New Top Gear USA Teaser Trailer...

[Chaotic_Warlord]

It actually looks like this should be decent, from this it looks like they are staying with the tried and true Top Gear formula.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGxfb-IRns[/youtube]

[TurboSauce]

Meh, for me top gear isn't topgear without jeremy james and richard

[OriginalWheelman]

It actually looks like this should be decent, from this it looks like they are staying with the tried and true Top Gear formula.

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From the looks of this, they are trying to COPY the tried and true Top Gear formula. They're trying to banter like May, Hammond, and Clarkson. I'm not impressed. They are trying to copy British Top Gear. British Top Gear is fun because they are 3 guys, out being themselves, driving cars, and filming it. American Top Gear is going to suck because it's 3 guys trying to copy the relationship that Hammond, May and Clarkson have naturally. The show looks scripted and forced, and it's not appealing.

[TurboSauce]

It actually looks like this should be decent, from this it looks like they are staying with the tried and true Top Gear formula.

Discuss

From the looks of this, they are trying to COPY the tried and true Top Gear formula. They're trying to banter like May, Hammond, and Clarkson. I'm not impressed. They are trying to copy British Top Gear. British Top Gear is fun because they are 3 guys, out being themselves, driving cars, and filming it. American Top Gear is going to suck because it's 3 guys trying to copy the relationship that Hammond, May and Clarkson have naturally. The show looks scripted and forced, and it's not appealing.

exactly

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Wow, Top Gear America got canceled because they didn't copy the same formula and now they are copying the original and you guys aren't happy with that either. I like it personally, but I'm a fan of Adam Ferrera and Tanner Foust so I'm a bit biased. I still have no clue who the other guy is though. I don't think they'll fully copy the original Top Gear because Tanner is a hell of a racer himself so why would they need to have an American Stig to post up times.

[TroubleBound]

Yeah i even like Tanner Foust and all, but this doesn't look even half as entertaining as brits.
The english TopGear is the only car show i can get my girlfriend to watch with me.

[Axel Grungy]

Im not going to hold my breath on this one. I do like adam ferrara tho. It will just never be as good as the UK version. The american guys just don't seem to have the chemistry, i dunno. Maybe this is something that will develop later on down the road. Just when america tries anything like this it always fails hard. The brits are just funnier and wittier. The challenge where they had to buy cars in miami (i think) and drive them to New orleans was the funniest thing ive ever witnessed.

[Poyzinous]

I wish I could host top gear USA. or co-host.

[Mr1der]

I don't think it's gonna be awful unless you keep comparing those three to the real hosts.

to be fair though, they can get better.

and the early seasons of Top Gear blew a** anyway. It didn't hit it's stride until about 6 seasons in.

[RCA]

You guys are silly.

It will never be Top Gear from the UK but for those who don't have BBC, embrace this and give it a try . I'll watch it. If it sucks, I won't watch it.

[breadbox]

Was that Adam Ferrera? Is he a car guy? I know he's a comic.

[Captain Slow]

Here's another trailer that shows they aren't trying so hard to not be themselves. Sure, it's the same formula (cheap car challenge), but it looks good, using american references, and things easily related to.

http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2 ... er-us.html

If the show is like this, I'll be in to watch.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Here's another trailer that shows they aren't trying so hard to not be themselves. Sure, it's the same formula (cheap car challenge), but it looks good, using american references, and things easily related to.

http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2 ... er-us.html

If the show is like this, I'll be in to watch.

After watching that I'm definitely interested to see how this turns out. Can someone tell me who the chubby guy with beard is though, I have absolutely no clue, and his wiki didn't make anything any less confusing. At least it doesn't have Jay Leno, sure he's a HUUUGE car guy, but he I don't think he would be as interesting or willing to destroy a car as Adam Ferrera or Tanner would be. I'm just wondering which of the three they've picked would has James May's personality traits.

I believe they picked Adam because not only is he a comedian, but I believe he has a radio show about cars.

[Captain Slow]

He's just no name filler for the last host of the show. I've seen some of his work on SPEED. I like to think that things are going to go the same way as what happened to Jason Dawe from the first series of TG UK. One season and he's gone.

[MellowZ32]

I'll stick with the real thing. Thank you.
Tanner Foust has the personality of drywall. He was terrible in Redline TV and Supercars Exposed.
I don't even know the other two guys nor do I care.
DO NOT WANT.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Well for all you die hard OG Top Gear fans the new (at least to us) season starts tomorrow night on BBC America.

[Jesda]

Top Gear Australia was awesome. I wish theyd bring it back. Top Gear America looks like bland garbage.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Wow, Top Gear America got canceled because they didn't copy the same formula and now they are copying the original and you guys aren't happy with that either.

Since when are those the only two options?

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Wow, Top Gear America got canceled because they didn't copy the same formula and now they are copying the original and you guys aren't happy with that either.

Since when are those the only two options?

What other options are there? Don't say not to do it at all, I think a Top Gear America is a good idea because it would reach a larger demographic that doesn't know about or can't watch the original and it would have cars that are more relate-able to us since we don't have 3/4 of the cars the original cars get, like Citroen, Peugeot or Renault. Plus more of the country's great roads can be featured like the Tail of the Dragon, Mulholland Drive, and West Coast Highway. The original Top Gear says that all of our roads are straight and boring, but really a lot of the off highway roads are full of the twistie stuff. My only fear is that it becomes to commercialized and the hosts can't say how they really feel about a car for fear of corporate backlash.

[TroubleBound]

Second trailer looks better. But i dont get bbc or history so im out on this one. Top Gear UK is on netflix tho its pret sweet.

[tigersharkdude]

I dont get BBC america, but top gear reruns do come on OnDemand, but no closed caption (FML)

[Mr1der]

I didn't realize you needed closed caption Brad....

to be fair though, I think NICO could make a much better Top Gear US if we had their budget.

[_b.jaye_]

looks slightly more genuine that horsepower tv or some of the other forced / scripted stuff on speed.

[duffman1278]

Would be better if they put Bob Barker, Randy Newman, and Kenny Loggins instead.

[MinisterofDOOM]

What other options are there? Don't say not to do it at all...

When did I say they were options the studio would approve? Optimism is for saps. I'm not going to say "oh that's great" when it really sucks just because the alternative was nothing at all. In many cases I'd rather have nothing than a crappy something.

But in answer to your question: a very obvious third option is don't copy the brit version AND don't cancel it.

There's no malice intended in this post, btw.

[HashiriyaS14]

I think this will be cool, but IMO it needs someone like Captain Slow who isn't really a sports car guy.

Otherwise it's all just V12's and grunting noises, which is fine, but it isn't Top Gear.