I believe the upcoming season of Episodes - which is shot mostly in the UK incidentally - is the last. It begins filming in April and with Top Gear set to air in May, I assume much of the filming will have been done, or can fit in with his Episodes work.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > LeBlanc has been kind of meh in the latest Top Gear compilation series - > The Races - on BBC America. Granted, it's just reading lame filler > introducing the next silly race, but for me it comes across as flat. > I'm assuming Episodes, with it short seasons, won't impact the shooting > schedule of Top Gear. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> > *To:* "tvornottv@googlegroups.com" <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 4, 2016 8:18 AM > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Here's your new Top Gear UK lineup > > So that makes LeBlanc the American/Hammond, Chris Evans the prissy yet > amiable one/May, and Sabine Schmitz the one most interested in > power/Clarkson. > > Well, as it did with the Aussie version and the US version, it'll come > down to the chemistry of the hosts, but LeBlanc isn't exactly known for > being emotive, so hopefully he's being coached to appear... well... > friendly in person as himself. > > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 3:16 AM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > > Matt Le Blanc is going to be a Top Gear co-presenter. Previously rumoured > info may not be accurate: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/top-gear-friend > > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 11:13 PM, M-D November <mdnovem...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Remember that this is hardly the first time Top Gear has been rebooted > (ugh, that word). The first time around it went from being a straight-up > news & road test program (not unlike MotorWeek in the US) to the plucky > little motoring show with old men falling down and setting themselves on > fire. The only common element: Jeremy Clarkson. > > This time around, they still have The Stig. Chris Evans was a frequent > guest on the old show and a known gearhead, and I get the impression that > once he settles in, his role will probably turn into something of a > Clarkson 2.0 (although without the racism and producer-punching). Schmitz > is, as others have noted, a former host of D-Motor (essentially Top Gear > Germany) and an accomplished driver; she's also shown that she could hold > her own with Jezza, May & Hamster in her guest appearances on old-new-Top > Gear. The other two are a complete mystery to me. > > I'm sure the first series will be a trainwreck, but given time, a little > bit of slack from the BBC and Top Gear's typical budget, I think this team > has a shot at doing something worth watching. My only concern is that with > three drivers and a filthy rich DJ/chat show host, the 'common man' element > is missing from the presenter panel, and that was something old-new-Top > Gear had in spades. > > On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 5:01:22 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > A couple years ago, CBS gave the green-light to a new pilot entitled > "Rockford Files" that featured none of the original cast members, none of > the original writers, and nobody from the original production team. The > only remaining aspect of the original series was the car. Ultimately the > series was rejected. > > This new Top Gear concept reminds me of that. > > I agree with what Adam said, that the chemistry of the cast will dictate > the success of the new show. I'm not a purest and can accept different > incarnations of Top Gear (both the US and Aussie versions were good and > worth watching). But from the press I've seen on the new UK series, it is > all being handled in the tame, breakfast show style of its new host and > (departed) director. It does not bode well. > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Adam Bowie <ad...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > > David Coulthard has been a presenter on the BBC's Formula One coverage > until the end of this season. As of a couple of days ago Channel 4 is > taking over the BBC's F1 rights package, meaning that Coulthard would have > been out of a job. > > I don't think the co-presenters' racing pedigree will make much difference > to be honest aside from being able to handle the cars properly. It'll be > more to do with the format and their relationships. > > Perhaps more interestingly is the fact that the relaunch's executive > producer has walked away from the show a few months prior to the show > airing. > > > http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/22/bbc-top-gear-executive-producer-chris-evans > > > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:31 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Schmitz was also on the team who hosted the German car show D Motor. That > team 'lost' to the UK hosts in the second of Schmitz's two appearances. > > It sounds like Evans will be joined by three professional drivers. Not > sure how that affects the shows appeal to those who don't follow the > various non NASCAR circuits. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bob Jersey <bob.in...@juno.com> > *To:* TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 23, 2015 4:14 PM > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Here's your new Top Gear UK lineup > > > We already know about Chris Evans > <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tvornottv/cdUKX-vI91I/sjOUkx5PT7sJ> > (link to earlier thread)... the others are: > > David Coulthard, square-jawed veteran of Formula One (1994-2008, highest > finish 2nd in '01); > Sabine Schmitz, female German sports-car racing star (and onetime guest on *TG > UK* in '04); and > Chris Harris, a veteran of several European racing circuits and a longtime > journalist with a popular YouTube channel. > > Variety > <http://variety.com/2015/tv/global/former-racing-driver-david-coulthard-joins-new-look-top-gear-1201667125/> > (link) > > B > > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... 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