Top Gear 2016 Official TV show thread *contains spoilers*
Discussion
MaziA said:
williamp said:
You know what this thread's missing??? The usual neanderthal comments on the audience
What about that blonde in the background. You know....the girl eh? eh? Do you think she would every talk to me eh eh..?
I always found that amusing, women at the front, dorks at the back. Doesn't look weird at all sat so close to three old men.What about that blonde in the background. You know....the girl eh? eh? Do you think she would every talk to me eh eh..?
MaziA said:
I always found that amusing, women at the front, dorks at the back. Doesn't look weird at all sat so close to three old men.
Around 30 years ago, a TV company was making an advert using all of the staff of the company I was employed by in the background.Apparently at the time - I was a good looking bloke- so some artistic type marched me from the back.. and moved me up to the front.
This happened with plenty of photogenic types.
What was really s
t was, if you weren't photogenic.... and standing at the front - you were marched to the back.The final advert lasted 30 seconds. We were standing out there for the best part of 3 hours.
Anyway... I'm an sad looking ugly sod now... so no chance it will happen again.
Edited by Troubleatmill on Monday 30th May 20:11
FunkyChucker said:
So in summary then, those that hated the old Top Gear still hate it because the format hasn't changed and those that loved the old Top Gear now hate it because it has new presenters.
Well done BBC.
how do account for all those people outside of PH land who thought it was crap because the presenter known as Evans was bloody awful.Well done BBC.
George111 said:
Six Fiend said:
On the plus side, next week all the haters will be gone. Obviously. Yeah.
I chilled out after an exhausting weekend and enjoyed much of it.
Good for you, but people here have expressed an opinion - a small number hate Evans but to categorise anybody who doesn't like it as a hater is just nonsense. Some of us like him on R2 but certainly not on TV. I chilled out after an exhausting weekend and enjoyed much of it.
I find him hard work whatever he's doing these days. That's just me though.
Alicatt1 said:
My son has just put it on here Evans voice is grating already and they are only talking about the catering
Well he got about as far as the Reliant Robin segment, said "this is sh!te" and erased the recording then cancelled the recording of the rest of the season. Top Gear has been one of his favourite programs since I introduced it to him about 11 years ago.Could'nt cope with Evans on his TGFI programme but saw him on TG a while ago as star in r p car. He came over as a genuine car man ( with a nice expensive collection of vehicles) and capable of holding a normal conversation. His new show was worryingly as expected. The man is a nutter...can't listen to any of his stilted shouting sh.te. I expect he does a fair bit for charity but he is unbearable as a presenter on this show......Get rid of him ( from TV completely ) and a large bit of UK motoring population would be a lot happier. Let's have some car man who does know the technicalities about cars and has a handle of how to describe it to us fans ( i.e.. C Harris) so we can start looking forward to Sunday nights again.......
Polome said:
Could'nt cope with Evans on his TGFI programme but saw him on TG a while ago as star in r p car. He came over as a genuine car man ( with a nice expensive collection of vehicles) and capable of holding a normal conversation. His new show was worryingly as expected. The man is a nutter...can't listen to any of his stilted shouting sh.te. I expect he does a fair bit for charity but he is unbearable as a presenter on this show......Get rid of him ( from TV completely ) and a large bit of UK motoring population would be a lot happier. Let's have some car man who does know the technicalities about cars and has a handle of how to describe it to us fans ( i.e.. C Harris) so we can start looking forward to Sunday nights again.......
Harris is fine for us geeks, but most people will probably find him rather dull. There isn't enough people interested in the technical side of cars to support a car program.My tuppence worth
Star in a Rally Cross Car. Interesting alternative to SIARPC but it would have been more interesting if they'd used a proper WRX (or even group B) car. What's the point in using a heavily tweaked MINI which can't be bought off the shelf? The whole point of the old SIARPC was that it used an ordinary reasonably priced car. Gordon Ramsay and his special black box was cringeworthy.
Matt LeBlanc. I take my hat off. For a first go on a high profile British TV show about cars with the world criticising (Cenotaph stunt) before he even opened his mouth he delivered a superb performance. I had reservations and they were unfounded. I'm looking forward to seeing more of him on Top Gear.
Sabine Schmitz. Great one liners and a gifted driver. More please. Was the USAF up-chuck unscripted? If it wasn't he should be an actor as he didn't look that happy.
Chris Evans. Why do programme controllers around the UK think he's some sort of magic bullet to recover or reinvigorate tired programmes? I was prepared to give him a chance but after that performance.... No, I'm sorry; he has to go. He's obviously passionate about cars but nothing he did or how he presented himself worked. Time to move on Chris. If the Beeb are thinking that they can flog this around the world as-is then they have another thing coming.
