gasman Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Show will debut on NBC in the fall, the hosts will be Adam Carolla: I'll give him a chance since he's a car guy (The Clarkson of the group) Tanner Foust: an actual Race car driver. he's the 2007 Formula D Drifting champion, he has Ice racing championships. and he hosts "supercars exposed" on SPEED (The true STIG of the group, though no word on who will be "THE STIG") Eric Stromer: another he's a construction guy. no racing experience. (that I've read of), and he currently hosts a HGTV show. (kind of a mix between May and Hammond) I know this show will not be the UK show (which season 11 starts this Sunday (I'll be watching the Torrent Monday afternoon)), but I'm going to give it a chance. the show has been developed by the creaters of the UK show, and I know Clarkson was stateside for a few weeks developing it. its being produced by the same guys who brought us Mythbusters and Overhaulin. The only questions left are who will be "THE STIG", and what will be the Reasonably priced car (Chevy Cobalt maybe? since the UK show uses a Chevrolet Optra/ Daewoo Lacetti )
abedooley Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 THATS WILL BE SWEEEETT AS LONG AS THEY DO MORE AMERICAN MUSCLE!!! M...O.....P.....A.......R!!!!!!!
LVZ2881 Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 hopefully they are allowed to have as much fun with the show as their UK counterparts do... and i wish i could find the uk show on tv here in the states, it used to be on discovery...
MonoPed Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 hopefully they are allowed to have as much fun with the show as their UK counterparts do... I wonder where they'll set up their "house track"... and i wish i could find the uk show on tv here in the states, it used to be on discovery... BBC America shows it Mondya night at 8:00pm est. Ch 264 on DirecTV.
Nick F40 Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 hopefully they are allowed to have as much fun with the show as their UK counterparts do... that's what my test will be. I wish I wouldn't have to get direct tv...... I wonder where they'll set up their "house track"... BBC America shows it Mondya night at 8:00pm est. Ch 264 on DirecTV. Oh yes...me too!
CAL Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) I can imagine it now. I don't think the US version of the Prius show, which I thought was hallarious would fly in the States. Wouldn't want to insult anyone, and it pretty much spells out how much of a moron you are to buy one. Or the druablity of the Porsche 911, which they drove into a house a couple times and some other objects. It just kept going and going, in fact they did more damage to the rock wall they hit than the car. The Porsche challenge is good too. V6 and 3/4 engine LOL I dont think the upskirt would fly either. Edited June 17, 2008 by CAL
Nick F40 Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmG05AtNVtM :55 to 1:25 is HILARIOUS!! yup Cal, you think NANSCARS are death traps...still think it's a death trap.......batteries.....explosions......volts....... Edited June 17, 2008 by Nick F40
CAL Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmG05AtNVtM :55 to 1:25 is HILARIOUS!! yup Cal, you think NANSCARS are death traps...still think it's a death trap.......batteries.....explosions......volts....... they would be better off just syndicating Top Gear here. And it's not even bulletproof LMAO. Edited June 17, 2008 by CAL
LVZ2881 Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 a couple of my favorites are the lawn darts where they launch old clunkers into a rock quarry usuing a huge air gun, trying for a bullseye with a camper in the middle, and all the ways they tried to kill that red diesel toyota truck, thats is classic, and it still runs!!!!!!!!!
CAL Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 this is good too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AwKFs6Zygg...feature=related how are the americans going to top this?
abedooley Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 this is good too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AwKFs6Zygg...feature=related how are the americans going to top this? I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD ENJOY WATCHING COMPACTS UNTIL THAT!! VERY COOL!
lordairgtar Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 this is good too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AwKFs6Zygg...feature=related how are the americans going to top this? Using Crown Vics and Impalas
dub Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Using Crown Vics and Impalas If it's hockey instead of soccer....
CAL Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 If it's hockey instead of soccer.... Now there is a brilliant idea. Car Hockey.
Nick F40 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 a couple of my favorites are the lawn darts where they launch old clunkers into a rock quarry usuing a huge air gun, trying for a bullseye with a camper in the middle, and all the ways they tried to kill that red diesel toyota truck, thats is classic, and it still runs!!!!!!!!! hey, that's why I love my Toyotas, especially the old trucks, the frame was practically BULLETPROOF! If it's hockey instead of soccer.... :D SWEET!
