Update in 2021:
The new crew started well but gone down. The show is now pretentious, boring, and uninspiring.
Freddy is the nicest of the group, but he is unoriginal, and his car knowledge is lacking.
Harris is very knowledgeable but his personality is becoming annoying. The way he thinks he is better than everyone else, and the way he accepts the practical jokes without participating makes it look like he is being bullied even though he is not.
The other guy, Paddy, well he is just boring yet loud. Very few redeeming features if any at all.
Top Gear in its prime (2003-2015) was the best. It was smart and funny. Kids learned something from it. The jokes were clever, the fun was authentic and the presenters were natural and down to earth. This new group is none of those things (Freddy is cool but out of his depth).
___________________ 10 stars when JC, RH and JM were the presenters. 5 stars with the new crew.
Other reviews has clarified why it went downhill so will not bore you but I have to say that LeBlanc is primarily an actor, an average one at that. I like him as Joey but he is merely an attractive, mildly charming man you meet at the bar - he is no Marlon Brando or Daniel Day-Lewis.
It seems to me that on Top Gear he is only acting when presenting the show. However, there is no script, so there are no lines to memorise and that is where you can see he lacks: 1- extensive car knowledge like the old crew and Harris, 2- any show-hosting abilities like the old crew and Rory, 3- any personality.
I'm afraid LeBlanc is failing when trying too hard to be funny without a script, or he is just dull as a presenter. Sorry mate. He is dragging the show down. The producers should not be focusing on him only. Give the others (or better yet, someone else) a chance.
Freddy is the nicest of the group, but he is unoriginal, and his car knowledge is lacking.
Harris is very knowledgeable but his personality is becoming annoying. The way he thinks he is better than everyone else, and the way he accepts the practical jokes without participating makes it look like he is being bullied even though he is not.
The other guy, Paddy, well he is just boring yet loud. Very few redeeming features if any at all.
Top Gear in its prime (2003-2015) was the best. It was smart and funny. Kids learned something from it. The jokes were clever, the fun was authentic and the presenters were natural and down to earth. This new group is none of those things (Freddy is cool but out of his depth).
___________________ 10 stars when JC, RH and JM were the presenters. 5 stars with the new crew.
Other reviews has clarified why it went downhill so will not bore you but I have to say that LeBlanc is primarily an actor, an average one at that. I like him as Joey but he is merely an attractive, mildly charming man you meet at the bar - he is no Marlon Brando or Daniel Day-Lewis.
It seems to me that on Top Gear he is only acting when presenting the show. However, there is no script, so there are no lines to memorise and that is where you can see he lacks: 1- extensive car knowledge like the old crew and Harris, 2- any show-hosting abilities like the old crew and Rory, 3- any personality.
I'm afraid LeBlanc is failing when trying too hard to be funny without a script, or he is just dull as a presenter. Sorry mate. He is dragging the show down. The producers should not be focusing on him only. Give the others (or better yet, someone else) a chance.