How would you guys feel if they kept Adam Corolla as the host as they originally intended?
He'd be perfect... haha.
That said... I haven't seen it yet, but reading what you guys have said, I'm going to assume it's not all that bad (although obviously my friends from across the pond, you guys find it to be rubbish... but then again what did you think when you first saw the Aussie version eh?)
My only issue with it, I feel is certainly going to be that it will revolve around the US auto industry cars (all these new muscle-ish cars coming out, which all have the cornering ability of a space shuttle) and italian super cars (because every american is still 9 years old at heart, or just wants one to fulfill their inferiority complexes...) They will probably talk about other cars too, but meh... i have a feeling its going to be too much musclecar/super car kinda shit... moreso than the british show anyway.
All I can say is that we americans should be able to come up with some unique challenges out here, that we dont have to completely hijack from the BBC top gear...
How about we race emergency vehicles around City streets in a big city (sorta steals from the airport emergency vehicle race episode of BBC TG, but its unique in its own way! especially if they make it some other type of challenge) Getting lost and shit would be epic, as long as nobodys really in peril.
Or, try... another durability challenge - It rips off the idea of the Toyota Hilux episode, but you know how all the Pickup truck commercials here act like they are the greatest fucking thing in the world and can basically be sent into battle against pantzer tanks and are 'built ford tough' and shit? Pit Dodge, Ford, and Chevy pickups against each other and drive them through everything known to man... fire, water, sandy deserts, hurricanes in florida, texas tornadoes, and maybe have them drive to the top of a real mountain like in the commercials. Maybe have Michael Bay direct some craazy shit where they have to drive through exploding buildings and crap... we're in america... lets blow some shit up like we tend to do. haha
(by the way, we need a gag car to rag on... like how the BBC has the morris marina... and has featured ladas in the past... what do you guys think? Ford Pinto? Chevy Chevette? AMC Pacer? Geo Metro? Discuss... whether that would be funny, or not, and what's the worst car we've made haha)
The show has a lot of potential... They just need the hosts to work out well... or at least if one doesnt work out, kick him off... Remember.. Top gear didnt always have James May... before that, they had some other random dude..
all I can say is PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... DO NOT TALK ABOUT NASCAR BEING AWESOME OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, BECAUSE IT IS NEGATIVE COOL... AND BELONGS ON THE TERRIBLY UNCOOL SECTION OF THE COOL-WALL... TOP GEAR IS NOT FOR NASCAR, LEAVE THAT TO ALL THE HICK ASS SHOWS ON SPEED THAT FEATURE IT... TOP GEAR'S JOB IS TO RAG ON THAT GARBAGE, AND TALK ABOUT REAL DRIVING WHERE YOU TURN RIGHT JUST AS OFTEN AS YOU TURN LEFT. PLEASE CONSIDER MY OPINION, THANKS
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