The_Resto
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At least it's not as bad a Fifth Gear!:lol: I agree though. We all win if TGUS improves! (even those who think it's a 10 currently).
Agreed. Well said Seven.
At least it's not as bad a Fifth Gear!:lol: I agree though. We all win if TGUS improves! (even those who think it's a 10 currently).
I have watched the shows, and I DO want an American version. I just wish it would be better. TGUSA needs its own identity for sure. No point in trying the "copy and paste" method, but take the good points of TGUK and make it our own. There aren't any real car reviews for the average person, no auto news, no exciting TG challenges, and if all that wasn't bad enough The Stig has no mystique at all. Just three mildly entertaining guys and one silent man in white. I don't hate the show at all. I just had higher expectations.
my problem with TGUS, is how they ruin good cars, sure, TGUK has ruined some too, but TGUS is ALL challenges, and they've ruined cars that a lot of actual car enthusiasts would have loved to restore, that just breaks my heart every time.
Is anyone else tired of Tanner always winning? I know he is the best driver but it is ruining the believability of the show. One of the other two needs to win every once in a while to keep it interesting. I would rather wonder who is going to win than how is Tanner going to win.
Well, the episode that aired March 19th took away a LOT of the credibility from the show. i know it is entertainment but the show's editors think the viewers are absolute morons!
As the crew was driving their SUV's under a recognizable bridge on US-101 in the middle of Paso Robles, CA, the narrator is saying, "With twenty minutes to go to Paso Robles". Later, the narrator is saying, "As we entered the Sierra Nevada foothills we decided to..." test their SUV's in a drag race on an airstrip at a ranch. The problem is, the airstrip was very recognizable as were the buildings as being on the Santa Margarita Ranch just east of US-101 between Atascadero and San Luis Obispo, several hundred miles away! Finally, while supposedly at the top of Mammoth Mountain, in one shot I saw a tree covered ridge rise up ABOVE them a little distance behind.
Come on, I like your show, it is funny and all, but don't make stuff up. Very insulting.
As the crew was driving their SUV's under a recognizable bridge on US-101 in the middle of Paso Robles, CA, the narrator is saying, "With twenty minutes to go to Paso Robles". Later, the narrator is saying, "As we entered the Sierra Nevada foothills we decided to..." test their SUV's in a drag race on an airstrip at a ranch. The problem is, the airstrip was very recognizable as were the buildings as being on the Santa Margarita Ranch just east of US-101 between Atascadero and San Luis Obispo, several hundred miles away! Finally, while supposedly at the top of Mammoth Mountain, in one shot I saw a tree covered ridge rise up ABOVE them a little distance behind.
Honestly, what is wrong with doing challenges the UK has done, if you're going to blindly assume that all the US has done is "copy and paste", which they haven't. What is the point of you trying to convince fans of both show that the US can't do what the UK has done. They're produced by the SAME PEOPLE. If you were the host of this show, wouldn't you want to do the same thing, but with a twist? Let them experiment with the show however they want. The US has more freedom to explore, where as the UK , is starting get in a rut, as much as I dont want to admit that.
If you think the US "lacks" identity, then clearly, you put the Brits on a pedalstal and taking them too seriously, and only find episodes that look remotely similar to the Brits. So you don't want to critisize them or have anyone else do the same thing. You not liking the show is not the issue, you telling fans of the show they should be disapointed shows that you want the Brits to be the of the host US version. Which, I would bet, would not get renewed for a second season. Why, cause the fanbase for the UK is small in the states compared to Europe. An Americanized Top Gear UK had been done before, and did not succeed. Clarkson and friends cannot appeal to Americans outside of BBC America.
Go watch the Brits only, the US version is NOT going to affect them. It is possible to enjoy both shows and tell that they are made for different regions. Maybe you're disapointed that I have more Top Gear viewing options than you, and you have only the one show? Thats a damn shame, too.
Zombie Apocalypse vehicle is so copy and paste from the UK series.