Top Gear is back....

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KMC440 5/24/2016 4:39pm
5/24/2016 4:39pm Edited Date/Time 5/24/2016 4:40pm
Won't last ... BBC fucked themselves on this one.

The teet is gone.

The last show they had (contractually forced) Hammond and May do was hilarious for all the wrong reasons.
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Uncle Tony 5/24/2016 4:43pm
5/24/2016 4:43pm
Sadly not interested anymore it just won't be the same to me
Sir Roostsalot 5/24/2016 6:16pm
5/24/2016 6:16pm
I'm watching the American version of Top Gear on History channel right now and it's just pitiful how grossly inferior it is in every way to the original BBC version. The wittiness of May, Clarkson and Hammond is what made it so good. Along with their dry sense of humor will never be replicated.
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SEEMEFIRST 5/24/2016 7:57pm
5/24/2016 7:57pm
GBR's seemed to be over it, but us yanks love it.

I get it, they hear the dry stuff all the time, we don't do that here. I still dig the original.

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SEEMEFIRST 5/24/2016 7:59pm
5/24/2016 7:59pm
This will be the LAST time I ever refer to myself as a "YANK".
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Mr. G 5/24/2016 8:18pm
5/24/2016 8:18pm
How could they let those three guys go? That show was special.
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sostoked 5/24/2016 8:44pm
5/24/2016 8:44pm
I am looking forward to the trio's new show on amazon.
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SEEMEFIRST 5/24/2016 9:36pm
5/24/2016 9:36pm
Mr. G wrote:
How could they let those three guys go? That show was special.
They, as they say in west Texas, fucked up.
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Old-Man 5/24/2016 10:01pm
5/24/2016 10:01pm
Just about anything Hammond, Clark and Mays do is going to be a hit..
Can't wait for the show
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SCR 5/24/2016 11:19pm
5/24/2016 11:19pm
I agree. That show just worked.

Most everything American is better. But the American Top gear blows compared to those Brits.
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ocscottie 5/25/2016 11:04am
5/25/2016 11:04am
Im gonna at least give it a chance before forming an opinion.

...but my expectations are not very high.
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MR. X 5/25/2016 11:11am
5/25/2016 11:11am
There isn't alot of shows that i follow every week, i'm gonna have to give this one a shot just because of the old episodes.
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motogeezer 5/25/2016 11:24am
5/25/2016 11:24am
I'm not overly surprised about Mat LeBlanc being on the new show, since he hosted the last series of compilation shows.

I'll check out the new one, but the old crew is what made the original good.
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XXVoid MainXX 5/25/2016 2:37pm
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I honestly never cared much for the original one and the American version of it is even crappier by far. Probably won't watch this one either. Wait, I guess I really didn't even need to post as far as that goes, but it's Vital. Smile
Andy_Greenney 5/25/2016 2:57pm
5/25/2016 2:57pm
Clarkson, Hammond and May were what made the show, they worked well together. Looking forward to their new show.

As for Top Gear it will probably/hopefully die a slow death while the BBC keep flogging a dead horse
Andy_Greenney 5/25/2016 2:58pm
5/25/2016 2:58pm
SCR wrote:
I agree. That show just worked.

Most everything American is better. But the American Top gear blows compared to those Brits.
And the American version of The Office and Inbetweeners, wow they were shocking
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ocscottie 5/30/2016 9:56pm
5/30/2016 9:56pm
Did anyone watch the show? i just got done with the bball game and am checking it out now, 5min in and i want to turn it off. This new announcer guy is so over the top annoying.

...hopefully the cars make up for it Whistling

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seth505 5/30/2016 10:18pm
5/30/2016 10:18pm
Definitely NOT tuning in
Andy_Greenney 5/30/2016 10:26pm
5/30/2016 10:26pm
Painful! Evans was just annoying and LeBlanc was a cardboard cut out of a presenter. Won't be bothering in future, look forward to seeing what the trio come out with.
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sende 5/30/2016 10:37pm
5/30/2016 10:37pm
It was terrible yes. Matt LeBlanc did an ok job, but other than that it was no good at all.
Can't wait for The grand tour.
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scott_nz 5/30/2016 11:07pm
5/30/2016 11:07pm Edited Date/Time 5/30/2016 11:25pm
SCR wrote:
I agree. That show just worked.

Most everything American is better. But the American Top gear blows compared to those Brits.
almost everything American is better ?????

not in my experience, but each to their own,

but ill agree with you on that fact that american top gear blows, its even worse than Australian top gear,
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MJC 5/31/2016 3:00am
5/31/2016 3:00am
SCR wrote:
I agree. That show just worked.

Most everything American is better. But the American Top gear blows compared to those Brits.
scott_nz wrote:
almost everything American is better ????? not in my experience, but each to their own, but ill agree with you on that fact that american top...
almost everything American is better ?????

not in my experience, but each to their own,

but ill agree with you on that fact that american top gear blows, its even worse than Australian top gear,
Holy shit the Aussie TG was rubbish! But most Aus shows are. Have to laugh at Ol Mates comment about US shows being better. The Office, Wilfred etc they butchered, and let's not forget the Hollywood crap and "blockbuster" movies jammed down our throats...
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Sidecar 7/4/2016 9:39am
7/4/2016 9:39am
Chris Evans has resigned today after the 6th and final episode of this current series aired yesterday......
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kongols 7/4/2016 11:18am
7/4/2016 11:18am Edited Date/Time 7/4/2016 11:19am
Evans is officially out.

Edit. NM
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plowboy 3/8/2018 4:32pm
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Andy_Greenney wrote:
And the American version of The Office and Inbetweeners, wow they were shocking
I'm old enough to know that "Three's Company" was a rip off of "Man About the House". "Sanford and Son" copied the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son".
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ocscottie 3/8/2018 4:57pm
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Damn, how sad...what a total shitshow this has become.

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