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April 23, 2008
What Will Adam Carolla Look Like as Host of Gear?
By John Coyle
Editor
As a huge fan of Top Gear, I’m more than a little worried about the NBC’s—called Gear—version will suck. Since the hosts won’t be able to say anything negative about the cars
they review—ad dollars, remember?—it makes sense that a lot of the fun of
the BBC program will be lost. And doesn’t the truncated title seem like an admission our version won’t be as good as the original? But even though I’m not the biggest fan of Adam Carolla—who’s set to be one of the hosts—I don’t think he looks half bad behind the wheel in this vodcast from SpeedTV. What do you think? Jalopnik via Final Gear
Comments
Phantomdeity
Apr 24, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Nope. Sorry. Adam Carolla is a cock-biter. Can’t stand the guy even for a second. He’s not funny, he’s not macho, and as hard as he tries he will never be a man’s man. NBC’s “Gear” is doomed to horrible failure. I predict a quick mid-season disappearance of this show from NBC’s line-up.
Scott
Apr 24, 2008 at 5:00 am
On “Top Gear” the criticism makes the show, whether it’s bashing American vehicles, crossover SUV’s, or a small piece of trim on a million dollar supercar. Hell, most of the TV shows about cars in North America still list the pros and cons of each vehicle they test. The only thing that could save “Gear” is if they can replicate the crazy stunts and performances they have in Top Gear with the unique races and torture tests. But really, unless they fling a Buick LeSabre through the air and blast it with an Abram Tank in the first episode, I’m sticking to online videos of Top Gear.