Top Gear USA FR-S Coverage

[TemeCal]

Originally Posted by Shagaliscious

I would give the show another shot if they replaced Adam. Can't stand him, so annoying. And unlike Jeremy Clarkson...Adam isn't even remotely funny.

Completely agree. I can't see how anyone finds Adam even remotely funny. As others have stated, I wished Adam Corolla could have made the cast. Tanner I'm ok with...even Rutledge is fine. But get rid of Adam!

My kids LOVE the UK version of TG, but hate the US version. They enjoy the chemistry between Hammond, May and Clarkson.

[Justin.b]

I agree. It does seem like they're trying too hard. There's not the natural flow of ball-busting that there is on the UK show, but in most of the US people don't rip on their friends nearly as much as the English do. Maybe the network wants to tone that down so it plays to a broader audience.

Without that, it's never going to feel anything like the UK show.

-Justin

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by Justin.b

I agree. It does seem like they're trying too hard. There's not the natural flow of ball-busting that there is on the UK show, but in most of the US people don't rip on their friends nearly as much as the English do. Maybe the network wants to tone that down so it plays to a broader audience.

Without that, it's never going to feel anything like the UK show.

-Justin

I don't know how things are in Boston, but my friends and I rip on each other constantly.

And why does it have to feel like the UK show? The two shouldn't even be compared at this point. I will watch the USTG, enjoy it, and come back for more.

[Justin.b]

It's pretty brutal around here, but there are some places where people are kind to one another.

The comparison will always be there. There's no way to avoid it. I do watch the US show for entertainment, but in the end I don't really care what any of these guys say about cars, while I do still want to hear what the UK guys have to say about them.

-Justin

[SnapOv3st3r]

Saw no FR-S in this segment at all.

[Skyhound]

To be fair, the ONLY presenter on Top Gear that had any motoring experience was Clarkson who was an automotive journalist. May has SOME because he writes on science and technology along with other things. The problem is that everyone doesn't like TGUS because it's not TGUK. I'm sure if they had gotten presenters that are "counterparts" of the UK version, then we would be complaining that it's a blatant copy off of the original.

I personally like the US trio we have now. The only problem is exactly what the video says, we have to give it time for them to get some traction going.

You can really see the difference of the US culture and the UK culture with this cop car episode which will just make the two shows fundamentally different. The UK has crappy cars for their police force, the TGUK tried to find crappy cars that could replace what they have. America has some of the best tuned cars for their police force, so it would only make sense for them to look for the best top-of-the-line car to replace that, ending with the police corvette.

TGUS just needs their own personality to succeed, it doesn't have to be TGUK.

[SnapOv3st3r]

Originally Posted by SupraLove

Top Gear USA needs to have better hosts. I propose:

Carlos Lago – the Hammond equivalent
Chris Harris (although he's British, don't know if this could ever go through) – May equivalent
Brian Cooley (my god, this dude's hilarious) –*the Clarkson equivalent. He even dresses like him, lol.

In the event that Harris cannot join (which he probably won't) then Tanner can stay.

My $0.02.

Disagree...

If I wanted to see Hammond, May and Jeremy, then I would flip to BBC and watch Top Gear UK. Don't want to turn to History and see imitators of them. They don't need to be anything like those guys at all. Be original, not copy cats.

[SupraLove]

Originally Posted by SnapOv3st3r

Disagree...

If I wanted to see Hammond, May and Jeremy, then I would flip to BBC and watch Top Gear UK. Don't want to turn to History and see imitators of them. They don't need to be anything like those guys at all. Be original, not copy cats.

Ps... Saw no FR-S in this segment at all.

It's not imitation – I'm saying these people have the same talent and chemistry and passion for cars as the UK hosts do. And yes, I didn't see any FR-S coverage either...

Seriously though, have any people watched Brian Cooley?

[Justin.b]

I think James May had replaced Clarkson in the last season on the old Top Gear.

-Justin

[Mr.Jay]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

It was canceled before it filmed. That was good as it was network tv and would have killed the franchise.

Adam corolla has now done The Car Show which makes TGUS look like the best automotive tv show ever.

I like AC back in the dy but he's HORRIBLE now.

really did boot know this.

i always liked his love for cars and found him to be a pretty funny guy also the latest jay Leno garage made me think if him as a host haha pretty funny episode.

[Hix]

I really like Tanner's dry awkward sense of humor but the shows are a tad bit predictable and sometimes their playfulness seems forced. Still an enjoyable show to watch, but for the love of god get rid of that damn New York idiot.

[HunterGreene]

I meant to mention it in my previous post, Ferrara has to go. He just seems out of his element, other than the interviews, which I don't think Tanner has ever done, and Rutlidge is too star-struck to be much good.

[Turbowned]

The hosts are dreadful (I like Tanner, just not as a host), and it's too much of a carbon copy of TG UK. If they had a different show structure and didn't look like they were so clearly riding on the coattails of the UK show, I might not be as bothered about it. That and the scripts are so much more noticeably scripted. Of course we know both shows are scripted, but at least TG UK manages to make it appear somewhat ad libbed.

[Spaceywilly]

I think the hosts are fine, it's just the production that is terrible. They could've cut out about 90% of the police car review bits and made a good video segment, then gone on to talk about other things. Instead they dragged out this one pretty boring idea into an entire show. I think it's the content that needs to improve, not the hosts. It runs just like any other crappy reality show on History or Discovery channel.