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

[HMC]

New series on now. Featuring donk racing

[Matty]

Ready for a load of stick but I reckon they work well. The 3 of them obviously like each other, it's a bit like a buddy movie every episode. Plus they genuinely make me laugh

[HMC]

Sinclair c5 and tv police cars

[hairnet]

first 10 mins and theyre talking about famous cop cars

theyve already missed bergerac and kojak and theyve not mentioned bullitt yet or rockford or maigret or columbo (FTW)

how about taggart?

or streets of san francisco

[Chris2cv]

Missed the first two minutes, but I thought that it wasn't bad tonight. I zoned out a bit during the cop cars bit, but it genuinely did have some funny moments. The C5 bit was pretty good too. Obviously they broke down, (and for some reason didn't use the pedals) but it wasn't the "aren't these things crap" sort of story that I might have expected. 

I'm still not making big efforts to get back to see it, and I know that this is pretty mild praise, but I think that the team are settling in well (because it takes a long time) and it is getting better.

[colino]

I thought the C5 bit would be Chris showing that modern lithium batteries and compact, controlled motor, the thing could be useable.  Would still be bloody terrifying in traffic though.

[bangernomics]

One guy off the c5 groups was so pissed off by their production team fannying him about that he sold his collection. He said it had soured the whole thing for him.

How precious is that.


Could it get any worse?

[Scruffy Bodger]

Is that big SHOUTY northern twat still in it? 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

1 hour ago, Scruffy Bodger said:

Is that big SHOUTY northern twat still in it? 

Yes both of them.

[Scruffy Bodger]

22 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Yes both of them.

I don't mind the lanky one but the other one just refuses to pipe down and really gets on my tits.

[stuboy]

15 hours ago, Scruffy Bodger said:

I don't mind the lanky one but the other one just refuses to pipe down and really gets on my tits.

 

[Scruffy Bodger]

21 minutes ago, stuboy said:

 

Would be preferable.

[paulplom]

The cricketer on has the most annoying fake laugh I've ever heard. Paddy isn't too bad though.

No idea what either have to do with cars though.

[Dave_Q]

It's an entertainment show which normally features cars. The C5 bit making one into a bobsleigh was entertaining but not car-y.

I don't mind the presenters, it's much better than the Evans/Leblanc times. I thought the cop car bit last night with dirty cobra and the Preston ranger was pretty funny.

My wife and 13yo daughter watch it with me, so for what the BBC want it to be it's a success.

If you want to see someone modernising a C5 and driving it in traffic I'm sure you can see that on YouTube.

[cort16]

I though the bob sleight this was a little familiar. When I googled it about about 10 years ago TG went to Lillehammer and raced Hammond (pre him looking like Noel Edmonds) in a Bobsleigh vs May in a Mitsubishi EVO driven by a rally driver (pre him looking  like Richard Branson).

May was so terrified in the EVO all the noises he made where ones of Terror. I have to say the cinematography and how they setup shots on the old one is much better.

 

[AnnoyingPentium]

23 minutes ago, cort16 said:

I though the bob sleight this was a little familiar. When I googled it about about 10 years ago TG went to Lillehammer and raced Hammond (pre him looking like Noel Edmonds) in a Bobsleigh vs May in a Mitsubishi EVO driven by a rally driver (pre him looking  like Richard Branson).

May was so terrified in the EVO all the noises he made where ones of Terror. I have to say the cinematography and how they setup shots on the old one is much better.

 

Aye, did they not launch a rocket powered Mini or something like that doon the slope?

[HMC]

57 minutes ago, cort16 said:

I though the bob sleight this was a little familiar. When I googled it about about 10 years ago TG went to Lillehammer and raced Hammond (pre him looking like Noel Edmonds) in a Bobsleigh vs May in a Mitsubishi EVO driven by a rally driver (pre him looking  like Richard Branson).

May was so terrified in the EVO all the noises he made where ones of Terror. I have to say the cinematography and how they setup shots on the old one is much better.

 

I thought it was a bit familiar. Agreed re production values. Maybe they are on a tighter budget these days?

I like the new team but for me the original 3 are more of a satisfying mix to watch. I think even though the original 3 could be very daft as well it was underpinned by cleverness, whereas the new 3 are not, Harris aside. The balance has changed.

 

[St.Jude]

16 hours ago, bangernomics said:

One guy off the c5 groups was so pissed off by their production team fannying him about that he sold his collection. He said it had soured the whole thing for him.

How precious is that.


Could it get any worse?

