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February 22, 2008 by Anthony Crawford
Top Gear Australia is reportedly having major issues finding presenters for the show. SBS yesterday admitted that it will take several more weeks than expected before the decision is made.
So we thought we would go and investigate just how bad some of the applicants really are.
Enjoy. But please, don’t blame us, we are just the messengers.
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I haven’t watched them all, but that first one is such a Clarkson wannabe – exactly what SBS said they DIDN’T want.
warning! – do not watch – the pain is unbearable.
SBS, stop while you are ahead. These are pathetic. No one can beat Clarkson and his team!!!
Oh no.
The problem is clearly people who think they are in with a chance and are hence clogging up the audition process. I feel sorry for the staff member at SBS who has to sit through all of these.
Masynee is right, the first guy is trying to be someone he’s not (not to mention doing a review of quite possibly two of the most boring cars ever to go on sale in past decade, and both in white), the second guy is being himself (sorta) but doesn’t appear to know much at all about cars.
Damn this could turn out really bad if SBS caves and chooses someone like this in desperation
I didnt mind the last one.
Is the last one you, MY08 Sti? lol
Its a bad idea by sbs. Top Gear is an international show, They mention good and bad cars from the world over. There’s no need to do the same show with an Aussie accent attached. It can only be worse than the original.
As the classic saying goes, “If it aint broke…dont mess with it sbs!!!”
The answer is obvious, SBS is only accepting applications from people with clean driving records. Who is interested in cars enough to be worthy of an actual car show (instead of a half hour advertisement disguised as such), and doesn’t have a speeding ticket in his past?
I reckon the absolute WORSE job in Australia right now would be to sit through 10 mins x 4,000 applications of similar quality.
Lets hope a percentage of the 4K are worthy – as most have pointed out on many TOP GEAR forums around – trying to compete against THE most popular car show ever produced is dangerous.. Its almost guaranteed to fail some would say..
As a HUGE fan of the show, I am praying for some very creative producers to find something very unique and quintessential Australian to make this work.. I guess it would need to focus more on our local culture than cars themselves – as TG UK already covering international car releases… no need for reinventing the wheel…
I remain optimistic that TG Aust can work… I hope so – as if it doesnt, the UK boys will pay us out big time!!
Cheers
The whole thing is being done by Freehand, so it’s some poor sod at Freehand going through the applications. :-) By the same token, I doubt anyone at SBS really knows what’s going on apart from the people so far up that the media comments are taken care of by others. I wonder what the source of those comments were.
Given some of the videos I’ve seen (who puts their audition tape on YouTube FFS?) I should have had a lash at it. I can’t have been any worse. Maybe they’ll have another go and ask around again. ;-)
they need to be careful not to copy the UK top gear too much. For me i think SBS’s first port of call should be the journo’s working for the likes of Motor and Wheels, they have credibility behind them and they all seem to have a good way with words, particularly the likes of david morley. Just go through them and find the most photogenic one. Maybe also throw in a V8 driver such as skaife or lowndes for that jason plato from fifth gear like factor
The thing is… Aussie TG can’t just have clones of Clarkson, Hamster, and Captain Slow. The hosts need to be unique, otherwise the show will flop.
Oh dear… just watched them. They all seem to be trying too hard.
I can do this job………….easy!
I want girls on tap, and beer and also a account [on-the-nod] with BobJane to pay for the worn tyres
God Bless!!!
Cheers
GORGY
Aww yuck mate(first guy)! We don’t want to know about anyone’s testical stories! (cringe)
I haven’t seen the last yet, but I’m sure about the first 2.
I mean I’m not to sure if the first two are really suitible for the show
I think a Idol style competition would be the way for it, Just get the boys from Top gear UK to be the judge, Screening process by car experts and journo’s at the start to eliminate jokers who do not know crap all so not to waste time.
And oh.. if they need to choose a celebrity for one presenter PLEEEEASSSSEEEE NOOO Glenn Ridge
I second that one Joober, he is the most wooden presenter I’ve ever come across. Watching him should be banned by the UN as torture.
I just finished watching the 3rd video, he’s not showing much potential with the way he thinks he knows so much about cars and can’t even find the bonnet lever or the dipstick and he never said about the poor safety of the dihatsu charde he roots
Just because he’s being funny doesn’t mean hes good for the show. Not only that him and his Chrade need to get a room :)
joober Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
And oh.. if they need to choose a celebrity for one presenter PLEEEEASSSSEEEE NOOO Glenn Ridge
I agree, Glen Ridge needs to stay with his boring “The Car Show”
Alborz, Paul and Anthony. There, done. Make the shows now.
^ is this their demo vids!
lol?
I cant see this show being anything but a disaster.
It’ll be sponsored by Holden & presented by some lame local celebrity.
There’ll probably be 5 minutes of the international stuff & the rest of the time will be spent fawning over the local taxi’s.
o god they were terrible left testicl? come on u loser
^
Yeah, yuck. He really had to bring that one up didn’t he?
you have got to be kidding me. number 1 and 3 look like bloody nerds. and number 3 he just couldnt be a top gear presenter. if you choose presenters like these guys then really dont bother with the show.
