Top Gear has been one of the BBC's most popular shows for nearly 40 years, but it was recently announced that all three hosts (Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May) will be moving to Amazon Prime next year, bringing their unique brand of cars. Humor to the online streaming service..
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If you are not familiar with Top Gear , it's a car show. But just calling it a car show doesn't do it justice; the middle-aged humor, insane challenges, and sometimes childish antics make it something else entirely. Despite much controversy, the show has garnered fans of all kinds; Young and old, men and women, car enthusiasts and non-reducers alike.
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Jeremy Clarkson, the group's de facto leader, has been known to step on his toes with thinly veiled racial humor and questionable off-screen behavior. And after getting calls to fire him for years, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) finally gave Clarkson the ax after he physically attacked a producer in a hotel after a hard day of filming.
The other two hosts, along with executive producer Andy Wilman, announced shortly after that they would not be returning to the BBC. The three Top Gear The hosts, along with Wilman, have signed a three-season deal with Amazon, with the show set to air on Amazon Prime. The first season of the new show will air next year.
Top Gear is the latest in a series of shows that have been revived after being canceled by TV networks (though Top Gear hasn't exactly been "revived"-more on that in a bit). The murder , Longmire , Development arrested , Community , and The Mindy Project they were canceled by their original networks, but were brought back by Netflix or Hulu.
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While some of these TV shows are already being served by network television, streaming services are taking full advantage of the non-need to maintain the ratings and restrictions that are required on public channels. The shows are more violent, contain more profanity, and are sexier than what you'll find on NBC or FOX. Which means they have broad appeal to people who aren't satisfied with the often-grayed-out shows in primetime.
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OK, back to Top Gear . Earlier, I said that it's not really being revived, and this makes for a very interesting case. Despite the loss of its three superstar hosts, the BBC will continue to make Top Gear . It will be hosted by Chris Evans and at least one other person; Formula 1 driver Jenson Button has been mentioned, but no official announcement has yet been made.
What this means is that Amazon's new Top Gear will compete directly with another show. The original show. And why Top Gear was so successful that it seems unlikely Amazon would want to change the show's formula, so Clarkson and her colleagues say. The new effort will likely be very similar to the classic BBC engine.
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Of course, we still don't have an answer to one of the biggest questions in this whole situation:how many people will join Amazon Prime to watch the show? Al momento de escribir, una encuesta para The Guardian muestra que el 53% de los encuestados dice que no se unirá a Prime para ver el programa, y el 47% dice que lo haría..
Debido a que el nuevo Top Gear no se estrena hasta el próximo año, es difícil hacer predicciones. Amazon podría cambiar el formato del programa, la BBC podría hacer algo diferente con Top Gear , y más shows podrían agregarse a Prime. En esencia, pueden pasar muchas cosas para cambiar el equilibrio de poder antes de que veamos lo que Clarkson y su equipo están haciendo..
Sin embargo, está claro que los servicios de transmisión en línea ya no están contentos con el segundo lugar a la televisión en red; están buscando usurpar completamente su lugar como principal fuente de entretenimiento. Y con su programación original y el renacimiento de los espectáculos de culto, parecen estar haciendo un buen trabajo. Queda por verse si tendrán éxito o no a largo plazo..
Si no estás seguro de si vale la pena unirte a Amazon Prime para ver el nuevo programa protagonizado por Clarkson, Hammond y May. O si ya eres miembro de Prime y no entiendes de qué se trata todo este alboroto, aquí hay cinco episodios de la vieja Top Gear que necesitas ver para comprender por qué la base de fans está tan dedicada.
El humor de los niños está en plena exhibición en este episodio, que presenta al mundo a Reliant Robin, un elemento básico de la historia del automovilismo británico. El automóvil de tres ruedas es menos que estable, y constituye uno de los contratiempos más divertidos en la historia del espectáculo..
Por supuesto, Top Gear no se trata solo de la hilaridad; También se trata de máquinas de conducción sorprendentes. En este episodio, los presentadores toman tres superdeportivos en un viaje para encontrar el mejor camino de conducción del mundo, y visitan algunos lugares absolutamente impresionantes que hay que ver para creer..
Este episodio es una excelente introducción a los ridículos desafíos que a Clarkson, Hammond y May se les ocurren, en este caso, hacer sus propias limusinas. Una limusina Alfa Romeo / Saab con sauna es solo el comienzo de la diversión..
¿Alguna vez has pensado lo genial que sería conducir un vehículo anfibio? los Top Gear La tripulación decide hacer las suyas y ver quién puede cruzar un lago. Predeciblemente payasadas histéricas siguen.
¿Quién podría llegar al Polo Norte más rápido:dos tipos en una camioneta Toyota monstruosa o dos tipos en un trineo de perros? Este episodio proporciona la respuesta. Los paisajes árticos en este popular favorito no se pueden perder..
El Toyota Hilux, que aparece en El Especial Polar , hizo una aparición en el programa en la temporada 3, cuando Clarkson y su equipo intentaron destruirlo conduciéndolo por unas escaleras, hacia un árbol y hacia el mar, además de golpear con una bola de demolición y dejar caer una caravana. encima de eso Y eso es justo en el primer episodio..
Con la nueva versión de Amazon de Top Gear haciendo su debut en 2016, podría pasar bastante tiempo antes de que encontremos las respuestas a las preguntas que este anuncio ha planteado. De lo único de lo que podemos estar seguros es de que Clarkson, Hammond y May se reunirán y que seguramente querrán subir la apuesta. Más allá de eso, tendremos que esperar y ver..
¿Amazon se está preparando para la grandeza con este espectáculo? O si hubieran puesto los frenos en la Top Gear reunión de anfitriones? ¿Te unirías a un servicio de transmisión para un solo programa? ¿O desea que Clarkson, Hammond y May hayan elegido Netflix u otra plataforma en línea a la que ya tenga acceso? Por favor, comparta sus pensamientos con nosotros en la sección de comentarios a continuación.
