I assumed you were being tongue-in-cheek with this post, but then you kept going back and forth with Joey, so...
Uh, what? BBC is making this show under their BBC America (or is it BBC Worldwide?) production company. The same one that makes the US copies of crappy game shows. No one bought anything except the right to be the channel to broadcast the show. Most of the creative team behind this version have worked on the UK version and are BBC employees.
Fifth Gear never took off? For 18 series, 16 before cancellation rumors? Eight years is pretty good for a TV show by American standards.
Are you mad at Ben Collins? Because you know he was in the middle of a lawsuit with the BBC when the American episodes were being filmed, right? Nor is he the first Stig to have outed himself and then forced to leave the show.
Not all Americans have legal access to all but two or three series. That is why this show was made. And did you ever think that this is Top Gear with American TV styling? I know a lot of Americans that think the British programming is crap because "The English have a horrible sense of humor that doesn't make any sense."
What show went that route? I have seen it go UK Show -> American Show and American Show -> UK Show, but never back and forth for the same show like that. Not that I would put it past Simon Cowell though.
No cross-country show trading is needed. We have or have had three (or four?) CSIs, four Law & Orders and two Dragnets (which Law & order was based on). And every single sitcom featuring a married couple as the main characters has dumb, fat husband with hot, smart wife. If you think we will see this in the future I am guessing you are young.
Well, he did violate a contract and get fired. By the way, he didn't leave, they fired him.
Where were you when black Stig left? Age alone would have likely necessitated a new Stig by now.
So on the US show, where the track is different and the lap times aren't compared to the UK show's in anyway, whoever The Stig is doesn't really matter so long as it is the same person? Sounds to me like your issue is more that you are mad about The Stig changing on the UK show. Ben Collins didn't openly choose to leave, although he had to know that his actions would result in his being fired. Blame Ben Collins for this issue and leave the US Top Gear out of it. The timing doesn't work right for him to be the US Stig between his lawsuit and his races in the LMS.
BBC is making this show under their BBC America (or is it BBC Worldwide?) production company. The same one that makes the US copies of crappy game shows. No one bought anything except the right to be the channel to broadcast the show. Most of the creative team behind this version have worked on the UK version and are BBC employees.
BBC is paid for by British television licencing fees. Therefore can you imagine a scenario where the BBC would spend money producing a show for an American network? The director of the new US version and his company are American, so I take it you know all of the so called British crew personally?
Fifth Gear never took off? For 18 series, 16 before cancellation rumors? Eight years is pretty good for a TV show by American standards.
OK allow me to rephrase - it was a terrible show imo. Happier now?
Not all Americans have legal access to all but two or three series. That is why this show was made.
OK well given how i wouldnt know that, what your saying is if i had you'd have saved yourself the embarassment of showing us your aggro side.
And did you ever think that this is Top Gear with American TV styling? I know a lot of Americans that think the British programming is crap because "The English have a horrible sense of humor that doesn't make any sense."
You say this as though I don't already know, which is amusing cus its pretty well known that Americans rarely get British humor. When Jay Leno was asked to host the show he himself said that an American version simply wouldnt work because American media is all corporate owned whereas BBC isnt so they can get away with saying things you couldnt in America - he was partly right, but its not just the BBC it is the whole of Europe, Australia and Canada - when you watch TV in the UK every night you see people mocking the PM in the worst possible ways and its great its called freedom of speech, something the US seems to find a threat.
In the US however you treat your ruler like an emperor. You have to address him as "Mr President" lmfao, and if you ever criticise your government you're 'unamerican' or 'unpatriotic' or worse. The Dixie Chicks had death threats and it basically ruined their career.
So please before you begin your next racist rant against our teeth or some such thing, please reconsider as there is no point acting like a child simply because you dont like or agree with something Ive posted.
you know he was in the middle of a lawsuit with the BBC when the American episodes were being filmed, right?
What is this even supposed to mean exactly? A lawsuit is when two parties differ on something. The way you wrote that it almost sounded like you were saying he's the 'bad guy'. I am not mad at Collins i was wrong about a lot of things and it seems he's actually been unfairly treated by TGUK in my eyes.
