Top Gear Russia - Page 3

_HighVoltage_ · September 16th, 2008, 2:16 AM

Whoa! A Niva with alloys! Cool!!

No, seriously. I saw what happened when thye tried to copy Top Gear in Bulgaria - utter disaster! The presenters all tried to copy Jeremy and his humor, which I am sorry only works if you are British. And then there was the problem of budget. The most expensive car they tested on the test track (read: deserted military airfield, with tarmac that hasn't been maintained for years) was a SL65 AMG which they borrowed from a dealership. They didn't dare drive it fast or spin the wheels, because the tires costed $600 and they didn't want to ruin them. Pathetic!

Shawn · October 5th, 2008, 9:09 AM

So, umm, what happened with this OP? Turned out to be fake? images/smilies/lmao.gif

MadOnion · October 8th, 2008, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

So, umm, what happened with this OP? Turned out to be fake? images/smilies/lmao.gif

As I said earlier, we got a letter from the representative of the production house with a request to remove the entry from this thread and our web-site - I don't want to sabotage their plans, work and liability, so I agreed - but they promised to provide us with some unique information when time will come.

MadOnion · October 13th, 2008, 4:31 PM

Guys, Top Gear Russia just has been announced!
I can't find the press-release on REN-TV web-site, but it popped-up on one F1 russian web-site.

I think english-version of that will come a little bit later.

matt2000 · October 13th, 2008, 4:33 PM

This still sounds like BS to me, of all the countries they could choose, why Russia? It's not like it has any good cars to offer. And their isn't a big audience there. This won't be official TG anyway, maybe some cheap rip off of the show.

Edit: Just a quick thought, how would someone from a TV production house get the name and address of someone on a Forum? Very fishy.

MadOnion · October 13th, 2008, 9:08 PM

I know, it's confusing. Definitely deserves a place on «What were they thinking?» board )

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

Edit: Just a quick thought, how would someone from a TV production house get the name and address of someone on a Forum? Very fishy.

They sent on the e-mail, which easily founds in «About the site» section )

Shawn · October 13th, 2008, 9:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

This still sounds like BS to me, of all the countries they could choose, why Russia? It's not like it has any good cars to offer. And their isn't a big audience there. This won't be official TG anyway, maybe some cheap rip off of the show.

What do you mean why Russia? Because it's a huge country with a big TV viewing population, perhaps?

It's not about what cars that country makes... it's not like Top Gear UK feature only British cars.

I'm not totally convinced, but you can't use the fact that it's in Russia as a sign it's not credible.

matt2000 · October 13th, 2008, 9:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadOnion

They sent on the e-mail, which easily founds in «About the site» section )

Okay, but don't say it's a letter then. images/smilies/smile.gif

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

It's not about what cars that country makes... it's not like Top Gear UK feature only British cars.

TG isn't all about British cars, but we have supercars and such. I can think of one Russian manufacturer - Lada. And to quote Hammond, what they make is "about as interesting as that tree."

I still find this extremely hard to believe at all. I already think that TG will start going downhill if it associates itself too much with TG America and TG Aus, so having 4 versions of TG seems overkill. Someone's had a light headed moment, or the OP's source makes shit up.

And I'm sure that if we keep this thread open, Andy Wilman will clear all of this up for us. images/smilies/wink.gif

Sorry if it sounds harsh, hate the idea really. images/smilies/mellow.gif

stiggie · October 14th, 2008, 2:57 AM

I can't even imagine that this TopGear Russia thing could possibly be true without it being mentioned on topgear.com . The Aussie and American versions were both mentioned on topgear.com when they were announced.

Ironlord · October 14th, 2008, 3:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

I can think of one Russian manufacturer - Lada.

Five more:
GAZ - usually known to us as Volga, and also now the owners of LDV.
Moskvitch - if they still exist in any useful form.
UAZ - makers of chunky military vehicles.
Izh - makers of a bad copy of the Lada Samara, and AK-47 assault rifles.
ZIL - makers of the massive Brezhnev-era limousines.

