Do you guys not remember top gear before 2002? It's been going a f#%kload longer than that, and used to be pretty dry.
It's going through a slow and painful metamorphosis - just give it time.
I think MLB is an excellent host.
Rory is slick, though needs a bit of humility. Most particularly he is totally lost amidst Monkey's pithy barbs.
Eddie Jordan - BZZZZZZT. Get Och Aye The Noo Crazy Dave Coulthard.
Evans gave it a shot, but basically "whoo hoo" every week gets a bit boring. I'm sure Jezza spent a day a week writing metaphors and similes, culled them next week, and thus had a strong list from which to effortlessly draw whilst mid-corner. Evans was hamstrung by his personality, but clearly didn't do his homework. The producers f#$ked up by directing him to emulate Jezza. Never gonna work. MLB, by contrast, injects his own New York cool - and being an actor, has plenty to draw on.
I enjoyed the seasons - though I'm sure few viewers would have appreciated Weird Uncle Eddie with his spoon accompaniment! If only they'd chosen "Spoonman" instead of abba.