Comments on: Top Gear Australia Shane Warne & Jeremy Clarkson on Nine

By: J

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:32:42 +0000

Nine had better not cock it up. Like other’s have said – keep the program on a constant time slot – monday 7:30. No Warne. He is the definition of cashed-up bogan. Let’s get Clarkson out here – he can try out co-host. I liked Charlie Cox, should bring him back. Grant Denyer should be on it, but that would require network hatching. Who direct’s this is going to make or brake this. Mind coming over Andy (Wilman) – I don’t trust any of our guys – look at TGA series 2. TGA series 1 was good with Charlie and What I can only guess was a UK camera team. The ratings actually stablilised S1. Come S2 Warren interviewed and it got a bit slow, etc.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:42:07 +0000

I think if Shane get’s this gig, first people on his show should be Kath & Kim comediennes Gina Riley and Jane Turner… only appropriate as they hosted him on their show. Clarkson is an opinionated wanker, but he just goes to show you don’t need to know anything to be successful these days.

By: BrixtonSaint

BrixtonSaint — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:51:16 +0000

Wow, just heard this news on the radio here in the UK & decided to log on to see what you guys thought of Clarkson. I never realized there would be so much vitriol towards one if your sporting heroes. I also can’t believe your current TGA. You must have some of the most amazing scenery in which to film, anywhere in the world. I’m not sure if you agree but it’s the quality the director brings as well as the background and of course the metal, that makes the UK show. But TgUk is a very expensive programme to make which the BBC knows it can recoup from worldwide sales. SBS’s problem is that it can’t generate sales so the quality suffers. Personally I would love to see a series of the UK version filmed out in Oz

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:46:50 +0000

We do have some of the best ’sports sedans’ in the world, but all I see is people doing burnouts. That seems to be the limit of Australian driving talent so realistically, the Aussie Top Gear guys are doing all the testing that is needed for the average Bogan. Who cares how fast it can go around a corner or how well it can drift etc etc, as long as it can do a burnout!!! ;-)

By: SAM

SAM — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:30:05 +0000

Anthrax is right you should do your own research this was exactly what channel 9 did before the F1 went to Chnnel 10 and One HD. They are showing Channel 9 how it should be screened. Lets face it 9 did an ok job with AFL in the AFL states but wouldnt show it in real time in the northern states, same as the garbage they threw at us with the F1.

By: vbthedog

vbthedog — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:45:31 +0000

Except F1 is on 10……and in real time on One HD. Such great research eh?

By: mikckt

mikckt — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:13:35 +0000

Warney to co-host Aussie TopGear, the man doesn’t have an ounce of wit. Would make pizziati look like Parkonson as a presenter. Still the best spin bowler ever.

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:44:45 +0000

Warney also had an E46 BMW M3.

By: Evora

Evora — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:11:47 +0000

Such a classy and well considered reply Sonu, top notch mate ;)

By: Technofreak

Technofreak — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:07:35 +0000

That was funny….NOT!

By: sonu

sonu — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:49:57 +0000

Yes i agree Warne is a weird selection for the program, but I am a red blooded indian cricket fan, so i support anything that has a cricket influence. A huge fan of Steve Waugh as well.

But one thing is for sure the current aussie top gear guys are pure tools. The young guy looks like he has a line of coke or speed before he does a car review. Total nob jockey. All the aussie top gear guys do is burnouts when they get the test cars. Such tools. I would like to think us Aussie drivers are smarter than that. We make some of the best cars in the world eg; Ford g6et and the HSV’s.

I would love to see Jeremy test the G6E turbo. He would love it.

By: Anthrax

Anthrax — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:39:03 +0000

What a perfectly fantastic way to stuff up a great show… get Warne in to host it and give it to Channel nine… when are they going to show it? At 11pm on a Sunday night after their Prime time shows have finished… a-la Formula 1.

By: Fasthonda

Fasthonda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:17:39 +0000

Oh boy!. A dill like Warne fronting a car show?.. what a disaster !Just because he owns a number of sport cars doesn’t mean he knows anything about them.
I remember when Jason Plato (Fifth Gear program) took Warny for a track driving lesson.I think my elderly mother could’ve achieved a faster lap time….hopeless!
Warny,just stick to throwing balls around.

By: chas

chas — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:13:19 +0000

What a joke – channel 9 will hash the whole thing as they do with other programs such as sport and British shows. They don’t know how to handle anything else other than American rubbish. I’m surprised that Jeremy Clarkson would even agree to this thing; I thought he had a bit more integrity???
Doesn’t Australia have any other talent available – why Warne of all people. Another disaster waiting to happen. Maybe bring the British Top Gear team to Australia.

By: Doug4500

Doug4500 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:42:07 +0000

SONU, I agree with you re the local comperes. But as to Warne having brains AND personality??? You jest, of course! I’ve encountered more scintillating and intelligent suet puddings. If he couldn’t chuck a ball, this guy would be sweeping streets for a living!

By: Ash Simmonds

Ash Simmonds — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:27:50 +0000

Maybe he’s a Decepticon…

By: toxic_horse

toxic_horse — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:15:19 +0000

Top gear UK is starting to get a bit tired imo.
i think they need to change somthing.

By: stretch

stretch — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:01:39 +0000

i own about 385 cars, yeah they are die cast models 1.18 size, and they dont run into trams, this make me so angry that there are so many up and coming tv presenters and they pick Mr Warne, it seems these days all ex sports people go into working on tv as presenters,

By: stretch

stretch — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:51:28 +0000

Mr Warne will be the perfect person, if they only talk about buses, as a crickter he would have travelled on quite a few, well we will have a new cmedy show to watch

By: The Realist

The Realist — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:51:20 +0000

I’ve seen photos with Warne getting into a BMW X5…