Top Gear Australia

[hookedon4wding]

LOL

[gacoxd]

Yes. You can cover a dildo in glitter but it is still a dildo. TG AUS should be filed with mandarine monte carlos and iSnack2.0 .... It's original or nothing for mine.

[morgue]

I think when C9 took over the UK version, they had to take the AU version, but have the AU version mirror the UK program version...on that bsis, the show failed, we have not got the car variety that the Eurpoeans have, nor have the budget.
The AU version was built to fail...

But, if it took on a whole new way of doing things,

Like have Paul Fenech ( producer of Fat Pizza/ Swift @ Shift) produce some episodes.....

1/. Buying a $1500 wreck and driving it from Sydney to Ayres Rock, via western Queensland and through the red center.
2/. Have a B Double race around Bathurst.
3/. Turn a couple of HSV / FPV  cars turned into a couple of Buffalo catchers and head to the gulf to see if they work.
4/. A race to the cape / gulf/ finders/ using sh1tboxs

They have to do something for a laugh....

[darren]

They will never let them can cars like the do on the uk show. The advertising is worth too much to 9

[Chris-Vi]

I tried to watch it. Saw most of the first show this year but didn't worry about the second one. It just doesn't work here. I suppose they don't have the select of super cars to draw from like the UK show. 

[crackacoldie]

Top Gear Australia.....lasted to the first drinks break, total rubbish

Cheers,

Disco.

About 5 minutes longer than me Disco.

Cracka

[Bird]

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/top-gear-australia-axed-20110914-1k8lc.html

Channel Nine has reportedly finally put the show out of its misery today after two years of lacklustre ratings and a cool reception by the critics. After originally attracting 1.5 million viewers last season the new series has dropped to around the 400,00 mark in the past two weeks.

Host Steve Pizzati confirmed the news this morning on his Twitter feed.

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"It's true - as of next week, TGA will be on at the special time of not at all. Sorry to the open-minded people that gave it a go and enjoyed!" Pizzati tweeted.

[Jason B]

Last nights effort was as crap as ever..................................by...by.

[BigJules]

Yep, gone. I thought Shane Jacobson was really good, but it's a tough gig to be compared with the English version.

[Bird]

Yep, gone. I thought Shane Jacobson was really good, but it's a tough gig to be compared with the English version.

and I think thats where it failed.. trying to be the UK show. + they were Giant shoes to attempt to fill.

I dont know many people who would have succeeded. Maybe Brock, Johnson in their heyday may have done well, then got hold of Bathurst as their test track

[WilSurf]

Yep, gone. I thought Shane Jacobson was really good, but it's a tough gig to be compared with the English version.

That is the reason, everyone compares it with the UK version.
If AUS was the first (well they never are with anything) then it was the otherway around.

[morgue]

I think a reverse "Pimp my Ride", would be good, take a Ferrari/Lambo, turn it into a sh1tebox inside 3 weeks...bit of bush bashing...does wonders....

[Mallory Black]

Yeah you're right Morgue, there just isn't enough going on in the part of the car scene that Top Gear works in to do justice in Australia, they were doomed to be scratching for quality stuff all the time.

Ask Peter Wherrett, he started it all with Torque on ABC

However with Australia's love affair with reality shows we could like have an X factor for car builders/modifiers, not pimping but looking for real innovators in design and technology
It will never be as popular as the home renovator shows but would have it's place.

Sadly Aussie TV viewers would not understand an X facter for CT's, the poor buggers....sorry for them