All new Top Gear being produced just for the US with different cast.

[mAdD INDIAN]

From FinalGear

IMO I think its a mistake. The cast really make the show, and I'm not sure how the new American cast will do.

An excerpt from the link:

the American take on Top Gear wasn?t entirely the same as ours. Instead of a shabby hangar and a track built around arifield taxiways, they got a pit garage and a proper circuit. Instead of filling the studio with 200 grunting Subaru drivers, they did without an audience. And instead of The Tall One, The Short One and The Other Oen, they hired three rather different American presenters. Bruno, a professional drag racer with casual tales of crashing at 230mph. John, the super keen jock, blessed with quaint ?sir and m?am? good manners that only Americans can do. And, Johnny, a former reality show winner with a nice line in wierd humor.

....

Fortunatly some reference points remained, including Star In A Reasonably Priced Car. But, to set the power laps, there could be no substitue - the Stig was flown to the US and stunned everyone with his blistering pace as he hammered the CLS55, Charger, and Mustang round the circuit.

 

[EvilYoda]

your linking sucks, but that's horrible news...I hope it goes the way of NBC's Coupling.

 

[Goosemaster]

MORONS....marketing folks amaze me sometimes

 

[boyRacer]

this is going to suck so bad

 

[ElFenix]

so they botch bringing over the english guys by screwing up the sound, getting rid of half the jokes, and putting commercials in the middle of reviews. then they screw it up even more and make it just motor trend without (hopefully) a guy with an ugly mustache

 

[SilentZero]

That is retarded!

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[Dunbar]

I, for one, hope it turns out good. If the UK gets two great automotive shows, we deserve at least one. I'm shocked at what they pass off as automotive television programming in this country (the land of Motor City no less!) I love Top Gear and Fifth Gear but I don't know what a Seat Leon is much less do I care how it drives.

 

[sniperruff]

good for us. we'll just end up having another car show to watch. why not?

 

[funboy6942]

What station is this show on. I have seen it a few times flipping around and never wrote down the channel or time. I loved the ones I have seen and the video I have cought of it online.

 

[Dunbar]

Article said Discovery canceled it. Most people here download them.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Well American TV execs always know best, I don't think we can argue about that. Us simpleton Americans will never understand British humour and will riot in the streets if a single cultural reference flies over our heads.

Clearly the answer is to strip out the heart of the show. It looks like it's already been cast though, maybe they can recast and rebuild with a couple of Seacrests, a chick with big fake DD's, and a marginally-famous horribly-unfunny comedian, and slap a laugh track on it to let us know how hi-larious it is. As an American I demand nothing less.

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

 

[Aharami]

i really hope they can pull this one off. would love to see a car show on Discovery that focuses more on driving the car rather than just building up a monster of a car (rides, overhaulin, etc)

 

[rh71]

that's just not right.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Aharami
i really hope they can pull this one off. would love to see a car show on Discovery that focuses more on driving the car rather than just building up a monster of a car (rides, overhaulin, etc)

Americans in general find the driving part boring.

 

[jsbush]

Thats awesome! Great idea. Can't wait.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
good for us. we'll just end up having another car show to watch. why not?

i don't see how it could be anywhere near as good as BBC's Top Gear. I'm not into cars a whole lot at all, but the cast of show is what makes the show entertaining. To me, it's like a unique form of entertainment/comedy with some info about new cars thrown in

 

[BD2003]

Even though half of the cars on that show never make it over here, it sure is entertaining as hell. Where do you guys dl it?

 

[MasterAndCommander]

If they have an obnoxious host that will dog British made cars for the slightest reason, then I might watch. I would like to see the Stig handle the Mustang and Charger around a course though.

 

[TomKazansky]

Originally posted by: SilentZero
That is retarded!

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WERD. Topgear ftw.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Bruno, a professional drag racer with casual tales of crashing at 230mph. John, the super keen jock, blessed with quaint ?sir and m?am? good manners that only Americans can do. And, Johnny, a former reality show winner with a nice line in wierd humor.


I am NOT watching.

 

[Tylanner]

"LOOK AT ALL THESE FVCKING CUP HOLDERS THIS IS EPIC!"

 

[clickynext]

It's not Top Gear, so they should have picked a different name to avoid ruining the Top Gear name.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon

Originally posted by: sniperruff
good for us. we'll just end up having another car show to watch. why not?

i don't see how it could be anywhere near as good as BBC's Top Gear. I'm not into cars a whole lot at all, but the cast of show is what makes the show entertaining. To me, it's like a unique form of entertainment/comedy with some info about new cars thrown in

that's pretty much what topgear is. i think they don't want to go too technical and keep the show entertaining.

but hey, a free junk auto show is a free junk auto show. at least we'd get to see the stig bang around in a mustang.

 

[Koing]

It's so going to tank.

There are better 'car' shows out there but I watch TG for the entertainment and see JC, the short guy and the tall guy talk about stuff :thumbsup:

I hope the USA version takes off but it doesn't look likely. But on the other hand you Americans do make MUCH better shows then England. Your version of The Apprentice was 1000000000000000000000000x better then the UK one. The UK one looked very amateurish by comparison.

Production values don't make TG though. The cast and the cars do! TG has a great feel and look about it. Not trying too hard about the production and just how the cast get on together. It's all about the banter!

Koing

 

[CKent]

Top Gear sucks. At least an American cast won't constantly take potshots at the US though.