DriveTV
Channel 10’s “creativity” knows no bounds. DriveTV is a pretty much direct rip-off of Top Gear, from the unseated audience to the mystery driver who posts times in hot cars for comparison. Sadly, on DriveTV they mystery driver’s name is “The Chip” which is much less enigmatic than TopGear’s “The Stig”.
Michael Stahl, one of my favourite motoring journos, is the main presenter. He’s no Clarkson but with only one episode under his belt he might loosen up in a while.
It’s on Saturdays @ 4pm. If you’ve never seen TopGear, DriveTV is probably a revalation. If you have, well, it’s almost there.
my two latest posts for my grad-school blog on car-blogs are
“Hi, I’m conducting a survey….”
and
“How Old is Car Blogging ?”
If you have time, and/or you know some other
car-bloggers who have the time, could you, or they, read through these two posts
and leave what ever comments you have time to contribute?
Thank you.
Bill Discher
p.s. sorry if this isn’t the appropriate place to put this request,
I couldn’t find your email.
Comment by Bill Discher — November 2, 2005 @ 12:35 am
This place will do.
Comment by Ben — November 2, 2005 @ 1:09 am
If it’s only half as good as TG, it’s going to blow peoples minds!
TG returns to the UK screens in just a few more weeks, I can barely contain myself. Which car do they use as the “reasonably priced car”? A new Viva ; ) ?
Comment by Casey — November 2, 2005 @ 11:42 am
It doesn’t seem to have the flair of TG. Most people I know who’ve seen DriveTV and TG are unimpressed with DriveTV.
I don’t think they do “star in a reasonably priced car”.
Comment by Ben — November 3, 2005 @ 4:15 am