01-16-2008, 02:31 PM | #1 | |
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NBC Bringing Top Gear Pilot to United States
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I LOVE TOP GEAR!!!!!!! It will be really hard to find hosts as funny and as good as explaining the car the way they do when driving. I hope they find good hosts and that they dont just copy the british shows and think of new ideas. They will probably test the new CAMARO when it comes out if the show lasts. I also Love The Office. I have seen the british version and its not as funny but The Office does take some ideas from the british show. It is a perfect example.
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01-16-2008, 03:12 PM | #2 |
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I'll check it out, but it will NEVER be as good as the original.
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01-16-2008, 05:47 PM | #3 |
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I'll give it a shot, for sure.
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01-16-2008, 05:59 PM | #4 |
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I might catch it out of pure curiousity, but they can not in a million years match Clarkson, Hamster, Captain Slow and The Stig. Just not gonna happen. And there's no way they're gonna let anyone trash cars on the show like Clarkson does, which a HUGE appeal of the original IMO.
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01-16-2008, 06:24 PM | #6 |
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Irony at the very least. I can't wait to see the pilot.
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01-16-2008, 06:41 PM | #7 |
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Thats the only thing i dont like about top gear. Is how much they bash not only american cars but americans themselves. Now its our turn!!
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01-16-2008, 08:09 PM | #8 |
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na its funnier when britsh make fun of people, when american's do it they just embaress themselves. but hey what do i know im canadian
seriously this show wil be wicked it wont be close to clarkson and his crew but at least it will be the same type of show.
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01-16-2008, 08:17 PM | #9 |
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It will be corporately biased. He who pays the bills will get the best reviews, or at least the most airtime. Its an unfortunate reality of corporate sponsorship.
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01-16-2008, 11:27 PM | #10 |
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I wish they were just importing the real episodes. A new version just wouldn't be the same. I mean do you think an American show would turn a Reliant into a working Space Shuttle? Do you think an American show would be allowed to race cars against trains, planes, and boats?
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01-17-2008, 12:39 AM | #11 |
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Great news...
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01-17-2008, 07:50 AM | #12 | |
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01-17-2008, 07:59 AM | #13 | |
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Unfortunately I think you're right. No network will allow the hosts to trash a GM car if they are a sponsor or paying for advertising during the show. The same goes with ANY manufacturer. Possibly the only way it could happen is if it were on the SPEED channel...not NBC. Especially now during the strike, all they care about is bringing in cash. |
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01-31-2008, 10:08 AM | #14 |
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Just to add a little info to the thread....
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/31/r...-i-top-gear-i/ If one of these guys hosts though, rest assured, it will be on NBC, not SPEED or anything else....both of these guys are NBC-lifers, if you will. I'd be okay with Jay. Jerry... not a huge fan, but he is a car guy....maybe... |
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