He could’ve gone to the Daily Fail/Express/S*n/GB News with his arms folded moaning about it. Which would then be spun as “woke BBC ruin one man’s life dream”

I didn’t even know Top Gear was back on, but I realised the other day that I’ve only watched about 20 hours of broadcast TV since the lad was born 6 months ago. Mooted the idea of cancelling the TV license to the wife, who said no as all she’s watched on TV this year has been EastEnders.

So we’re paying £150 a year to watch shitting EastEnders.

[cort16]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

I thought it was a bit familiar. Agreed re production values. Maybe they are on a tighter budget these days?

I like the new team but for me the original 3 are more of a satisfying mix to watch. I think even though the original 3 could be very daft as well it was underpinned by cleverness, whereas the new 3 are not, Harris aside. The balance has changed.

 

You'd think being on BBC1 would give them a bigger budget. I think old Top Gear had a very particular style and they're possibly trying to differentiate by not following that. 

It certainly doesn't have the flair of the earlier ones. 

I always thought them all being regular motoring journalists at one point or another gave them a bit of substance when it came to the cars. The new presenters obviously know nothing and are just scripting it but then again I doubt Julia Bradbury is an expert on the best practices of storing silage but she still presents Country File. 

On the original 3 I still quite like Clarkson but I've gone right off May and Hammond. Hammond mainly for his slow transformation into Noel Edmonds. He even has a Helicopter FFS.

[jmsguzzi]

Thought the latest episode was very good, certainly better than the latest Grand Tour specials which were frankly terrible. 

[HMC]

5 hours ago, cort16 said:

You'd think being on BBC1 would give them a bigger budget. I think old Top Gear had a very particular style and they're possibly trying to differentiate by not following that. 

It certainly doesn't have the flair of the earlier ones. 

I always thought them all being regular motoring journalists at one point or another gave them a bit of substance when it came to the cars. The new presenters obviously know nothing and are just scripting it but then again I doubt Julia Bradbury is an expert on the best practices of storing silage but she still presents Country File. 

On the original 3 I still quite like Clarkson but I've gone right off May and Hammond. Hammond mainly for his slow transformation into Noel Edmonds. He even has a Helicopter FFS.

That’s it- you’ve put it better than me; there’s just a bit more substance behind the antics. Clarkson had a long period as a general and motoring journo, and more of a conventional motoring program background as well as more of a general interest in and knowledge of the world. A bit more substance behind things; and perhaps more involvement in ideas and content? 

[hairnet]

22 hours ago, Scruffy Bodger said:

I don't mind the lanky one but the other one just refuses to pipe down and really gets on my tits.

this.

why i only watch it since on iplayer so i can fast forward the unfunny twat out

 

[HMC]

HGV driving this week. This was done by the old trio (Clarkson got into hot water by referring to murdering  prostitutes) A bit lighter in tone  tonight.

[richardmorris]

Lotus looked good. Cheap mclaren!

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

(Clarkson got into hot water by referring to murdering  prostitutes) 

That was a repeat? 🤣

[Chris2cv]

I've been quite enjoying this series. The Cop cars bit was pretty good and I thought that the truck driving episode was even better. There was a pretty good mix of silliness with the more sensible bits - keeping it amusing with the right level of facts without getting too dull. 

I wasn't that impressed with last nights episode though. They could probably have made a pretty good episode out of buying a very cheap car and keeping it going, but it was just destruction for the sake of it really. While they were admittedly clearly knackered cars, I couldn't see any point in driving them around a tank course. It would probably have been impossible for most new cars, so there didn't seem any point in trying to get totally unsuitable old cars through! Trying to keep cars going while having a proper adventure - like when they used to cross the deserts etc - seems a lot more interesting to me, than driving through deep water and destroying a  car. To be fair, I didn't like the pointless destruction in the Clarkson era either. 

I've no idea how the viewing figures are doing, but I've certainly not seen the levels of discussion on Facebook etc, that the show used to get. I've barely seen anything about the series even being on - and I follow Top Gear on there!

[junkyarddog]

It's had its day.

I was getting bored of the "holy trinity" of Clarkson,Hammond and May too,in fact I find them insufferable now.

Time to knock it on the head. 

[greengartside]

I wish that Paddy hadn’t buggered that Mini Cooper up, that was an early-ish build number too.

[face]

It’s OK, but I find the humour very forced and unsubtle. Them roaring with fake laughter is off-putting for me personally.

As mentioned before, Harris aside there is no substance behind it and I think it suffers as a result.

[Kiltox]

On 6/28/2022 at 12:19 PM, greengartside said:

I wish that Paddy hadn’t buggered that Mini Cooper up, that was an early-ish build number too.

It was probably fucked though. There’s no way you can buy cars that are worth keeping in the current market for the prices they claimed.