Watch it if you must, and if you haven’t already: this is “Top Gear USA”. The three people involved are:
- Rutledge Wood, a television personality best described as “professional douchebag”;
- Adam Ferrara, stand-up comedian and character actor;
- Tanner Foust, a fanatically self-motivated and successful individual who has made a name for himself participating in a variety of low-talent driving events such as X-Games Rally and “Formula D”.
Even if you don’t watch the trailer, you should be able to figure out that this series will be an absolute train wreck. With that said, the original Top Gear has never exactly been compelling television, yet it’s found a worldwide audience. The USA version won’t, and here’s why…
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Tagged as adam ferrara, jack baruth, tanner foust, television, tg usa, Top Gear
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