Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

Yes, entertainment, something missing from the Top Gear US.

The original Top Gear actually had a blind man on. They gave him the chance to drive again and to give him an experience he wouldn't forget. He did high speed passes around the TG test track and even beat a few people who had full use of their eyes. It wasn't just a stunt to show how "wacky" they were either... Go watch that episode and compare if you'd like.

Top Gear is about entertainment and they do set up a lot of their challenges and stunts but the key here are the hosts. They're not made of wood and they actually know about cars. They are generally entertaining unlike the three goons we have in the US.

All the complaints are about the hosts for the most part. The rest of the issues come from the show relying heavily on advertisers. Then theres the total lack of imagination of the producers. We're still waiting for an actual comparison between cars or even an actual review of the cars they drive. Not some forced "the car looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down" one liner or some poor reference to a movie that maybe a 10th of the audience will get.

I stand by what I said on the TG blog. It looks like the US producers sent an intern into a bar and hired the first three douchebags that hit on her.