Adam Discusses Top Gear America Not Coming To NBC

FinalGear · January 8th, 2009, 12:00 PM

Back on Tuesday, a caller called into Adam Carolla's morning radio show and asked about the news that Top Gear wouldn't be coming to NBC. Adam and his sidekicks discussed possible reasons for the change and things like that. Worth a listen.

Click here to view the embedded video.

You can also download the MP3 if you'd like. Thanks to TopGearSVT for cutting the relevant bit out of the podcast.

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dustinh13 · January 8th, 2009, 5:58 PM

What the hell? Adam thinks he's' funnier than clarkson!?!

New prediction, with that kind of smugness, Top Gear US will blow.

avanti · January 8th, 2009, 8:44 PM

but he is funnier than JC..

Steve Levin · January 8th, 2009, 9:54 PM

In it he defines exactly why NBC didn't like it.

"It is exactly like Top Gear but with a Yank accent."

Unlike Top Gear Australia, which was Top Gear adapted for the Australian market, they tried to do the show exactly, with the same likes/dislikes/pointed humor of the UK show.

Take TVR as an example. To Brits TVR is a grand operation and an icon whose faults can be overlooked.. To Americans TVR is a quirky car built in a shed with dodgy quality and driving dynamics.

Steve

echoes420 · January 8th, 2009, 10:26 PM

...you know it really pisses me off that they equated knight rider with top gear. So according to NBC a fictional show about a piece of crap talking car is supposed to have the same fan base as a factual based motoring program...

With that kind of logic its no wonder why American's are seen as fat stupid redneck stereotypes, and it is also no wonder why American cars are going down the shit hole.

nouseferaname90 · January 8th, 2009, 11:15 PM

I officially don't like Adam now. He is way too smug.

"I am funnier than Jeremy"

The audience should be the judge of that, not the man himself.

The_Finn · January 9th, 2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avanti

but he is funnier than JC..

seconded. The only times involving JC that i laugh it's more of an at him vs with him kind of thing.

tcardone05 · January 9th, 2009, 6:20 AM

there's a reason why NBC is in third place. it's because they have no intelligence.

Shawn · January 9th, 2009, 6:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcardone05

there's a reason why NBC is in third place. it's because they have no intelligence.

No, they are behind because they aren't the network that airs America Idol or Dancing with the Stars. images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Prost264 · January 9th, 2009, 4:10 PM

^ and they let go of Scrubs.

Viper007Bond · January 10th, 2009, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avanti

but he is funnier than JC..

Yeah, I dunno why anyone wouldn't think that's true. That doesn't make Clarkson a bad or worse presenter, he just isn't a funny kinda guy. That's not him. Nothing wrong with that though.

cameraman288 · January 10th, 2009, 1:16 AM

i think he is pretty funny..sort of. well, he gets himself into hilarious situations and his rough comparisons of cars to other things are pretty entertaining.

but corollas smugness definitely turns me off of him doing anything else. i cant stand his voice, and his "im funnier" attitude does piss me off a bit.

tranceparency · January 10th, 2009, 5:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustinh13

he's' funnier than clarkson!?!

Ever heard of sarcasm?! It's not so 'cause he says he's funnier that he is also really meaning it.... images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

But he has to come a long way indeed to be funnier then Jezza imo...

Kiskaloo · January 13th, 2009, 7:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Levin

In it he defines exactly why NBC didn't like it.

"It is exactly like Top Gear but with a Yank accent."

Unlike Top Gear Australia, which was Top Gear adapted for the Australian market, they tried to do the show exactly, with the same likes/dislikes/pointed humor of the UK show.

I personally love British humor, which is one of the reasons I enjoy Top Gear, but on one level I admit to being a bit worried if NBC's plan is to make this a "direct porting" of the UK Top Gear.

A number of BBC shows have "translated" well to American television (just look at part of the prime-time line-up of HGTV and TLC), however those shows were adapted to the US market (as you note TGA was to the Australian market).

rlsimpso · January 13th, 2009, 11:24 PM

I remember Adam from Love Line(?) on MTV and the Man Show. He was amusing on those shows. He is the Abbott to somebody else's Costello.

Clarkson is amusing by himself. Putting him with others just makes him more entertaining. Check out Meets the Neighbors, Motorworld, Speed, and Inventions That Changed the World for examples of Clarkson's solo work.

I second Steve and Kiskaloo, btw.

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dustinh13 Joined: Oct 11th, 2008 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 19 Car: Ford Focus SE 2000 Rep Power: 0	What the hell? Adam thinks he's' funnier than clarkson!?! New prediction, with that kind of smugness, Top Gear US will blow.

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Steve Levin Master of Disaster Joined: Jun 7th, 2006 Last Online: 5:16 AM Location: Sunnyvale, California Posts: 1,077 Car: Spec Racer Ford! Rep Power: 52	In it he defines exactly why NBC didn't like it. "It is exactly like Top Gear but with a Yank accent." Unlike Top Gear Australia, which was Top Gear adapted for the Australian market, they tried to do the show exactly, with the same likes/dislikes/pointed humor of the UK show. Take TVR as an example. To Brits TVR is a grand operation and an icon whose faults can be overlooked.. To Americans TVR is a quirky car built in a shed with dodgy quality and driving dynamics. Steve

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echoes420 Banned Joined: Jan 8th, 2009 Last Online: 5:56 AM Location: Irvine, Ca Posts: 8 Car: '93 E36 325i Rep Power: 0	...you know it really pisses me off that they equated knight rider with top gear. So according to NBC a fictional show about a piece of crap talking car is supposed to have the same fan base as a factual based motoring program... With that kind of logic its no wonder why American's are seen as fat stupid redneck stereotypes, and it is also no wonder why American cars are going down the shit hole.

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nouseferaname90 Joined: May 28th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 2,382 Rep Power: 39	I officially don't like Adam now. He is way too smug. "I am funnier than Jeremy" The audience should be the judge of that, not the man himself.

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tcardone05 Joined: Jan 9th, 2009 Last Online: January 9th, 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1 Car: 2000 Camry Rep Power: 0	there's a reason why NBC is in third place. it's because they have no intelligence.

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January 10th, 2009, 1:16 AM	#12
cameraman288 Joined: Jun 9th, 2008 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: houston texas Posts: 35 Car: you dont wanna know Rep Power: 0	i think he is pretty funny..sort of. well, he gets himself into hilarious situations and his rough comparisons of cars to other things are pretty entertaining. but corollas smugness definitely turns me off of him doing anything else. i cant stand his voice, and his "im funnier" attitude does piss me off a bit.

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rlsimpso Joined: Dec 15th, 2007 Last Online: August 3rd, 2009 Location: Just North of Detroit MI, USA Posts: 18 Car: MitsubishiX2, SubaruX3, FordX1, HondaX1 Rep Power: 0	I remember Adam from Love Line(?) on MTV and the Man Show. He was amusing on those shows. He is the Abbott to somebody else's Costello. Clarkson is amusing by himself. Putting him with others just makes him more entertaining. Check out Meets the Neighbors, Motorworld, Speed, and Inventions That Changed the World for examples of Clarkson's solo work. I second Steve and Kiskaloo, btw.

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