Simviation Forum - American version of Top Gear

Nov 21^st, 2010 at 9:33am

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Premiers tonight on the History Channel.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/why-top-gear-usa-is-unlkely-to-succeed/

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Reply #1 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 9:54am

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Short response: Sad

I have no idea why they're putting it on History, but 'Train Wreck' seems like a good way to describe it.

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Reply #2 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 9:55am

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The writer of that article is as far up his own rectum as the people he claims to have the same problem in said piece.
He gives some valid reasons why top gear USA will fail, but then fails himself by giving completely the wrong idea as to why the UK version works.

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Reply #3 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 10:13am

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Never read such a load of pompous bollox in such a long time. His head is so far up his own rectal cavity that he is probably sees his world through his own teeth Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 10:22am

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expat wrote on Nov 21^st, 2010 at 10:13am:

Never read such a load of pompous bollox in such a long time. His head is so far up his own rectal cavity that he is probably sees his world through his own teeth Roll Eyes

Matt

I'm trying to imagine that. I can't...

Top Gear is Top Gear. You can try to copy it but you will fail.

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Reply #5 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 2:52pm

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expat wrote on Nov 21^st, 2010 at 10:13am:

Never read such a load of pompous bollox in such a long time. His head is so far up his own rectal cavity that he is probably sees his world through his own teeth Roll Eyes

Matt

I'm trying to imagine that. I can't...

Top Gear is Top Gear. You can try to copy it but you will fail.

You need to visit a "coffee shop", it will become a lot easier........so I am told Grin

Top Gear is just a name today. Clarkson, May and Hammond are Top Gear. These three are why you cannot copy it. Also another reason is that unlike other Top Gear shows and the American on is a prime example, they use people who really have no idea about cars. These three are very knowledgeable and very passionate about the subject.

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Reply #6 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 7:47pm

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Again, I repeat my suggestion. Bring them over here for one season (or "series", for you Brits), and I will be eternally grateful. They must know how car crazy we are over here. Put it on a major network, in a prime time slot. One of the problems with Top Gear over here is that not many people have BBCA.

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Reply #7 - Nov 21^st, 2010 at 10:41pm

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Yep, that was awful, and it's not even over yet. Sad

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Reply #8 - Nov 22^nd, 2010 at 7:40am

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I have recorded it so I can't comment on it yet. But it does look pretty bad.

I can tell you the reason I watch Top Gear is the humor and the personalities, and here in the USA we suffer from a bit of culture induced Disthymia, that is it isn't cool to be terribly enthusiastic about anything.

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" -Ben Franklin&&&&"Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates&&&&" Flying is a religion. A religion that asymilates all who get a taste of it." - Me&&&&"Make the most out of yourself, for that is all there is of you"- Ralf Waldo Emerson&&

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Reply #9 - Nov 22^nd, 2010 at 8:04am

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OK I just saw an awesome idea on Facebook: Get Jay Leno.

He's perfect: Car nut, funny.

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" -Ben Franklin&&&&"Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates&&&&" Flying is a religion. A religion that asymilates all who get a taste of it." - Me&&&&"Make the most out of yourself, for that is all there is of you"- Ralf Waldo Emerson&&

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Reply #10 - Nov 22^nd, 2010 at 9:57am

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I think one of the biggest problems, besides not having Clarkson, Hammond and May, is that BBC is not a commercial tv station. You can say whatever you like, without being worried about advertisement income. You want to say the new Ferrari sucks, go right ahead. I don't think you can do that on US tv, even if it is the truth.

Carlo

PS. The new Ferarri doesn't suck.

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Reply #11 - Nov 24^th, 2010 at 11:04am

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Quote:

is that BBC is not a commercial tv station.

"After the break we will race this new car to see how fast it is around the Top Gear circular track"
"Right we're back, oh, time for another break"
"Okay, okay, we're back. Find out how the second half of this lap went, after the break!"

Yeah, a bit of a generalisation, but I was quite shocked by the sheer number of commercials on American TV. It's like, adverts every few minutes, then adverts on the show that you're watching.

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Reply #12 - Nov 24^th, 2010 at 12:59pm

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Got to watch the replay of it last night.

Here are my thoughts on it...

1. The hosts suck. Tongue

2. Having a Stig doesn't equal having The Stig. Roll Eyes

3. They tried really hard to copy the T.G. test track & studio setting, and failed miserably. Lips Sealed

4. Pitting a Dodge Viper against a Uh-1 Cobra doesn't make sense to me, and I like both.

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Reply #13 - Nov 24^th, 2010 at 1:53pm

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viper against cobra sounds like the lotus vs apache challenge the uk one did.

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Reply #14 - Nov 25^th, 2010 at 1:25am

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ShaneG wrote on Nov 24^th, 2010 at 12:59pm:

Got to watch the replay of it last night.

Here are my thoughts on it...

1. The hosts suck. Tongue

2. Having a Stig doesn't equal having The Stig. Roll Eyes

3. They tried really hard to copy the T.G. test track & studio setting, and failed miserably. Lips Sealed

4. Pitting a Dodge Viper against a Uh-1 Cobra doesn't make sense to me, and I like both.

So it is the same...........but not really Grin

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Reply #15 - Dec 7^th, 2010 at 11:18am

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Having never seen the Brit version and only a small part of the American version, my only comment is who are these idiots they picked to host? Did they find a couple of out of work bumbling former frat boys? They are not entertaining in the least.

Dave

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