Top Gear America
08-08-2010, 02:03 PM
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Not even gonna watch the video. They need to just give up the idea, IF they can manage to actually produce a season or two, it's never going to be even half as good as the real Top Gear.
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08-08-2010, 02:42 PM
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Seriously, barf.
The video is slightly funny, if you enjoy watching a fat bloke laughing like an idiot, and an old Cadillac driving a motocross course.
Why do I know the word bloke? Because I've watched the one and only Top Gear that ever has, and ever will, exist.
The video is slightly funny, if you enjoy watching a fat bloke laughing like an idiot, and an old Cadillac driving a motocross course.
Why do I know the word bloke? Because I've watched the one and only Top Gear that ever has, and ever will, exist.
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08-08-2010, 03:49 PM
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That seems to be what Hollywood is missing: you can't replicate perfection. The closer to perfection it is, the lower your chances of duplicating the original's success. I'm not saying that Top Gear is perfect, but it's definitely closer to the top of the scale than the bottom.
They'd have better luck coming up with an original car show (even if it was vaguely similar) than trying to make an Americanized version. However, I have a feeling that it would be difficult to create a mainstream car show here; not sure why.
They'd have better luck coming up with an original car show (even if it was vaguely similar) than trying to make an Americanized version. However, I have a feeling that it would be difficult to create a mainstream car show here; not sure why.
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08-08-2010, 04:12 PM
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Probably because most people in Hollywood aren't famous for interesting commentary, and the people America chooses for celebrity status aren't intelligent. I guess we could have the Jersey Shore guys do a car show, that might get some viewers.
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08-08-2010, 04:41 PM
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The truth is, they're all great segments. But it's more than just Hollywood production values, liberal interpretation of the standards for libel, and a nearly infinite budget- it's the personalities. I mean, they could do a whole hour of nothing but Jeremy, Richard & James sitting in armchairs reading aloud from the phone book, and I absolutely guarantee that it would be worth watching. I don't sense that particular brand of magic happening in what I've seen so far here.
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08-08-2010, 04:58 PM
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The Vietnam motorcycle episode is a great one too. And the 2nd amphibious car episode. And the Antarctica special, and the America one, and the Africa one, and the South America one...I could go on forever.
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08-08-2010, 05:14 PM
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But if the blokes hosting the presentation aren't worth watching, it's all for naught.
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08-08-2010, 05:30 PM
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I'm going back and re-watching every episode from season 1-15. The torrents I can find for seasons 1-2 were awesome 3-7 suck *** (like 2 day download times for ~3gb), anyone got a good source?
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08-08-2010, 11:39 PM
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The problem with the show will be everyone who will write it off just "because". Rut (the big one with the glasses) used to be "one of us" who hung out at out local weekly meets back in like 02-05 before persuing a career with SPEED channel. He is a car guy for real. I consider him a friend of mine and I hope this really works out despite the negative prejudice.
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