After reading commentary on various sites, I can't see why History Channel would even bother. Most Everyone is giving the show a thumbs down based on a two minute clip and the fact they didn't make an exact clone of the Original Show.
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Aug. 9, 2010 10:02 a.m. DoctorBlade Reader
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Aug. 9, 2010 4:14 p.m. 96DXCivic Dork
mtn wrote:
I think that reality never had a peak, just a lesser low.
+1000000.
I will give it a chance. I think it may be ok who knows.
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Aug. 9, 2010 7:24 p.m. ckosacranoid Dork
the worst we do is watch a couple of eps and then rip into it then. at least least give it the first shot at least.....
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Aug. 9, 2010 9:12 p.m. MCarp22 Reader
I'd imagine the folks that don't like this show, probably wouldn't like some of the older episodes of top gear that have a similar lack of polish.
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Aug. 9, 2010 9:16 p.m. SilverFleet Reader
I watched the trailer, and I agree, Rutledge needs to go. Ferrara can stay, And Tanner Foust will try to drift everything, but eh, whatever, I'll give it a watch. This show will NEVER be as good as the British version, no matter what they do. Clarkson, May, and Hammond have unbelievable chemistry and from what I've seen from the trailer, it's just not there with these three guys.
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Aug. 9, 2010 9:41 p.m. MitchellC Dork
The original Top Gear didn't hit its stride until a few seasons in. In the first season, the chemistry between hosts wasn't yet developed, and the studio shots were laughable compared to the modern setup--a few dozen middle aged guys in an echoing warehouse.
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Aug. 9, 2010 10:42 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
MitchellC wrote:
The original Top Gear didn't hit its stride until a few seasons in. In the first season, the chemistry between hosts wasn't yet developed, and the studio shots were laughable compared to the modern setup--a few dozen middle aged guys in an echoing warehouse.
MItchellC's making a good point. I work in TV, and it's not uncommon for a show that eventually ends up as "great" to have a slow start. It takes so many different folks to actually "make" something that sometimes it takes awhile for everybody to "gel together".
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Aug. 10, 2010 9:16 a.m. 96DXCivic Dork
MitchellC wrote:
The original Top Gear didn't hit its stride until a few seasons in. In the first season, the chemistry between hosts wasn't yet developed, and the studio shots were laughable compared to the modern setup--a few dozen middle aged guys in an echoing warehouse.
Wasn't May not in it the first season?
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Aug. 10, 2010 9:30 a.m. xd Reader
I will fail because it is on the History Channel! Notice the nascar references in the freaking promo. That channel is like Hillbilly Island. Will they air it with that "sell your cap" show and the show about two guys going to garage sales scamming old people. Thank god for the BBC. American TV is pure crap.
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Aug. 10, 2010 9:40 a.m. 96DXCivic Dork
xd wrote:
Notice the nascar references in the freaking promo. That channel is like Hillbilly Island.
I don't see the problem here. Any car show in the US will have something about NASCAR because whether we like it or not it is the most watched form of racing in the US. I think the roots of NASCAR are pretty cool and the fact that they mention this in the promo doesn't really bother me.
