Classic Car Show from BBC

[masraum]

interesting.

‘The Classic Car Show’ is coming - MarketWatch

Imagine “Top Gear” for classic cars, with a bit more class, and a lot less Jeremy Clarkson . That image in your head probably looks like “The Classic Car Show,” a 13-episode in-depth look at the classic car industry hosted by Jodie Kidd (model, race driver) and Quentin Wilson (“Top Gear” founder and classic car journalist).

Having only seen the trailer, we can say that this is a show that we will definitely tune in for. The cinematography is akin to what you would find on “Top Gear,” with lots of gloss and polish in shots that look well executed and thoughtful. There appears to be a good mix of humor, and interesting topics, as well as some fantastic interviews. The show promises to appeal to a slightly broader audience than other classic car shows you may be used to (sorry Wayne Carini).

[GWN7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cciOawC_Q3k

[Drisump]

Looks great, thanks for the heads up. Now I just have to remember about it five months from now...LOL.

[sketchers356]

Very cool. Someone will have to post a reminder when it actually comes out. Seems rather early for a trailer.

[biosurfer1]

Maybe I'm alone thinking this but "a lot less Jeremy Clarkson" isn't a plus in my book. Those guys help make the show what it is.

[onewhippedpuppy]

That looks exceptional. Why can't America produce a decent car show? All of ours are hosted by douchebags, filmed by the high school drama class, and only feature 1960s muscle cars.

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

That looks exceptional. Why can't America produce a decent car show? All of ours are hosted by douchebags, filmed by the high school drama class, and only feature 1960s muscle cars.

You forgot...

"strapped by deadlines and needing to turn a profit..."

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

You forgot...

"strapped by deadlines and needing to turn a profit..."

Perhaps if they produced a quality product people would actually watch?

[BE911SC]

Clarkson tells it like it is. If he doesn't like a car he says so and says why. I can't speak for U.S. shows because I find them unwatchable but I'll assume ad revenue and legal concerns drive (sorry) what the hosts are allowed to say about a car/product.

[sm70911]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Perhaps if they produced a quality product people would actually watch?

Then they would have to stop trying to appeal to every single person regardless of race or gender and by association Advertiser's. The bottom line is that a Clarkson esque personality would never get past testing in the US. I have worked at the BBC and in TV here in the US. I still work in the business and believe me focus groups are full of people who mostly don't work, and don't drive classics. People who commission shows and people who sell products are looking for non offensive but dynamic mass appeal TV.

TG in the UK is produced by BBC which is a state funded enterprise. The BBC create TG as a niche show. However TG is certainly one their most popular exported shows and is watched literally world wide. This sate funding is how a strongly opinionated personality like Clarkson is able to get away with being an offensive euro skeptic, racist, homophobe. In the US if he made it to a shows first episode and said the types of things he says about Mexican Americans , African Americans the LGBT Communities or even Belgian Americans he would be fired and possibly prosecuted. Advertisers would back out and the show would be cancelled.

HBO, Netflix, Hulu. Showtime or Amazon should sit up and take notice, however all of those alternatives are still a subscription service, so while there could be room for better personalities and reporting as long as the TV is not state sponsored the 'personality' quirks and minority jokes that are part of the TG hosts dynamic will not be a part of TV here in the US