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Post by jonesy on Mar 6, 2012 7:05:08 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 6, 2012 13:10:08 GMT 12
Top Gear Korea?
I thought Top Gear Australia and Top Gear USA were bad enough. When do we get a Top Gear NZ franchise?
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Post by beagle on Mar 6, 2012 20:53:49 GMT 12
Ok then.....
The original version take new low powered mumsy cars and use them for their personality speed times around the track, similar to what the USA program do, but the aussies have gone with an old falcon ute complete with giant aerial on the front gurad or where ever....
what would a NZ show use.
Can see some weird suggestions coming up.
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Post by obiwan27 on Mar 6, 2012 20:59:12 GMT 12
I suggest best lap in a Fiat 500/Bambina, old school one with the suicide doors!! Weird enough for yah??? ;-)
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Post by beagle on Mar 6, 2012 21:01:52 GMT 12
i was trying to think what is the all time kiwi car
ok, some might think the toyota corolla, I did think maybe something kiwi made and all I could think of was a trekka
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 6, 2012 22:13:46 GMT 12
Corrola is the biggest selling car in NZ I believe, but the Kingswood and Commodore must be close behind.
What's a trekka?
I reckon instead of a car they could do a jet sprint course, that's kiwi as.
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Post by The Red Baron on Mar 7, 2012 7:34:12 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 7, 2012 9:58:25 GMT 12
Does Top Gear USA make anyone else cringe?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 7, 2012 10:47:03 GMT 12
Totally, but it's a bit more watchable than all the incarnations of the Aussie one, where everything seems to revolve around Fords and Holdens...
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 7, 2012 10:50:54 GMT 12
That is true. The Aussie one is way worse.
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Post by scorpiomikey on Mar 7, 2012 11:03:36 GMT 12
i was trying to think what is the all time kiwi car ok, some might think the toyota corolla, I did think maybe something kiwi made and all I could think of was a trekka Would the hotlap include the tinkering? Ruapuna and Pukekohe are available as tracks. |
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Post by jonesy on Mar 7, 2012 11:41:09 GMT 12
Top Gear Korea? I thought Top Gear Australia and Top Gear USA were bad enough. When do we get a Top Gear NZ franchise? Any Top Gear spin-off is a lame money-making enterprise, and most are usually found out to be so shortly after episode 1 ;D Original is best, ignore the rest. Simple as that! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 7, 2012 13:13:32 GMT 12
Top Gear must be one of the BBC's biggest selling franchises though. The original series has been going since the 1970's and sells all around the world. They have spin off shows in Australia, the USA, Germany, Korea and who knows where else. There is a long running magazine. There are many related books, DVD's and lots of memorabila. And the original is always a great watch and a good laugh. Even the olden day old Top gear when there were men in flat caps testing Rovers it was still a great show.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 7, 2012 18:49:22 GMT 12
I owned one of them once, for about 10 minutes. Found out I had no brakes. I was on the harbour bridge at the time. Does Top Gear USA make anyone else cringe? Yes. Seen once, desperate to forget. |
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Post by mumbles on Mar 7, 2012 20:52:07 GMT 12
Does Top Gear USA make anyone else cringe? Top Gear UK makes me cringe these days. Too scripted, too contrived, all it needs now is a laugh track and it's descent from the glory days of a few years ago will be complete.... |
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