Wez Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hey All, Just read that Chris Harris and Sabine going to be new Top Gear presenters, discuss http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3371012/Blow-Gear-executive-producer-quits-just-five-months-brought-new-presenter-Chris-Evans.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 & Coulthard. It'll be interesting to see how they do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Sounds reasonable. Good drivers, so they're going for motoring content versus outright entertainment, although Harris is Marmite, I like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Supes Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Interesting. I read somewhere that some of the Top Gear team have already walked from the show as they're not onboard with Evans's way of doing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I guess they must be adopting more of a 5th Gear or old Top gear approach. Personally, I don't think it bodes well. Harris is no doubt a great driver, but he is pretentious, and regularly contradicts his own reviews. Again, Sabine is a great driver. But a TV personality? And while her English is good, I don't think it's good enough for a major role on a motoring show. They badly need someone to provide some humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I guess they must be adopting more of a 5th Gear or old Top gear approach. Personally, I don't think it bodes well. Harris is no doubt a great driver, but he is pretentious, and regularly contradicts his own reviews. Again, Sabine is a great driver. But a TV personality? And while her English is good, I don't think it's good enough for a major role on a motoring show. They badly need someone to provide some humour. Unless they realise that humour means they're chasing another Clarkson? Sounds like a true motoring show. Decent ingredients, but will it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Formidable driving line up for sure, but they should have added Nigel Mansel, that would have doubled the amount of charisma on display. Harris really grates on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 The vast majority of people who watch topgear aren't petrolheads though. They watch it because it's entertaining, and anti PC. Topgear was failing as a motoring show, hence the change. And fifth gear has really struggled over the years. I will watch this new show, but I'm already 90% certain it won't emulate the success Clarkson had. Equally,I don't thing the 3 idiots new show will be as successful as topgear at its height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Optimistic about this but not a joker in sight. Something between the new and old Top Gear would have been great. Clarkson, May and Hammond did too much cocking about for me and their shit eating grins began to grate on me after a while. Harris is good though. I have watched a lot of his Evo and Chris Harris On Cars vids and he is almost autistic like in his behaviour. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 well it isn't top gear... it just has the name now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I will reserve judgment till I see at least the first show Top Gear when at its best is going to be very hard act to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_GT Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Christ fuck that is a bad line up. Not that the previous line up was any better, but it's just sad what happened to the show after it was originally cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Really happy with it actually. I like both of them although I'd be sorry if it meant an end to Chris Harris on cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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