Top Gear

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:02 am

I liked both TBH. There are much worse things your license fee is being spent on...

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:26 am

I thought it was alright. It looked like they were trying to re-create that episode in America (where they finished in New Orleans). Wasn't as good as the America one, but entertaining none the less.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:38 am

gorrie wrote:I thought it was alright. It looked like they were trying to re-create that episode in America (where they finished in New Orleans). Wasn't as good as the America one, but entertaining none the less.

Thinking that was the plan but as it turned but (unfortunatly for the producers) africa was safer and you got better cars. the beetle held up well.

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:57 am

tenkfeet wrote:It was like really bad acting. Turned off and watched BBC4

Ron

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:00 pm

I thought TG was good, you're all just miserable gits

LWD is excellent. LMAO at Ewen McGregor at the set of the original Star Wars "I arrogantly expected to be mobbed but no one recognised me"

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:49 pm

kenny wrote:I thought TG was good, you're all just miserable gits

Hugely staged, but entertaining all the same - like you'd consider a 26yr old Lancia for that task

Not seen LWD yet, but have it Sky plussed

elise82 · Post by **elise82** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:44 pm

Gareth wrote:And then this week...total pi5h

The "wee car" last week was great and agree that this week was crap. What was the point of it all? Surely masses of cars could do the same thing! This week was far too staged.

Stevoraith · Post by **Stevoraith** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:13 pm

I can't help feeling that a lot of people don't 'get' Top Gear.

Even if it was staged, does it matter? It was entertaining, and there's not a lot else I'd rather watch on TV.

I expected an entirely 'out of studio' episode as they were all doing that MPH show thing last week (and this week too?)

Long way down is good too.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:05 pm

Tonights show was absolutely f***ing brilliant. just superb.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:21 pm

loved the bit where "the stig" was reading a copy of metro on the train

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:50 pm

Stig was classic !!

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:25 am

Much better last night.
Long Way Down was awesome too.

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:12 am

Yet more relatively poor press for the Caparo T1 ... Has there actually been a test/press session that has gone smoothly?

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:54 am

Gareth wrote:Much better last night.
Long Way Down was awesome too.

I went right off the whole McGregor/Boorman thing after reading the first few chapters of the Long Way Round Book. They had a pickup truck with them all the way in support FFS! What kind of proper motorbike adventurers would do that? Its like going mountaineering but taking a helicopter along just in case - removes much of the challenge and really defeats the whole point.

Mark

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:52 pm

shooomer wrote:Clarkson prangs GT3
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n-ReYO4O69o

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