Ferrari Mailing List: Oh well, so much for the US version of Top Gear (Off-topic)

[Dennis Liu (bigheaddennis]

Now, I like Adam Carolla, and actually think he'd be a great member of the
case, but Tanner Foust???  Eric Stromer???  Forget it.  Supercars exposed is
an embarrassment.  Top Gear in the US will crash and burn after three
episodes.  Really, the BBC should have licensed it to HBO or Showtime, which
do not rely on ad revenue (and hey, Top Gear can't be that expensive to
produce!).  Hire Carolla and, say, Dan Neil and Ezra Dyer.  Sheesh.

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Adam Carolla gets in "Top Gear" Mon Jun 16, 3:10 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC announced Monday morning what
listeners to Adam Carolla's radio show have known for a while: The comedian
will host the broadcaster's adaptation of the BBC's "Top Gear." 

Carolla will join drift racer Tanner Foust and TV construction guru Eric
Stromer as the show's presenters. "Gear" targets auto enthusiasts and mixes
racing, stunts, challenges and celebrity guests.

NBC announced the show as a pilot in the winter, but the project has not yet
been added to the network's year-round schedule, which was unveiled in May.

The original "Gear" premiered in 1977 and is BBC 2's most-watched program in
the U.K. The show is broadcast in more than 100 countries and has been
airing on BBC America since 2007.

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Vty,

--Dennis