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b1adesofcha0s 03-16-2011 09:24 AM

I like it too. I think the more they do it, the more comfortable the hosts will get and it will eventually get better. It might never be as good as the UK version, but it's still a good show on its own.

Red__Zed 03-16-2011 10:27 AM

I tried watching this once and it was pretty painful.

Cmike2780 03-16-2011 10:55 AM

As bad as some people think this is, think about the other car shows on TV. This is one of the better car shows in the US if you think about it. I'm guessing the Top Gear US budget is nowhere near the UK's version also. This isn't nearly as cheesy as "The PowerBlock" or "Supercars Exposed", but it could be better.

b1adesofcha0s 03-16-2011 11:09 AM

I like the show battle of the supercars. I've only seen like 2 episodes, but it's good from what I saw. Tanner was one of the drivers on there. I don't care how much people say the show sucks, watching a blind guy drift a 370Z was pretty awesome. :tup:

Red__Zed 03-16-2011 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780 (Post 990208)
As bad as some people think this is, think about the other car shows on TV. This is one of the better car shows in the US if you think about it. I'm guessing the Top Gear US budget is nowhere near the UK's version also. This isn't nearly as cheesy as "The PowerBlock" or "Supercars Exposed", but it could be better.

I never understood why pretty much every car show sucks. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to make a decent show...

b1adesofcha0s 03-16-2011 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 990268)
I never understood why pretty much every car show sucks. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to make a decent show...

Car shows can get boring quick if they're just about numbers and specs. That's what makes Top Gear so good. They have those, but they have other things to make the show more entertaining as well.

Red__Zed 03-16-2011 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 990299)
Car shows can get boring quick if they're just about numbers and specs. That's what makes Top Gear so good. They have those, but they have other things to make the show more entertaining as well.

I always thought that cutting to shots of tire smoke and mostly naked women would fill in the rest of the show.:confused:

b1adesofcha0s 03-16-2011 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 990323)
I always thought that cutting to shots of tire smoke and mostly naked women would fill in the rest of the show.:confused:

You need to send this idea to the people that make boring car shows. They haven't understood that yet. :rolleyes:

crash1369 03-16-2011 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 990260)
I like the show battle of the supercars. I've only seen like 2 episodes, but it's good from what I saw. Tanner was one of the drivers on there. I don't care how much people say the show sucks, watching a blind guy drift a 370Z was pretty awesome. :tup:

I'm pretty sure that was staged, almost the entire show is after all

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 990268)
I never understood why pretty much every car show sucks. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to make a decent show...

Because the sponsors dictate the show in most cases

b1adesofcha0s 03-16-2011 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by crash1369 (Post 991168)
I'm pretty sure that was staged, almost the entire show is after all

I remember reading on this forum that there was someone who actually knew that guy and he really is blind.

Cmike2780 03-16-2011 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 991196)
I remember reading on this forum that there was someone who actually knew that guy and he really is blind.

It's scripted, but why would they fake a blind guy. It Would be just as entertaining if he ran over the other two host.

haggomyeggo 03-16-2011 04:28 PM

they just had the blind guy on to again copy the UK boys when they had a Blind Man beat Terry Wogan around the top gear test track....

but it was pretty cool that they featured the Z.

wilsonp 03-16-2011 05:46 PM

They definitely copy the UK show's features (not as well) too much, they need to be more original.

And they should have picked some hosts with more car experience (Tanner is fine) and TV experience - sometimes they are painful to watch talk.

red6spd 03-16-2011 07:06 PM

New season starts.................. Anyone know????. I need to clear my DVR of the bunny ranch oh, ummmm I mean the fine family shows from fox.

ChrisSlicks 03-16-2011 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by red6spd (Post 991490)
New season starts.................. Anyone know????. I need to clear my DVR of the bunny ranch oh, ummmm I mean the fine family shows from fox.

Late Summer is the unofficial word.


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