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Originally Posted by Blake
it's growing on me ever so slightly. anyone else?
their SIARPC still sucks (pawn stars...really?), but i've enjoyed the rest of the newest shows.
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100% agreed, the chemistry between the hosts has certainly been improving, and I've actually enjoyed this season so far, whereas I more or less watched the last one just because it was a car show on tv.
I implore anyone who's gonna bring up TGUK comparisons to watch the first season of that variant...it was just as bad, if not worse than TGUSA's first season. Obviously, TGUK > TGUSA in their current forms, but TGUK has been on a decline the past couple years IMO.
I also like that while the traditional TG formula is in place, and given a few challenges have been recycled, for the most part it is not a carbon copy rip off of the UK show. I think the whole "some say he knows nothing about ducks and eats his cereal with blood" type crap is pretty lame, and the perpetual insecurity of the British show hasn't really pervaded the USA hosts, I'm talking the constant lame shots at the US and other countries, the obvious nationalism is car preference, etc...
I'm just glad TGUSA got picked up for another season because it definitely has potential. People at my office who've never even heard of TGUK are watching it and seem to enjoy it, and not just car guys either...
As far as the guests go, yea, they suck, but at least I know who most of them are...not always the case with the UK version
I expect History to self promote a lot of its own shows, as the carry over affect can work in both directions, and I'm not sure how many "big name" people the show will attract for the foreseeable future...I forgot Kid Rock and Tony Hawk even existed before they came on Season 1.