Anyone watch "Top Gear"

Hey everyone, just wanted to know if anyone in here watches the US version of "Top Gear" the reason I ask is because I live in a small little town in Southern California that sees it's share of commercials being made etc.....my wife was driving home on her lunch and they had the right lane closed off, long story short there was Califonia State troopers blocking the lane and a couple of camera trucks....filming 3 trans am's......one she said was a 2002 yellow anniversary one...and two other older trans ams...she was unsure of their years.....but she couldn't get any pictures because the troopers were pushing everyone along.....she said the license plates had top gear on them..the windows were all limo tint, so you couldn't see in them....and she said they sounded bad ass!..just a heads up for a trans am episode coming up probably next season.....

I don't watch the American version as much as I do the british but 3 T/As sounds like a cool episode.

yeh I wish my wife would have been fast with her camera...would have been great to see those cars....we'll have to keep our eyes out for the episode..

I do and I like the show a lot. I'll be looking for it.

yeh me too...not sure how long until we see it, although i did drive around the hotel where most of the film crew and celebs stay when they're out this way, but they may have just filmed here today and gone back to LA...

I watch it, but I mute out the talking. They annoy the hell outta me and are not nearly as funny or good as the British guys. Sad thing is they usually trash the cars when they do the challenge things :(

I only watch the original BBC version. Not the shitty US version.

top gear hipsters, eh? .....i find the american version quite entertaining. as far as the UK version, i have a british boss, dont need to hear that dreadful accent on tv at home as well.

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Originally Posted by SiggyZ

I only watch the original BBC version. Not the shitty US version.

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Originally Posted by jiveass

top gear hipsters, eh? .....i find the american version quite entertaining. as far as the UK version, i have a british boss, dont need to hear that dreadful accent on tv at home as well.

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Some of the stuff they do is entertaining, half of it is just stuff the British show has done but most of the show is boring as hell. They have no chemistry together, and none of them are all that entertaining to watch or listen to.

US version blows. Rutfucker can not only mess up that show but he has managed to make NASCAR worse.....yes, he sucks that much.

He is a cry baby and makes girl sounds all the time and is a complete toolbad. The NJ/NYC fool is just that, a fool. Tanner is the only decent one.

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Originally Posted by TLS_Addict

US version blows. Rutfucker can not only mess up that show but he has managed to make NASCAR worse.....yes, he sucks that much.

He is a cry baby and makes girl sounds all the time and is a complete toolbad. The NJ/NYC fool is just that, a fool. Tanner is the only decent one.

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Personally I think tanner is the worst one. At least the other two occasionally say something funny. Tanner is a boring mono-tone person with little to no excitement coming from his voice or overall personality. He is a good driver though

I agree, he is mono....but he can drive and knows what he is talking about when he talks about cars.

The other two suck donkey dick.

I watch the us version, just to see what those 3 retards are going to f**k up next :rolleyes:

i think tanner is funny in a dry humor sort of way...he has good facial expressions. rut is...well...he's something. and the other guy...what's his name...anyway...he's hilarious cause he's just d-bag completely over the top. i don't think the US version is bad at all. i had very low expectations for it but it's actually pretty good.

They need to come up with their own original ideas though. They do too much stuff that's straight out of the original, or along the same premises. :shrug:

Bottom line to me is those guys do not have the personality of Clarkson, May and Hammond and personality is a very important part of making a show entertaining.

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Originally Posted by SiggyZ

Bottom line to me is those guys do not have the personality of Clarkson, May and Hammond and personality is a very important part of making a show entertaining.

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True but I also think the UK version is shot better as well. The music the camera angles the dramatics are all better. That combined with the hosts make that version epic.

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Originally Posted by SiggyZ

Bottom line to me is those guys do not have the personality of Clarkson, May and Hammond and personality is a very important part of making a show entertaining.

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Good points as well. Tanner Foust is the only one I can stand really. The other two just arent a good fit. I would rather have seen Adam Corrola on there for comic relief.

Just me I guess but I find the American version far more entertaining.

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Originally Posted by 79TransAm

Just me I guess but I find the American version far more entertaining.

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You are pretty much alone on that one

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Originally Posted by Zinergy

You are pretty much alone on that one

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no hes not....

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Originally Posted by jiveass

no hes not....

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That is why I said pretty much. Most people agree the UK top gear that is the worlds NUMBER 1 auto show with 350 million viewers every week after 19 seasons. That is 3 times as many viewers as the superbowl EVERY WEEK.