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TopGear is getting mainstream :)

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I was amazed today to find a top gear S5 E3 download today on a completely non car site, it's a 700MB rip and the download is a torrent (but on a private tracker that requires authentication)
Obviously topgear is getting more popular than ever, car nuts are on their way to rule the world :twisted:
 
The more car nuts, the more top gear viewers, the more top gear viewers the mroe money top gear gets from bbc, the more money top gear gets the more expensive cars top gear can test, the more they can test the more happy fans there will be, the more happy fans the more spreading the word, the more spreading the word the more top gear viewers...anyway, you get the point.. :wink:
 
Daniel said:
I want to work with cars, and I dont want that to be an impossible dream.
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well, work with cars like a mechanic? or work with cars like a test/reviewer? if u mean the former it's not that hard, if u mean the latter, it's not impossible, just too damn hard :p
 
I can't see Top Gear ever really catching on in North America. Most of us wouldn't watch it simply because of the accents (I'm seriously not joking). :|
 
Jostyrostelli said:
Really? You don't like the english accent? I quite like it, like the scottish accent too it's so funny! :D
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I love the accent...but most people (especially to the south of here) wouldn't watch anything that wasn't made in their country. Not because they dislike the UK, just because.
 
a good thing we aren't so picky, or there wouldn't be too many good things to watch :lol:
 
British shows go over better in Canada than they do in the States - that's been proven quite a few times. The reverse is true too - Canadian shows like Trailer Park Boys are being considered for British release, but most journalists think it wouldn't go over well in the States. I'm not sure if it is that Canadians have an easier time with British accents, but I don't think the accent is a major issue over here.

There have been a few British hits in Canada that I can think of: Monty Python (the biggest and greatest), Faulty Towers, The Office, and Black Adder. It's not like they are enormously successful, but they have pretty decent fan bases. All but The Office are shown regularily on TV over here (The Office is available on DVD at just about any electronics store though).

I'd say the biggest issue is British slang. There is quite a bit of it that people in Canada have no clue about at all. I've been thinking of making a "Translate this British slang into English for me" thread for us North Americans who are lost with some of the sayings in Top Gear.

I think that Top Gear would go over quite well over here. Quite a few people I know watch Fifth Gear on SpeedChannel and really like it. I'd be really interested to know the American\Canadian ratings of Fifth Gear on Speed Channel, but I think Top Gear would do well over here.

(I'm talking about widespread airings of full episodes here - we already get the crappy BBC World versions on the BBC World channel - it's a really obscure channel and hardly anyone watches it)
 
Daniel said:
Lets hope Guy Ritchies new film "Revolver" will be a success over in the states. How can you not like Lock Stock or Snatch? English slang, bring it on! We love it here. :D
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It's not that we don't like it, we don't understand it.

I love Guy Ritchie films, but every now and then I have to just ignore a line because I have no clue what it means.
 
Daniel said:
bone said:
a good thing we aren't so picky, or there wouldn't be too many good things to watch :lol:
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:lol: :lol:

I feel sorry for you ultra kool dude. Must be hard to grow up with rednecks :wink:
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Maybe I'm just being a little hard on my fellow North Americans. :wink:


Bang on zenon!
I think Canadians might just be a little more international by nature. Plus I think we have more ties to the UK. I can't really judge the US as a whole though, because there really is a diverse population.

Personally I love everything British. The language is more refined, and the humour is the best! Red Dwarf is another somewhat obscure program that I can't get enough of. 8)
 
^ Oh ya, I forgot about Red Dwarf! I love that show!

They show it on PBS here quite regularily. :)
 
Ultra_Kool_Dude said:
Personally I love everything British. The language is more refined, and the humour is the best! Red Dwarf is another somewhat obscure program that I can't get enough of. 8)
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FYI, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Dr. Who and the likes air regularly on Iowa Public Television. :wink:
 
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