I'm just wondering if anybody
I'm just wondering if anybody can read. I have seen Top Gear, but only some of the later shows, and loved it, very funny. I never saw the earlier shows, so I'm not really sure what you're talking about, but if it was just the one episode of the whole season that really sucked, well thats not too bad, they were probably still trying to figure out what worked and what didn't and went from there and still going 9 years later.
As far as Fifth Gear goes, which is the opposition to Top Gear and also a British show, is pretty weak. Gives me the impression of being a touchy feely sort of a show and not the hard out balls and all type that Top Gear is.
Oh well "Quality takes time".