It's like you're always stuck in second gear....

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35490238

[Poacky3s]

Certainly didn't see that coming. I hope they don't mess with the original format too much as I'm not holding out much hope for the new TG so far.

[Mohican]

Certainly didn't see that coming. I hope they don't mess with the original format too much as I'm not holding out much hope for the new TG so far.

I hope they do mess with the format as it was getting very stale. I enjoyed the straight car reviews,star in a car but their jolly japes and pranks had  ridiculously formulaic. It needed shaking up. 

[Poacky3s]

Certainly didn't see that coming. I hope they don't mess with the original format too much as I'm not holding out much hope for the new TG so far.

I hope they do mess with the format as it was getting very stale. I enjoyed the straight car reviews,star in a car but their jolly japes and pranks had  ridiculously formulaic. It needed shaking up. 

Oh no really? I loved when they went on the big adventures with the supercars across Europe and the races against the boats/trains/planes etc. If they could've just axed Hammond from the show and replaced him with literally anybody on earth it would've been even better.

[EvilPie]

The road trips were good because of how the three presenters played off each other so well. They had a great rapport which made it watchable and you really felt as though they were three mates going on a road trip that potentially any of us could do.

Evans, Joey and the other fella whoever it is need years to build up the kind of relationship those three had. I just hope they don't try to fake it too much because that'll ruin it. Maybe that's why they need an actor?

[TightEnd]

i thought the road trips made it too

le blanc is clearly a car nut, knows evans well and depending on the identity of the third person you have a decent chance at re-creating that charisma imo

[EvilPie]

i thought the road trips made it too

le blanc is clearly a car nut, knows evans well and depending on the identity of the third person you have a decent chance at re-creating that charisma imo

That will help enormously.

FWIW I'm not a huge Evans fan but I think Le Blanc is amazing. Just comes across as a normal bloke who you could happily go to the pub with for a few beers and a chin wag about pretty much anything.

[MintTrav]

Used to find the previous format entertaining in parts but so many things about it used to annoy me that I only watched it half a dozen times in the last ten years, particularly 1. the silly voice inflections that all the presenters used, though mainly the ***** who was the main presenter, 2. the ***** who was the main presenter and 3. the sycophantic live audience.

Matt Le Blanc though. I'd definitely watch to see him, or at least give it a chance. Really liked him in Episodes.

[Mohican]

The problem I had with the road trip things was they were scripted and stage managed. More a comedy sketch show than a car programme. in the end the parody detracted from my enjoyment of the mission.