Previously I wrote about Top Gear. Here are some updates:

Regarding the American Adaptation, NBC decided to pass up on it, citing they couldn’t get a cast together! Well I have to say I’m relieved they didn’t try with a subpar hosting crew and then *Americanize* (read, *rice rocketize*) a fantastic show! If you watch(ed) the show you know how important the hosts are and they probably account for 80% of the appeal, though there are some SWEET cars they test!

I really only have one regret regarding this cancellation, well maybe a few. After I heard about the adaptation and I was naturally skeptical, I heard they had signed Adam Corolla, who I think is funny, to host. I think he would’ve been a good Clarkson replacement.

The other regrets are related to the coming *downers* regarding the UK version. They have announced a new season will not be beginning on June 15th!!! In fact there’s no word when it will return. The word so far is it only has been slated for 6 episodes! Also, those 6 episodes will not be filmed in HD so we still don’t have an HD source for Top Gear!

For now I’ll keep busy with reruns, but they’d better get to production soon or… I guess I can’t do anything!

BOOO BBC!

In the past few years, NBC has been in the business of remaking (or adapting) quite a few BBC shows. They did it with The Weakest Link, Dog Eat Dog, failed miserably with Coupling and did well with The Office. They are also supposed to debut The IT Crowd (now-ish,) though with the STUPID writer’s strike who knows. Word has it they are now going to try to do it with Top Gear!!

The original (BBC) version of Top Gear is a fantastically witty, super entertaining and informative show about cars, trucks and sometimes vans! There are 3 hosts who are funny and often get into these 3 way silly car competitions with funny narration, especially during the road test portions.

I fear what *our* version of Top Gear will be like… probably hosted by some Vin Diesel clone along with with some leather clad, busty blond and will feature flashy graphics in lieu of the wit and live studio audience, will showcase souped up rice rockets with ugly body kits (picture the fast and furious crap movies,) Scion snap together cars and will be *secretly* sponsored by Nissan (ala Heroes!)

Please N/BBC don’t kill this great show!

Some said you made me look homeless other’s said they had Beard Envy because of you. You started to grow in early July, you were trimmed nice for a wedding in mid September, and from then on you grew like wildfire until Today!

Well my Face is back and Lori is much happier! I do think I look a little like Harland Williams now. Well beard, until next year where you may grow than magically be trimmed into this:

THE GAY-STACHE!

Please do me a favor.

If you go to the Gym, use the locker room, shower and walk around VERY naked afterwards…

Please don’t ask me as I’m putting my stuff in a locker, “excuse me what’s the score of the football game?” Because I may turn my head to properly/respectfully answer your question with “I’m not sure… woah! the score is” and then think neither does your towel, because you don’t wear one you crazy naked guy!

Other than that good gym night with Kevin and Tim

David Blane!
People who stand outside to watch him do his lame stunts!
How ABC squeezed 2 hours out of this crap show and the guy didn’t break the record!

Also I’d imagine watching this whole show would cause worse pain than holding your breath for 9 minutes and spending *177* hours under water!

In related TV news, NBC: First they canceled the last episode of Last Comic Standing last season, so we would never find out Alonzo Boden won (great move NBC), recently they canceled the last episode of Celebrity Cooking Showdown (ok, it was a lame show, but I still wanted to watch/skip through the final show)… NOW they are bringing back Last Comic Standing for a 3rd season and they’ve dropped Jay Mohr for Amthony Clark (of “Yes! Deer!”).
TV programmers are so stupid, do they expect us to try to watch this show again to have it later pulled? It reminds me of the Family Guy struggles Fox really did some lame moves with that show during (it was hard to keep track of when and what night it was on).

Thank goodness for DVRs and their *magic* skipping ability! Take that Blane!!