BBC Top Gear 2017 Thread

[PixelpeepS3]

mygoldfishbowl said:

PixelpeepS3 said:

Countryfile 6.9 million.
Antiques Roadshow's 4.9 million.
Phillip Schofield's new game show 5 Gold Rings 2.8 million viewers
Top Gear 2.4 million.


Its the public that are the problem, not the show!!

Big difference between Countryfile & Top Gear is............ Helen Skelton. I only watch Countryfile because she may be in it.

So, to solve the problem I'd suggest getting rid of Harris & replacing him with Skelton.

i have just googled

my tv will be on countryfile next weekend

[suffolk009]

So the viewing numbers are similar for the thrid week in a row. Not good news, but as somebody wrote elsewhere, it's all about how well it sells overseas. If that's not good then TG is going down the fifth gear plughole.

Unlike many people on here I was very disappointed with this weeks show. A new Aston Martin to review - ooh, I know lets do James Bond. A VW Golf around the Nurburgring "overtaking" expensive exotica. Wow. Cutting edge TV there.

SIARPC has managed to be worse than the original version, and possibly even worse than the Evans creation. Take a look at Jay Leno to see how to do celeb guests and cars.

And I really don't understand why Chris Harris appears to be a snide know-it-all who is rude to guests. Whoever thought that was a good idea?

[Adam B]

Have enjoyed this series so far - yes its not perfect but its better than TGT and on a par with the last few series of CMH TG.

Will continue to watch both and Leno as all have some pluses

Edited by Adam B on Tuesday 21st March 12:11

[r11co]

suffolk009 said:

Unlike many people on here I was very disappointed with this weeks show.

No. I'm late to the party as I only saw it last night. I'm totally with you.

suffolk009 said:

SIARPC has managed to be worse than the original version, and possibly even worse than the Evans creation.

Having the guest outstay their welcome - it's all a bit 'One Show'.

suffolk009 said:

Take a look at Jay Leno to see how to do celeb guests and cars.

suffolk009 said:

A new Aston Martin to review - ooh, I know lets do James Bond.

It was the same as with the Alfa review last week. Why do they feel the need to segue every decent review into an OTT feature that looks like it came straight out of the 'whacky ideas Chris Evans left behind' box?

Bluedot said:

The obvious concern is that if the ratings remain low then the funding for it will be seriously cut meaning more cheap studio stuff and less glamorous eye-candy stuff.

I don't think that will necessarily be a bad thing as the impression I am being left with after each episode is that there is more style than substance. Not every filmed piece has to be in a far-away location to be meaningful (the muck-spreader segment probably cost less than the fuel for the GT86, for example), and we don't need a 'whacky' expensively-filmed overseas jape in every episode, but that is exactly what we've had this series and we are only three shows in.

Top Gear at its height rationed the specials and fly-away films making them something to look forward to. Too much of a good thing isn't always a good thing.

LuS1fer said:

I still can't take to Harris. I respect his opinions and analysis but he is less John Geilgud and more John Inman.

LuS1fer said:

Sabine is a loud German who brays and squawks and I cannot bear to watch her. Good driver, for sure but that's all.

I said as much when she was 'announced' as part of Evans's So-Solid Crew. I said there was a good reason why her previous appearances on TG and Fifth Gear were brief and infrequent.

LuS1fer said:

Matt The White is their strongest suit. I liked his Fiat 124 piece as well.

Agreed, and I don't care that he dissed the car - I still want one.

PS. The fake 'falling rocks' sign text had me in stitches. Translation - "falling meatballs".

Edited by r11co on Tuesday 21st March 10:31

[Shakermaker]

The company that either supplied or built the muck spreader and tractor were advertising themselves on Facebook yesterday with that segment. A couple of farming mates I have shared/commented on it.

Great piece for them for very low cost. Just like some of the wacky but generally well executed stunts on old New Top Gear that cost little and only ate up a few mins of screen time. How many bikes can you jump with a bus?

[amancalledrob]

PixelpeepS3 said:

i have just googled

my tv will be on countryfile next weekend

Why's that, is there a bird nesting in it? Ba-dum-tish

thanks lads, I'm here all week...

[FourWheelDrift]

Shakermaker said:

The company that either supplied or built the muck spreader and tractor were advertising themselves on Facebook yesterday with that segment. A couple of farming mates I have shared/commented on it.

