Top Gear America better then the British Top Gear?

TrevorSmith · August 27th, 2009, 10:43 PM

did anyone hear the adam carolla podcast today where he was talking about everyone who saw the top gear america pilot said it was better than the stuff coming from England? i find it hard to believe that it would be better but i guess we will never know

killpanda · August 28th, 2009, 12:12 AM

Yeah, it's so good that they will never show it on TV

Cobol74 · August 28th, 2009, 12:14 AM

Bound to be for US people, as it will be more in tune with their thinking. Someone should get the Pilot on the Interwebs so we can judge!

shellygrrl · August 28th, 2009, 3:05 AM

After listening to the podcast (well, the part with Adam and Tanner, anyway) I'm all the more curious as to how it went. Come on, internets!

ThatVietGuy · August 28th, 2009, 8:48 PM

It was good (the taping), but not THAT good.

But it had so much potential

BerserkerCatSplat · August 28th, 2009, 11:10 PM

Adam is likely full of shit and/or ego.

Vette Boss · August 28th, 2009, 11:19 PM

According to Clarkson, it didn't go all that well. Which is why he stopped giving input and support.

killpanda · August 28th, 2009, 11:21 PM

Damn, knowing that Clarkson supports Top Gear Australia and that it is not very good, that must mean Top Gear America is awfully terrible

MattMan · August 28th, 2009, 11:42 PM

Clarkson didn't think it could succeed in the first place, just like Leno. However, it wasn't the quality of filming they were concerned with, it was the possibilities of harsh reviews of the very products that pay the bills. They seem to be right. But unless you saw taping, you're are full of crap if judgment is being passed on something you have no clue about. Go ahead and critique what you've never seen.

Gotta love pompous, ignorant, self-proclaimed know-it-all's.

avusilvia · August 29th, 2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ThatVietGuy

It was good (the taping), but not THAT good.

But it had so much potential

im assuming you've seen the pilot?
Does anyone have any ideas on where to look for this bootleg besides breaking into the studio archives?

ThatVietGuy · August 29th, 2009, 5:01 AM

I was at the taping.

So I haven't seen the pilot, per se, but closer than most on this board.

BerserkerCatSplat · August 30th, 2009, 4:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MattMan

However, it wasn't the quality of filming they were concerned with, it was the possibilities of harsh reviews of the very products that pay the bills.

Quote:

Gotta love pompous, ignorant, self-proclaimed know-it-all's.

Oh, look, a know-it-all trashing know-it-alls.

ninjacoco · August 31st, 2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Adam is likely full of shit and/or ego.

This.

(Still doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see the pilot posted online, though. C'mon...let us see it! Arrgh.)

MattMan · September 5th, 2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Oh, look, a know-it-all trashing know-it-alls.

....because me commenting on facts that have already been confirmed instead of claiming speculation and opinion as facts somehow puts me in the same boat. Right, I'll hold my judgment of a show that no one has seen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Adam is likely full of shit and/or ego.

So the know-it-all is trashing the know-it-all that is trashing the know-it-all's. Fun times.

shellygrrl · September 10th, 2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by killpanda

Damn, knowing that Clarkson supports Top Gear Australia and that it is not very good,...

A matter of opinion and not fact.

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that must mean Top Gear America is awfully terrible

You don't know that. Neither do I. Neither does anyone here who wasn't there for the filming of the pilot; and, unless a final cut leaks to the internet, we'll never know.

camelfarmer · September 10th, 2009, 11:57 PM

1. Than, not then.

2. You can't say it's better if you made it yourself.

3. You can't say it's better after 1 pilot compared to 13 seasons.

4. Surely they are aiming for different things.

BerserkerCatSplat · September 11th, 2009, 5:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattMan

....because me commenting on facts that have already been confirmed instead of claiming speculation and opinion as facts somehow puts me in the same boat.

Nothing you posted is "confirmed fact."

Zerias · September 12th, 2009, 4:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Adam is likely full of shit and/or ego.

if you've ever seen The Man Show... or had the misfortune to listen to his podcasts or radio show... this is like, the understatement of the decade.

Seriously, I do not understand what people in see in Adam to make them think he's some kind of great comedian, actor, or whatever. Given of what I know of the guy and have seen in the past, I'm more likely to believe that TG-America was too awful to watch if he says it was good.

However, I think Top Gear America was canned for very different reasons : http://zerias.blogspot.com/2008/04/w...will-fail.html

Short version: Top Gear UK and Top Gear Australia go directly against anything the large TV networks in the US stand for or will put on the air.

svb · September 15th, 2009, 6:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerias

However, I think Top Gear America was canned for very different reasons : http://zerias.blogspot.com/2008/04/w...will-fail.html

tl;dr

thedriver · Yesterday, 8:30 PM

I was there for the pilot, it was AS good as a lot of UK TG episodes. Not as good as UK TG when they're really on their game, but we all know that's not always the case. I'd love to see even a rough cut edit of the pilot, what I saw at the studio was very entertaining.

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ThatVietGuy Joined: Jul 25th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Riverside, CA Age: 24 Posts: 31 Car: '02 Toyota Solara Rep Power: 11	It was good (the taping), but not THAT good. But it had so much potential Last edited by ThatVietGuy; August 28th, 2009 at 9:15 PM.

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BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 7:08 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,890 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 168	Adam is likely full of shit and/or ego. __________________ OSPhoto

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MattMan Joined: Jun 4th, 2009 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 23 Car: '05 Cooper S '06 Nissan Titan Rep Power: 0	Clarkson didn't think it could succeed in the first place, just like Leno. However, it wasn't the quality of filming they were concerned with, it was the possibilities of harsh reviews of the very products that pay the bills. They seem to be right. But unless you saw taping, you're are full of crap if judgment is being passed on something you have no clue about. Go ahead and critique what you've never seen. Gotta love pompous, ignorant, self-proclaimed know-it-all's. Last edited by MattMan; August 28th, 2009 at 11:46 PM.

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ThatVietGuy Joined: Jul 25th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Riverside, CA Age: 24 Posts: 31 Car: '02 Toyota Solara Rep Power: 11	I was at the taping. So I haven't seen the pilot, per se, but closer than most on this board.

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camelfarmer Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bristol Posts: 364 Car: Ford focus Rep Power: 12	1. Than, not then. 2. You can't say it's better if you made it yourself. 3. You can't say it's better after 1 pilot compared to 13 seasons. 4. Surely they are aiming for different things.

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thedriver Joined: Jul 24th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Maryland Posts: 9 Car: 2010 Mustang GT Rep Power: 0	I was there for the pilot, it was AS good as a lot of UK TG episodes. Not as good as UK TG when they're really on their game, but we all know that's not always the case. I'd love to see even a rough cut edit of the pilot, what I saw at the studio was very entertaining.

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