Why all the hate?

"whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU" (whiskey-business)
06/08/2016 at 23:50 • Filed to: None

I’ve watched both episodes of new Top Gear now, and I’ve gotta say. . . I don’t understand all the disappointment. Sure, they don’t have the same chemistry as the old trio had after so many years. Sure, the new star segment is a bit rubbish. And I’m not the biggest fan of Chris Evans.

All that aside, I think its redeemable. The Jenson Button segment was hilarious. Matt LeBlanc is fun to watch. They’ve already had some killer cars. Why so much hate for the series? Pretty soon, we’ll have the hamster, orangutan, and Captain Slowly back together doing things we probably never will, plus this new spin on the old favorite. I don’t see whats not to like.

On the other hand, I have some excitement tomorrow. Going to a Pick’n’Pull yard to get some goodies for my Volvo. I love places like that and cant wait to be among hundreds of cars to find what I need. We shall see how that goes.

DISCUSSION (16)

Birddog > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 00:04

Sniff Petrol has it right.

“The new series of Top Gear has been met with anger as fans took to the internet to complain that the show was not like the version they used to complain about"

Steve in Manhattan > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 01:00

Junkyards are fun - remember going to one to get bits for my 140 series Volvos.

valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 01:23

This is change. People are scared of change. So people grab their virtual pitchforks and yell about shit on the Internet.

I happen to liked the episodes as well. Ep 2 was quite a bit better than ep 1 I found. I think it’s headed in a good direction.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 04:08

The first episode was full of awkward moments, hardly any laughs and the challenge was boring.

The second episode was much better. The crowd laughter is still canned, but that could be as much as the shooting taking 4 hours or so to complete and the crowd getting bored.

Wheelerguy > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 04:16

There are only 3 problems I can find with the show:

1. The risks are too low,

2. Evans is high-strung to a fault, and

3. Chris Harris is in it, which kinda-sorta makes people a little too optimistic and expectant.

Frankly, Ginger can be made to work in this show, but first he needs to be towed back to the ground, get a slap in the butt, a stern talking-to, and sacrificing his morning radio show to do the program full-time and actually work a little harder to cook up any sort of chemistry.

Clemsie McKenzie > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 04:56

I agree. Sure it’s not as entertaining as the old trio was, but honestly I was watching them much more for the chemistry than for the cars themselves. Proof of that is that I loved watching the video May posted of Clarkson building a DHL box. They are just pure entertainment.

The new Top Gear is pretty refreshing if I’m honest, and the chemistry between Evans and LeBlanc is not that bad at all. It’s more friendly than banter, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.

People just have weird expectations. If it did copy OldGear, people would have said “naaaah they’re just like OldGear, but worst”. And now that they are going for something different, everyone is going “naaaah it’s just not the same anymore”. Haters gonna hate.

I think it’s fine. Sure, too much guests and not enough Chris Harris for my taste, but we did have some great cars and great looking films. And sure it’s a bit too corporate and stuff, but honestly as long as it’s about cool cars, I’m kinda ok with that. I know it when they do something because the brands want them too, so it’s fine.

They’ll fine tune it, and it’ll be a great little car show. People had the wrong expectations: it was never going to be the worldwide phenomenon that OldGear was. It’s just the best funded car show on air right now, and people should be happy with that.

And as you said, why are people even complaining at all? It’s not like ClarkHamMay were dead or something. If anything, the whole shebang has given us a more free Trio on Amazon, and a better funded sort-of-Fifth Gear on the BBC. Now if only they could get Tiff with Chris Harris...

xyzabc > Wheelerguy
06/09/2016 at 05:32

...plus Evans pronounces Porsche “Porsch”.

jmedarts > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 07:42

Evans is what is spoiling it for me. His tone is just off, and it seems like that’s the only tone he has. The rest is not so bad. I am quite happy that the US Top gear has evolved into something different from the UK show that I find myself really enjoying.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > jmedarts
06/09/2016 at 09:37

Haven’t really gotten into TGUS, but I pretty much agree on Evans. He has some improving to do.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Clemsie McKenzie
06/09/2016 at 09:39

Totally agree. Can’t wait for the new crew to come into their own and for the old trio to keep on clowning.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Wheelerguy
06/09/2016 at 09:41

I’m not sure risks can be expected in the first few episodes, but I think Evans needs to relax a bit and Harris needs to come out more. There is potential there.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
06/09/2016 at 09:42

I call it improvement and hopefully that will continue!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option
06/09/2016 at 09:43

Well, change is good. That’s why I keep so much in my cupholder.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Steve in Manhattan
06/09/2016 at 09:44

Hugely excited to get to pick and pull my own parts, prices are impossibly cheap. 11.99 for a front bumper? 55 for a turbocharger? Small parts .99 per 10? Can’t beat it.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Birddog
06/09/2016 at 09:45

Could’t have gotten it any more right.

Frank Grimes > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
06/09/2016 at 18:27

I dont get it either. I like matt leblanc he just seems like a cool guy and gets along well with people.