The LeBlanc/Block segment is easily the best of the series so far. I just am not warming to Chris Evans as a host. I find him so bland and devoid of opinion or personality; he could be hosting a cooking show for all the interest he seems to take in the subject of cars. He seems to equate being loud with being interesting or showing interest.
What is lacking is any sort of bond amongst the hosts. Jeremy, Richard, and James had "the news" segment to banter back and forth, even on episodes where they weren't all involved in an epic challenge or road trip. The only two that seem to spend any time together are Evans and LeBlanc, and I'm just not feeling it. And Sabine drives amazingly, but set that aside and what does her personality add to the show? Tanner Foust is an amazing driver AND he has enough character to enhance the US series. The Stig drives amazingly and seems to possess more personality... and he doesn't talk! I want to like the new incarnation of the show. I wasn't expecting LeBlanc to be my favorite of the new hosts since I'm not really a fan. Evans has to either change dramatically or be replaced if I'm going to embrace the series. On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 12:01 AM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > But episode three has the film with LeBlanc and Ken Block shredding tires > through various London tourist sites. If the stink raised when it was > filmed lingers, the survey results may reflect that. > > FWIW, I agree with the survey language Kevin quoted. Episode 3 didn't > have an epic challenge like the South African trip, but I thought it was a > smoother production than the first episode. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kevin M. <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 14, 2016 2:39 AM > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] UK Tory Rags Go After 'Top Gear' Reboot > > The survey for episode 3 included the following: > > Last week the majority of you felt there was an improvement on episode one > with the South African challenge being the most enjoyed feature. > > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Worth noting that the question Kevin quoted was from a BBC Worldwide email > panel - not the BBC audience ratings arm. The commercial Worldwide is kept > at arm's length. > > The official measure of popularity - Audience Appreciation - is > unpublished, but carried out daily and isn't asked in this fashion, since > it's clearly leading. > > The findings may well have been sent back to the production team however. > > Finally, Sunday was the first weekend day of the year in which we had good > weather. So the fall was to be expected. I think it'll be impossible to > measure the success of the show until we've had a complete series. > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Interesting. It still doesn't negate the fact that Murdoch and the Tory > press would love to see the BBC neutered. > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > [email protected] > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 2:17 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > The BBC's official Top Gear survey began thusly: > > So the new series has begun and you’ve started to tell us what you think; > last week we definitely felt your disappointment so now we want to hear if > things have changed. > > > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Week 2 of the revamped version of the BBC2 auto show dropped in the > numbers down to 2.8M as Rupert Murdoch's Sun (the paper with the bare > breasted birds on page 3, so you know it's quality journalism) claims that > heavy sweetening was done to cover up silent reactions to Chris Evans and > Matt LeBlanc's jokes and the Tory broadsheet the Telegraph claims that BBC > internal data claimed that the majority of surveyed viewers called the show > "the worst on TV"--although you have to remember that the Tory papers will > go to the ends of the earth to badmouth the Beeb (and that Murdoch and/or > his underlings have not hidden their desire to poach "Strictly," "Doctor > Who," "EastEnders"--and "Top Gear"--to Murdoch's BSkyB platform): > > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/revamped-top-gear-uk-ratings-899809?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR%27s%20Today%20in%20Entertainment_now_2016-06-06%2006:54:58_ehayden&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_tie > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... 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