Top Gear America (History Channel)

Speedfreak · 11-22-2010

Thought it was fairly poorly ripped off. Not that impressed, and not that funny/entertaining. The real Top Gear is cars, cool/nutty stuff, and three guys that play well off each other. This one looks too forced and the chemistry just isn't there.

Cool cars are easy to do, being entertaining isn't. Will I still watch? Yeah, but know that it will not stack up to the OG show.

311evo · 11-22-2010

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Originally Posted by Speedfreak

Thought it was fairly poorly ripped off. Not that impressed, and not that funny/entertaining. The real Top Gear is cars, cool/nutty stuff, and three guys that play well off each other. This one looks too forced and the chemistry just isn't there.

Cool cars are easy to do, being entertaining isn't. Will I still watch? Yeah, but know that it will not stack up to the OG show.

I will say at first I didn't like it at all compared to the BBC version. Then I remembered it's the first episode. They're not going to be able to do all of the cool witty inside-joke stuff that the other one has for a while. The comedy in the original show didn't really shine for a couple seasons IMO.

Maybe the American one will get there in time, but I don't think they'll ever have the British "charm". I'm definitely liking the celebrity part more. Finally more than one person I know per season.

tpunx99GSX · 11-22-2010

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Originally Posted by 311evo

I will say at first I didn't like it at all compared to the BBC version. Then I remembered it's the first episode. They're not going to be able to do all of the cool witty inside-joke stuff that the other one has for a while. The comedy in the original show didn't really shine for a couple seasons IMO.

Maybe the American one will get there in time, but I don't think they'll ever have the British "charm". I'm definitely liking the celebrity part more. Finally more than one person I know per season.

Theres no comparing the british and the american versions.
The first couple seasons of the brit show were actually very good, Tiff Needle is the shit, that guy can drive like no other.
When they revamped the show without Tiff, it took a bit to get used to it. but they really blasted off. I love top gear (british version) Havent seen the american version, an honestly dont think i really want to.