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

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

Dennis,

I new you'd come back!  :-)

We missed you.

Rob



Robert W. Garven Jr.
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On Jun 17, 2008, at 6:40 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:

> 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.
>
> -----
>
> 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.
>
> ------
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
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