Top Gear tonight...
Discussion
Riley Blue said:
I think my O/H's reaction to last night's programme sums it up pretty well. She wasn't giving it her undivided attention but looked up from time to time. This morning she said, "Oh, I thought that was a repeat on Dave..."
Pretty much all long running programmes are neccesarily formulaic though.I wonder what the story line for Eastenders will be this Christmas? Anyone like to place bets on a nice upbeat, heartwarming story where everyone has a great time?
Riley Blue said:
I think my O/H's reaction to last night's programme sums it up pretty well. She wasn't giving it her undivided attention but looked up from time to time. This morning she said, "Oh, I thought that was a repeat on Dave..."
Ahh, my little ray of sunshine. Always pops up to seed hate in TG threads. You were watching it then? 
LittleEnus said:
Riley Blue said:
I think my O/H's reaction to last night's programme sums it up pretty well. She wasn't giving it her undivided attention but looked up from time to time. This morning she said, "Oh, I thought that was a repeat on Dave..."
Ahh, my little ray of sunshine. Always pops up to seed hate in TG threads. You were watching it then? mybrainhurts said:
Kaj91 said:
In my opinion Top Gear became a parody of itself and should have ended some time ago, tonights final show reinforced my belief.
At the time, we all thought it ended with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0Svvdrx_E maybe it should have. Goodnight.
Let me guess...you think Russell Brand's funny.At the time, we all thought it ended with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0Svvdrx_E maybe it should have. Goodnight.
Moonhawk said:
Crossflow Kid said:
Indeed......
"How d'ya like, yer eggs in the mornin'?........COCKADOODLEDOOOOOOOOOO"
f
k. Right. Off.
Yep - and people accuse TG of being repetitive. We have had that pretty much every day for the last 5 years."How d'ya like, yer eggs in the mornin'?........COCKADOODLEDOOOOOOOOOO"
f
k. Right. Off. I work with a guy who lives 5 miles south of me
It made a hufe amount of scense to carshare
So we did
For a year i had no daily driver
But he listened to radio 2 and refused to listen anything else
After a year of Chris annoying ginger a
hole self obsessed tosser evansI gave up and bought a new car
TheBALDpuma said:
I'm not after a factual car TV show - I don't believe I said I was? As an enterntainment show JC's TG fell short for me as I did not find it entertaining. I believe that CE will do a better entertainment show, whether that's more car related or not.
Given the phenomenal success of TG, with it's incredible figures, do you not think that there is not a cats chance in hell of a program that you'd like repeating the success.Just out of interest, do you think that a car show that you'd watch will be able to repeat the enormous success that TG had of getting people who don't like cars to watch a car show?
I mean, the likes of Fifth Gear can't get big audiences of people who do like cars to watch, never mind people who don't like cars.
Mattygooner said:
And his green 512BB LM... So pretty much yes.
Thoroughly enjoyed that, as usual brain out entertainment, it always did exactly what it said on the tin, weirdly, after how ever many episodes, people still fail to understand it.
Some have their wish with it ending (spoiling it for the rest of us) but we await to see what Mr Evans can come up with. Some may get the dreary car bore show they dream of, but I seriously doubt it as it would be making its way swiftly to BBC 3, then 4 then sold off to the History channel with the others. He has his work cut out.
A sad end to a wonderful collection of TV work, stunning photography and production with some great
laughs along the way.
Very well said and perfectly put, imo. I wish CE the best, and his show will either hold me or it won't, but I don't see him repeating a phenomenon. If it was easy to get massive audiences with a car show then it would have been done before TG came along.Thoroughly enjoyed that, as usual brain out entertainment, it always did exactly what it said on the tin, weirdly, after how ever many episodes, people still fail to understand it.
Some have their wish with it ending (spoiling it for the rest of us) but we await to see what Mr Evans can come up with. Some may get the dreary car bore show they dream of, but I seriously doubt it as it would be making its way swiftly to BBC 3, then 4 then sold off to the History channel with the others. He has his work cut out.
