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Top Gear America on the History Channel

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tommycat
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trailer and article from NYT:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/judging-an-american-top-gear-by-its-trailer/

I'm seriously disappointed, but I will tune in.... hopefully it won't be a huge let down.

Oct 26 2010 1:46PM
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PacificRimJob
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Why dont they just air REAL top gear on the history channel...
Oct 26 2010 1:48PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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yeah nothing beats the real top gear.
Oct 26 2010 1:51PM
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Blurst
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Because the Us has to try and out do everyone else.
Oct 26 2010 1:52PM
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theBearJew
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God damnit. Why do we Americans have to ruin everything.
Oct 26 2010 1:53PM
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PacificRimJob
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It's going to be shitty, so it will fail, and its going to rub the real top gear the wrong way.
Oct 26 2010 1:54PM
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CrazedSkier1080
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this....

i fucking love america, but we do have a pretty good track record of fucking up a good thing...
Oct 26 2010 1:55PM
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maximiliaan
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haha that looks retarded
Oct 26 2010 1:55PM
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XtRemE11
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you realize that we arent the only other country with a different top gear dont you?
but yeah this looks pretty bad.
I like the idea of a top gearish show for the US. but it cant be called top gear, and needs to be kinda its own thing. it needs to be american as fuck just like top gear is british as fuck. if it were a bunch of awesome badass's/ rednecks, (i have no idea who would be ideal for this) doing man stuff in cars, bashing hybrids, japanese cars, being racist, etc.. then it would be awesome. i guess Nitro Circus is the closest thing i can think of..
tanner foust is cool, but he's not funny, and the other hosts arent either. they are too young, not funny, and that one guy looks like a douche, they just fucked up.
Oct 26 2010 2:04PM
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Blurst
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What other country has one?
Oct 26 2010 2:14PM
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PacificRimJob
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Australia.
Oct 26 2010 2:16PM
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Blurst
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Oh what is it like?
Oct 26 2010 2:20PM
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H8CH
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Maybe they'll go to England and do a road trip in cheap cars, and get stoned by rednecks...

oh wait.....

Oct 26 2010 2:21PM
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thugaim
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>History
>Top Gear
>wat
Oct 26 2010 2:26PM
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yuck
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this will never be as good as the real top gear. theres no way. they should get top gear on more american channels though cuz im tired of always watching it on BBC canada. discovery should pick it up.
Oct 26 2010 2:29PM
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Scolson
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How does this "ruin" the original top gear in any way?
Oct 26 2010 2:30PM
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Mike-O
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Like the US version of The Office.

Take concept, fuck up. Somehow win Emmys anyway.
Oct 26 2010 2:32PM
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Mykel
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Poor Adam Carolla...
Oct 26 2010 2:33PM
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geteducated
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tanner foust is garbage
Oct 26 2010 2:34PM
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Travapple.
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Top Gear US will never match up to the REAL Top gear. Period.
Oct 26 2010 2:35PM
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PeckMX83
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the show was so good with bbc i dont wana watch those fucking retards the orignal 3 amigos sense of humor was hilliarous i call fail il keep watching the orignials
Oct 26 2010 2:37PM
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Scolson
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Way to miss my point..
Oct 26 2010 2:39PM
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thugaim
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By having the same name, it will just tarnish the reputation of the original.
Oct 26 2010 4:29PM
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Clevinger
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Also it'll suck.
Oct 26 2010 4:33PM
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thugaim
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I think that was >implied.
Oct 26 2010 4:35PM
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ORDEAL
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they should just have the normal/original one on History. With all the British cuts, Im not quite exactly sure how top gear will be affected. Or all of BBC, rather.
Oct 26 2010 4:36PM
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Elg
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i like the idea of having really stereotype americans as hosts, and focusing on whatever you guys over there focus on when it comes to cars. All thos big ass trucks and weird hybrids etc. But if they make it just like the original one, minus the british accent, its gonna suck...
Oct 26 2010 4:36PM
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omIV
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If they want to appeal to "middle america" (this is not my designation; I think it's too politically loaded, but I don't know how else to describe it) then they likely have to lose the British accents. For whatever reason (not commenting on why), the larger american market-the people who don't watch UK Top Gear-will probably be more receptive to a production with more American sensabilities.

