OT: Discovery Channel Top Gear!!, Please express your opinion... Options

[Britain Smith]

I urge all you guys to go here:

Discovery Channel Veiwer Relations

and voice your displeasure with The Discovery Channel's decision not to renew "Top Gear"

Please take the 2 minutes & let them know how you feel.

[Rider914]

QUOTE (seanery @ Oct 14 2005, 05:20 PM)

QUOTE (boxstr @ Oct 14 2005, 10:27 AM) The "Top Gear" show was not taken off the air, but rather ran its pattern. It is being revamped for a U.S. audience and will return later this year. Look for it in December. Here's my take. I know there are others in the industry here and they may chime in as well. The show we see is what's called a "Repackaged" show. It shows segments that were pulled from other pre-aired British episodes. These are very affordable, and easy to put out. I am willing to wager that what we've seen has been nothing but a test. Now, whether or not the US version will be "all new" (new hosts, location, etc...) will be the $10 question.

I sure hope this is not the plan, but I bet that we can look forward to another "car and driver television" where they test cupholders and sliding doors on minivans.

The best part of TG is the unpredictable nature of the show. I loved the 100 quid challenge - the last test was to smash it into a wall and see who was hurt the most.

Could BBC channel (on Directv) show it as original?