Fortunately for History Channel, this show was never intended for you to watch and you won't hurt their ratings.
Have my posts really horrified you so much I've managed to reveal your organ inferiority to the entire forum? If you're unsure on the term it is an Adlerian concept not a snide, uncalled for insult. I guess I dont have as much hate in me as you, so congrats pal you win!
Besides, getting to educate an American such as yourself on world history would be quite amusing and definitely something Id be up for. PM me when you're ready to switch off HC and pick up a book, or a globe (a spherical atlas btw, oh and an atlas is kind of like a map of the places beyond US borders, you should be able to pick one up locally im sure).
What show went that route? I have seen it go UK Show -> American Show and American Show -> UK Show, but never back and forth for the same show like that. Not that I would put it past Simon Cowell though.
Coupling was the British equivalent of Friends - a blatant ripoff and eveyone who saw it knows that. Then it gets replicated in the US practically word for word. And not that it matters but Im getting rather sick of US networks having to steal our TV shows, actors and directors. I would imagine you havent even noticed the influx of British actors on American TV? Many liberal Americans today are ashamed to call themselves Americans after the events of the last decade and Brit-fever has hit your shores whether you see it or not.
No cross-country show trading is needed. We have or have had three (or four?) CSIs, four Law & Orders and two Dragnets (which Law & order was based on). And every single sitcom featuring a married couple as the main characters has dumb, fat husband with hot, smart wife. If you think we will see this in the future I am guessing you are young.
If those words really just came about of your brain then i am guessing you are a bit thick lol. Maybe you'll want to take another look at what I actually said before you again demonstrate your organ inferiority in plain view of all readers to this page.
If I was young Id be very offended by that remark, but fortunately Im old enough and wise enough to instead be intrigued by the way you use the word 'young' as a derogatory term - again I wouldnt be a good human being if I didnt at least ask you to look that up because its an Adlerian concept in psychology which you have managed to demonstrate (now) 3 times so far in your post lol.
Well, he did violate a contract and get fired. By the way, he didn't leave, they fired him.
Well I guess you've just gone and disproved Socrates, the father of political philosophy, when he said "All i know is that i know nothing at all", because you clearly do seem to have a God-like ability to know all.
Sorry pal but Im going to have to disagree - Id in fact say he went well out of his way to disguise his identity for the show for years and his dismissal from the BBC was wrongful; hence the lawsuit you referred to earlier.
Where were you when black Stig left? Age alone would have likely necessitated a new Stig by now.
Good point amigo, maybe you should have started with this you super-smart fella, you
Blame Ben Collins for this issue and leave the US Top Gear out of it. The timing doesn't work right for him to be the US Stig between his lawsuit and his races in the LMS.
Please dont tell me this whole angry tirade at me was because you think Im criticising the US TG?!? All I ever said is it isnt as good as the UK version. And it isnt. And if it ever is it certainly wont be for a while. Im allowed to say this because I 'get' British humor and you don't like it so you are allowed to say the opposite but when you begin attacking the one aspect of our culture im actually rather proud of - our dark, dry humour - I just had to respond in kind because I think someone of your stature on this forum should perhaps behave with a little more sense and hold back your American super-patriotism so that it doesnt offend people and doesnt make your overcompensations so obvious to the world.
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Usually the episodes are available online. However, it looks like the only episode they have online right now is the Fast in Florida episode from two weeks ago. Odd.Justin
No response. I realize when my tone was misunderstood (yay Internet) and it is best to walk away to avoid any further personal insults.PS. Sorry to OP for going offtopic with this one. Barring any potential response from FoolKiller, the threads all yours again mate.
I made no original racist rant.
I am sorry to hear about this, and truly saddened that we got off on the wrong foot. As you probably know, based on your comments, in the relatively near future (hopefully) I will be on medicines that will compromise my immune system and I would have enjoyed being able to talk with someone that has experience living life under those conditions.
