Comments on: Top Gear Australia S01E04 WS PDTV XviD BiA

By: Hammad

Hammad — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:09:42 +0000

When you try and copy a show, you will always end up being compared to the original, and more often than not, you’ll fall short. There’s no way anyone could compare to Clarkson, May and Hammond.. so honestly, this show shouldn’t even be here.

By: Nawdy

Nawdy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:40:39 +0000

I actually think it’s quite good – an Aussie spin on a Pommy show. Once all the presenters stop trying too much and relax, and the show has a chance to develop it’s own ‘character’, it will improve. I’ll be very disappointed if it doesn’t go to a second season.

A lot of Aussie petrolheads are watching it.

I’m looking forward to seeing the HSV W427 getting flogged too!

By: couldntcareless

couldntcareless — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:57:17 +0000

The guides say the UK version started in 2002 – partly true, the current series started in 2002. I’ve seen its predecessor (1989/91 shows) and that was really dire. Actually it was kinda good coz it was the sort of programme which people allegedly want the present one to be – one that deals with the problems of the real motorist not the monied elite and boofheads like Clarkson. However it was pretty boring – like 5th Gear.
All of the above comments are true, cloning the UK series is OK but the presenters try too hard, they just don’t interact. It always sounds like their banter is read off a tele-prompter (which it probably is) – the UK version sounds like the comments are off the cuff (possibly not so but they sound that way).
The idea is good, Aust cars and conditions are different from UK or Europe, but it needs work. Hopefully it will survive to a second series; if it doesn’t lift its game in the break it is cactus.
Incidentally I heard that the UK team were thinking of doing ‘Stadium Spectaculars’ round the world – now that would be worth watching.

By: Titch

Titch — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:20:04 +0000

Atleast it better than Mythbusters.The US version is coming compete with Stig too. It’s a franchise guys.

Give it time to settle in.

By: tkul

tkul — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:40:04 +0000

HI,little-island-dwellers

Couldn`t understand this:
Ahhh karma, its great, US>Australia>Canada>Brazil>latin America>Africa>SE Asia>Cancer>AIDS>Turd>UK>France>Spain>Portugal

Could you please make a drawing?

By: alan

alan — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:21:02 +0000

password for rs links on comment 4 is wrong, loose the www. and the extracted file is fine

By: miles

miles — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:22:34 +0000

PASSWORD FOR LINKS IN POST 4 IS: http://www.rslinks.org

By: Reckless

Reckless — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:37:36 +0000

VenGeanCe I don’t know what you’re on about. Top Gear has been going for years! There were a hell of a lot of ‘random’ people before James May, he was on the show before Hammond. You may even notice that half of ‘Fifth Gear’ comprises of ex-Top Gear presenters. Really there should never be a knock off Top Gear, try make your own or something and not call it Top Gear, I can’t see how the aussies would do it properly as it relies heavily on the chemistry between the presenters. There’s only one Top Gear. And if you’re referring to Top Gear starting crap I assume you’re talking about back in 1978? Or are you referring to the re-vamped season?

By: Cuddles

Cuddles — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:37:18 +0000

I’m sure this show would actually be half decent if they got rid of the other enthusiastic young guy. The other 2 are reasonably good presenters.

By: Maarten

Maarten — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:17:24 +0000

The password for the rslinks in post 4 is : http://www.rslinks.org (so without the http:// )

By: macca

macca — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:05:30 +0000

This is not a copy or a clone. It is made by the SAME people for starters! Only difference is it has different hosts and is made for australians. End of story.

By: COLD

COLD — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:40:52 +0000

Can anyone reccomend any GOOD car show’s…? I have watched Overhaulin’ – Ride’s – Top Gear – 5th Gear etc… I’m looking for new ones like this, I will give this one a try but it looks like us Poms are not liking it…

For anyone outthere a post of the Rides DVD set would be nice…

By: a bitter & irrelevant pt citizen :(

a bitter & irrelevant pt citizen :( — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:04:36 +0000

i wonder if comment #8 classifies as “off-topic” or “useless” to the discussion? Well if not i must say that, despite being bottom of your karma chart, i have no complaints whatsoever for being born a portuguese besides the fact that we haven’t got a cold enough winter to produce snow. In fact, and i know this is a bit far-stretched, i even think we are overall better off than AIDS or the US these days, who frankly have been in decline the last few years for different reasons. I won’t argue with Turd and Australia though, those still go from strength to strength and are currently kings of fly/people emigration which surely suggests some qualities.

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:00:27 +0000

Calling Top Gear Australia a rip off is more that stupid.

it is intended to be a copy of the UK, so therefor it looks the same, it feels the same but yet it’s not the same because its the australian version.

get that straight in your head

besides that I kinda like the main presenter. just this young driving instructor is VERY annoying. he is nervous, talks to loud and doesn’t really know what to say at times.

if they’d exchange him for a cool young bloke, like hammond once was (well now he is 38 so might still be cool but not young anymore) the show would improve immediatly.

By: them

them — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:55:32 +0000

^^^^ Top Gear AU = Serious Business.

If they were asked to clone the show, fine. But to go as far as clone the presenter’s personalities as well? Do they not have their own? They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so thanks, Aussies, but there is also a fine line between imitation and desperation.