And let's not forget the Ukrainians. When we were laughing at all the Eastern Bloc cars, the Soviet Union laughed at the Zaporozhets.

johan tb · October 14th, 2008, 8:23 AM

There is one little problem with top gear Russia: I don't speak Russian. images/smilies/cry.gif

NooDle · October 14th, 2008, 8:59 AM

^there's a lot more than one little problem with that show...

I just think it'll be crap, that's all. Prove me wrong Russian dudes

matt2000 · October 14th, 2008, 9:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stiggie

I can't even imagine that this TopGear Russia thing could possibly be true without it being mentioned on topgear.com . The Aussie and American versions were both mentioned on topgear.com when they were announced.

Apparently this hasn't been officially announced yet so you won't see anything on the site. Like I said, I'm sure Andy will say somthing about it.

As for those manufacturers, they don't exactly stand up against any of the manufacturers on the UK or US versions, or even the Aus version, because they have lots of Aus-specific cars from US manufacturers (Falcon).

Quote:

Originally Posted by NooDle

^there's a lot more than one little problem with that show...

What better excuse to not watch it.

pepitko · October 14th, 2008, 9:48 AM

no offence to Russians on the forum here, but I say have no to TG Russia. I would be affraid that the show would quickly run out of steam and interesting ideas or that it would suffer from idea copying from one show to the other, if there is going to be four simultaneous shows.

Let TG UK do a Russian special episode, not a whole new show.

BubbleGum · October 14th, 2008, 10:23 AM

I'm scared. I don't wanna see this.
I've even registered at this forum to say how much I'm scared. images/smilies/mellow.gif

MadOnion · October 14th, 2008, 10:29 AM

Got back my erased entries, I think there is no need to play confidentiality games now, it's all clear know. Waiting for official approvement on TG.com.

raintz99 · October 14th, 2008, 10:32 AM

I hope, it won't look something like that:

+ YouTube Video

Alasondro Alegré · October 14th, 2008, 10:36 AM

Article from The Press Association,

http://ukpress.google.com/article/AL...xAXC5SXFAp29rg

AML · October 14th, 2008, 11:47 AM

TG Russia would be just a plastic facsimile of the original show. It'll be something I'd never want to watch even in hell. What's next? TG Iran? TG China? I'm horrified that this trend might catch up and we'll see more copies of the show in more countries as it was with TG Mag. The horror...

GT-1 · October 14th, 2008, 12:51 PM

I'm not sure why everyone's so hateful. I mean, as long as it doesn't suck the quality out of the original UK version why do you care? It's a Russian version of the show, the Russians will handle it and it's intended for the Russians, if it's crap they'll dump it and if it's good, I'm happy for them.

They can go ahead and make Top Gear Nigeria or Top Gear Pakistan for all I care, so long as I get the original UK version in its full goodness. That's the only thing we should care about, not how good the show will fare or why Russia was chosen and not Belgium.

Besides, from what I get there's no official word about it yet so the haters could all slide back into their crevices. Chill people.

October 13th, 2008, 4:33 PM	#45
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 6:21 PM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,612 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	This still sounds like BS to me, of all the countries they could choose, why Russia? It's not like it has any good cars to offer. And their isn't a big audience there. This won't be official TG anyway, maybe some cheap rip off of the show. Edit: Just a quick thought, how would someone from a TV production house get the name and address of someone on a Forum? Very fishy. __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club Last edited by matt2000; October 13th, 2008 at 4:36 PM.

October 14th, 2008, 2:57 AM	#49
stiggie Joined: Feb 11th, 2007 Last Online: 11:59 AM Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 29 Posts: 1,394 Car: Ford Focus LX Rep Power: 35	I can't even imagine that this TopGear Russia thing could possibly be true without it being mentioned on topgear.com . The Aussie and American versions were both mentioned on topgear.com when they were announced. __________________ "Cupiditus, at purgamentum."

