Yahoo News Chris Evans Divides Critics With Top Gear Reboot
Last night the reboot of BBC’s Top Gear finally hit our televisions after months and months of delays, drama and speculation - and, to be fair to the show, it wasn’t all bad.
In fact, new hosts Chris Evans and Matt Le Blanc seemingly split viewers right down the middle as 4.4million tuned in to see what the show will be like without Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May.
Although Chris was slammed by some for “trying to be Clarkson”, others defended the show as they admitted that they preferred it to the original line-up.
Taking to Twitter in their hundreds, viewers shared:
Watched #TopGear late last night not as bad as some made out do have to say chris should stop trying to be like clarkson
— Rob_LFC ☆☆☆☆☆ (@robertstainthor) May 30, 2016
So. I’ve seen the new Top Gear. Not sure it’s as bad as people are making it out to be, but it needs time to find its own feet.
— niniev (@niniev) May 30, 2016
Watching the new #TopGear is like watching Chris Evans doing a really bad tribute act to @JeremyClarkson
— Nick Mutch (@TheMootch) May 30, 2016
A lot of Top Gear stuff on Twitter, so here’s my 2p worth. I watched the first 15 mins and then watched the cricket highlights.
— Reg Nom (@RegNom) May 30, 2016
Don’t forget your Tfi Friday top gear big breakfast toothbrush wasn’t as bad as i expected. But Evans didn’t stop shouting. #TopGear
— J.o.d.y (@J_Robzz) May 30, 2016
Controversial, but I quite liked last night’s #topgear.
Apart from Gordon Ramsay showing off his Ferrari penis extension.— Lethal Jizzle (@fuelled_by_pies) May 30, 2016
Managed 10 mins of #TopGear last night which is 9mins and 45 secs more Chris Evans than I can normally tolerate.
— John (@stickittotheman) May 30, 2016
It was just Top Gear, minus the xenophobia. I was happy with it.
— Matt H. (@ArxOfHux) May 30, 2016
New Top Gear is not a patch on Clarkson, Hammond, May era, but I didn’t hate it.
— Steve Koch (@officialkoch) May 30, 2016
#TopGear was pretty dire last night, being honest
evans makes me cringe every moment he’s on screen shrieking at the audience
matt is cool— jackarus (@banglasesh) May 30, 2016
The different segments of the show were also criticized for being “copies” of stunts that the original line-up pulled off, with one challenge seeing Matt and Chris go head-to-head in three wheel cars on a drive to Blackpool, which Clarkson and co. did in 2010.
Meanwhile, Matt also took part in a dune buggy race that the former hosts attempted in 2005.
To be fair though, it’ll probably be hard to find something that the original hosts haven’t already done…
Jeremy, James and Richard are due to launch their own new car show, The Grand Tour, on Amazon Prime later this year.
