My wife thinks I'm looney. I've ceated an online petition that will be submitted to the Discovery Channel, asking them to refrain from reformatting TopGear for US audiences. Please sign & pass the word to other automotive communities you participate in. Thanks!
-Ben M.

SIGN IT HERE.

Text of the petition:

QUOTE

To:  Discovery Channel Discovery Channel Viewer Relations has indicated via direct personal correspondence that the Discovery Channel has undertaken to alter the program ‘TopGear’ from it’s original format in order to “revamp” the program for a U.S. audience. The prospect of an ‘Americanized’ TopGear is cause for concern among North American fans drawn to this program specifically due to it’s distinct British style. TopGear, as broadcast in it’s original format, offers candid, informative, and entertaining content unique to any other automotive program. Reformatting TopGear risks losing its appeal to US fans disappointed with typical US-produced automotive programming. The undersigned Discovery Channel viewers and fans of TopGear hereby formally request that the Discovery Channel rebroadcast TopGear to North American audiences in its original format, retaining the same hosts, automotive reviews, commentary, and other program components which are broadcast to UK audiences.

Woo Hoo, I'm #2

BJH

#3

Britton Dodd
Reactornet.net
britt@reactornet.net
Bowling Green, KY

Damn, I wanted to be #4. I'm #5

Does this mean the Discovery Channel CIA has my email addy?



M

Miles, everybody has everyone's everything....

we arent safe anymore....


http://www.zabasearch.com

I just sent an email to most of my address book with a link. I love that show, and the last thing we car guys and gals need is another boring, dumb, waste of a TV show. Especially when it has to deal with cars. Sometimes I wanna some of the people that program TV nowadays. I guess it is just motivation to work on the family's various classic German aircooled cars.

#8

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Oct 16 2005, 01:34 AM)

Miles, everybody has everyone's everything.... we arent safe anymore.... http://www.zabasearch.com

I am safe... you can't find me on there.




M

#10

#12

#16

I'm gonna wait a while so I can be # 914

#19

QUOTE (redshift @ Oct 16 2005, 12:04 AM)

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Oct 16 2005, 01:34 AM) Miles, everybody has everyone's everything.... we arent safe anymore.... http://www.zabasearch.com I am safe... you can't find me on there. M

all i have to do is ask where miles lives....

everybody in GA knows you...you aren't safe

done!!!

Guys/Gals,
Please spread the word about this petition on other forums and to your friends. Only 41 signatures so far. Thanks!

-Ben

42

Some are dups though....

done....I cannot believe only 44 people have signed it....what a bunch of slackers !!!!!!

I justed posted about it on the Bird Board and Shop Talk Forums. Hopefully we'll get some more action.

most of the time I ignore most of these things, but I too like Top Gear and sent a letter. I must admit I did not look into the facts and accepted others comments as such.

Apparently, TOP GEAR IS HERE TO STAY, My return email

Thank you for contacting Discovery Channel. We appreciate you taking the
time to share your thoughts and concerns with us regarding “Top Gear.”
Your comments will be forwarded to our program management and executives
and will be taken into consideration.

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.

Notice at the bottom it says it is being re-vamped for the US audience.

Read this as being destroyed because too many people in the US are utter morons and can not understand the show as it is.

I have a feeling it will end up just like motorweek TV or the like

BJH

We're up to 54! I posted it at Grassroots Motor Sports as well. I tried to get onto TheSamba.com, but can't remember my logon!

looks like I made #57

damn I hope this works!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE (wilchek @ Oct 17 2005, 05:52 PM)

Thank you for contacting Discovery Channel. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns with us regarding “Top Gear.” Your comments will be forwarded to our program management and executives and will be taken into consideration. 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.

We all got the same canned response from Kari, viewer relations at Discovery Networks.

revamp this

Jen

66

Posted it on my Elise forum...

QUOTE (Qarl @ Oct 18 2005, 07:12 AM)

Posted it on my Elise forum...

Thanks!

-Ben M.

I managed to get it up on TheSamba today.

I just checked - 298 signatures! Wow!

Where else can we post it?

QUOTE (Jenny @ Oct 17 2005, 09:05 PM)

We all got the same canned response from Kari, viewer relations at Discovery Networks. revamp this Jen

Yep.

So... we're up to 442 signatures so far. How many before you send it to Discovery Channel?

If you haven't signed, come on! If you know of a place to publicize it, post it anywhere you can think of Online Petition to Save Top Gear from Americanization!

443

#465

were probably gona need like 2k votes...

I'll post it on Hot Rodders.

I'm getting ready to send this off. Last chance to sign if you haven't already. Please solicit your friends & neighbors, spouse, pets, public servants, elected officials, employees, former school teachers, paperboy, brother-in-law, insurance agent, Walmart greeter, legal advisor, company interns, your mom, etc.

If you haven't signed up yet, do it HERE.

-Ben M.

Wait a couple of more days. I just found out about it the petition so I posted up on a couple of forums.

QUOTE (Brett W @ Dec 5 2005, 04:26 PM)

Wait a couple of more days. I just found out about it the petition so I posted up on a couple of forums.

Thanks Brett!

#870

I've been downloading all the old episodes on Bittorrent!!

#872, We can only hope.

#884. Good Luck!

#885.

We can only hope...

#886

#887

Will pass the URL for the petition along to others.

PS: Do these things have a history of ever working?

QUOTE (Richard Casto @ Dec 8 2005, 07:30 AM)

PS: Do these things have a history of ever working?

At the very least, the hosts and producers of TopGear (UK), and the folks at Discovery Channel are going to know that some of us like the show the way it is.

-Ben M.

December is over.. where's our neutered Top Gear? Fifth Gear over on speed just isn't an acceptable substitute.

Iam close at 900

Bernie

901

914 coming up soon, but I am happy with 901. F Peugeot

#902