Ace of Pop Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Whats your take on the new lineup. Mine is why so many needed,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 They're clearly not just going to try and replicate the previous format with three different people, which I think is a wise decision. I look forward to seeing what they've come up with instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Chris Evens was famous for his "zoo" presentation on the Radio - i.e. multiple presenters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Also, an international line-up is a smart move, considering the potential for worldwide sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) Sabine and Eddy - Absoutely - a car show with actual motorsport people can't be a bad thing and Sabine has a mischievous personality Rory Reid - I watched some YT videos of his, perhaps he'll do better with a script writer and director. Can they do something about his accent? He's awfully difficult to understand Chris Harris - would't be on my shortlist... I'd put Matt Farah in instead, but then there would be 2 Americans, both named Matt, in a British TV show Matt Le Blanc - not sure how he'll work out as a presenter, but he was OK in the star in a reasonably priced car segments he appeared in. ... ... Chris Evans - never even heard of him! The rest of the cast though, yes, LOL. Edited February 13, 2016 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseTheBass Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Chris Harris gets my vote. Chris Evans and Sabine should be ok too. I'd have no Yanks on the show and the token ethnic minority chap reeks of PC BS to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiKneeTim Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I imagine the number of presenters allows each of them time to pursue other careers, and in the event of a Clarksonesque faux pas the show won't collapse like last time. They might all be successful in their own careers but it remains to be seen if they can carry off the Top Gear job, and you can bet they will be replaced if they can't. It might even be possible that some will get the chop each season as they rotate presenters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsie888 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) Sabine and Eddy - Absoutely - a car show with actual motorsport people can't be a bad thing and Sabine has a mischievous personality Rory Reid - I watched some YT videos of his, perhaps he'll do better with a script writer and director. Can they do something about his accent? He's awfully difficult to understand Chris Harris - would't be on my shortlist... I'd put Matt Farah in instead, but then there would be 2 Americans, both named Matt, in a British TV show Matt Le Blanc - not sure how he'll work out as a presenter, but he was OK in the star in a reasonably priced car segments he appeared in. ... ... Chris Evans - never even heard of him! The rest of the cast though, yes, LOL. They'll use Chris Harris much the same way Tif Needle is used on Fifth Gear, i.e. all lairy and sideways....... In fairness to him, he does have very good car control and can demonstrate a pretty useful lap time when required to. Eddie's there to be a little (a lot?) provocative I guess and he also may surprise a few with his driving skills. Edited February 13, 2016 by Woodsie888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook my sock Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Big fan of Chris Harris and feel a bit sorry for him now. I guess he thought he'd signed up for the motoring equivalent of The Jam. Now it's become S Club 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 That ginger haired guy has a face youd like to punch, never heard of him . The German Lady, shes a different story. ,cant see Eddie putting up with stupid showboys though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Its interesting how someone can be so well-known in one country, yet completely unfamiliar to those from another. I think this is the logic for the inclusion of Matt LeBlanc - he's a familiar face all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook my sock Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Chris Evans is kind of past his sell by date. He's also a bit marmite. They shd have gone with someone younger IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraphee Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Double the presenters - half the appeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thairay Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 i am sure clarkson is amused at how many fools it takes to replace him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 when is the first show ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 i am sure clarkson is amused at how many fools it takes to replace him This isn't about 'replacing' Clarkson. That the message sent by hiring a big personality like Chris Evans. The old Top Gear is dead and gone. This will be a different show. It might fail, it might succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 with Sabine why do they need the Stig ? for that matter why do the need that ginger haired guy ? he cannot drive and talk at the same time how is that going to work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 i am sure clarkson is amused at how many fools it takes to replace him This isn't about 'replacing' Clarkson. That the message sent by hiring a big personality like Chris Evans. The old Top Gear is dead and gone. This will be a different show. It might fail, it might succeed. if its dead and gone why call it Top Gear ? then you compare it with the old show , call it something else , let it make its own history Just like Top gear USA or Australia , they just do not compare , but would be an OK car show by themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 