Although Chris Harris is relatively unknown (apart from internet audiences) I suspect that he would be a good replacement for Chris Evans. Back in 2002 when Top Gear was relaunched, most people had never heard of Clarkson, May and Hammond (and Dawe). Yes, Clarkson had presented Top Gear previously but that was a BBC2 programme viewed by a scattering of anoraks; of which I was one. It might be worthwhile taking a risk on a (relative) unknown like Chris Harris. He knows his cars, can drive, has a dry humour and can pull all the stupid faces just as well as Clarkson did.
IMHO... Harris, Schmitz and LeBlanc would make a good team, and with a little tweaking here and there, potentially a very interesting show.
Star in a Rally Cross Car. Interesting alternative to SIARPC but it would have been more interesting if they'd used a proper WRX (or even group B) car. What's the point in using a heavily tweaked MINI which can't be bought off the shelf? The whole point of the old SIARPC was that it used an ordinary reasonably priced car. Gordon Ramsay and his special black box was cringeworthy.
Matt LeBlanc. I take my hat off. For a first go on a high profile British TV show about cars with the world criticising (Cenotaph stunt) before he even opened his mouth he delivered a superb performance. I had reservations and they were unfounded. I'm looking forward to seeing more of him on Top Gear.
Sabine Schmitz. Great one liners and a gifted driver. More please. Was the USAF up-chuck unscripted? If it wasn't he should be an actor as he didn't look that happy.
Chris Evans. Why do programme controllers around the UK think he's some sort of magic bullet to recover or reinvigorate tired programmes? I was prepared to give him a chance but after that performance.... No, I'm sorry; he has to go. He's obviously passionate about cars but nothing he did or how he presented himself worked. Time to move on Chris. If the Beeb are thinking that they can flog this around the world as-is then they have another thing coming.
Although Chris Harris is relatively unknown (apart from internet audiences) I suspect that he would be a good replacement for Chris Evans. Back in 2002 when Top Gear was relaunched, most people had never heard of Clarkson, May and Hammond (and Dawe). Yes, Clarkson had presented Top Gear previously but that was a BBC2 programme viewed by a scattering of anoraks; of which I was one. It might be worthwhile taking a risk on a (relative) unknown like Chris Harris. He knows his cars, can drive, has a dry humour and can pull all the stupid faces just as well as Clarkson did.
IMHO... Harris, Schmitz and LeBlanc would make a good team, and with a little tweaking here and there, potentially a very interesting show.
MaziA said:
HoHoHo said:
I didn't and won't watch it, I've made no secret of the fact I don't like CE.
And yet you can't stay away from a thread about one of his shows.I don't understand why people are so upset, they'll still be able to enjoy Clarkson, Hammond and May's unfunny homo-erotic adventures on Amazon. They haven't lost anything.
We also haven't lost anything but the BBC are spending our money and we have a right to reply.
Perhaps what you need to do is throw a few insults around to make yourself feel better.
Snoggledog said:
Although Chris Harris is relatively unknown (apart from internet audiences) I suspect that he would be a good replacement for Chris Evans.
Well they'd have fewer complaints because everyone would be asleep.The main presenter needs to have personality. Evans has too much for a lot of people. Harris has none. Chris Harris is not a prime time TV presenter and never will be.
I think that as an entertainment show rather than an out and out car show I would have loved the new top gear if i hadn't seen how well May Clarkson and Hammond had done it previously. By tweaking the format rather than wholesale change Evens has set himself a massive challenge as a direct comparison will always be made.
Extra gear however looks great.
Extra gear however looks great.
Quite enjoyed it, and am more than happy to give them time to settle in. Decent opening episode but a couple of niggles: does Evans have to be so hysterical about everything all the time? Tone it down a bit and he could be OK, perhaps (wishful thinking I think) he's just a bit excited about hosting the show. The SIARPC bit was utterly dreadful. Didn't know who the other guy was but why him and Gordon Ramsay? Poor TV with nothing redeeming about it. Finally the Blackpool thing - why? Didn't see the point, wasn't funny, wasn't very good.
However, as I said, those niggles aside it was alright. Liked LeBlanc, liked the cars, glad it's on the telly rather than not on the telly and looking forward to next week's episode.
However, as I said, those niggles aside it was alright. Liked LeBlanc, liked the cars, glad it's on the telly rather than not on the telly and looking forward to next week's episode.
They seem to have just jumped in with halfarsed filler ste right at the start, i think it would have been much better to spend an episode looking at the car history of the presenters and getting to know what makes them tick, they all have an interesting background and are all petrolheads but none of that shone through in this pisstake clownfest. I think i could forgive CE's tttishness and at least try to have a crack at enjoying the show but none of the passion for cars and driving he surely must have was on display last night.
