thebishop74
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Got to agree with comments about Steve's voice, it's most likely part of the reason I still can't stand him in the show...
The reviews need a format.. this is evident in TGUK
First impressions of the presenter (while car goes sideways)
The specks... 0-100, torque, Kw/Horses, any electronic stuff (while car goes really fast in a straight line)
It's market, competition, price, interior (arty pass-bys, interior shots, some more sideways stuff)
More considered thoughts of the presenter (more sideways, presenter losing it, circle work)
Final impressions the presenter wants you to go away with, why they would or wouldn't buy one or what they would buy instead of it (often with car driving into the distance... fast, or car disappearing into a cloud of tyre smoke)
Just thought of something, I know they are trying to copy the UK TG format, but isn't two of the presenters ex-racing drivers? Wouldn't it be better to have one of them do the hot lap instead of the stig?
While I agree that a looser script will work better, I think that will only work well when the guys are more relaxed in front of the camera, more comfortable around each other & bouncing comments off one another, & they know what sort of material each of them is best able to deliver. In short, they still need more time to settle in.
Just thought of something, I know they are trying to copy the UK TG format, but isn't two of the presenters ex-racing drivers? Wouldn't it be better to have one of them do the hot lap instead of the stig?
As I said about the second episode, every part of the show appears slightly unfinished.
The best example was when CC asked the audience about the roundabout laws - but never actually touched on what they were. It was a bad lead it to show some roundabouts from around the world. The "challenge" was also underdone; buy a car, drag race it, then kill it off road. There was plenty of room to develop this into something better, but it wasn't. Having the show shortened because of the adverts doesn't help, but it means that the producers need to fully develop their ideas instead of trying to jam as much in as possible.
Good to see that Steve appears to have toned down his studio voice too.
2c.
I don't agree that we need more facts on the cars.
That's not what's holding it back, it's the attitude of the presenters and the scripting, no soul no passion for the car, just "meh I'm a race driver and I drive this two bit car, I'd prefer my old commodore but here's the specs and oh look it can go sideways" kind of attitude.)
Jeremy approaches almost all cars with a storyline (yes the scuderia was as BAD as most of the aussie ones) and he'll make it interesting with lots of good things then show bad stuff.. but all with soul, with a boy like innocence or passion that makes you feel as if he's letting you drive it, you judge it and then he'll tear in to it or what ever.
The Aussies just have their opinion about the car and it's boring as hell, no storyline, no give no soul , nothing and yeah no real hard and fast comparison to anything else, especially not to aussie made stuff cause they might offend a potential sponsor.
Show how the GT40's door chops your head off before making some comment about it,
do something with "the black" rather then just sit there and criticise it from the word go "because i don't like it much" if you can't sell yourself as a believable presentor what do i care how you feel about the car?
Figure out why the X6 is what it is, what market it for so you can have a conclusion, it's a weird car but someone will buy it so find out who does...
And yeah the humor is over the top aussie to please aussies but it makes me cringe, I'm ashamed to be that kind of aussie, looking at the world as if we're in the centre of it while we're no more than the arse end that no one cares for, we build cars that can't take on anything in a race (we banned everything but our yank like boring same speed same look same everything holdens and fords).
I'd bet a fairly standard Skyline R35 would beat any of the hoon machines people here think are just "da best".