US Top Gear may be on the way, sounds like it will suck

[pauldun170]

One thing I don't care about is "car culture".
I could give two shits about drifters\lowrider\dragracers\street racer\fart can pimpers\cruisers\.
In otherwords I don't watch car shows to learn about people and all the crap they do with their cars
I watch them to learn about cars.

[Avatard]

The smart move for the network is to try a US version, but also put the original UK series in rotation, and then watch the numbers. If anyone is paying attention, the situation (w)rights itself.

[CrazyKell]

Of course this will suck donkey dong. There is only ONE Top Gear.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Of course this will suck donkey dong. There is only ONE Top Gear.

http://jalopnik.com/5521968/top-gear-usa-what-to-expect

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Avatard

The humor on the show only works because it's dry, minimalistic Brit humor.

The American version will probably have a laugh track

Exactly FTL

Originally Posted by Sean

Leno should have let Conan have his show and done Top Gear instead.

Not sure about that exactly but not having Leno as part of it would be sad. is there anybody else in American culture that is bigger into all cars? Foose maybe...

Originally Posted by goof2

Ultimately the problem isn't with the hosts. They could throw anyone in there from the very good to the very bad. It comes down to (as paul mentioned) advertising dollars. If they have to pimp sponsor's shit and aren't allowed to criticize anything the show will be very boring. UK Top Gear doesn't have to deal with this as the BBC is funded by TV licensing fees, not advertising. They can piss off whoever they want because there are no advertisers paying for the show. They can also test whatever they want since they don't have a large sponsor always pushing for a positive test of the new Ford Shitbox LX, Toyota Recall Hybrid, or Chevy No-Resale GT. US Top Gear will not have these luxuries.

This is the biggest piece to why it will suck.

Originally Posted by pauldun170

One thing I don't care about is "car culture".
I could give two shits about drifters\lowrider\dragracers\street racer\fart can pimpers\cruisers\.
In otherwords I don't watch car shows to learn about people and all the crap they do with their cars
I watch them to learn about cars.

Truth!

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Of course this will suck donkey dong. There is only ONE Top Gear.

Exactly. Duplication will not work. Nevertheless, i will try it and watch it to see.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Sean

Leno should have let Conan have his show and done Top Gear instead.

Sean, that's exactly what I was thinking.

NBC could have had a fucking coup, but they didn't just jump the shark, they skull fucked it, and left it for dead.

Leno would have been perfect for Top Gear. He's a great fucking car guy who's kinda funny. He's not a funny guy, but he's a good car guy, who's kinda funny.

Perfect.

Conan is funny as shit, and they screwed the pooch sending him (and Triumph) packing. Even Kevin Eubanks fucking bailed. NBC is on the road to being a cable channel on fucking Comcast.

FAIL.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Sean, that's exactly what I was thinking.

NBC could have had a fucking coup, but they didn't just jump the shark, they skull fucked it, and left it for dead.

Leno would have been perfect for Top Gear. He's a great fucking car guy who's kinda funny. He's not a funny guy, but he's a good car guy, who's kinda funny.

Perfect.

Conan is funny as shit, and they screwed the pooch sending him (and Triumph) packing. Even Kevin Eubanks fucking bailed. NBC is on the road to being a cable channel on fucking Comcast.

FAIL.

I've watched the Tonight Show a couple of times since it came back on and it seems to me like Leno is trying to get fired. The show is so godawfully bad now that it seems to be intentional. I mean, it wasn't hilarious before...don't get me wrong, but this is a new level of suckdom.

Back on topic, US Top Gear is of course going to suck. Everything has to be dumbed down and dramatized so much for the American Market. Kinda like Kitchen Nightmares was.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Sean

Leno should have let Conan have his show and done Top Gear instead.

Probably would have not been a bad idea at all.

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by Sean

Leno should have let Conan have his show and done Top Gear instead.

Leno or Stacey David on a US Top Gear would be good stuff. I don't care what Conan does- can't stand him.

Originally Posted by azoomm

And, the disappointment is, they will probably turn it into a build review rather than just a show about vehicles. The mention of customization sticks out. We have enough "make it better" stuff out there.

How soon will Jessie James and the OCC chopper clowns show up? Shall we make a wager?

Originally Posted by pauldun170

One thing I don't care about is "car culture".
I could give two shits about drifters\lowrider\dragracers\street racer\fart can pimpers\cruisers\.
In otherwords I don't watch car shows to learn about people and all the crap they do with their cars
I watch them to learn about cars.

Exactly- isn't there enough of this crap on Speed (NASCAR network)? I mean, just look at their lineup:Pinks, Low Life, HD bolt ons, Jacked-up, un-Unique Whips, etc., etc.

About the only good shows are Gearz, My Classic Car and Extreme 4x4.

[nhgunnut]

I don't have high Hopes, but I will throw it into the DVR record cue and and watch it a few times. I also would have liked to see someone like Leno involved with a Project like this.
It would also be nice if they did some fun stuff with bikes for a chance.
I love the Original and the couple of German Episodes I have seen were good to. The Aussie stuff didn't do it for me.