@FiXXXerX: Race and sex doesn't matter, but personality does. I'm the last guy to argue for quotas, because quotas are bullshit - but I have to wonder, did the producers ever THINK about anyone who wasn't a white male, 20's to 30-ish, with no charisma whatsoever?

@OM617.950: When Adam Carolla backed out, the producers were left with a dilemma: Who can we find to take the most important role in our show — that of the annoying shithead who is so utterly useless, so impossibly fucking awful to watch, it will make millions of people take sledgehammers to their televisions, and…

I will not compare this show to the original Top Gear.

@M103: +1

@EChid: The goal was to emulate all of the superficial aspects of TG UK (i.e., three white guys, Stig in white suit, Star in a.. uhh... "small car," etc) while bringing nothing much in the way of "new and uniquely American" to the show.

Eh, I'll catch the rerun later on. Right now, I'm gearing up to watch The Walking Dead. The writing is better, and even the undead zombies have more screen presence than fat plaid guy, skinny dork-bot racer boy, and dat New Yawk fella.

@Industreyal: If only it was a much fuglier, gas-guzzling piece of shit, Americans would've gone for it in spades.

This is just stupid - the Elefant is the only Honda vehicle in recent memory that I'd ever want to bother with.

@BrtStlnd: My criticism isn't telling History channel "get rid of this show;" it's telling them "you have something to work with. It's not very good right now, but it has potential." Keep at it, refine it, THROW AWAY what doesn't work, and keep rubbing on the few scattered parts that are any good.

@Devryn: It sucks. It's not as good as the UK version. Bring it, Cards-boy.

@Twonius: I have a fairly short wishlist of things I'd like to see fixed on TGUSA —

@thejalopnik: That was a cover of Cherub Rock. Re-recorded by a session musician in order to pay lower royalties.

@Twonius: and less talent, and awful hosts, and terrible writing, and no badass qualities of its own.

@ThnderbltDoherty: Some of the exterior shots of the red car were OK.

Well, Episode 2 is over.

@phoenix_AE: And... to "The_Phreak" (no, I won't reply and promote your comment), you really need to get over your fascination, here. I wrote a damning review of an impossibly lame debut show.

@Ray Wert: Yes. We've got... two witty quips so far! Count 'em, two!

Oh boy! Here comes the Brian Boitano of Drifting!

@Dirt Pirate: I'm nominating you for Exec Producer of TG USA. You've already demonstrated infinitely more skill and wit than we've seen on the show so far.

@eg.5: 1. I agree with you completely.