The beginning of the end...for Top Gear
#31
I really enjoyed the 2008 to 2011 episodes. I felt that those shows were not forced and their personalities were at their purest. As for Clarkson, while he may be an *** he was truly an original. My favorite episode was the race to the North Pole. Most of that was real emotion.
#32
Chris Harris, Tiff Needell, and Jason Plato would have been the GOAT lineup for Top Gear. I'm not sure about Evans and LeBlanc, but since Harris is there, I have some faith that it will be a good show.
I also would have liked to see Mike Brewer and/or Edd China from Wheeler Dealers.
I also would have liked to see Mike Brewer and/or Edd China from Wheeler Dealers.
#34
Wouldn't it be ironic if the new Top Gear turns out to be a hit and the Amazon shows fails...
I wish the best for both shows, Matt is not such a bad choice at all but everyone will be extremely critical no matter what they try to do. I'd frankly hate to be in their shoes. As for the Amazon series - in a few more years will the fans still be wanting to tune into watch three seniors (or pensioners) acting like kids?
Agree with the above - around 2008 they really hit their stride and the last couple of years, while still enjoyable, were getting silly with too much slapstick and sight gags.
I wish the best for both shows, Matt is not such a bad choice at all but everyone will be extremely critical no matter what they try to do. I'd frankly hate to be in their shoes. As for the Amazon series - in a few more years will the fans still be wanting to tune into watch three seniors (or pensioners) acting like kids?
Agree with the above - around 2008 they really hit their stride and the last couple of years, while still enjoyable, were getting silly with too much slapstick and sight gags.
#35
Interview with Matt LeBlanc
Check this out:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...nc-911-gt2-rs/
Click the clink in the article for the full BBC radio interview.
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...nc-911-gt2-rs/
Click the clink in the article for the full BBC radio interview.
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Bruce in Philly
#36
I keep finding cool Top Gear stuff.... lost out there.
New host throwing up...... Sabine Schmidt
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/19/t...r-sick-report/
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New host throwing up...... Sabine Schmidt
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/19/t...r-sick-report/
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Bruce in Philly
#37
To me the old Top Gear format had burned itself out. I felt like it had morphed into an ongoing Monty Python routine. It was the car tests, the track rankings and the guest interviews that I was tuning in to see. I miss the original show, not what it became.
Harris, Schmidt....great potential there. No Leno please. Watching him fumble around the test track
as a TG guest years ago was an embarrassment. The silence after his run time was telling.
Lisa Kudro over Courtney *** or Jennifer Aniston? Gotta be kidding
Harris, Schmidt....great potential there. No Leno please. Watching him fumble around the test track
as a TG guest years ago was an embarrassment. The silence after his run time was telling.
Lisa Kudro over Courtney *** or Jennifer Aniston? Gotta be kidding
#38
I was always a fan of the BBC's Top Gear, the chemistry between the presenters (which appeared genuine and not forced or strained), and whatever the presenters did singly. I particularly liked James May's Road Trip series with Oz Clarke. I never cared for LeBlanc in Friends or anything I've seen him in since.
I'm sure Clarkson, May and Hammond have a large enough following among the demographic that can afford (some of) the cars they showcase to make the new show a success, and I am looking forward to it.
I'm sure Clarkson, May and Hammond have a large enough following among the demographic that can afford (some of) the cars they showcase to make the new show a success, and I am looking forward to it.
#39