Pat’s Point of View

On saturday afternoon I plonked myself on the couch in eager anticipation of viewing a TV show that had just started, The Car Show on Channel 9.

What a disappointment. First things first, they rip off not only the Top Gear format but also the theme music (and even that’s a pale imitation of the original). The show is complete rubbish. When will they produce a decent motoring program for Australian TV?

I reckon the young guy presenting doesn’t know his arse from his elbow. Glenn Ridge (former host of The Sale of the Century) is a nice enough guy and has made a few appearances in pro-am touring car racing from what I remember, but he doesn’t seem to add much to the show.

One benefit of the show was it’s brevity, which allowed me to view the next of 9’s afternoon program The Snow Show. I may have the order wrong but the pattern was obvious; a good few hours of ‘advertainment’ drivel. Thinly veiled advertisements in between ads, followed by a few plugs for sponsors products.

How appropriate then, that the theme for this week was the ‘pony car’—all show, no go…just like this program.

I really miss Clarkson and co and their antics.

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