200kg
You wouldn't think so come winter... when the roads get a little damp and leafy... conditions that guarantee only one thing... on a twisty country lane, you're bound to come across one of these superbikes tootling round the bends seemingly performing a divine dance with the limits of adhesion.
I don't particularly like summer, but at least bikers begin to take the corners a little quicker then.
You wouldn't think so come winter... when the roads get a little damp and leafy... conditions that guarantee only one thing... on a twisty country lane, you're bound to come across one of these superbikes tootling round the bends seemingly performing a divine dance with the limits of adhesion.
I don't particularly like summer, but at least bikers begin to take the corners a little quicker then.
Yeah getting a bit of temperature into the tires when its cold and wet out is pretty tough. Hey, nobody ever said riding a bike was a practical year round form of transport. Then again, you don't see too many people taking out their ferraris for a spin on a rainy january sunday afternoon
Then again, you don't see too many people taking out their ferraris for a spin on a rainy january sunday afternoon
Not much point when the bikes will slow 'em down at every corner!
Not much point when the bikes will slow 'em down at every corner!
Can't argue with that logic!
or parked in a hedge!
I think if they did a challenge I think it would be 'engineered' to make sure the car won (i.e. make it over 200 miles so the bike has to stop for fuel.) They did something similar in Bike magazine, raced a bike against a 2.0l Mondeo (classic rep-mobile) and the Mondeo won because it could take the roundabouts quicker.
I think the last series was an improvement over the one before, but it isn't quite as good as the early seasons of the current format. Richard's hair has gotten ridiculous, and some of the segments are overproduced. Still I think they've still "got it". We'll see how long it lasts...
C'mon, that's hardly detrimental to the program unless you're an avid Top Gear fan that has a white, convertible Suzuki Vitara in your driveway.... (if such a thing isn't an oxymoron).
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