BIG +1 there. Wayne Carini is the man!

 

I turned it off after watching 30 seconds of the "viper vs. military helicopter" chase. It was so staged and just a dumb idea.

 

I fully agree. That was one of the most ridiculous concepts. It was so clever of them to temporarily "hide" from the helicopter in a hangar, as if the chopper pilot would get confused and lose them. Almost as dumb was the Evo's race with skiers at Mammoth, where trying to speed through a busy parking lot was supposed to be equivalent to the skiers riding the gondolas to the top. I think the show is designed to appeal mostly to young teenagers. I'm going to save my DVR space for something less juvenile.

 

Money down says your all still tuning in but just won't admit it... sorry just not much good TV out there these days overall.

The AM review was slick....that car is beautiful... thought seeing the evo in the snow was actually pretty good.... and please, talk about dumb *** episodes the original TOP GEAR is stacked full with cars turned into boats crossing ponds and RV races etc... but the TOP GEAR kool aid is strong so all applauded.

I agree many parts I can do without (most recent episode had no actual car review + on track etc so less interested) but have to say I am giving it some time.... Not many (if any) good auto TV out there.... Hope this lasts and only gets better. Time will tell...Interesting some here thought most recent episode was the best....not me.

 

I loved the start of the 3rd show: "Our producers came up with an idea. We will each be given 5000$ to buy a car....." Should be shot for plagarism. It is embarrassing and unwatchable. Hopefully never to be viewed in England.

 

The only thing crazier than the show is reading 6 pages of posts talking about it!

 

I keep hoping the show gets better, but those guys have zero personality. The big, fat guy is so dull. He's driving a car 160 mph in a freakin' Aston and he sounds about as excited as one does when they are sitting in a board meeting.

 

soon to be 7 pages....

 

Agreed. Every time they rip off something else Top Gear UK verbatim I feel as though I am in some weird deja vu nightmare in which my favorite show has suddenly been taken over by alternate hosts that are incredibly dull.

 

Just when you think they can't come up with an even more stupid segment..... they top themselves....

 

Loved the HALO race in the 4th show.... having worked with HALO jumpers in the past, just getting the scene where the Raptor and the jumper come across the finish line at the same time is incredible!

I really do not understand why people are pissed that the show follows its original. Lots of people love "The Office" and almost every US show is identical to the UK version that came before.

Are you guys really expecting the show to be Top Gear but not use the same gimmicks?

Jason

 

Dang - just when I was planning to delete the series from my DVR list, I watched episode 3 and liked it. Laughed out loud a bunch of times. And then episode 4 wasn't to my liking. I'm so conflicted.

Certainly, if there were new BBC episodes, I would be spending my limited TV time watching those. But since there aren't, I'm going to continue to give it a chance, with and itchy finger on the fast-forward button.

 

Problem is they just don't have the chemistry that Clarkson, Mays and Hammond have.... and that makes the show look really scripted and blah vs the fun and charisma of UK Top Gear.

 

I've stopped watching. Got half way through this weeks episode and turned off. Have changed the settings on the DVR to not record. Just not that interesting.

 

I think the latest episode I watched with Kid Rock was an improvement. I love the way he dissed the Prius as I HATE them. I think the black haired guy has the most personality and my hope is the shows continue to improve. Maybe they can replace at least the big goofball truck hugging guy with someone with a personality.