I'm disappointed sabine didn't play a bigger role, and confused at the PH criticism of her appearance, she's there as a st hot driver and a petrolhead, not a page 3 model. Nobody made any issue of the clapped out state of the last 3 last of the summer wine hopefuls that made us laugh so much over the years.
If it wasn't for the fact it would make the show too us centric the guys off roadkill would be a good fit.
te right at the start, i think it would have been much better to spend an episode looking at the car history of the presenters and getting to know what makes them tick, they all have an interesting background and are all petrolheads but none of that shone through in this pisstake clownfest. I think i could forgive CE's tttishness and at least try to have a crack at enjoying the show but none of the passion for cars and driving he surely must have was on display last night.I'm disappointed sabine didn't play a bigger role, and confused at the PH criticism of her appearance, she's there as a s
t hot driver and a petrolhead, not a page 3 model. Nobody made any issue of the clapped out state of the last 3 last of the summer wine hopefuls that made us laugh so much over the years.If it wasn't for the fact it would make the show too us centric the guys off roadkill would be a good fit.
Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Monday 30th May 21:04
Given that I seem to be in a minority and actually really enjoyed the main show, and based primarily on the feedback on here, I made the mistake of watching that TopExtra or BonusGear or whatever the smeg it's called on BBCII! ...or BBC Three as it used to be called before it was an internet thing.
What a load of st 
Everything the "real" programme isn't; poorly filmed, no storyline, no dynamic between presenters, no nuttin'. Ten minutes wasted on "zany" Sabine Schmitz's indescribably naff homestead thing... like a Disney Princess Real ol' Wile West Ranch... and like who actually gives a fduk? Show us Evans' garage of unobtanium Ferraris and I might give a damn, but some random German's collection of pigs? Nahh, no thanks
And as for Chris Harris, well I realise on here it's close to heresy,given how many incumbents cream their panties over the guy, but what an inbred-sounding freak. Now it's plain to see why his "presenting" has been solely confined to the internet because he ought to come with a sign round his neck reading "does not play well with others". He sat there like an over-pedantic ... and to be brutally honest, slightly rapey... geography teacher who's a bit unsure how to interact with other living humans because he's never actually had the chance before. Ironic he should drag out a "blinking into the sunlight" analogy. That spurious Geordie comedian seemed to be sat there wondering why the hell he'd agreed to the most pointless and tokenistic of appearances just to have the piss taken out of him by someone apparently making their first foray into face-to-face interaction. As for the token presenter Geezah to whom every car is (irritatingly) "solid", ten minutes after it finished I can't even remember his name. I'm glad it's only online or Catch-up TV cos that makes it, rather like Clarkson's detestable mob, all the easier to ignore.
Bucket of festering wk. Guess it's easy to see why they left it online, where the fanbois will seek it out regardless, but didn't dare put it on telly where normal people will be thinking "I thought this sort of half-arsed drivel went out of style with Nozin' Around.
What a load of s
t Everything the "real" programme isn't; poorly filmed, no storyline, no dynamic between presenters, no nuttin'. Ten minutes wasted on "zany" Sabine Schmitz's indescribably naff homestead thing... like a Disney Princess Real ol' Wile West Ranch... and like who actually gives a fduk? Show us Evans' garage of unobtanium Ferraris and I might give a damn, but some random German's collection of pigs? Nahh, no thanks
And as for Chris Harris, well I realise on here it's close to heresy,given how many incumbents cream their panties over the guy, but what an inbred-sounding freak. Now it's plain to see why his "presenting" has been solely confined to the internet because he ought to come with a sign round his neck reading "does not play well with others". He sat there like an over-pedantic ... and to be brutally honest, slightly rapey... geography teacher who's a bit unsure how to interact with other living humans because he's never actually had the chance before. Ironic he should drag out a "blinking into the sunlight" analogy. That spurious Geordie comedian seemed to be sat there wondering why the hell he'd agreed to the most pointless and tokenistic of appearances just to have the piss taken out of him by someone apparently making their first foray into face-to-face interaction. As for the token presenter Geezah to whom every car is (irritatingly) "solid", ten minutes after it finished I can't even remember his name. I'm glad it's only online or Catch-up TV cos that makes it, rather like Clarkson's detestable mob, all the easier to ignore.
Bucket of festering w
k. Guess it's easy to see why they left it online, where the fanbois will seek it out regardless, but didn't dare put it on telly where normal people will be thinking "I thought this sort of half-arsed drivel went out of style with Nozin' Around.
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