Top Gear America

spearfish25 · 11-22-2010, 11:40 AM

All I see this season is Tanner praising every car he drives with boyish affection. The beauty of Clarkson is that he nit picks $hit and will come out of left field with wild opinions. He'll hate a Ferrari 599 despite all of its perfection or love a TVR Sagaris despite the hood being about to blow away. Tanner is just going to think every car is 'neato'.

m4a1mustang · 11-22-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

All I see this season is Tanner praising every car he drives with boyish affection. The beauty of Clarkson is that he nit picks $hit and will come out of left field with wild opinions. He'll hate a Ferrari 599 despite all of its perfection or love a TVR Sagaris despite the hood being about to blow away. Tanner is just going to think every car is 'neato'.

Oh well, I suspect most of us have BBC America, access to the interweb, and a Netflix subscription so we can watch all the right Top Gear episodes.

Seether13 · 11-22-2010, 01:07 PM

I haven't watched it yet, will prob do so later tonight. But give it 3 episodes, if you still don't like it then it is fair. But it takes a bit of time to get used to a copy show when you are already used to the original hosts

TipsZ · 11-22-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bullitt5897

My criticism to them:

6) Bring on Female Host Guests... Every guy likes a hot female host guest and since Men 18-45 are your main target market find a female who can drive! Bring her on the show every now and then and watch the ratings for those episodes go up!

Fixed!! I am sure any man .. of any age .. would find the hot female host more intriguing! LOL

kevr6 · 11-22-2010, 06:34 PM

Finally watched it and the first thing I noticed is the lack of production skill in comparison to the UK original. The next thing is the lack of charisma from each host we are used to seeing.

Love Tanner's driving skill though! I also like their track layout better. Since I'm in it for the cars, I'll be DVRing this along with the UK version for sure! Next episode should be good for us!!

shadow2k · 11-22-2010, 06:53 PM

Everything seemed forced. They need to trash the scripts and just talk about these cars.

ThoriumHotdog · 11-23-2010, 12:01 AM

Unnatural.... I'm not impressed. We'll see what it's like halfway through the season. I don't like the total lack of creativity though. They're going to rehash a lot of the great moments of Top Gear which seems cheapish, to me at least.

Still, commercials will ruin this show more than the wooden hosts.

Nikon FM · 11-23-2010, 12:16 AM

I agree about the lines seeming a bit forced. I was watching hoping things would smooth out but no..too copied.

On the other hand I hope the show keeps going because I like hearing and watching high end cars going fast.

What would totally destroy the show is if budget starts to slim down and the show turns into a "Road and Track" review.

djpathfinder · 11-23-2010, 01:22 AM

I watched it today and I enjoyed it.

Jamaica · 11-23-2010, 01:48 AM

next weeks sounds be interesting

Boost_lee · 11-23-2010, 02:16 AM

Saw it tonight...it was ok. I'll wait and see how it progresses. I do agree though, I enjoy the driving skills of Tanner and the new track

ThoriumHotdog · 11-23-2010, 02:19 AM

Did anyone else notice how small the Stig is? I'm starting to wonder if the Stig is just a certain host with driving skills....

Nikon FM · 11-24-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Boost_lee

Saw it tonight...it was ok. I'll wait and see how it progresses. I do agree though, I enjoy the driving skills of Tanner and the new track

^ Good point. The new track is pretty cool.

Super Tanooki · 11-25-2010, 04:20 AM

Just dropped in to let you all know that the first episode is free to download in HD on the PlayStation Store for PS3 if you haven't seen it. It's only free for two weeks though, after which it'll be $2.99 or thereabouts.

Got Sony's newsletter earlier which says they'll be putting the series up as episodes air on TV.

I want a Z · 11-25-2010, 03:34 PM

I know a lot of people didn't like it but I thought it was pretty good.
Looking forward to the next Z episode

11-22-2010, 11:40 AM	#46 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	All I see this season is Tanner praising every car he drives with boyish affection. The beauty of Clarkson is that he nit picks $hit and will come out of left field with wild opinions. He'll hate a Ferrari 599 despite all of its perfection or love a TVR Sagaris despite the hood being about to blow away. Tanner is just going to think every car is 'neato'. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

11-22-2010, 01:07 PM	#48 (permalink)
Seether13 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jhb, South Africa Age: 48 Posts: 89 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 14	I haven't watched it yet, will prob do so later tonight. But give it 3 episodes, if you still don't like it then it is fair. But it takes a bit of time to get used to a copy show when you are already used to the original hosts __________________

11-22-2010, 06:34 PM	#50 (permalink)
kevr6 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N.W. Atlanta Posts: 1,515 Drives: '09 Graphite 370Z 6M Rep Power: 666	Finally watched it and the first thing I noticed is the lack of production skill in comparison to the UK original. The next thing is the lack of charisma from each host we are used to seeing. Love Tanner's driving skill though! I also like their track layout better. Since I'm in it for the cars, I'll be DVRing this along with the UK version for sure! Next episode should be good for us!! __________________ *Beware...* Daily Sliding In My ZLED!

11-23-2010, 12:16 AM	#53 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 606	I agree about the lines seeming a bit forced. I was watching hoping things would smooth out but no..too copied. On the other hand I hope the show keeps going because I like hearing and watching high end cars going fast. What would totally destroy the show is if budget starts to slim down and the show turns into a "Road and Track" review. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

11-23-2010, 01:22 AM	#54 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	I watched it today and I enjoyed it. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

11-22-2010, 06:53 PM	#51 (permalink)
shadow2k Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 143 Drives: 09 PG 370z 6MT Rep Power: 15	Everything seemed forced. They need to trash the scripts and just talk about these cars.

11-23-2010, 12:01 AM	#52 (permalink)
ThoriumHotdog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TX Posts: 1,104 Drives: Turbo CRX si Rep Power: 16	Unnatural.... I'm not impressed. We'll see what it's like halfway through the season. I don't like the total lack of creativity though. They're going to rehash a lot of the great moments of Top Gear which seems cheapish, to me at least. Still, commercials will ruin this show more than the wooden hosts.

11-23-2010, 01:48 AM	#55 (permalink)
Jamaica A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 15,362 Drives: Under boost Rep Power: 73	next weeks sounds be interesting

11-23-2010, 02:16 AM	#56 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	Saw it tonight...it was ok. I'll wait and see how it progresses. I do agree though, I enjoy the driving skills of Tanner and the new track

11-23-2010, 02:19 AM	#57 (permalink)
ThoriumHotdog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TX Posts: 1,104 Drives: Turbo CRX si Rep Power: 16	Did anyone else notice how small the Stig is? I'm starting to wonder if the Stig is just a certain host with driving skills....

11-25-2010, 04:20 AM	#59 (permalink)
Super Tanooki Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 217 Drives: 370Z MT Base/Spt Red Rep Power: 14	Just dropped in to let you all know that the first episode is free to download in HD on the PlayStation Store for PS3 if you haven't seen it. It's only free for two weeks though, after which it'll be $2.99 or thereabouts. Got Sony's newsletter earlier which says they'll be putting the series up as episodes air on TV.

11-25-2010, 03:34 PM	#60 (permalink)
I want a Z Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MD Posts: 225 Drives: 03 Chevy Avalanche Rep Power: 14	I know a lot of people didn't like it but I thought it was pretty good. Looking forward to the next Z episode

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