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Chris Evans …..not helping.

"Bring it on." Chris Evans seems determined to get offside with Top Gear audience.

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In what is fast turning into a Top Gear car-cash, Chris Evans has given an interview in which he takes aim at his critics.

He told BuzzFeed, “I find it hilarious that people who have never made a show in their lives then presume what is right and what is wrong with the making of a television programme.

“Everyone is entitled to their opinions, course they are… Those people have a loudhailer and that’s fine, and by the way, bring it on. That’s what I expected.”

“I’ve got enough feedback back to know that enough people like it and love it, actually.”

Following a drop in the show’s second week he said, “There will be an audience churn. People will make their minds up. I don’t know when, as this is unprecedented in the world of entertainment, it’s really never happened on this scale before.”

BBC bosses defended the show

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  1. Chris Evans is and has always been a law unto himself. He has a net worth in the region of $100 million…..yeah you did read that correctly. He has done it all himself and is from a fairly modest background, his wiki is fairly accurate and is worth reading as you get an idea of the type of character he is. He has had successes, failures and controversy in the past…..very colourful

  2. People seem to forget that Top Gear took over 10years to get to where it was, so lets give this show a chance. Top Gear Australia and U.S.A. followed the same format and look where they are now.

  3. I thought that the first two eps were fine even with Evans shouting most of his lines like a fanboy but the show was on a hiding to nothing from the Top Gear hardcore no matter what.

    People were going to complain about things that were different (“it’s nothing like the Top Gear I know” = bad) and they were going to complain about the bits that weren’t (“they’re just copying Top Gear” = bad).

    However, Evans does seem a little too publicly invested in this. It’s fine to be committed to a show as it’ll mean that you strive to make it the best you can, but he doesn’t need to leap to the defence of every aspect of every ep after it airs. His antagonistic almost-rants on social media are just stirring up the critics (professional and armchair) and probably driving away potential and undecided viewers. He needs to reign it in, both on the show and off.

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