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Top Gear's Second Host Is ...........
Matt LeBlanc from Friends.
Didn't know he was such a car guy. Will I watch it? Not sure, it just won't be the same without the crew. Top Gear's second Host
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He's definitely a motorcycle guy though.
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I don't see this working out well.
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 I'm looking forward to seeing what they come up with. Would be great to be able to watch the old crew on their new Amazon show and still have a entertaining Top Gear to watch!
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Ummm, ok. Sabine or Chris Harris would have made a lot more sense. You have to think there's some uproar in Jolly Olde England about an American being the host on Top Gear UK.
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so no Sabine?
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I don't think Matt Le Blanc is a bad choice at all, he's already established in the UK. I wish the best for the new Top Gear but I think the fans and press are going to brutal no matter what they do.
I also hope the Amazon show is successful. The three guys are enjoyable to watch but if it's more slapstick and scripted, over the top antics, it may be a turn-off.
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He's been hosting the recent series of "Top Gear Races" on BBCAmerica. His persona is pretty flat on the show so far. After working w/ Clarkson et al drama for years my guess is the producers want some boring guys on there ala Fifth Gear.
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02-05-2016, 05:43 AM
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Of course all he was doing was introducing a clip from yet another re-run of the old top gear.
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Perhaps the number one source of laughs in the original show was the teasing they did of one-another. Le Blanc will be the butt of a steady diet of American jokes. I lived in England for a year. Believe me, there will be plenty of jokes. They could even throw in some French ones, as well. So there is that.
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Don't know if I'll even bother to try to watch the new show. Seems like they are trying to pick a boring lineup like fifth gear. Evans and LeBlanc neither seem that funny or entertaining...
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I don't know what the story behind the photo is, and I can't seem to find it on the internet right now, but I recently saw a photo of LeBlanc that featured him standing next to a window in his house, and in his driveway was a Porsche 917 in red livery. At least he has good taste.
He also owned a tuned-out 996 Turbo, unless I'm mistaken.
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I liked him in the show "episodes" where he played himself :-)
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I hope Sabine is still part of the show, I enjoy watching her, I like Chris Harris too. Matt Leblanc is also an interesting addition.
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Sabine gave an interview at Daytona saying she's not a host but that she could still do some appearances.
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And Chris Evans posted a pic of the Top Gear crew at a table waiting for Matt and Chris Harris was there, so he's still involved as well. It looks like the new format has more presenters...
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