Alkusoittow
Active Member
By season 3 & 4, Top Gear US was shaping up to be a great show with it's own format (no SIARPC, one long segment per episode, etc). I've been happy watching it, but this season shows that History Channel's producers are leaning in on Top Gear to format themselves like their other obviously fake "reality" shows (Repo whatever, Pawn whatever, Picker-of-whatever, etc). These shows continue to pervade every channel that once had any decent programming (Discovery, Science, TLC, et al). It is painful to watch any of those shows as the drama is so plainly fabricated and overhyped....
I pray that Top Gear USA will stop with the pseudo-drama and get back to a good show on cars.
For example, last week's episode featured the hosts modding a short school bus. They somehow manage to "modify" a Dodge 2500 into a Chevy overnight, and at the same time claim that it's the same bus.......... SERIOUSLY?!?! I guess if you were of the average intelligence of a Duck Dynasty crew member, you wouldn't notice, but as it's a car show, there's a good possibility that someone might notice.
If they want to script things so much, they should just produce a drama show about 3 buffoons who pull pranks and make it a 60-minute sit-com, not another crap "reality" show.
If things continue as is, I'm afraid I might have to stop watching as it is literally painful to watch the obvious fabrications (in addition to insulting the intelligence of the entire watching audience). Anyone get this feeling? Or am I being too nit-picky?
I pray that Top Gear USA will stop with the pseudo-drama and get back to a good show on cars.
For example, last week's episode featured the hosts modding a short school bus. They somehow manage to "modify" a Dodge 2500 into a Chevy overnight, and at the same time claim that it's the same bus.......... SERIOUSLY?!?! I guess if you were of the average intelligence of a Duck Dynasty crew member, you wouldn't notice, but as it's a car show, there's a good possibility that someone might notice.
If they want to script things so much, they should just produce a drama show about 3 buffoons who pull pranks and make it a 60-minute sit-com, not another crap "reality" show.
If things continue as is, I'm afraid I might have to stop watching as it is literally painful to watch the obvious fabrications (in addition to insulting the intelligence of the entire watching audience). Anyone get this feeling? Or am I being too nit-picky?
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