I just re-watched the old Top Gear Space shuttle segment they did with the Reliant Robin. Considering the budget they have for this new show they should be doing more things like that.
Yeah I know what you mean those challenges were fun to watch, also "The producers give us £2000 to go out and buy a xyz car and give us a series of challenges" was when they were at their best.
I loved that photo album of RichardLiked it.. But then again I like them a lot.
It's so fake, so forced, so scripted.
They're not being Clarkson, Hammond and May, they're all playing characters.
Genuinely disappointed so far.
They're not being Clarkson, Hammond and May, they're all playing characters.
Genuinely disappointed so far.
EP3 I enjoyed it.
The Rolls and the DB11 were stunning , did not like the Dodge.
The Rolls and the DB11 were stunning , did not like the Dodge.
Yeah, me too. Seems very contrived, but not too dissimilar to the recent seasons of TG.
Finally got around to watching ep1 and managed 20 minutes. Might revisit it but was far too scripted for me, lost the edge they had in TG by trying too hard to not be TG, whilst secretly trying to be TG.
Does that make sense?
Does that make sense?
Finding it absolutely hilarious that it's getting panned. They were elevated to some weird cult level by the LadBible style media that they were never going to be able to justify.
Their format of Top Gear was tired and I'm convinced Clarkson was intentionally pushed out by the BBC to usher something new in. The way it happened turned it into something ridiculous and they benefitted hugely from it but I really do think it'll be a huge shock if it gets a third season.
Their format of Top Gear was tired and I'm convinced Clarkson was intentionally pushed out by the BBC to usher something new in. The way it happened turned it into something ridiculous and they benefitted hugely from it but I really do think it'll be a huge shock if it gets a third season.
You love making up conspiracy theories to explain away things you want to be true!
I guess you're not aware of Cohen trying to get rid of him before for his racial slurs?
He punched a bloke. He didn't need to be 'deliberately pushed out'. It was as plain as it seemed.
Millionaire star celebrities have never gotten away with that before. It would have been difficult to keep him with all the public support he had.
Cohen wanted him out long before the punch, that's not a conspiracy, it's a fact.
Conversation Street was the best bit of the third episode, which I quite liked to be fair. Throwing money at the production of it all isn't going to make it good. They're at their best when the banter between them and the cars are in focus. The Italy segment had the potential to be great until Hammond showed up with his ridiculous muscle car and two trucks, and all the parts where he wasn't involved or was just a faint roar in the background worked very well.
I get that Amazon wants a bit more 'Murica in the show to get as many American viewers as possible considering the size of that market, but absolutely all of it has been shit and they should stop.
I get that Amazon wants a bit more 'Murica in the show to get as many American viewers as possible considering the size of that market, but absolutely all of it has been shit and they should stop.
At this stage I think they're at their best when they lean into the scripted elements. The SAS segment was better than I expected and I think that was because they were being self aware. It's the scripted conversations that bug me the most.
It does just feel like Top Gear but so far I'm enjoying it more than the last few seasons of that. They definitely need to do some epic challenges though or the majority of people will switch off. Wonder if they'll have some kind of Christmas challenge like they used to on BBC.
It does just feel like Top Gear but so far I'm enjoying it more than the last few seasons of that. They definitely need to do some epic challenges though or the majority of people will switch off. Wonder if they'll have some kind of Christmas challenge like they used to on BBC.
bit late for that isn't it? been filmed already...
Not really. It really is TG in a new bottle. Nothing secretive about it.
Yeah, Hammond was ott and came across as a nuisance.
I don't get the hatred against Celebrity Braincrash. It's quite short and I kinda look forward to which new celebrity gets killed and how. May's deadpan "So, that means he's not going to be coming?" is just perfect.
I maybe in the minority, but I think the latest Top Gear Segments (Those done by Chris Reed and the other fella) were better than TGT. Everything seems forced in TGT and there really needs to be Top Gear style segments/competitions for it to be entertaining.
