These guys just dint seem like they know enough and are not very enthusiastic. I mean the uk top gear host are all journalist and have been working in broadcasting and journalism for a long time so they know how to capture readers(audience) but the thing that puts the host together best is the fact that they are automotive enthusiasts. You can see it's pure and not forced like the American host. In the uk version when they have guests and Jeremy asks them about the cars they've owned Jeremy sounds like an owners manual when he talks about cars. He knows so much across such a variety of cars that it surprises me sometimes.

But its really how it rips off the uk versions that bothers me. I don't think anyone should try and follow the same formula just because the uk host are honestly a perfect match for each other and they balance their opinions and differences perfect and I don't see it happening in the us version naturally. I see the director or producers telling them to argue with each other to try and make it interesting but I think it just has fail written all over it.

 

I seen it!

 

I am pretty sure this is a continuation of the British version... but still just doesnt seem right for some reason.

The hosts are not enthusiastic enough and it just seems like there is no energy in it at all. Guess at most I will watch to see some cool cars now and then.

 

im not gonna read all the responses, but it was garbage and i predict it will tank just like the first attempts at an American Top Gear.

The hosts have absolutely no chemistry, the whole show is bland and monotone, i didnt laugh once. The people are what make the show.

 

agreed...

cory lets try out for the show! =D

 

hey lets see what Dizzle is up to and see if he wants to join the show for some comic relief as well!

 

Well.. when the one guy that seems to be more of a car guy is a drift "racer" that tells you a lot. Yes, he is a good driver and all.. but he clearly cares more about how well he can get the car sideways more than he does about how the car actually performs over all. And like yellow said, it was not funny and the hosts do not work well together. Just seems out of place and uncomfortable.

And they had BUZZ FRICKIN ALDRIN as a guest and still did the worst interview either. Seemed like they just read through a script, didnt care much about his answers and just wanted to get to the lap as quick as possible. Just shows that a good guest cant save a failing show

 

All they seemed to care about was how many MPH they doing.

I mean, cmon, they even ruined stig intros!!! Thats just not cool.

 

^yeah, ive never seen such a boring stig entrance, dont tell me its the stig, I ALREADY KNOW THAT!

TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT HIM I DIDNT KNOW! lmao

 

even small things, like the fact that the names on the lap times were typed and not hand written just bugged the hell out of me!

 

^Foust wrote them by hand.

 

there will never be a replacement for the UK version and its not going away anytime soon. its one of the top airing shows in Britain

 

he wrote the times in by hand, but the names of the guest/cars were typed

 

Hmm I didn't notice that. I must have been too busy criticizing the hosts' lack of chemistry.

 

^lol

 

yea i didnt like it. I couldn't make it through the viper vs helicopter part. I kind of like tanner foust but I definitely cant stand the dude with the mole on his face ("MOOOOLE!!" austin powers). Cant remember what movie or tv show he is from but i dont like him, he is epically boring and so is the other dude!

 

I was thinking the same thing. Although It did get better but compared to the brits these guys deserve the "golden **** award".

 

I think they all sucked, including tanner foust. I never really liked him on the other shows he does either. Just isnt good at hosting a show IMO. And like I said, all he cares about is getting the car sideways or what the top speed is. They need more diversity in the type of drivers on the show as well as some actual personality.

 

does anyone have a link to the first episode?

 

Yep... this is the really good link to it as well

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