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Top Gear to be Americanized...

Post by AshtonBlack » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:58 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8634791.stm

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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:05 pm

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Post by AshtonBlack » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:06 pm

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are the stars in the car this weekend.

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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:07 pm

AshtonBlack wrote:Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are the stars in the car this weekend.
Put a car around a moderately talented star?
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Pappa » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:10 pm

If I ever see that, even accidentally, I might kill myself.

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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Feck » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:37 pm

What does tailoring the format for Merkin audiences mean ?
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Bella Fortuna » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:39 pm

Feck wrote:What does tailoring the format for Merkin audiences mean ?
More cheeseburgers.
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:47 pm

Feck wrote:What does tailoring the format for Merkin audiences mean ?
tits and ass.
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Feck » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:50 pm

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Feck wrote:What does tailoring the format for Merkin audiences mean ?
More cheeseburgers.

And the top gear track will be an oval cos Mekins don't do corners very well ?
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by AshtonBlack » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:14 pm

A good point brought up in that article is that because the BBC is without corporate sponsorship they can be honest in their opinion. But if a car company sponsors the American version, do you think they'll have the same convictions when testing/reviewing/blowing up that companies cars?

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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Beelzebub2 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:15 pm

Pappa wrote:
If I ever see that, even accidentally, I might kill myself.

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Already seen it. :nono: It's a blasphemy! The end is nigh! :lay:
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:00 pm

I wonder if they'll test a cars starting reliabilty when being chased by a axe wielding maniac? :ask:
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanized...

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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:44 pm

Feck wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:
Feck wrote:What does tailoring the format for Merkin audiences mean ?
More cheeseburgers.

And the top gear track will be an oval cos Mekins don't do corners very well ?
Who is that has all the round-abouts again? :read:
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Re: Top Gear to be Americanised...

Post by Feck » Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:46 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Feck wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:
Feck wrote:What does tailoring the format for Merkin audiences mean ?
More cheeseburgers.

And the top gear track will be an oval cos Mekins don't do corners very well ?
Who is that has all the round-abouts again? :read:

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