For The Love of Cars
Discussion
Well, the fact that this has reached 17 pages in the first two episodes means the format is working just fine.
It must be like Top Gear - people just love to hate/ridicule it, yet they still watch. There are some odd people about after all.
Me personally - I like Glenister, and have really enjoyed the first two programs. It's a fantastic format. One car, one restoration, some background knowledge, bit of beardage, and some funny bits from Glenister. Excellent!
It must be like Top Gear - people just love to hate/ridicule it, yet they still watch. There are some odd people about after all.
Me personally - I like Glenister, and have really enjoyed the first two programs. It's a fantastic format. One car, one restoration, some background knowledge, bit of beardage, and some funny bits from Glenister. Excellent!
DrDoofenshmirtz said:
Well, the fact that this has reached 17 pages in the first two episodes means the format is working just fine.
It must be like Top Gear - people just love to hate/ridicule it, yet they still watch. There are some odd people about after all.
Is there room for discussion and debate in your black & white world? Or must one either be in the "hate/ridicule" camp or the "gushing praise" camp with nothing in between?It must be like Top Gear - people just love to hate/ridicule it, yet they still watch. There are some odd people about after all.
e21Mark said:
I doubt Ant (one of the UK's best mechanics allegedly) has much to do with it either. Apart from the 'man with spanner' and 'man welding' shots obviously.
Er, look at http://www.evanta.co.uk/ to see what Ant gets up to in his spare time.He partially restored a car I owned. He does get his hands dirty.
Edited by AstonZagato on Tuesday 29th April 13:23
I like glenister but his sarcasm in the landie episode was all a bit faux lovvie ballacks. Drop it, it adds nothing to the programme.
There are plenty of car loving celebs that would have been able to bring something to the table. Rowan Atkinson, Chris Evans, Chris Barrie etc....and still be funny
There are plenty of car loving celebs that would have been able to bring something to the table. Rowan Atkinson, Chris Evans, Chris Barrie etc....and still be funny
zeb said:
I like glenister but his sarcasm in the landie episode was all a bit faux lovvie ballacks. Drop it, it adds nothing to the programme.
There are plenty of car loving celebs that would have been able to bring something to the table. Rowan Atkinson, Chris Evans, Chris Barrie etc....and still be funny
I am pretty sure the budget wouldn't have stretched to Rowan or Chris? As for Chris Barrie, very enthusiastic but whenever I watch his technical stuff he seems to get so caught up in the details he fails to tell the story very well. There has to be a 'straight' guy who basically just narrates things and a technical guy who magically makes everything work...with an army of others who are never discussed There are plenty of car loving celebs that would have been able to bring something to the table. Rowan Atkinson, Chris Evans, Chris Barrie etc....and still be funny
yonex said:
I am pretty sure the budget wouldn't have stretched to Rowan or Chris? As for Chris Barrie, very enthusiastic but whenever I watch his technical stuff he seems to get so caught up in the details he fails to tell the story very well. There has to be a 'straight' guy who basically just narrates things and a technical guy who magically makes everything work...with an army of others who are never discussed
I think this is where some of these production companies are missing a trick - why not put a load of lightly edited technical stuff on U-Tube or their own web channel so DrDoofenshmirtz said:
It must be like Top Gear - people just love to hate/ridicule it, yet they still watch. There are some odd people about after all.
Not really, I was channel hopping the other night and having noticed (not read) the thread on here, learned to drive in a 110, and enjoyed Glennister's character in Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes, thought I'd watch it. Lasted about 10 minutes before I turned over and won't be bothering again.
I watched both episodes last night and found them to be enjoyable, the escort one more so than the Land Rover.
Like others I can't understand why you would want someone who is either acting or genuinely has little interest in cars and appeared to be taking the mick out of the chap with the LR collection presenting the show.
It was also a bit odd how the producers appeared to mock the mechanic chap by fading out is explanation of the head building process.
On the whole it's a extra car program on mainstream TV that isn't obsessed with MPG or doing group tests on diesel people carriers so it gets the thumbs up from me!!!!!
Like others I can't understand why you would want someone who is either acting or genuinely has little interest in cars and appeared to be taking the mick out of the chap with the LR collection presenting the show.
It was also a bit odd how the producers appeared to mock the mechanic chap by fading out is explanation of the head building process.
On the whole it's a extra car program on mainstream TV that isn't obsessed with MPG or doing group tests on diesel people carriers so it gets the thumbs up from me!!!!!
chris watton said:
DrDoofenshmirtz said:
Nowhere near. He's good at bodging,
And your proof and reasoning behind this is...?chris watton said:
DrDoofenshmirtz said:
chris watton said:
DrDoofenshmirtz said:
Nowhere near. He's good at bodging,
And your proof and reasoning behind this is...?
aka_kerrly said:
...Like others I can't understand why you would want someone who is either acting or genuinely has little interest in cars and appeared to be taking the mick out of the chap with the LR collection presenting the show.
It was also a bit odd how the producers appeared to mock the mechanic chap by fading out his explanation of the head building process...
The are just doing exactly what Top Gear does to James May. Anyone with any interest in engineering is as boring as a train spotter.It was also a bit odd how the producers appeared to mock the mechanic chap by fading out his explanation of the head building process...
Did I mis-hear, or did "Ant" describe the Rover engine as "exhaust over inlet"?
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