Top Gear Reboot Appreciation Society

[GagHalfrunt]

E3 was an improvement. E3 also seemed to be less Chris/Matt and more everyone else.

 

[WelshBloke]

Watching it now. Sabine Schmitz is awesome!

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Ep 3 was pretty good. Chris Harris' segment was awesome. I skipped the start in the rally cross car segment. It's just not enjoyable for me. The Ken Block segment was pretty awesome too.

 

[Childs]

Ep 3 was pretty good. Chris Harris' segment was awesome. I skipped the start in the rally cross car segment. It's just not enjoyable for me. The Ken Block segment was pretty awesome too.

Yeah, it was really good. Maybe they should have started with this episode.

 

[BudAshes]

"Top Gear was still the most watched programme in the 8pm time slot, beating Antiques Roadshow on BBC1 and the British Soap awards on ITV."

Wow, it beat antiques road show...

The new cast sucks, with the rather prodigious budget how could they not afford some decent people?

 

[sdifox]

"Top Gear was still the most watched programme in the 8pm time slot, beating Antiques Roadshow on BBC1 and the British Soap awards on ITV."

Wow, it beat antiques road show...

The new cast sucks, with the rather prodigious budget how could they not afford some decent people?

I don't get Matt Lablanc. Like that is going to draw in Americans. Eric MacCormack would have been a better choice.

 

[SKORPI0]

oh well, not surprised....

No second gear? Matt Le Blanc ‘tells Top Gear bosses he'll quit if Evans isn't sacked’

The presenter has allegedly grown increasingly frustrated with his co-star’s attitude towards the team on the BBC show.
And insiders said the former Friends star delivered an ultimatum to corporation bosses by telling them he will have no part in any future series featuring Evans.
The alleged demand is said to have left BBC chiefs with no choice but to sack one of the hosts – because they have already agreed to pay Le Blanc for two series.
A show source said: “The big question now is who goes and who stays. “The team does not gel at all, and the atmosphere between the presenters is decidedly frosty.
It’s very much a picture of him – Chris – and them.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

oh well, not surprised....

No second gear? Matt Le Blanc ‘tells Top Gear bosses he'll quit if Evans isn't sacked’

My respect for Le Blanc just went up a couple of notches.

FWIW, the last two episodes were a lot better than the first two, but I still can't stand Chris Evans and especially Eddie Jordan. The Hoonicorn across London was pretty badass.

 

[MongGrel]

I still have not watched this version of the show, but might this one just to check Ken Block driving to try it out.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

I still have not watched this version of the show, but might this one just to check Ken Block driving to try it out.

Episode 3, last segment.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

oh well, not surprised....

No second gear? Matt Le Blanc ‘tells Top Gear bosses he'll quit if Evans isn't sacked’

So Evans hates LeBlanc and LeBlanc hates Evans? I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with both of them.

Ratings continue to tank. Down about 2/3 from where they were for the season premiere and the average of the last 10 or so C/H/M years.

 

[DigDog]

i got to catch up. will grab it on the iPlayer later today.

 

[NoTine42]

Continues to grow on me in EP5

"Joey's" love of the umbrella in the RR Dawn finally felt like a natural, unscripted reaction.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I find Evans really remarkably annoying. He has a face for radio and a voice for silent film. I find it just mystifying that he is so successful in the UK. Maybe that fact and the Brexit are not coincidental . . .

 

[PricklyPete]

I find Evans really remarkably annoying. He has a face for radio and a voice for silent film. I find it just mystifying that he is so successful in the UK. Maybe that fact and the Brexit are not coincidental . . .

I'm totally with you. He is killing the show for me. Sure other aspects are lacking, but I'm willing to forgive those...Evans just annoys me every time I hear his voice or see him on the screen.

 

[ViperXX]

I refuse to watch the new show. No Clarkson, no May, No Hammond, No Me.

 

[Phanuel]

Chris Harris for main host, make it so BBC.

 

[PricklyPete]

Chris Harris for main host, make it so BBC.

I actually would prefer the Rory Reid guy as the central host.

 

[MongGrel]

Heh.

In a kinda related note.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36649402

 

[dr150]

Heh.

In a kinda related note.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36649402

Great news.

It was a horrid show.

 

[Craig234]

TG USA got pretty good after the 2nd season.

The main reason that TG can't work to it's full potential in the US is TV is advertiser driven. If they say or do any of the controversial things that shows a car brand in a bad light, the sponsors will get pissed and pull out. That's why there's so many "We bought these 30 year old cars for today's challenge..." episodes.

There are a lot of sponsors that aren't car companies.

 

[MongGrel]

Great news.

It was a horrid show.

Yeah, I never had watched it myself, I think I tried once.

Looking forward to when the real one comes out again on Amazon.

 

[DeathReborn]

I refuse to watch the new show. No Clarkson, no May, No Hammond, No Me.

This + Chris Evans = No Watch!

 

[rh71]

They've had Chris Evans talk a whole lot less since ep2. I didn't have a huge issue with him but I can see why many would and I don't miss it either.

I never liked the British accent to begin with so Chris Harris better be the last guy they introduce.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

They've had Chris Evans talk a whole lot less since ep2. I didn't have a huge issue with him but I can see why many would and I don't miss it either.

I never liked the British accent to begin with so Chris Harris better be the last guy they introduce.

I think the producers listened to complaints from viewers, watched the declining ratings and began re-editing the episodes to focus less on Chris. Good bet he's gone after this season if ratings don't bounce up. Not because of the rift with Matt, just because even the British viewers don't like him.