October 14th, 2008, 9:48 AM	#54
pepitko Joined: Jan 22nd, 2007 Last Online: 7:03 PM Location: Prague, CZ Age: 23 Posts: 633 Car: diesel Skoda & Peugeot scooter Rep Power: 21	no offence to Russians on the forum here, but I say have no to TG Russia. I would be affraid that the show would quickly run out of steam and interesting ideas or that it would suffer from idea copying from one show to the other, if there is going to be four simultaneous shows. Let TG UK do a Russian special episode, not a whole new show. __________________ "I don’t really want a Lamborghini Gallardo. But I don’t want to live in a world where it doesn’t exist." - Jeremy Clarkson

October 14th, 2008, 10:36 AM	#58
Alasondro Alegré Joined: Nov 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 1:21 AM Location: Portugal Posts: 1,299 Rep Power: 102	Article from The Press Association, http://ukpress.google.com/article/AL...xAXC5SXFAp29rg __________________ I have a recurring dream in which Jeremy is on fire and I have the fire extinguisher but can't get the pin out. James May

October 14th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#59
AML aka Aston Martin Lagonda Joined: May 9th, 2005 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Southern Poland Posts: 508 Car: Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 Rep Power: 21	TG Russia would be just a plastic facsimile of the original show. It'll be something I'd never want to watch even in hell. What's next? TG Iran? TG China? I'm horrified that this trend might catch up and we'll see more copies of the show in more countries as it was with TG Mag. The horror... __________________ My english isn't perfect so I may not be able to fully express my self in some situations, and forgive me if I'll screw up some words in my signatures.

September 16th, 2008, 2:16 AM	#41
_HighVoltage_ Joined: Aug 5th, 2006 Last Online: 4:27 PM Location: Bulgaria/Athens,WV Age: 22 Posts: 2,664 Car: 1994 Volvo 854 Rep Power: 53	Whoa! A Niva with alloys! Cool!! No, seriously. I saw what happened when thye tried to copy Top Gear in Bulgaria - utter disaster! The presenters all tried to copy Jeremy and his humor, which I am sorry only works if you are British. And then there was the problem of budget. The most expensive car they tested on the test track (read: deserted military airfield, with tarmac that hasn't been maintained for years) was a SL65 AMG which they borrowed from a dealership. They didn't dare drive it fast or spin the wheels, because the tires costed $600 and they didn't want to ruin them. Pathetic!

October 5th, 2008, 9:09 AM	#42
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	So, umm, what happened with this OP? Turned out to be fake?

October 13th, 2008, 4:31 PM	#44
MadOnion Joined: Sep 24th, 2007 Last Online: 1:00 PM Location: Russia, Yekaterinburg Posts: 39 Rep Power: 12	Guys, Top Gear Russia just has been announced! I can't find the press-release on REN-TV web-site, but it popped-up on one F1 russian web-site. I think english-version of that will come a little bit later.

October 14th, 2008, 8:23 AM	#51
johan tb Joined: Aug 14th, 2008 Last Online: August 7th, 2009 Location: Zoersel, Belgium Posts: 36 Car: Lexus IS250 Rep Power: 0	There is one little problem with top gear Russia: I don't speak Russian.

October 14th, 2008, 10:23 AM	#55
BubbleGum Joined: Oct 14th, 2008 Last Online: December 22nd, 2008 Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I'm scared. I don't wanna see this. I've even registered at this forum to say how much I'm scared.

October 14th, 2008, 10:29 AM	#56
MadOnion Joined: Sep 24th, 2007 Last Online: 1:00 PM Location: Russia, Yekaterinburg Posts: 39 Rep Power: 12	Got back my erased entries, I think there is no need to play confidentiality games now, it's all clear know. Waiting for official approvement on TG.com.

October 14th, 2008, 12:51 PM	#60
GT-1 Joined: Aug 14th, 2007 Last Online: October 17th, 2009 Posts: 16 Car: Fiat 126 Rep Power: 0	I'm not sure why everyone's so hateful. I mean, as long as it doesn't suck the quality out of the original UK version why do you care? It's a Russian version of the show, the Russians will handle it and it's intended for the Russians, if it's crap they'll dump it and if it's good, I'm happy for them. They can go ahead and make Top Gear Nigeria or Top Gear Pakistan for all I care, so long as I get the original UK version in its full goodness. That's the only thing we should care about, not how good the show will fare or why Russia was chosen and not Belgium. Besides, from what I get there's no official word about it yet so the haters could all slide back into their crevices. Chill people.

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