CAL Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 hey, that's why I love my Toyotas, especially the old trucks, the frame was practically BULLETPROOF! SWEET! Top Gear has already done Car Hockey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddKWLjAyYVo...feature=related
theflame Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 this is good too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AwKFs6Zygg...feature=related how are the americans going to top this? The blue and white ones are the same as my 1:1 - its an awesome little car, comfortable to drive, spacious given the size and it handles like a Mini Cooper. I love my Aygo! It doesnt impress the chicks much though
CAL Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Show will debut on NBC in the fall, the hosts will be Adam Carolla: I'll give him a chance since he's a car guy (The Clarkson of the group) Tanner Foust: an actual Race car driver. he's the 2007 Formula D Drifting champion, he has Ice racing championships. and he hosts "supercars exposed" on SPEED (The true STIG of the group, though no word on who will be "THE STIG") Eric Stromer: another he's a construction guy. no racing experience. (that I've read of), and he currently hosts a HGTV show. (kind of a mix between May and Hammond) I know this show will not be the UK show (which season 11 starts this Sunday (I'll be watching the Torrent Monday afternoon)), but I'm going to give it a chance. the show has been developed by the creaters of the UK show, and I know Clarkson was stateside for a few weeks developing it. its being produced by the same guys who brought us Mythbusters and Overhaulin. The only questions left are who will be "THE STIG", and what will be the Reasonably priced car (Chevy Cobalt maybe? since the UK show uses a Chevrolet Optra/ Daewoo Lacetti ) I have been thinking about this for a few days now and I have come to this conclusion. The show, Fifth Gear, is like to be a total failure. Not withstanding, the copy is never as good as the original. The title alone is troublesome, why fifth gear? What about all the three, four, and six speed cars? In any event, I have heard this Adam, and I must say nowhere near as charismatic as Jeremy, not that he is overly charismatic himself. However the English do have a way with words. I don’t know these other blokes from Adam, but there is a certain dynamic that really works well on Top Gear, the pattern for Fifth Gear. That is the nice thing about Top Gear is you don’t need to be a racing car driver (Cpt. Slow). Need I say more? They would probably better off with just some regular guy, or girl for that matter, that no one knows or has heard of with a passion for cars, which is all you really need. Moreover, they (TG) have it absolutely right. It isn’t about the car, how fast, how good, how technically advanced it is. It is about how it makes you feel when you are driving it, and then being able to pour that out onto the screen. Not to mention it already has had a troubled start. The pilot was supposed be shown in March, and it is now June and not a single frame has been shot. I know NBC said that they wouldn’t censor the honest opinions of the host, but I just don’t see that happening on Network TV. I suspect that Network TV is just to stiff and structured to pull off a good Top Gear (TG) clone, which isn’t that polished. However, that is the beauty of TG like all good British TV it is a little rough around the edges, but that is what gives it’s immense charm. Then there is the show itself, which I can see it being hampered by all kind of other technicalities, safety issues (which apparently are virtually nonexistent in the UK) and practicalities. And whom are they going to be bashing! In an overly pretentious PC social climate I am not sure that they will even be allowed to bash themselves or each other – another quality of the show that works very well. I do hope I am wrong – I think in a lot of ways Supercars Exposed was trying to live in the shadows of Top Gear, but it was dreadfully boring by and large. I, too, will give it a chance, but that is my prediction. I would have loved to been a fly on the wall when Clarkson and the NBC guys were discussing the development. Top Gear is extremely entertaining for far to many reasons to list here and now, so Fifth Gear has a very high benchmark, which may be unreachable by Network TV. Will it have the charismatic magic of TG, or will their diamond turn to dust? I wonder how many times that they (NBC excs) said, "Oh no, We can't do that."?
Nick F40 Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Chris, Supercars Exposed, I don't think is geared toward that, it's more of a show that just caters to Supercars, just showing them off, not a general car show. I like Tanner Foust, which is also the host of that show, he is a very talented and winning driftter.
CAL Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Chris, Supercars Exposed, I don't think is geared toward that, it's more of a show that just caters to Supercars, just showing them off, not a general car show. I like Tanner Foust, which is also the host of that show, he is a very talented and winning driftter. It was in the same vain. Yeah, but is he entertaining? I hope it is good, but I fear it's not.
Rob Hall Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 I fear a US version will be dreadful and sanitized. I'm not optimistic. I can't wait for BBC America to start showing some new episodes...they seem to be just running a few episodes over and over every Monday night..
Nick F40 Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Well it looks like Top Gear started a new season, when does the American one start?
CAL Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) Well it looks like Top Gear started a new season, when does the American one start? Well it was supposed to be this past spring (March), but that didn't happen because what they wanted, Jeremy Clarkson, turned the offer down, and then there were some other delays. The host Adam didn't officially get the offer until a few weeks ago, and are said to be shooting soon. The pilot is supposed to air in the fall. It has had kind of a rocky start already. Edited June 27, 2008 by CAL
gasman Posted July 26, 2008 Author Posted July 26, 2008 They announced the the "reasonably priced car". its a Kia Rio. and the first two guests will be Howie Mandel, and Melanie B (from the Spice Girls), both have shows with NBC affiliation. I think they could've done a little better with the stars they choose even from the NBC range of shows. like Steve Carrell or Jason Lee
Nick F40 Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 They announced the the "reasonably priced car". its a Kia Rio. and the first two guests will be Howie Mandel, and Melanie B (from the Spice Girls), both have shows with NBC affiliation. I think they could've done a little better with the stars they choose even from the NBC range of shows. like Steve Carrell or Jason Lee where you getting this information from? it hasn't started yet has it?
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