Now, for the important part. America has decided that they need to take yet another fantastic British show and ruin it. This may sound a little harsh or unfair as the show has not yet aired. I assure you that time will tell how right I am. The New York Times published a blog "Judging an American "Top Gear" by Its Trailer" about this attitude. Watch the trailer and you will see the lacklustre and idiotic nature of the show. When reading the challenge, the host can't even muster enough enthusiasm to get me to pay attention to what he's saying. The British version's popularity lay mainly with the dynamism of its hosts--specifically, in my opinion, Jeremy Clarkson. Clarkson's snide attitude and often inappropriate comments bring people back for more and increase the show's publicity. Richard Hammond and James May are equally as funny, just less controversial. As for American "Top Gear", if you cannot even interest me in a challenge--one of the major events of the show--why am I going to listen to you go on about specifications of a car? Who is Adam Ferrara anyway? The NYT blog seems to think we should all know who this "comedian" is. I surely do not.
Most importantly-- Where does The Stig fit into all of this?
I know the British show is on it's second Stig, but America surely cannot get their own.
Edit: Oh, well. I was clearly wrong about The Stig. America will have their own and people are already trying to figure out who it is. Rumor: Top Gear USA Stig is Rubens Barrichello
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