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  1. Rev.ATARI

    Rev.ATARI Formula Junior

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    #1 Rev.ATARI, Jun 25, 2008
    • The NBC adaptation will follow the BBC format: guest segment, stunt, test drive and, yes, the Stig (casting for that crucial role is still pending).

    • The premiere episode will feature a race from Las Vegas to San Francisco, ending in a “mammoth stunt.” (NBC isn’t insisting on copycat stunts or episodes, a la Season One of The Office.)

    • Carolla is pushing for an on-air drive of the just-unveiled BMW M1 Homage concept as soon as it’s available, as well as the Aston Martin DBS (though that would be a reprisal of a Clarkson drive).

    • Clarkson and Carolla recently met face-to-face, but Carolla promises to focus more on improv than the heavily-prepared Clarkson.

    • Officials from Top Gear in England, who are producing the show, along with “everyone involved,” have assured Carolla that he will be able to speak his mind on any car “without fear of reprisal” from advertisers, which he fully plans to do.
     
  2. Rev.ATARI

    Rev.ATARI Formula Junior

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    #2 Rev.ATARI, Jun 25, 2008
  3. Blue@Heart

    Blue@Heart F1 Rookie

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    #3 Blue@Heart, Jun 25, 2008
    This is good to hear.....but I won't hold my breath till I see it....
     
  4. GhostRider

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    #4 GhostRider, Jun 25, 2008
    As long as Corolla doesn't make everything a comparison of Messershmidt vs Spitfire vs Mustang, he'll already have surpassed Clarkson.

    How nice will it be to watch this show without constantly hearing the word "rubbish" too?
     
  5. Gilles27

    Gilles27 F1 World Champ

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    #5 Gilles27, Jun 25, 2008
    My guess is, if this ever makes it to airing that you could probably hold your breath until cancellation and not even turn red. The TopGear aspect is a mere formality for NBC. While sitting on the couch eating their meat and potatoes Americans need to see things blowed up by chicks in bikinis. And this needs to be followed up by a forensic team of beautiful 20-somethings and their washed-up film actor boss solving an important cold case from 1943. I seriously doubt TopGear USA will be about cars and more about Adam Corolla being hilarious and cheap entertainment. Think about it: the target audience is far too narrow a niche, otherwise it would have been done long ago.
     
  6. CornersWell

    CornersWell F1 Rookie

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    #6 CornersWell, Jun 25, 2008
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    I wonder if they'll use a NASCRAP driver. He can do left turn tests all day long. And, when he gets bored with that, he can hit and trade paint with anything in sight.

    IMO, since they're not even going to review cars that they don't like, this show is dead before it even leaves the gates. Just another "puff" piece.

    CW
     
  7. tk951

    tk951 Karting

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    #7 tk951, Jun 25, 2008
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    This is going to be a disaster.

    There is a magic to the formula....one that is not able to replicated. Not to mention the people that they have chosen are horrid.
     
  8. bounty

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    #8 bounty, Jun 25, 2008
    Leno might have made it interesting/worth watching.
     
  9. Asian1118

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    #9 Asian1118, Jun 25, 2008
    I really don't want to see this happen.
     

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