Thats it!!!!!!…I cannot remain silent any longer folks,while i`m happy to see a tv show with an aussie take on an existing format,thats as far as it goes for ME personally!!!…I utterly abhore clarkson and his minions with their ramblings,it would be a real pity for the OZ top gear crew not to have free reign,thats assuming they have strict parameters in which to film….Unfortunately top gear UK,is loved by millions round the globe,and i`ll bet they dont want to mess with their recipe for success…but hey thats just my solitary opinion,which may not count for much…ciao…
LMAO
WTF IS THAT ???
THe First guy is f**n scary HAHAH
WTf is it with the testicle dats OFF
AND OMG THE ASIAN GUY… he thinks his funny LOLLLL
And then theres the full on aussie bloke like aussie as can be LOL.. funni
anyway… they need a wog, im serious, like one of the main actors from Fat Pizza lol
can you imagine the ratings ??? =O
Like wats his name … tahir bilgic, comedian actor guy his hectic LOL
anyway.. retarded people LOL
Aussie TG would be like the BBC doing the Memphis Trousers Show…doomed to failure.
I just hope you lot will carry on getting the BBC top gear after the Aussie one starts…. Pure entertainment and nothing more. For any critics if you want to find out about cars watch another show.
Just wait for the Autumn 2007 series to get to you down under..its ace.
OMG
They are all so bad, it’s spooky.
I predict a ratings disaster if the first episode ever gets made.
Now that we only have Holden and Falcon and Camry locally made, the first 10 minutes of material is covered.
After that it will be numnuts rooting worn out Daihatsus while looking for a new home……….
You know who I’d pick?
The Chaser team, or part of, or two or three people like them.
I would watch it for sure.
Jamie, i think your onto something.. i mean not the actual chaser team because their not car enthousiasts, but if you could get three motoring journo’s or enthousiasts who have the same kind of chemistry as the chaser boys then the whole aussie top gear concept MIGHT work….
“You know who I’d pick?”
“The Chaser team, or part of, or two or three people like them.”
“I would watch it for sure.”
Right On!!!
Australians are not funny.
All their humour is based around stereotypes that make simpletons laugh.
Chasers team are not car enthusiasts.
Whose Australia going to get?
Nudge from hey dad?
I think Glen Ridge is fantastic. I’m sure people on this forum are just jealous. Elitist, there is no place for you on this forum with your anti aussie remarks. I loved Hey Dad and i still have most of them on VHS.
I was always a Tony Barber fan.
Larry Embdur was the only decent celeb to come out of Aus that was genuine in the last 2 decades…
Elitist – You Australians have a great sense of humour, you love to take the piss out of people, least its better than the yanks only form of ’stand up comedy’.
Its obvious, they need to get motoring journous, maybe even some of the guys from here, you can’t just go from not being in the Car industry to being a topgear presenter. You really would have NFI!
OK – Whats the concensus. Do you want an Aussie Top Gear Y or N.. Open to all
OMG! To watch this is really a form a torture for car enthusiasts.
Elite mate, you are very un australian and i think you are not funny ronny johns hour is not funny,australians are different from state to state.Nsw people are nothing like Sa people,Qld people are different too and crazy from the hot weather.I think you should consider moving out of parramata, maybe back to your country.
nothing says “I dont know anything about cars” than getting in a 5 series and talking about an RX7/8, I mean seriously how f#$king stupid do you have to be! Trying to link in the cars u’ve owned to a 5 series, u compare that with the E class or A6 – not a jap sports car… WTF!
Jesus christ, that almost makes me angry, that would have been an instant delete by the top gear guys!
F..K ME they couldn’t have done a worse job if they did 200 takes.
Sorry but you lost me at Camry…….
I want jeremy to move here,he would fit in well in adelaide we need him here hes a legend and very funny guy.
Good luck to them. They’re going to need it.
cl smooth i dont understand what you are trying to say?
The term UNAUSTRALIAN is offensive and rascist.
Mate you are clearly not australian right?Your comments on australian people is not funny humour,noel is right there is no place for you on this forum with anti australian comments.And no im not a racist,but you dont like australian people remember? Thats offensive and rude and your comments are un australian thats not being racist.
WHAT THE F**K….As soon as the twits started talking it was all over. And worse still when word Camry was mentioned.
The collective personality and style which these dropkicks tried to pull off the takes was so poor – if there brains were all added together to form a rubberband, you wouldnt have enough to fit around a canaries leg!
And I dont think the crew at CARADVICE could do heaps better or up near Clarkson and his gang as ALBORZ AND THE GANG whilst cool, could not have the pananche and flair of a pom! This show requires a certain witty panache and dry humour that only a few could replicate.
The first guy remindes me of Mr Bean and is doing a terrible impersonation of Clarkson….. i was going to call him a wanker but once he said he has his balls in a jar i realised that would be like flogging a dead horse!!!!