So Top Gear Australia is now a few weeks old. And there are plenty of people lining up to pan it. Not funny. Poor imitation of the real thing. Lame. So it goes….
but really….is that fair?
What happens if we compare Top Gear Australia to the original in its first handful of episodes?
Suddenly the presenters seem not so bad after all. Suddenly the photography looks pretty special. In its early episodes, Top Gear was pretty rough – albeit with the signs that it would become what it is.
I think we need to give the Top Gear Australia guys some time, and some credit. I don’t reckon it’s too bad for such a new gig.
And then we could compare Top Gear Australia with ANY previous Australian motoring show, and suddenly it looks sensational. We have a long history of producing complete rubbish motoring shows. Top Gear Aus might not be hitting the heights of its UK ancestor (or Fifth Gear for that matter)….but it’s a long way better than Australia’s previous best.
I’ll be cutting it some slack and enjoying watching the cast and crew develop their own flavour (as long as that flavour doesn’t include ‘what where they thinking’!).
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4 responses to “Apples and…….apples?”
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It would be OK if SBS screened the UK version and the Australian versions back-to-back.
I watched episode 1 of season 11 last night and my son and I had tears in our eyes laughing so hard it was awesome.LikeLike
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The real Top Gear is back. Season 12.
Episode 2 has just been aired.LikeLike
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Sorry Scott, but Oz top gear is, and will remain, utter crap!
The success of the UK series has a lot to do with the personalities of Clarkson, Hammond, and May, and the way they interact.
The Aussie guys are just trying to imitate that, rather than being themselves, and it comes across like bad soapie-style acting 🙄LikeLike
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believe me, I get that the UK version is better and probably always will be. I still reckon though that if we compare top gear aus season 1, with top gear uk season 1, the difference isn’t quite so stark.
And if we compare top gear aus with “The Car Show” or “Torque” or any of the other lame aus car shows, well, it’s a long way ahead of the australian competition.
I do have to say though, what where they thinking with “what where they thinking”. that is rubbish. complete and utter rubbish.LikeLike
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