Leno or Seinfeld could host NBC Top Gear!
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I think those two could be good choices, as long as they don't try to throw a bunch of jokes into the show. They're both huge car enthusiasts, probably know how to drive a car properly, and have a lot of personality.
I'm sure though that this version will be nowhere near as entertaining as the original series.
I'm sure though that this version will be nowhere near as entertaining as the original series.
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Wouldn't mind Tim Allen in it.
Jerry Seinfeld:
"...and what's with this interior on the 2010 Camaro...."
someone says something funny
"...I knowwwwwwwww..."
Shoot me
Jerry Seinfeld:
"...and what's with this interior on the 2010 Camaro...."
someone says something funny
"...I knowwwwwwwww..."
Shoot me
#9
Leno would be perfect IMHO. A true car enthusiast who could bring his own take on humour to the show seems a far better choice than a Clarkson wannabe. My vote for a a US shores Stig stand in has to go to Bill Elliott. He's getting up there in years but the man could go fast in a Prius given the chance. He also has a good personality and is a true car enthusiast, something strangely lacking in a lot of the younger crop of drivers......And he is effectively retired which means he could actually do the show.
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For our version of the Stig personallity doesn't matter. The stig just drives, never says anything, is never seen without a racing suit and helmet.
#11
There's so much potential for humor in US car culture: car shows, drifters, riced out cars, monster trucks, art cars, the rat rod movement, etc.
My vote for a a US shores Stig stand in has to go to Bill Elliott. He's getting up there in years but the man could go fast in a Prius given the chance. He also has a good personality and is a true car enthusiast, something strangely lacking in a lot of the younger crop of drivers......And he is effectively retired which means he could actually do the show.
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What happened to his latest show, called "Gears"? I started watching it last year when he was doing a Ford V8 powered Miata project but I can't find the show anymore...
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Leno would be awesome, because I think he would shy away from alot of jokes, just some car humor. I'm not to crazy about Seinfeld as a car show host. I really like that guy from MuscleCar on Spike, Lou, he's funnier than h***. But no series will be as good as the original.
#19
I think a critical point here would be that out Topgear would have to be fundamentally different than the British version. If the idea is just to copy what the Brits have done, and that is what happens, then the show is doomed from the outset. While the whole Stig persona works for the existing show an American versions would be better off without it. The reality that Bill Elliott could very likely outdrive their 'Stig' without breaking a serious sweat, and that he would find hiding himself behind a racing helmet every week rather silly and is candid enough to very probably say so, would make for an interesting break with their formula IMO
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