Not trying to big us up here but you'd be quite surprised at how seriously they take the feedback and criticism they get from us. What has changed quite drastically are the comments on the official site.
When quality really started to drop off alarmingly a few series ago most of the comments at topgear.com were the "OMG that was hilarious, you guys rock! LOLOL Whingers go and watch Fifth Gear
" type, with those who reflected our more critical view in the minority. If you read the comments for this show I would say at least 3/4 echo what has been said here and at Pistonheads.
The overwhelming reaction to this show has been, in the truest sense of the word, a backlash. It has also been very much a united one in that the same reasons are being cited from multiple angles. Those who make the show can be in no doubt that they have received a yellow card for this one. Let's just hope they take it on board and never foist such an appalling piece of garbage onto us ever again. If they do I will be leading the charge to the BBC complaints department myself.
tl:dr? They fucked up, the world agrees they fucked up, they better know it and not fuck up again.
aka The Vast Majority.
Read my previous post.
Ah, but there lies the rub. They can't afford to piss off the loyal fans, the ones with brains, the one who do criticise etc etc. Sure there are plenty of casual fans but the one thing you can say for certain about the Lowest Common Denominator is that they have a low boredom threshold. They are like magpies in a way, they like new things, shiny things. You only have to look at recent examples of LCN TV such as Big Brother or X Factor. The producers of those shows know they are constantly fighting the battle and have to make changes to keep people watching and even then they see audiences dropping.
The LCN will grow tired of TG like it does of everything else. Once it does, unless those of us who whinge constantly are still here there be virtually nobody left to make the show for.