A sad end to a wonderful collection of TV work, stunning photography and production with some great
laughs along the way.
I enjoyed the program, although a little saddened that it is the end of an era. It was due for a refresh, but I would have liked it to finish 'properly', with all three going out with a bang rather than a depressingly sparse set with a couple of pre-recorded pieces.
Chris Evans will not be able to do the same Top Gear, but it may be entertaining in its own right.
And a new Top Gear on Netflix / ITV will be interesting to watch. Personally I don't think ITV will be able to do it justice.
Chris Evans will not be able to do the same Top Gear, but it may be entertaining in its own right.
And a new Top Gear on Netflix / ITV will be interesting to watch. Personally I don't think ITV will be able to do it justice.
Zoon said:
He owns an Aston, so he must know a little bit about them.
I thought he owned one briefly, thought it was st and sold it? http://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/guy-martin-dr...heebeegeetee said:
TheBALDpuma said:
I'm not after a factual car TV show - I don't believe I said I was? As an enterntainment show JC's TG fell short for me as I did not find it entertaining. I believe that CE will do a better entertainment show, whether that's more car related or not.
Given the phenomenal success of TG, with it's incredible figures, do you not think that there is not a cats chance in hell of a program that you'd like repeating the success.Just out of interest, do you think that a car show that you'd watch will be able to repeat the enormous success that TG had of getting people who don't like cars to watch a car show?
I mean, the likes of Fifth Gear can't get big audiences of people who do like cars to watch, never mind people who don't like cars.
It can still be stupid, silly and fun with little reference to cars and I can enjoy it, I just didn't enjoy the last however many years of JC so haven't been watching it for at least the last 2. I think that even if the format is similar, just having new presenters will make it better because at least the jokes will be fresh.
heebeegeetee said:
Zoon said:
He owns an Aston, so he must know a little bit about them.
I thought he owned one briefly, thought it was st and sold it? http://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/guy-martin-dr...Guy Martin said: "After two years I’d done less than 3,000 miles in it. One day I was at work at Mick’s truck yard — Moody International in Grimsby — when someone came to buy a load of wagons. They knew I had this car. At the time it was parked in a barn at the farm of my then girlfriend’s parents and covered in bird muck. The truck buyer made a bid on it. It was daft money, an insulting offer, but I told him: “Take it — I can’t be bothered with it.”
boxst said:
I would have liked it to finish 'properly', with all three going out with a bang rather than a depressingly sparse set with a couple of pre-recorded pieces.
^^^^This + 1000I think the films were fairly good even if a bit of a rehash of what went before; but to frame it with such dour introductions was an injustice to the years of service and entertainment that TG has offered. It should have gone out with much more of a bang with JC effectively "working his notice". I think the BBC have handled this whole issue clumsily and with their head up their arse of political correctness. The BBC management has permanently damaged its stature in my eyes and shown themselves to be a set of unimaginative, politically correct, stuffy old shirts who are out of touch with their audience.
I think TG needed a refresh anyway and I like Chris Evans and hope he can make something new of the franchise. I also hope that JC & Co do their own refresh on another channel. I for one will be watching both and expect to enjoy them both. I shan't be finding fault and expect that CE will need to get a few shows under his belt before it settles into a successful formula.
I for one shall be celebrating if we end up with two entertaining motoring shows instead of just one; I won't care too much if they're not perfect. However bad they are they'll be twenty times better than the Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell s
t on BBC1. wibblebrain said:
...the BBC have handled this whole issue clumsily and with their head up their arse of political correctness. The BBC management has permanently damaged its stature in my eyes and shown themselves to be a set of unimaginative, politically correct, stuffy old shirts who are out of touch with their audience...
This is effectively what Clarkson has been suggesting for years surely it didn't take this whole debacle for you to see it too. 
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