car shows never work when it's either a group of auto-nerds talking about compression ratios, or it's a group of jocko meatheads high-fiving and showing off their burnouts. you need a bit of both. that's the genius of the UK Top Gear. it's some good-time boys thrashing hot cars around, but they also know enough about cars, and are smart enough besides, to make it appealing to aficionados. this US show is all high-fives and no discourses on metallurgy. le fail.
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