Plus there is probably more money in it for History Channel. If they want to do a car show they can call it whatever they want; if they license the UK program, they don't have to think up a new way of running the show, and they get a built in audience of Americans who like the UK version.
Oct 26 2010 4:36PM
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thugaim
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Problem is American people aren't funny.
Oct 26 2010 4:38PM
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omIV
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We are, just in more of a Will Farrell/making a fool of themselves kind of way.
Oct 26 2010 4:39PM
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Mike-O
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Now that I actually watched the trailer:

there's a channel in Finland that shows many idiotic US shows targeted for a "manly man" redneckish audience. Shows like "How to shoot your gun like you fucking mean it" or "Driving to work - NOW WITH EXPLOSIONS AND TITS".

This clip just seemed like the 'sameold sameold' boring stuff even more ruined by, at least for now, very mundane and boring seeming hosts.
Oct 26 2010 4:45PM
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omIV
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That's utterly hilarious. I want to see this. PM me.
Oct 26 2010 4:46PM
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PacificRimJob
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Middle america can suck on my 'liberal elitist socialist nazi - subaru driver' nuts...

Jeremy, Richard, and James FTW.

I'll just have to keep streetfire.com on my bookmarks...
Oct 26 2010 4:47PM
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Mike-O
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Sorry, I was just making up a forced exaggeration of those typical shows. But you get the drift.
Oct 26 2010 5:50PM
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Mr.Luke
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YES!!!! Looks soooo sick!
Oct 26 2010 5:51PM
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iSmokeweed
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NOOOOOOO! i like the REAL top gear!


Oct 26 2010 7:09PM
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omIV
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lol you used the British single quotation mark. You're so silly.
Oct 26 2010 8:52PM
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XtRemE11
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it sucks
Oct 27 2010 12:04AM
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pomme-de-terre
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i just cant wait to hear clarkson make fun of the US version of topgear on the next season of the real topgear.

but really this just doesnt look as good. the topgear we already have is so fucking great its unreal, how can this american version ever be expected to come even close?
Oct 27 2010 12:11AM
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Mezmerize19
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I vote Billy Bob Thorton, Jay Leno, and a resurrected Steve Mcqueen to do the job
Oct 27 2010 12:15AM
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Schlop
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A thread on this a while ago showed the three hosts. They all look like douchebags, this show will suck. When's it starting?
Oct 27 2010 12:20AM
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ChillTeenDad420
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look on the bright side,

it can't be any worse than Top Gear Australia was
Oct 27 2010 12:59AM
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LIL_WAT
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this.
Oct 27 2010 1:01AM
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Schlop
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Well if Top Gear Australia was so bad, who's saying this will be any better?
Oct 27 2010 1:01AM
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thugaim
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They have a German Top Gear too - if i recall correctly they did a challenege against one another, with "James May" winning the race... Although I have no idea if its considered to be any good or not.
Oct 27 2010 1:08AM
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ChillTeenDad420
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i remember that episode. It wasn't a German Top Gear, but it was a show based completely off Top Gear.

And for all you fans, go to FinalGear.com to get all the episodes BBC america hasn't aired yet
Oct 27 2010 1:11AM
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XtRemE11
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yes!! that would definitely beat the original top gear, that would be my dream show.
Oct 27 2010 1:22AM
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XtRemE11
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except the US version was better,... sorry but the original just wasnt all that great.
Oct 27 2010 1:24AM
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snowbombz
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discovery channel>history channel

Oct 27 2010 1:26AM
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PacificRimJob
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colour
centre
tyre
humour
favourite
cannae
litre
encyclopaedea
programme

smellin what I'm cookin?
Oct 27 2010 3:58AM
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omIV
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Yes. And it is gross.

Click for larger image

Head cheese? Woah! The words "head" and "cheese" should never be that close together. Maybe that's why you guys call it "Brawn." But whatever you name it, it's still fucking pig brains.

Here's a winner, courtesy of Wikipedia: "When cooled, the stock congeals because of the natural gelatin found in the skull."

So quit your "cookin;" I can smell it from across the pond.
Oct 27 2010 4:44AM
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