bangalore
Member
This letter was first published in TV Week - which for those who don't know, is the premier television magazine in Australia - in its talkback section on the June 27-July 3 issue:
"Top Gear Australia is just awful. As a mad fan of the British series, I eagerly gave the Aussie version a chance and wanted it to succeed - but it's time to call it a day, boys. James Morrison is no Jeremy Clarkson. Along with Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati, they all look nervous, their jokes don't bounce effortlessly off each other and they're just not gelling together as a team. Also, their testing racetrack is pathetic - it's poorly set up and doesn't push the cars to the limit or test them adequately."
The writer is credited as Stewie. Now, if Stewie knows about this website, or is even a member of it, can he please reveal himself?
I'd like to ask the rest of this forum's users, particularly TGA viewers, what they think of this letter to the editor and what they would say in response because I am actually thinking of, perhaps together, sending TV Week Magazine a response they can publish.
For those interested, my opinion of this letter is that the writer is judging this show before he gets to know it. The "bad bits" expressed in this letter are manageable problems, not things that should discourage SBS/Freehand/BBC Worldwide from making the show. If he doesen't like watching the show, he doesn't have to watch it. But please, let the people who DO like watching it...well...enjoy it.
"Top Gear Australia is just awful. As a mad fan of the British series, I eagerly gave the Aussie version a chance and wanted it to succeed - but it's time to call it a day, boys. James Morrison is no Jeremy Clarkson. Along with Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati, they all look nervous, their jokes don't bounce effortlessly off each other and they're just not gelling together as a team. Also, their testing racetrack is pathetic - it's poorly set up and doesn't push the cars to the limit or test them adequately."
The writer is credited as Stewie. Now, if Stewie knows about this website, or is even a member of it, can he please reveal himself?
I'd like to ask the rest of this forum's users, particularly TGA viewers, what they think of this letter to the editor and what they would say in response because I am actually thinking of, perhaps together, sending TV Week Magazine a response they can publish.
For those interested, my opinion of this letter is that the writer is judging this show before he gets to know it. The "bad bits" expressed in this letter are manageable problems, not things that should discourage SBS/Freehand/BBC Worldwide from making the show. If he doesen't like watching the show, he doesn't have to watch it. But please, let the people who DO like watching it...well...enjoy it.