Top Gear 2016 Official TV show thread *contains spoilers*

Top Gear 2016 Official TV show thread *contains spoilers*

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Antony Moxey

8,014 posts

218 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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KTF said:
Trending on facebook at the moment is this. No idea of the source:

facebook said:
Top Gear: Co-Host Matt LeBlanc Says He Will Leave TV Show If Chris Evans Is Not Fired, Reports Say
The former "Friends" actor has allegedly been frustrated with Evans' attitude towards the team on the show, outlets reported. BBC has reportedly agreed to pay Le Blanc for two series.
Found more on it here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/26/matt-le...
'Trending on Facebook' probably tells you all you need to know.

LDM

372 posts

126 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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Shakermaker said:
The Telegraph, which has the line "... if The Sun is to be believed"

And if there is one thing we have seen over the past few months, is that the Sun is on some kind of vendetta against Top Gear and has written dozens of speculative pieces about how the whole show is falling apart. The other papers seem to then just lap it up
To be fair "the sun" probably does decide what the public want these days!

TIGA84

5,204 posts

230 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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smithyithy said:
Overall thought it was a good episode, the Jag piece especially was good - ignoring the obvious scripting of the F-Type arriving in the nick of time, that Norman is a legend.

I liked the Dawn piece too before Evans turned it into another opinion poll, MLB's laid back style works quite well I think.

SIARXC I skipped although I did hear Paul Hollywood has a DBS and some racing license? Pretty cool.

Not Harris's best piece I must admit, the 'fun-o-meter' thing felt a little forced, but still, rather him have a segment than nothing at all.

Overall, not bad.
I saw Hollywood on the M4 a few months back in his DBS, number plate is Bread/Baked/Dough or something.

hairyben

8,516 posts

182 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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So the best we have to look forward to is the slick yank being the head honcho? Well thats just great, like i keep saying we just dont have enough slick yank shows and slick yank inspired british shows on the telly do we.

suffolk009

5,344 posts

164 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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MarshPhantom said:
Last night's was pretty dire again.

What's the betting either of the SIARPCs turn up in presenting roles in the future? Careful what you wish for people, Hollywood is possibly more annoying than Evans.
Some poor junior-booker on the show was probably just told to get a "Big Hollywood" person. Ooops.

suffolk009

5,344 posts

164 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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My mistake. I earlier posted that Jennifer Saunders has owned Bristols. I checked and she hasn't, but she does like them.

This is an old appearance by her on SIARPC with Clarkson. It truly does show up Evans's new format and interviewing ability as the utter st that it is.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vwtwz


FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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It's getting the audience involved that grates with me, all shouting out "The Stig" or cheering for best cars, childish.

31mph

1,308 posts

134 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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FourWheelDrift said:
It's getting the audience involved that grates with me, all shouting out "The Stig" or cheering for best cars, childish.
Yes that is rubbish, but again, both of those are from Chris Evans

WCZ

10,492 posts

193 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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worst episode i've ever seen last night.

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

245 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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Well, it was even quicker with generous application of my x30 button than last week's. May not bother to record it again.

It's getting like the 100th episode of "House" where you can dip in at any minute of the hour long show and be confident in advance of exactly what will be happening,

  • 7 min's - smoking tyres
  • 20 min's - Stig on circuit
  • 25 min's - same old stars on the same old sofa, then driving round the same old circuit
  • 40 min's - familiar wise-cracks as times are stuck on board
  • 50 min's - expensive car somewhere on the continent
  • 55 min's - lots of shouting

98elise

26,364 posts

160 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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Viewing figure are up this week

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/27/top-g...


Will be interesting to see what the worldwide figures are.

ThunderSpook

3,571 posts

210 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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durbster said:
Another thing I've noticed is Evans is never counter-steering on the onboard shots, despite how it cuts in from the external ones. I suspect he's a bit ham-fisted behind the wheel somebody else does that stuff.
I thought it was just me that had noticed that!

FiF

43,957 posts

250 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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ThunderSpook said:
durbster said:
Another thing I've noticed is Evans is never counter-steering on the onboard shots, despite how it cuts in from the external ones. I suspect he's a bit ham-fisted behind the wheel somebody else does that stuff.
I thought it was just me that had noticed that!
Not to mention the wearing a silly lumberjack hat so that the exterior shots of "ME!" powersliding it can be done by someone who can drive, he looks very unsure with that side of things from inside the vehicle. Having said that I'm sure the same happened with CMH too.

eldar

21,614 posts

195 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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FourWheelDrift said:
It's getting the audience involved that grates with me, all shouting out "The Stig" or cheering for best cars, childish.
The audience appears slightly more catatonic each week. They'll be zombies by the end of next week.

AndrewEH1

4,917 posts

152 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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ash73 said:
Counter-steering is what you do on bikes.
dab of oppo

Ali_T

3,379 posts

256 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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Ozzie Osmond said:
It's getting like the 100th episode of "House" where you can dip in at any minute of the hour long show and be confident in advance of exactly what will be happening,

  • 7 min's - smoking tyres
  • 20 min's - Stig on circuit
  • 25 min's - same old stars on the same old sofa, then driving round the same old circuit
  • 40 min's - familiar wise-cracks as times are stuck on board
  • 50 min's - expensive car somewhere on the continent
  • 55 min's - lots of shouting
But has anyone diagnosed Lupus yet?

Gary C

12,311 posts

178 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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dead as a can of tuna without the taste.

Seriously, could they have found a worse pairing?

Not keen on Monkey but the M2 bit was slightly interesting. The roller item was poor.

But in the studio !, and who though introducing Eddie Jordan would liven things up.

Come one BBC, let the boys back to play smile

marcosgt

11,011 posts

175 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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suffolk009 said:
My mistake. I earlier posted that Jennifer Saunders has owned Bristols. I checked and she hasn't, but she does like them.

Wow, that one sneaked through!!!!

Are you "A source told the Sun"?

"Ab Fab Star Loves Bristols"

M.

boyse7en

6,671 posts

164 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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I enjoyed most of last night's episode. I'd say as much of it as the 'old' TG, which always had a stupid or boring bit in every episode too.

The cars were varied - nice to see a classic on there. Clarkson hated anything that wasn't new so they rarely got a look-in.
Filming is good. Scenery was nice. The challenge had historical interest. Rally cross bit wasn't good but is no worse than the old SIARPC

Lighten up folks

suffolk009

5,344 posts

164 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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Ali_T said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
It's getting like the 100th episode of "House" where you can dip in at any minute of the hour long show and be confident in advance of exactly what will be happening,

  • 7 min's - smoking tyres
  • 20 min's - Stig on circuit
  • 25 min's - same old stars on the same old sofa, then driving round the same old circuit
  • 40 min's - familiar wise-cracks as times are stuck on board
  • 50 min's - expensive car somewhere on the continent
  • 55 min's - lots of shouting
But has anyone diagnosed Lupus yet?
It's never Lupus.