Craig Plestis, NBC Universal’s senior vice-president of alternative programs and development talking about Top Gear and their version of it:

“I love that little bit of wonkiness that happens with the show,” Plestis says. “It’s not a vanilla show. They get into the car culture. Their enthusiasm is infectious. It’s funny. It’s entertaining. It flies by. And, if we do our job correctly with the casting, hands down, it will work.”

NBC has not yet given a projected airdate for its “Top Gear.”

“I would like it sooner [rather] than later,” Plestis says, “but I’m not going to rush it. I’m going to get this one right.”

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