i am sure clarkson is amused at how many fools it takes to replace him This isn't about 'replacing' Clarkson. That the message sent by hiring a big personality like Chris Evans. The old Top Gear is dead and gone. This will be a different show. It might fail, it might succeed. if its dead and gone why call it Top Gear ? then you compare it with the old show , call it something else , let it make its own history Just like Top gear USA or Australia , they just do not compare , but would be an OK car show by themselves You could have said the same about the previous version. Top Gear has a history dating back almost 40 years. The Clarkson era was just one iteration of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Have a feeling it will be so P.C. ,it will be bland .First one id dump is that Ginger Nit, having never heard of him i Googled him. Nothing of substance to see there. He owned a Pub and Yapped on the Radio in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Have a feeling it will be so P.C. ,it will be bland .First one id dump is that Ginger Nit, having never heard of him i Googled him. Nothing of substance to see there. He owned a Pub and Yapped on the Radio in England. ...and fronted several innovative and highly-rated TV shows that reinvented their genres - causing a number of controversies along the way. He's anything but bland and PC. Like Clarkson, he's a 'marmite' personality - but he's also one of the UK's most successful presenters and producers, and a bona fide car nut too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook my sock Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Chris Evans was the main man in the 90s.. Don't forget your toothbrush shot him to stardom and I guess the laddish TGI Friday was his peak. He made enough money to amass a huge collection of highly collectable vintage cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I will miss Jeremy Clarkson. Sure, he was not PC - neither am I. Loved some of his comments tho' - your experience may vary. So he got drunk and punched someone - happens. Should have punched him back - tit for tat. This running to the law/boss is childish. Settle it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseTheBass Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I will miss Jeremy Clarkson. Sure, he was not PC - neither am I. Loved some of his comments tho' - your experience may vary. So he got drunk and punched someone - happens. Should have punched him back - tit for tat. This running to the law/boss is childish. Settle it yourself.He's not dead. The 5 people who subscribe to Amazon TV will still be able to get their fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Hope they do good Reviews for part of the program ,before being stupid in Super Cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I will miss Jeremy Clarkson. Sure, he was not PC - neither am I. Loved some of his comments tho' - your experience may vary. So he got drunk and punched someone - happens. Should have punched him back - tit for tat. This running to the law/boss is childish. Settle it yourself.He's not dead. The 5 people who subscribe to Amazon TV will still be able to get their fix. There's no way Amazon are keeping it exclusive to only territories that have Amazon Prime availability - it will for sure be syndicated just like the Netflix originals like House of Cards were.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseTheBass Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I will miss Jeremy Clarkson. Sure, he was not PC - neither am I. Loved some of his comments tho' - your experience may vary. So he got drunk and punched someone - happens. Should have punched him back - tit for tat. This running to the law/boss is childish. Settle it yourself.He's not dead. The 5 people who subscribe to Amazon TV will still be able to get their fix. There's no way Amazon are keeping it exclusive to only territories that have Amazon Prime availability - it will for sure be syndicated just like the Netflix originals like House of Cards were.. I wonder if ITV will pick it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook my sock Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) It's not going to go terrestrial .. They're gambling that Internet tv subscription to will be the norm in a few yrs. I'll be glad to see the bbc lose its license fee .. Personal reasons Edited February 15, 2016 by Cook my sock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADDAT Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 i am sure clarkson is amused at how many fools it takes to replace him This isn't about 'replacing' Clarkson. That the message sent by hiring a big personality like Chris Evans. The old Top Gear is dead and gone. This will be a different show. It might fail, it might succeed. if its dead and gone why call it Top Gear ? then you compare it with the old show , call it something else , let it make its own history Just like Top gear USA or Australia , they just do not compare , but would be an OK car show by themselves You could have said the same about the previous version. Top Gear has a history dating back almost 40 years. The Clarkson era was just one iteration of the show. The only iteration I have ever seen and by far the most successful one. DELETED What's your interest anyway? You enjoy the biking segments racing supercars and public transport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) Just because you're not aware of it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Top Gear ran for 24 years before it adopted the format you're familiar with. It may well run for many years after that format's demise, too. What's my interest? I'm into cars and I like watching TV. Silly question really - DELETED Edited February 15, 2016 by seedy bickering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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