A new season of what is perhaps the only mainstream automotive production worth paying any attention to begins Sunday. Top Gear returns with a new season May 7th on BBC Two. While this is great news for our friends across the pond, it doesn’t do much for us here in North America. Sure, folks will bootleg the TV show on internet video services, but it’s just not the same. Of course, the Americanized version of Top Gear is set to air on Discovery some time soon, but that’s no substitute for Clarkson & Co. If we’re lucky, perhaps a TV station here will eventually pick the show up. Until then, it’s YouTube for most Americans, we imagine.
05/05, 12:11 PM
posted by:
Shut Up
Don’t forget http://www.finalgear.com they post torrents for the video rips. So you can watch the whole show in its awesomeness.
05/05, 12:15 PM
posted by:
phantoMatrix
they actually show it on cable - SPEED.tv I reckon
05/05, 12:26 PM
posted by:
phantoMatrix
oops, my bad… Discovery, as the article states
05/05, 12:43 PM
posted by:
Will
dicovery isnt the same finalgear is where its at
05/05, 12:55 PM
posted by:
stangmatt66
Why doesn’t BBC America pick this show up? Are they too busy playing reruns of Cash in the Attic?
05/05, 1:03 PM
posted by:
BMan1113VR
Why doesn’t BBC America carry the show.
05/05, 1:16 PM
posted by:
Xite29
Here in Canada we get it on BBC World. I enjoy watching it.
05/05, 1:23 PM
posted by:
J
i don’t see what the trouble with the “american bashing” on top gear is that they have to edit it out on the discovery channel. I mean, clarkson is probably ten times more cruel to Germany on that show.
05/05, 1:43 PM
posted by:
Jason
Take #1’s advice, then simply burn the DivX avi file to a standard CD-ROM and play it on your TV through your DVD player. Very simple, and you get the same digital quality as our friends over the pond.
05/05, 1:58 PM
posted by:
Jon
He is not cruel to Germany at all. Now, can anyone tell me why my BMW nav system always steers me towards Poland?
Jon.
05/05, 2:26 PM
posted by:
JimR
BBC has no adverts, so commercial-rich Discovery has to mangle whatever it airs. Clarkson raves on the high points of the Cayenne in one episode, but ultimately calls it pointless and bad. Discovery clipped everything after his review of the Porsche’s strengths, which completely changes the meaning of the segment. Ugh.
The torrents will continue at full force on Sunday!
05/05, 2:37 PM
posted by:
karl
what the HELL is up with that picture?
05/05, 3:20 PM
posted by:
Zerome
Thats what I’m saying…
Is James wearing a DRESS??
LOL
05/05, 4:09 PM
posted by:
Jason
http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/galleries/other/tg_preview/01/main.jpg
05/05, 5:51 PM
posted by:
Phil McCrackin
I’m certain that the “Amercianized” version of the show that they will produce will be the same. Only lamer.
Just bring the original over here and stop wasting money fixing what isn’t broken.
05/05, 7:00 PM
posted by:
Jerry Mahoney
finalgear dot com
05/06, 12:33 PM
posted by:
un
It’s a photochop of their faces onto a photo from a BBC children’s show called “Blue Peter”.