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Television Top Gear
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Last time I watched Top Gear was last time I posted in this thread, and that was only because Seb was on. It's a poor imitation of a once great show.
The Vettel episodes was in the last series, it's not that far back. Top Gear isn't as good as it once was but still a good show to watch.
Thanks for letting us know you didn't watch it, Nick.
This actually wasn't too bad, I mean it was slow getting going and the first half hour wasn't great but once they got out on the road it was alright.
Don't mention it, Uppercunt. Was there anything in the show that you think would alter my opinion?
It was funny like Jackass is funny. Clearly scripted, but very amusing in parts. Your typical Christmas 'let's go feck about in another country' Top Gear special.
"no" would have sufficed.
What the hell makes you think I give a shit about your opinion?
The fact that you gave a solid answer to my question.
Merry Christmas ya gimp.
Merry Christmas ya gimp.
I told you what happened in it. Whether you like the sound of it or not, is no concern of mine.
My love for you is ticking clock, BERSERKER.
I hope something bad happens to Clarkson.
Bad as in something not particularly bad, which of course is relatively speaking.
Bad as in something not particularly bad, which of course is relatively speaking.
I would say I hope he gets his teeth knocked out but thats probably doing him a favour.
A quote from a Kevin Smith movie from a poster with the wit of Jason Mewes you have to love it!
Wasn't a bad episode I suppose, could have been better. The scripted stuff shouldn't be so obvious though and took away from it I think. The party was the best part of it for me.
Never understand the mass hysteria over their jokes. I guess it can be classed as casual racism, but my missus has some horror stories about the toilets there when she went. She is of Indian descent.
It is the one thing that is always said about India to be fair to them.
The video in OP still cracks me up!
When I first went to India I got the worst trots imaginable. I've never felt such gut pain.
Did you have some of that lassi stuff? That shit is like poison for delicate Western stomachs, mine included!
The indian special was more cringeworthy for highlighting how little they bother to hide it's scripted thesedays, combined (unfortunately) with how funny they think they are. Literally every scene was a set piece gag of some sort that didn't accomplish or display anything, other than showcase that they maybe should've been making a car show instead of the sitcom they evidently thought they were..
A friend of mine got ripped off his tits on "bang lassi" (I think that's what it's called? The lassi with cannabis in it?) and went for a swim in the hotel pool, only for an eagle to fly down and attack his head. Yes, an actual eagle. I'll go to my grave regretting that I wasn't there at the time.
Do they write it themselves?
Or are professional comedy writers being paid to cobble together all the unfunny shit? Shame on them, if so.
I've no idea if they write it or not actually. I always sort of assumed they thought up little gags whilst doing their "challenges" and then had a little chat about how to do it and then sort of filmed them on the fly (whilst obviously pretending they were spontaneous..."Oh no, we've set the caravan on fire!!")...I reckon a few of them are thought up before hand though, and anything that involves damaging a car would be planned and insuranced in advance (oh no, I've left the handbreak off and this testarossa has rolled into a wall/Oh no, we've hit a cow/Oh no, the caravans on fire again!)
The idea that they actually have a team of people deliberately writing them is rather pathetic....And therefor most likely exactly what they do have.
Initially they were just little mild skits in the middle or at the end of an actually interesting travelogue/race/challenge thingy weren't they? Whereas everything in this seemed to have been done with the express purpose of being an elaborate set up to a weak visual gag....Whilst still under the guise that it was all actually happening of course. Rather than being painstakingly planned.
It's now sort of like a hellish cross between those Essex & Chelsea shows, only for people like Jeremy Clarkson. Urrgh.
The idea that they actually have a team of people deliberately writing them is rather pathetic....And therefor most likely exactly what they do have.
Initially they were just little mild skits in the middle or at the end of an actually interesting travelogue/race/challenge thingy weren't they? Whereas everything in this seemed to have been done with the express purpose of being an elaborate set up to a weak visual gag....Whilst still under the guise that it was all actually happening of course. Rather than being painstakingly planned.
It's now sort of like a hellish cross between those Essex & Chelsea shows, only for people like Jeremy Clarkson. Urrgh.
That I do agree with, not to mention how little it actually focused on cars.
Clarkson has been alluding for years that all of the go between in the studio is scripted, and that all the races and challenges are designed so they would be very closely run - unless people think it is coincidence that everytime they have done a race across Europe or Japan that there were always just seconds in it.
Avided all the Lassis, think it was a tandori chicken i had.
Though that is the same with many of the comedy shows on the BBC - especially QI when somebody will raise an interesting anecdote or what have you and all of a sudden they are all prepared on the subject and have images lined up.
This.
Especially the train banner gag was just like "oh right that immediately is going to break at some point and read EAT BRITISH MUFF ha ha how funny".
I'm more interested in the stuff they do separately now - Clarkson's not so much because that's all just Top Gear without the other two, but May and Hammond have some interesting stuff on the go (Man Lab, Engineering Connection, Invisible Worlds, the Journey To stuff).
Hammond is only in those things because he's a popular presenter. I don't really think he should have been in that The Journey To series because to be quite honest I find his mannerisms, which are essentially Clarkson-lite, incredibly annoying. I don't feel as though he's qualified enough to explain any of the inner workings of the planet either, I'd rather have someone like Smiling Brian tell me about how the planet works, not a short-arse gimp who's cashing in on any TV show possible (see Total Wipeout) because of the popularity he gained after becoming a presenter on Top Gear and crashing a rocket car.
Edit: Geology and plate tectonics are an interest of mine and for me he made what was potentially a very interesting programme in The Journey to the Centre of the Planet something unbearable and ultimately unwatchable.
I stopped watching Top Gear ever since they did the Bugatti challenge of driving through Europe. I can see it's entertainment value for the car enthusiasts but there's a dollop of cheesyness that comes with the program that I can't relate to when watching it.
Clarkson and Hammond believe they are actually funny when they're not. Reviewing cars isn't what the show is about any more. They get given spectacular peices of automotive engineering and instead of giving the viewer a no frills unbiased review they prefer to turn the program into a kiddies fun house challenge .
It's more scripted than an episode of TOWIE .
Clarkson and Hammond believe they are actually funny when they're not. Reviewing cars isn't what the show is about any more. They get given spectacular peices of automotive engineering and instead of giving the viewer a no frills unbiased review they prefer to turn the program into a kiddies fun house challenge .
It's more scripted than an episode of TOWIE .
May is the most likeable out of the three. I think the stunts they do and the 'trouble' they get into is to add a slight hint of controversy and raise their personal profiles (especially Clarkson's). All they need now is to get a woman on the show so they can hit her with some sexist remarks and make themselves look even more stupid.
Alright episode this week
Jay Leno, pretty cool, even if he is a bit annoying.
Season 18 doesn't start until 29th. 
I have just caught part of Top Gear USA on BBC3 - wow it is rubbish, the guys on it annoy me to hell after a minute of watching it.
new series is about to start on BBC2.
Thanks for the heads up.
Looks like Hammonds midlife crisis has started to subside.
I like that M600