Top Gear America
 

Again?

http://jalopnik.com/5606884/top-gear...-first-trailer

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.

History will be hosting a full season of Top Gear USA, which I will watch.

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.

I'll watch it just because... but who are those three asshats???

Failure in execution on its way. I don't understand why NBC can't broadcast Top Gear?

I figured they dropped it because they knew it'd suck.

and now a sample of what happens when a network gets everything "right":

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.

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.

The US is too PC to handle Top Gear (even though BBCA re-airs it, although I believe it's heavily edited). And the second someone badmouths a car by the big three, that show will get cancelled lol

Indeed. That was a great segment. And here's another great segment:



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.

This sums it up perfectly. Look at their "news" segments. They hardly have any content, but along with some ridiculous motoring news, the tangents they run off on are hilarious.

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.

... and the race against the steam locomotive, and the race against the boat, and the race against the man in tight shorts, and the race against the surly-looking teenagers, and the race against public transit, and the race against a Cessna, and the race against the Japanese bullet train, and the race against the other boat, and the race against a bunch of pigeons, and the race against a rock climber, and the race against a bobsled team, and the race against a fighter jet, and the race against a tall man in the mud, and the race against a greyhound, and the race against a pack of hunting dogs, and the race against the Royal Mail, and the race against the British army, and the race against the third boat, and the race against some kids on BMX bicycles, and the race against the guy on rocket-powered skates, etc etc etc.

But if the blokes hosting the presentation aren't worth watching, it's all for naught.

I'm a big fan of the mission from Ecuador to the beach episode.

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 ASS (like 2 day download times for ~3gb), anyone got a good source?

I can (maybe) hook you up. PM me.

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.

Not comparing it to the British Top Gear I thought the video was mildly funny. I just hope they aren't afraid to give real thoughts on things.

They needed to license Top Gear but not use the name. Publicize that its produced by TG guys but really try to make something new.

Just really want a decent american car show.

Jay Leno could have made this a good show I think. But nooooooo!

They made a Top Gear Australia. It was a good car show but a bad Top Gear, if that makes sense?

Absolute sense.

Based on the posted segment of this...

http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...t-want-dog.jpg

Agreed... can't say I was ever a fan of his Tonight Show snoozefest, but I like him as a car guy. And whatever happened to Adam Carolla's involvement?

On Leno...I have to agree. As for Carolla, thank GOD he doesn't have anything to do with it, can't stand that guy.

This. A whole hell of a lot of this.

the laugh into 9 sec annoyed me enough that I could not finish watching it.

Top gear has grown past the cars into a story of the joy of motoring with our 3 friends. The problem is not the cars, nor the reviews of them, but the fact that we dont want to see people replace our friends that get us just as we get them.

The BBC is not paid by advertisers. History channel/discovery networks is. And in the end that is all that matters. Every car will get a positive review, and in fact they will be so terrified of offending someone and thereby scaring off advertisers that they will be unable to be as brash as the U.K. version.

Carrolla would have been good actually. I can't stand Clarkson to be honest, but a self riotous egotistical prick is perfect for that show. And Carrolla would have fit that to the letter (as well as being not only a car guy, but a vintage japanese car guy).

I'll be interested to see where it goes and hoping for the best. But not really expecting much.

(and lest my location give the wrong impression, I am a US expat from New Orleans, so not USA bashing)

Sucks that Carolla is out, and it's funny, because a few months ago it looked like he was in and Foust was out.

If any of you guys aren't regularly listening to Carolla's CarCast, you're missing out on some good stuff. Subscribe to his podcast, and check out the video that usually follows each one within a few days

http://www.adamcarolla.com/CarCastBlog/

C

The only reason it sucks is because I'm not one of the hosts. =P