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A new television series, hailed as the "Mad Men" of racing and called "The Drivers," is currently being developed by British directors Ridley and Tony Scott. It will focus on 1950s and 1960s Le Mans racing, based on the book Shelby: The Man, The Cars, the Legend by Wallace A. Wyss. We can't wait. If there's one thing America has lacked for too long, it's a compelling form of popular entertainment centered on cars that doesn't involve Miller Lite, cartoons, or permutations on the pejorative form of "rice." With larger-than-life drivers like Carroll Shelby, Jim Clark, John Fitch, Sterling Moss...
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Adam Carolla Takes On Top Gear USA. We Have Some Suggestions.Look, we know that Top Gear USA just launched, and we know that sometimes it takes a few episodes for a show to get warmed up (e.g. Mad Men, Nurse Jackie, Facts of Life). But as much as we (pretend to) hate jumping to conclusions, in this case, there's only one we can reach: Top Gear USA is...
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Report: SPEED Set To Air New Celeb-Studded Car Show
The U.S. version of Top Gear is through its fourth episode now, and while it's not a total flop, it strikes us as even more of a car show for non-car-people than the original. Where's a real car guy (or girl) to get their fix? Hopefully, on the Speed channel. At least, that's our hope after hearing...
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Top Gear USA Gets A Stig, Suzuki SX4 As Celeb Car
Top Gear USA is finally getting close to airing on the History Channel, and the last of the details of the show's setup are leaking to the Web. Today Variety published details on the show, including the celebrity guest list. The first episode will feature Tim Allen and Ty Burrell, while Buzz...
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Video: First Trailer For Top Gear USA Released
We were briefly excited last year then quickly had our hopes smashed when word of an American version of the UK's hit car-related show Top Gear was released, then quickly canceled after filming the pilot. It had been slated for NBC, then confirmed for The History Channel and today we have the first...
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