Top Gear Coming to America

[Slide Panda]

I'll give it a go... if only to satisfy a masochistic streak. If it's even half as good as the real one, it'll at least be worth tossing on as background noise when doing something else. But beyond that, I don't have much hope. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

They have been working at doing this version for a long time - originally the courted Leno to be a lead in it. I think that might have been pretty good. But, much to his credit, Leno passed on it becuase he didn't think he could do as good a job as the brits and didn't want to turn out something half assed.

[The Architect]

They have been working at doing this version for a long time - originally the courted Leno to be a lead in it. I think that might have been pretty good. But, much to his credit, Leno passed on it becuase he didn't think he could do as good a job as the brits and didn't want to turn out something half assed.

Leno might have been too nice of a guy.  I can't image him trashing any car no matter how bad it is. 

[duccarlos]

60 Minutes interviewed the original Top Gear guys and aired it last night. No one will be able to compare.

[JEFF_H]

sneak peak-

(dont watch its dreadful))
Top Gear on HISTORY Sneak Peak -- Riding with the Bulls

re- brit shows transplanted to US-
game/reality shows seem to fair better
American Idol
Who wants to be a millionaire
hell's kitchen
dancing with the stars
whose line is it anyway (the only one on this list i would watch )

[duccarlos]

It's not horrendous compared to the other car shows in the US, but compared to its namesake, it is dreadful.

[VisceralReaction]

This is just going to be Americanized low brow crap in my opinion, how can you compare to the read thing?

[Howley]

Whaddya mean... was?   It continues to be a cringe inducing wannabe.  There's only one Jeremy Clarkson - alright.. well possibly two if you include me.  Obviously.

I'm trying to pretend it's not on anymore.

[roy-nexus-6]

sneak peak-

(dont watch its dreadful))

And here I was thinking 'how bad could it be?'

Dreadful is an entirely appropriate description: words like appalling, and abortion also spring to mind.

The show is trying waaaaaaaaay to hard to be like Top Gear UK.

1. The narrator sounds like he is asleep while he was reading an intro penned by Jeremy Clarkson.
2.  Ok - here are the cars racing; here is a lizard on the road; cars racing; streetlight!; more cars racing; cars stopped!
3. The track side banter is obviously completely contrived - and is beyond painful. "I have the best car" etc.

[Turf]

And here I was thinking 'how bad could it be?'

Dreadful is an entirely appropriate description: words like appalling, and abortion also spring to mind.

The show is trying waaaaaaaaay to hard to be like Top Gear UK.

1. The narrator sounds like he is asleep while he was reading an intro penned by Jeremy Clarkson.
2.  Ok - here are the cars racing; here is a lizard on the road; cars racing; streetlight!; more cars racing; cars stopped!
3. The track side banter is obviously completely contrived - and is beyond painful. "I have the best car" etc.

It's clearly just better with accents

[duccarlos]

If I was producing this show, I would pack these yahoos off to the corporate office to "hang out" for a few months to capture the vibe. In other news, BBC America aired the Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz episode last night. Cameron is a potty mouth.

[Slide Panda]

1. The narrator sounds like he is asleep while he was reading an intro penned by Jeremy Clarkson.
2.  Ok - here are the cars racing; here is a lizard on the road; cars racing; streetlight!; more cars racing; cars stopped!
3. The track side banter is obviously completely contrived - and is beyond painful. "I have the best car" etc.

4. None of them seem to have any sort of emotional range beyond "Boring white guy". I think they could make a description of Kiera Knightly dipped in honey sound drab...

[roy-nexus-6]

4. None of them seem to have any sort of emotional range beyond "Boring white guy". I think they could make a description of Kiera Knightly dipped in honey sound drab...

Exactly!

Why not find three guys who:

1. Love cars, and are knowledgeable about such.
2. Love practical jokes.
3. Don't freeze in front of the camera.

And then just let them lose. Let them have fun, and we'll go along for an enjoyable ride. Sheesh, its not rocket science.

[Vindingo]

Cameron is a potty mouth.

and she can drive!

Maybe they should have done what 5th gear did and get a cute chick who can drive her ass off as one of the hosts.

[sno_duc]

Did anyone catch the BBC TG episode with Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise driving the 'econbox' around the track.   

There's your threesome Jay Leno, Tom Cruise, and Cameron Diaz   
Don't disguise him use John Force (of Funnycar fame) as the "TAME RACE CAR DRIVER". 

[Bick]

Did anyone catch the BBC TG episode with Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise driving the 'econbox' around the track.   

Oh yeah!   

Have to say, Cameron was far from the sexiest thing on the episode.