NEW New new new New top gear ON HOLD, RIP?

[Jim Bell]

I turned off and put Die Hard on.

 

Useless contribution is useless.

 

Al Leong is in Die Hard. He steals a candy bar. AND WORSE!

[Arthur Foxhake]

I quite liked it.

 

So there.

[Chris2cv]

I loved the Clarkson era and was very disappointed with the last series. It felt liike they had just changed the names on the scripts and made a poor copy.  I would have prefered it to have had its own pesonality. Chris Evans took most of the blame, and indeed the shoutiness was certainly down to him, but he had little to work with. There seemed to be no chemistry between the presenters and no real idea of what they were doing.

 

   I had low espectations for this series, but I was in this evening so thought that I might as well give it a try. The Ferrari did little for me, but the interview part felt a lot less forced than before. The challenge I quite liked.  It was a big improvement on before. Not brilliant, but a lot better. I will watch again. 

[meshking]

I watched it this evening, I enjoyed it. It seemed less about the presenters and more about the cars.

[andy18s]

Let's be honest, who now wants to play car tag?

[Kiltox]

I actually really enjoyed that - far better than the previous series and also possibly better than GT

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I'm sure TG is better, but I can't be arsed to watch it. 

 

The Grand Tour has been pretty good on the whole - a couple of crap episodes but generally excellent. 

[Vince70]

Top gear needs more beards and vauxhall chod

[RoadworkUK]

I watched it on iPlayer. I found that it kept buffering every few minutes, and I ran out of cashew nuts some time before the end. I'd like to think that the producers will avoid this kind of thing happening in future episodes.

[Jim Bell]

Bless you.

[mikebee]

Thank fek Chris Evans has gone.he's got a perfect face for radio.new show an improvement

[Junkman]

I just watched the first episode of Grand Tour. Pirated, because I'm not paying a penny for such rubbish.

Of course I find it better than the new Top Gear. The fascinating bit is the margin by which I find it better.

I had no idea such a large margin exists.

[loserone]

My arsehole, since I don't have two cents:

 

• I reckon Evans has performed a reasonable function of making this shot at TG not being the first one since Clarkson et al.  Taking the blame is a good way of putting it.
• I quite enjoyed it, Harris is pretty good, LB is a funnyman, and Reid is becoming marginally less annoying.  I will actually watch it again, and think there's the potential to make it about cars in the future.
• Last season, Extra Gear (which surely should be overdrive) was a better watch than the actual programme.  This episode of EG appears to have been 'look at how awesome TG was' and nothing more.  

[For Fiats Sake]

I miss the old old old Top Gear motor show speshials.

 

I can't be arsed with iplayer as despite a really good connection it inevitably crashes at 3/4 of the way through a programme.

 

Netflix has the later Clarkson era top gear without the editing of Dave's versions.

 

I'm sure there was a men&motors (remember that!) prog called overdrive or am I (more) delusional than usual?

[Dick Longbridge]

[Dick Longbridge]

[Eddie Honda]

The sad thing is I can name all of them on the last two pics without Google.

[flat4alfa]

• Last season, Extra Gear (which surely should be overdrive) was a better watch than the actual programme. 

 

I spotted Extra Gear in the BBC2 broadcast schedules the other day.  Will look it up

[flat4alfa]

I can't be arsed with iplayer as despite a really good connection it inevitably crashes at 3/4 of the way through a programme.

 

Extra Gear is going to be broadcast, so no need to sign in to BBC3 streaming palava annoyance

 

http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fks8yr/top-gear-extra-gear--series-2-episode-1

 

Friday 12:15am  

BBC Two

 

Scottish contingent may have to point their aerials towards the border though

[loserone]

I really, really wouldn't bother!

[Dick Longbridge]

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[Dick Longbridge]

Ah Julia...

[Dick Longbridge]

Bloke from the street.

[flat4alfa]

   

[For Fiats Sake]

I remember No L Tidybeard doing a review of the newly launched Discovery, when they used to have awful graphics all up the side.

 

http://i.wheelsage.org/pictures/land_rover/discovery/autowp.ru_land_rover_discovery_3-door_8.jpg

 

maybe not as bad as I remember then!

[HMC]

For the record, Top Gear was the one with cardigans, Lada Riva roadtests and investigations into the price of Halogen bulbs.

 

New Top Gear was the one with The Stig, three presenters, enjoyable films and supercars.

 

New New Top Gear was Chris Evans.

 

This therefore is New New New Top Gear.

 

I think the one thing we can guarantee is that everyone will have an opinion on it. Watching is optional.

I've amended the thread title to reflect the true status of this (New) new new Top Gear thing.

[Faker]

I wasn't fussed if I'm honest... Harris might be a great motoring journalist, and his previous videos have proved that, I don't think he comes across well with that actor fella in the gt86. Might just be me but I thought it was difficult television

[flat4alfa]

Felt the same.  He was yelling at him

[Oh_dear]

Didn't know it was on until I saw this thread. Gave up on the last series after I just couldn't take Evans any more, gave this one a go and was pleasantly surprised. Enjoyed the challenge and have to admit the taxi falling off bricks made me laugh. Just needs somebody to say "Oh Cock!" Now .

[Rod/b]

I really enjoyed it, moreso than most of The Grand Tour.