(Flash Review)
Top Gear was the most humorous, exciting and unexpected car show I've ever seen. (With a strong tip of the cap to Fifth Gear) Clarkson, Hammond and May have amazing chemistry and still do on Grand Tour. However, most of the verbal interplay, adventurous mishaps and random fun felt planned or forced. Where on Top Gear, those mostly felt unscripted and off the cuff. That is a big difference in eliciting my genuine laughter. While the Stig is irreplaceable, the dopey American test driver was not funny and I did not believe he was extracting maximum performance of each vehicle for the lap times. Season 1 lacked the Top Gear magic but I would hardly call it bad by any means.
Top Gear was the most humorous, exciting and unexpected car show I've ever seen. (With a strong tip of the cap to Fifth Gear) Clarkson, Hammond and May have amazing chemistry and still do on Grand Tour. However, most of the verbal interplay, adventurous mishaps and random fun felt planned or forced. Where on Top Gear, those mostly felt unscripted and off the cuff. That is a big difference in eliciting my genuine laughter. While the Stig is irreplaceable, the dopey American test driver was not funny and I did not believe he was extracting maximum performance of each vehicle for the lap times. Season 1 lacked the Top Gear magic but I would hardly call it bad by any means.