I agree, Harris and Reed were excellent. They properly reviewed cars. The new Top Gear was doomed by how shit a host Evans was and how crap him and MLB were in the studio together, as well as showing their worst segments in the first two episodes for some utterly bizarre reason. A lot of the actual car stuff, especially with Reed and Harris, was really good.
I think the first episode of this was good, mainly because of those amazing three cars, but apart from that it's been poor. They've made it even more annoyingly scripted than before and have a lot of naff shit in it to cater to a global audience.
Unlike the last episode this had the potential of being really good but unfortunately the whole Italy segment only consisted of how annoying Hammond was.
I really don't like when people blame a scripted show of being too scripted but I have to do that here as there was nothing genuine at all about the way either Hammond or May acted.
I really don't like when people blame a scripted show of being too scripted but I have to do that here as there was nothing genuine at all about the way either Hammond or May acted.
All three episodes were pretty good. Army part was a bit too long maybe.
Anyway, I think I'm in love with that Aston Martin. That "brown" one. Jesus, how beautiful that is....
Anyway, I think I'm in love with that Aston Martin. That "brown" one. Jesus, how beautiful that is....
Its not brown. Its sunset orange.
Oh, of course.
If it was some other colour, don't think I would like it as much.
What exact colour is sunset orange? I just googled it and it gives me various shades of orange, how do I even know which is the right one!
Clarkson looks pregnant.
With triplets.
It's the brown looking one.
Rolls looks ugly as heck, standing there next to red/brown/orange/teal beauty.
Dodge was nice too, but too loud fekker.
The DB11 is a gorgeous thing. Nowhere near as pretty as the original DB9 or DB7 were but for a modern day car with modern styling cues it's wonderful.
Having watched the three episodes so far I'm done with it already. Especially this latest episode was poor, just the same joke repeated ad nauseum about Hammond and nothing of any substance actually came of the episode aside from the fact that parts of Italy are beautiful and they've got some good editors/filmographers.
Having watched the three episodes so far I'm done with it already. Especially this latest episode was poor, just the same joke repeated ad nauseum about Hammond and nothing of any substance actually came of the episode aside from the fact that parts of Italy are beautiful and they've got some good editors/filmographers.
Return to form, now that was a good episode.
People need to relax and just enjoy it for what it is ..mindless entertainment. Apart from the odd bit its been fun viewing as usual
The films in the last two have been very good and in keeping with what we've come to expect, with the studio segments improving as well as they've get used to the new set-up. The obvious legally-enforced changes to what is basically the same format as before is still very jarring, but that is what it is and the important parts remain effective, so I'm very happy with how the show is developing.
I stopped watching it after the first episode. I know they are getting used to their knew surroundings but it's not like they haven't done a car show before. Everything apart from the hyper cars felt so forced in that episode that I just didn't want to watch anymore episodes if it was going to be like that.
Hopefully they can go back to being more of a car show with entertainment added in rather than entertainment being their number one priority because when it is forced I just don't find it funny.
Hopefully they can go back to being more of a car show with entertainment added in rather than entertainment being their number one priority because when it is forced I just don't find it funny.
This post could have applied to Top Gear when they still did that.
It's basically the same show with same scripted segments. They started focusing less on cars and more on the characters of Jeremy, James and Richard years a go. Not sure why you would expect that to change.
I don't know, it was reasonable to expect it might change a bit. I thought Top Gear was getting a bit tired anyway and hoped they would take the opportunity to do some parts a bit different.
Good episode..
Far better episode this week. The American and celebrity brain crash need to go and the scripting needs to die down a bit but still an improvement on the last two weeks.
Which episode is it now? the 4th right?
I watched the first it was ok, watched the 2nd and it was awful and I've lost track of them.
I watched the first it was ok, watched the 2nd and it was awful and I've lost track of them.
That was good. Agree with you lot on Braincrash and the American, but the enviro-challenge was exactly the sort of spectacular failure I like to see them do. Impressed that they waited four episodes before coming with a sly dig at New Top Gear.