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Re: new top gear
[Re: cyborg7]
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06/07/2016 23:02
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have to agree - arrogant, overbearing, smug, complete lack of any mechanical sympathy. And from Yorkshire. We could be talking about Clarkson so a perfect fit then? Quite. I think a lot of people have rose tinted glasses on in relation to how old top gear was both at the start and where it ended up.
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Re: new top gear
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06/07/2016 23:13
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Different program oh was it, thanks for pointing that out. so is Friends, Alan Partridge , Blackadder, Saturday Kitchen, the Mille Miglia docu, and everything else every other presenter has done..... ....my point being Clarkson is great when he has full control and is out of depth pretty much everywhere else so perhaps lets not put him on a pedestal or judge others than haven't even had a chance beforehand.
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Re: new top gear
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06/07/2016 23:24
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Different show.
Not sure Brucie would be up for it either.
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Re: new top gear
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06/07/2016 23:36
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Different program oh was it, thanks for pointing that out. so is Friends, Alan Partridge , Blackadder, Saturday Kitchen, the Mille Miglia docu, and everything else every other presenter has done..... ....my point being Clarkson is great when he has full control and is out of depth pretty much everywhere else so perhaps lets not put him on a pedestal or judge others than haven't even had a chance beforehand. How many different shows do you need.....
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Re: new top gear
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07/07/2016 04:07
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My hook,line,sinker & my rod have gone... My remarks are very firmly placed in my cheek & aimed at the humorous end of the scale... Incidentally, "points make prizes" was never a show, it was one of Brucie's many,many catch phrases....
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Re: new top gear
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07/07/2016 10:53
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Hey I get where you're coming from, we are all basically singing from the same hymn sheet but it's whoever irritates you the most or style that just does your head in. I'm glad we are all different, in my book having an opinion is essential, it's the don't knows or the silent ones who lurk round the perimeter & say nothing are the ones to watch.
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Re: new top gear
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07/07/2016 11:49
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Bottom line as I said in an earlier thread, the old Top Gear is dead.The little lady & I as a pair of oldies would watch together.This worked for others in similar circumstances & it worked world wide. These threads become a bit repetitive & go round & round.
Life will still tick over & the Beeb will still try & squeeze out as much money from once was cash cows the likes of this.
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Re: new top gear
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20/07/2016 15:17
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Chef, Paul Hollywood (recently a guest on TG), I think would be a good presenter. He seems to know his car stuff and a pretty good driver
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Re: new top gear
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20/07/2016 19:23
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Chef, Paul Hollywood (recently a guest on TG), I think would be a good presenter. He seems to know his car stuff and a pretty good driver He did a documentary about Aston Martin, in which I thought he came over as a bit of a c0ck. It turned into "me and my Aston-loving mates". He's fairly inoffensive otherwise, I suppose.
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Re: new top gear
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04/03/2017 21:14
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Another new series starts tomorrow night , Sunday BBC2 8pm. Crept up on me from nowhere - note to self - watch more tv. The line up is Matt le Bonc, Chris Arris and Rory Reid. Ferrari FXXK features, then there's a three car race across Kazakhstan in high mileage cars. Super job
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Re: new top gear
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05/03/2017 21:43
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Absolute rubbish . Can blame Chris Evens anymore
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Re: new top gear
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06/03/2017 10:05
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Its interesting to see such different opinions, chemistry is something that has to be developed over time I think its a solid start and over all I found this far more entertaining than any GT and far far better than the last two seasons of TG.
There were some funny moments, great cars and it felt very much like they were trying to make it there own rather than carry on, or upscale. I still dislike the star in a car segment, but I always have.
Overall, loved it, and It actually puts a real downer on the GT for me, the GT is TG taken far to far.
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Re: new top gear
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06/03/2017 20:21
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I didn't totally hate the last TG but it did have some really terrible moments, especially the presenters trying too hard to be funny and failing terribly. But I then saw the grand tour and that element was painfully pushed beyond all previous limits. It was truly horrible to watch! Clearly money does not buy quality or good ideas.
So bring on the new series of top gear. Much improved and totally watchable. Humour seemed far more spontaneous and honest, and far less scripted than the last TG and especially the GT.
Much improved but could do better would be my assessment.
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Re: new top gear
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07/03/2017 13:12
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I thought Grand Tour was OK, with the exception of the American (who I could quite easily shoot.. think they missed the mark big time with that one) and also the recycled dead celebrity joke every week. Anyone who liked the banter side of Clarkson/Hammond/May era TG will like it.
Latest episode of Top Gear I thought was an improvement over the Chris Evans series, but the presenters really just do not work well together. I think Chris Harris is great but could quite easily lose the other two.
As said though.. it's about cars, so I enjoyed it.
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Re: new top gear
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08/03/2017 08:28
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Less people watched the show than when Chris Evans was the main presenter .http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/top-gear-2017-ratings-episode-1-matt-leblanc_uk_58bd372ee4b0b99894188577
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