8 Things Popular TV Shows Need To Get Right In 2016
6. Top Gear Needs To Return To Its Roots
What do I mean by roots? It's difficult to remember sometimes, but Top Gear actually started as a pretty straightforward show about motor vehicles in 1977. When the show was relaunched in 2002, Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson became the presenters, and gradually as their relationship strengthened and developed so did the show itself, straying further from factual car talk (although it was still in there) and becoming more about the quirky antics and politically incorrect conversations. Now that Hammond, May and Clarkson have left, the show which is being fronted by radio presenter Chris Evans has a tough task ahead. If it wants to survive, it needs to dramatically return to its roots. At this point, it's much too late for the show to go back to being totally conventional, but it needs to strip back the wackiness and insanity and regain some of its dignity and respect amongst dedicated motorists. The reason is fairly simple. There's no way this new iteration of the show can replicate the original's chemistry, so it shouldn't try. Stop comparisons from being made by being a different kind of show. Not only will this stem disappointment early, but it'll also grab the attention of viewers who lost interest in the direction of the show a long time ago. It's time to stop blowing up caravans and increase the facts, reviews and industry informativeness. Sure, chuck in a couple funny segments (that are completely original, of course) but the show needs to return to its oily, greasy roots if it wants to last.
