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Chris Evans has resigned as host after just five episodes of the rebooted BBC series "Top Gear." "Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough," he said. He reportedly butted heads with American actor and co-host Matt LeBlanc of "Friends."
I'm sure this is heresy, but TG has been dead for several years. The show was a car show with some humor in it. Then it became a comedy show with some cars in it. Then the humor became completely predictable. Race from here to there driving this and that, car vs jet, trash can vs car, ... You're going to have a difficult time finding a team with chemistry as good as the original, and even if you do, the show needs an overhaul.
I'd like to see Rory Reid take over top hosting spot. I enjoyed his segments the best along with Extra Gear. I personally thought Matt LeBlanc did ok.
I dunno...Rory is too 'excited' all the time. Kinda what I hated about Evans (besides everything) he was too 'over excited', giggles like a little girl, and has no clue about the concept of how white space (or silence in spoken media) can enhance the point. He just talks and talks...and shouts and shouts...
One of the things the original three guys had was a bit of that deadpan smart-*** comedy, like they were not trying to be funny, they just were funny. Clarkson's "holier than thou" attitude was funny because May and Hammond use to play that against him. And the humor enhanced whatever topic they talked about. Was some of it predictable? Sure, but who cares? It's entertainment.
I was surprised that I like LeBlanc, I didn't expect to like him at all. Evans is horrible. I like Sabine, but she's not a great 'host' and Eddie Jordan needs to stop being the buffoon. Rory is too excited as I said, and I do like Harris, but again, they're making HIM be too excited now too - I think he's much better in some of his other shows like DRIVE.
Wow...there are just way too many "hosts" on this aren't there??
I know a lot of you would probably disagree, but I'd rather see Harris start his own show with Tiff, Sabine, and maybe Leno. Tough to sell a car show for a mass audience. BBC is trying to recapture the glory days. So many starts have come and gone.
I know a lot of you would probably disagree, but I'd rather see Harris start his own show with Tiff, Sabine, and maybe Leno. Tough to sell a car show for a mass audience. BBC is trying to recapture the glory days. So many starts have come and gone.
Frankly 5 episodes is not long enough to give the team time to gel. Having said the, Evans was pretty bad. The hosts just need to stop selling the show and start enjoying it and it will be fine.
Frankly 5 episodes is not long enough to give the team time to gel. Having said the, Evans was pretty bad. The hosts just need to stop shouting the show and start enjoying it and it will be fine.
07-05-2016, 06:15 AM
Top Gear Flop
