Top Gear - BBC America

[radagast]

Anyone else watch this show? It's hilarious.

[Psychonaut]

Yep. Fantastic show! I've only been into it a short while so I DVR everything I haven't seen yet. Thankfully it's on 400 times a week.

[Foggy]

I watch the UK version, apparently the US version is heavily cut, the show is quite controversial in the UK, though really the only people who complain shouldn't be watching it in the first place anyway. I'm sure those people just watch and wait to see when they slip up.

[Psychonaut]

BBC America cuts it? They don't cut the majority of Gordon Ramsay's language. The most controversial thing I could pull from Top Gear is the anti-gay stuff but I don't even think it's that bad. That or May's hair.

[linkgx1]

I love it, but lack BBC America. I heard they had the American one, but never felt like watching it. Keepin' it Brit!

[linkgx1]

Originally Posted by Foggy

I watch the UK version, apparently the US version is heavily cut, the show is quite controversial in the UK, though really the only people who complain shouldn't be watching it in the first place anyway. I'm sure those people just watch and wait to see when they slip up.

I heard they said some racist stuff on a recent episode about Mexicans...

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

BBC America cuts it? They don't cut the majority of Gordon Ramsay's language. The most controversial thing I could pull from Top Gear is the anti-gay stuff but I don't even think it's that bad. That or May's hair.

Up until two years ago BBCAmerica cut about 20 min out of the episode to fit it in an hour slot WITH commercials. Recently (I think about Season 14) they started to air them "uncut" in an hour and a half time slot with commercials. But, material is still cut such as the Senna film, the Mexican remarks (people really got their panties in a knot over that one) and the spray Clarkson uses in I think the Christmas episode (hint: name of it is the word in the blank - _____cat dolls)

BBCA also recuts the music to go with it since they won't pay licensing fees that BBCUK pays. So to the average watcher it may not be that different, but to some very big die-hards, even the music is enough to avoid the US cuts.

For me, it's the fact that they are(were) about a month behind airing them. Can't wait that long.

Absolutely fantastic show though, I have seasons 14 and 15 on blu-ray despite the US music cuts and they look great. And I think the trio are hilarious.

[radagast]

Originally Posted by linkgx1

I heard they said some racist stuff on a recent episode about Mexicans...

They have humor that is politically incorrect. They make fun of Americans, The French, etc.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by radagast

They have humor that is politically incorrect. They make fun of Americans, The French, etc.

Almost all comedy is politically incorrect, though. They don't really single anyone out. They make fun of everyone lol. Just put a disclaimer before the program like Comdey Central does with its comedians. Political correctness is a blight on good tv it seems.