So I'm going to finally post something with some substance on Final Gear. I feel its my time to say something thats on my mind and hopefully become a part of this community. This is whats on my mind about this whole Australian Top Gear subject.
It seams a lot of people are slamming this idea, just becaue it isn't our beloved three presnters running the show. So I ask you, have you seen this program. Of course you haven't. I know forums like this are for people to voice their opinion, and so what if you don't want to watch it. Don't be so fucking close minded. I'm going to watch it, I'll give it a few episodes and see how it pans out. I doubt with something as good as Top Gear that the BBC is going to let just anyone host the show and cock it up. Yes they fucked up with the Top Gear on Discovery channel, but I think they learned from that mistake. We all know that some of the Top Gear team are on here on Monday to see what Final Gear thinks of the latest episode. They obviously highly respect Final Gear, or it would be shut down for allowing downloads of their episodes, but I digress.
If you don't want to watch the Aussie Top Gear, don't. I for one will, and hope those in Australia will return the gift those in England have bestowed us with and record and upload these episodes for those not in Australia. I might be in Byron Bay in july, it depends, so I may see these episodes first hand. And if I am, have no doubt I will have them prepared for you, the people of Final Gear as soon as I possibly can.
I know nothing can be the same as the bond you see on screen between Clarkson, May and Hammond. It's a suppliment to it. A compliment to something amazing. I don't see this as a replacement. I see it as an adaptation. Who knows, maybe whoever hosts this show will have something even better about it. Or maybe not better, just something that those guys don't have. I would be humbled if I worked on Top Gear and some one wanted to do something similar.
I'm open minded about a lot of things, so I will give this a chance. I want to see this, just like I would have loved to see the American adaptation of the show that never made it. It's such a unique format, ludicrous races, honest opinions, fantastic car films, amazing camera shots, great music, what more could yo want? Another countries version of the show would add a vareity to Top Gear, something else to look forward to downloading or watching for those of you lucky enough to live in Australia.
I know I'm not a good writer, I just want to say give it a chance. Watch a season of it to see how it is. What do you lose? Hard drive space? It's called delete. It's easy do to. An hour of your time to sit and watch? An hour insignificant in your life when you think about how long you have to live. Don't constrain yourself, give it a chance.
Hopefully someone reads this. Few people do after 13 pages of posts.