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US Top Gear has a Cobra
Has anyone seen the ads for the new season of the US Top Gear? They have a Cobra on the preview...
Is it real or is it Memorex? And please, whatever, don't turn this in to a your Cobra is more not real than mine discussion. |
US Top Gear is a horribly executed replica of the original Top Gear from UK.
I find it virtually unwatchable. |
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Larry |
Same here. I liked the one from the UK but don't watch this one at all. I am not sure if it is true but I heard the guys on the UK one actually didn't like each other and that made the show more interesting.
Ron |
try watching the idiots that did the ozzy version(way off topic my bad)...doc
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The all new season is really gonna be awesome..i'd love to see the Cobra preview in that..when it is going to be aired on BBC.
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Not close to the UK version..........The boys do love to wave the Union Jack ( rightly so ) and there are some references that only a Brit would pick up on. They all seem to be good car handlers by their power slide turns.The USA version needs new talent.
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This going to sound like a total stuck-up snob but the UK version has sports car guys while the US version has NASCAR hot rodders. That's my take on it anyway.
Snobby Larry |
I am looking forward to the new season and if they finally have a Cobra, even better. At first I complained that the US Top gear was so much worse than the UK version, then I just stopped comparing them. Like comparing the original "Gone in 60 Seconds" with the newer version, they are totally different and comparisons just don't work.
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The US show is ok. It takes a while to get used to the characters. No, I don't like it nearly as much and no, I don't go looking for it, but I watch it once in a while. What really is bogus about it is they even copy the fake adventures scene-for-scene. What's the point of that?
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The Cobra for US Top Gear has always been in the intro. I'm not sure what manufacturer it is.
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UK Top Gear is still infinitely better. :D |
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Yes, I know. I've met him and have watched him drive at track events. The sport he races (or raced ) in doesn't make him an expert on sports cars though. In my prior posting, I'm referring to the premis of the show, not one particular host. Larry |
Premise of Top Gear:
A show aimed at men, with male banter a plenty, that can be watched by the rest of the family, and it features cars...... a bit. Clarkeson says anything to get an audience smirking, especially when its not PC, and whilst he can thrash a car, he knows sweet FA as soon as the hood/bonnet goes up. The other guys are his Laurel and Hardy stooges. They have written motoring columns before and worked in related areas. But its sold primarily as 3 quintessential English duffers poncing around around in cars most will never be able to own, let alone drive. The cars are just a backdrop for the banter. Own up - can anyone actually remember anythig about any of the cars, expect when they've been trashed? I quite like it, but great car show....it aint! |
My wife actually likes Top Gear. She likes the UK version better (as do I). I DVR both and she doesn't want me to watch it unless she's here (and that applies to both). I like the cars (some are better than others). And she likes the goofy stuff they do - and sometimes it is amusing (and sometimes really funny.)
It's entertainment. Don't try to make it more than it is. |
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US version sucks, but every now and then a story is ok...like the fun with some of my client's tractors, but generally it sucks.
Original is mucho muy goodo as entertainment, not bad as a car show. Wife loves it. |
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U.S. Version is painful to watch.
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Does the US version even have Stig any more? I don't seem to remember them doing real car reviews any more, just the goofy stuff to see who can get from Death Valley to Vegas across 4-wheel drive trails. Those kinds of things can be amusing (the British version does it well) but it's become the predominant part of the US show. I give the Brit version a B+ and the US version a C/C-. Thank goodness the US version is only an hour and with the DVR has lots of commercials that can be skipped so the pain doesn't last too long.
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