Seemed a bit over-engineered if all it's designed to do is spread muck, yet can rip apart a shed and a car. I'd be asking for a cheaper less robustly built model that can just cope with muck

[Blackpuddin]

mx-6 said:

the 'ring piece

titter

[Shakermaker]

FourWheelDrift said:

Shakermaker said:

The company that either supplied or built the muck spreader and tractor were advertising themselves on Facebook yesterday with that segment. A couple of farming mates I have shared/commented on it.

Seemed a bit over-engineered if all it's designed to do is spread muck, yet can rip apart a shed and a car. I'd be asking for a cheaper less robustly built model that can just cope with muck

Clearly, there will be a demand for it in the farming world that someone has gone ahead and built it to those specifications.

It can destroy a car, which suggests it will hopefully be strong enough to last a long, long time spreading muck around without snagging/shearing all the blades off and needing downtime.

A bit like those Blendtec blenders that can destroy an iPhone, but really are designed to make smoothies and soups.

[rubystone]

Pilotguy said:

And dissing the Dolomite Sprint! How very dare he?!

beyond the pale, that.

[rubystone]

helix402 said:

They seem to have forgotten the Fiat Barchetta.

There's a good reason for that.

[rubystone]

Trabi601 said:

The BBC seem to be using the same people to write the scripts as they did with Clarkson etc., but it just doesn't work with the new team..

No they're not.

[e21Mark]

rubystone said:

helix402 said:

They seem to have forgotten the Fiat Barchetta.

There's a good reason for that.

I thought they were supposed to be a nice drive despite drive to the wrong wheels?

[rubystone]

Section 8 said:

I don't get people on here at all. The Golf is about as practical as an R26 R and people raved on about that plastic fat arsed thing like it was the second coming. VW do something similar and the haters focus on the negatives instantly. Over and and over again people moan their tits off about fast Golfs being boring and bland and not fun to drive and then the Clubsport S appears that puts an end to all the dross they spout and thay go all Chris Goffey and say it has no back seats making it useless to put shopping in .The mind boggles.

Those people have clearly not driven the Clubsport S. If they had they'd know why it is a serious bit of kit and a bit of a bargain. If it had back seats where'd you put that set of slicks you'll be bolting on for a trackday?

[marcosgt]

rubystone said:

Pilotguy said:

And dissing the Dolomite Sprint! How very dare he?!

beyond the pale, that.

Exactly - I didn't mind Rory before that, but he's dead to me now!

His figures were a bit rubbish too, Golf GTi 1600 0-60 in 8 seconds? I don't think so, but it would be a bit embarrassing to admit the 'naff' Dolomite was actually faster, wouldn't it

rubystone said:

Those people have clearly not driven the Clubsport S. If they had they'd know why it is a serious bit of kit and a bit of a bargain. If it had back seats where'd you put that set of slicks you'll be bolting on for a trackday?

You'd fold the seats down like every other hatch driver does when they need a bit more space...

Taking out the seats just seems pointless for such a trivial weight advantage.

If you want a two seater sportscar, why would you then buy a Golf????

M

Edited by marcosgt on Tuesday 21st March 11:37

[rubystone]

chrispmartha said:

Le Blanc - his sarcastic tone is quite unusual for an American personality, I would suggest his sort of humour fits in perfectly with UK style of humour.

Fits in perfectly with me. I like his delivery, don't really care whether it's scripted either. Didn't know who Tamsin Greig is, but never a fan of that segment of the show. At least we get to see them driving a car that is interesting...

[rubystone]

mx-6 said:

I wasn't sure how staged the 'ring piece was I could well believe that a 300 horse hatch in the hands of a pro racing driver who really knows the cicuit well could see off a few faster motors driven by regular punters. I see that's upset a few on here!.

There was a very big clue in the cameras car shots - perhaps Max Verstappen was driving that then?

[suffolk009]

rubystone said:

Trabi601 said:

The BBC seem to be using the same people to write the scripts as they did with Clarkson etc., but it just doesn't work with the new team..

No they're not.

I wish they were...

[eps]

mx-6 said:

I wasn't sure how staged the 'ring piece was I could well believe that a 300 horse hatch in the hands of a pro racing driver who really knows the cicuit well could see off a few faster motors driven by regular punters. I see that's upset a few on here!

Don't think it was staged at all. We took part in a track day a few years ago at Donington Park. Ginetta G20s vs all manner of nice machinery. We were lapping a lot quicker than the other cars and even when it started raining we just got quicker and the road cars got slower. Admittedly race cars - but limited in terms of top speed.

[durbster]

For what it's worth, I really enjoyed ep. 3 and am really enjoying this series.