Top gear. Too contrived?
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Non Clarkson fans may as well p
s off now.
I love Clarkson and if his un PC view is shown on other programs than Top Gear, I tend to have a look in because his nature is to shock people. I have bought many of his books and signed the petition to make him PM.
His Top Gear comedy show has given me plenty of laughs in the past but the humour was more infectious than it was prepared, indeed the moment I remember most fondly was when a kit car straightened up and tried to through him out. Of course, it may not have been a kit car, but it did try and through him out and I did laugh.
There have been many great laughable moments in the past, hammond's canal cruiser going down, Clarkson's Toybota capsising within the perimeter of the harbour, hitting every cay that James May owns..etc.
But it has got to the point where they are no longer funny (which they are naturally) and they contrive situations to amuse.
We all know they do this but it is getting worse and I am complaining about it. So there.
s off now.I love Clarkson and if his un PC view is shown on other programs than Top Gear, I tend to have a look in because his nature is to shock people. I have bought many of his books and signed the petition to make him PM.
His Top Gear comedy show has given me plenty of laughs in the past but the humour was more infectious than it was prepared, indeed the moment I remember most fondly was when a kit car straightened up and tried to through him out. Of course, it may not have been a kit car, but it did try and through him out and I did laugh.
There have been many great laughable moments in the past, hammond's canal cruiser going down, Clarkson's Toybota capsising within the perimeter of the harbour, hitting every cay that James May owns..etc.
But it has got to the point where they are no longer funny (which they are naturally) and they contrive situations to amuse.
We all know they do this but it is getting worse and I am complaining about it. So there.
I do still love top gear, other than some football and F1 its the only T.V program that plan to watch rather than just channel hopping untill I find something worth watching. I can see why people slate it sometimes and I do wish that every now and again I would tune in to a serious show looking at the cars we all buy.
But they wont change their ways and I'm going to keep tuning in till they kill it off and will enjoy it. I cant wait till next sunday.
But they wont change their ways and I'm going to keep tuning in till they kill it off and will enjoy it. I cant wait till next sunday.
TBH I use the net for most car reviews, Autocar on the Tube and now Harris on Evo, woohoo!I enjoyed last night's show - the camera work was top notch, as always, and the editing of the car segments tight as a drum.
But yes. There's a certain predictability now, and this tarnishes the thing. This incarnation of TG has always been about "three blokes cocking around, and cars" but last night there was a bit too much cocking around, and it wasn't funny or interesting enough, and not enough cars.
I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't have been particularly bothered if I'd missed it.
The bits with the Integrale and the Stratos were good, though.
But yes. There's a certain predictability now, and this tarnishes the thing. This incarnation of TG has always been about "three blokes cocking around, and cars" but last night there was a bit too much cocking around, and it wasn't funny or interesting enough, and not enough cars.
I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't have been particularly bothered if I'd missed it.
The bits with the Integrale and the Stratos were good, though.
Last nights effort was a bit better than most of the recent work, at least they seemed genuinely enthusiasitic over Lancia rather than pretending they had built that stupid electric thing (waste of TVR parts!)
Star in the car is pointless now, Chris Evans is at least a petrolhead but I don't want to hear shameless plugs!! Plus he already told us all about his white collection last season.
I'll still tune in to watch it but I wish they would start to allow humour to grow out of a situation again and not just make it up.
Star in the car is pointless now, Chris Evans is at least a petrolhead but I don't want to hear shameless plugs!! Plus he already told us all about his white collection last season.
I'll still tune in to watch it but I wish they would start to allow humour to grow out of a situation again and not just make it up.
It is sometimes worth persisting, even if it takes years. The "straight part" of the Lancia piece was very good and almost informative and is what a motoring programme should be.
The Balboni was worth it just to look at but despite them using a car on the road for the first time in a long time, Hammond managed to tell us nothing about it. No track time so they put a kit car round instead....
Aside from that, they could have axed the whole airship piece which was more staged than Wells Fargo.
The same applied to the crap that passed as the Marina vs HPE. Hammond gets out leaving the door open - oh, I wonder what will happen now? The minor laugh engendered by the first piano was offset by the predictability of the second.
Chris Evans was OK but that slot is a tired concept.
But OVERALL, a far better effort than most in the past two years, managing to be more about cars and reasonably watchable.
The Balboni was worth it just to look at but despite them using a car on the road for the first time in a long time, Hammond managed to tell us nothing about it. No track time so they put a kit car round instead....
Aside from that, they could have axed the whole airship piece which was more staged than Wells Fargo.
The same applied to the crap that passed as the Marina vs HPE. Hammond gets out leaving the door open - oh, I wonder what will happen now? The minor laugh engendered by the first piano was offset by the predictability of the second.
Chris Evans was OK but that slot is a tired concept.
But OVERALL, a far better effort than most in the past two years, managing to be more about cars and reasonably watchable.
eliot said:
Sky+ it and just watch the intersting segments - should be all done in 15 mins.
Yep.Ot if you have your PC hooked up to the big telly watch it in HD on iPlayer then skip around at will.
Not seen last nights yet but the previous week focused nearly entirely on that electric peice of cr@p, that got skipped through and didn't leave much left to actually watch.
I used to enjoy Top Gear but the grim predictability of Clarkson's reviews and the "let's pretend we had an accident" humour meant I stopped watching.
Last night was my first I attempt to watch in roughly two years.
I switched off after Ford were declared "the best manufacturer" followed closely by VW. I honestly don't know how anybody could be entertained by the same tired humour and unintelligible reviews.
I think it's more of a low brow programme with cars in it than a car enthusiast's choice nowadays.
Last night was my first I attempt to watch in roughly two years.
I switched off after Ford were declared "the best manufacturer" followed closely by VW. I honestly don't know how anybody could be entertained by the same tired humour and unintelligible reviews.
I think it's more of a low brow programme with cars in it than a car enthusiast's choice nowadays.
G_T said:
I used to enjoy Top Gear but the grim predictability of Clarkson's reviews and the "let's pretend we had an accident" humour meant I stopped watching.
Last night was my first I attempt to watch in roughly two years.
I switched off after Ford were declared "the best manufacturer" followed closely by VW. I honestly don't know how anybody could be entertained by the same tired humour and unintelligible reviews.
I think it's more of a low brow programme with cars in it than a car enthusiast's choice nowadays.
The top ten car manufacturers were as-voted by the viewing public. Clarkson and Hammond disagreed and went with Lancia.Last night was my first I attempt to watch in roughly two years.
I switched off after Ford were declared "the best manufacturer" followed closely by VW. I honestly don't know how anybody could be entertained by the same tired humour and unintelligible reviews.
I think it's more of a low brow programme with cars in it than a car enthusiast's choice nowadays.
dazco said:
His Top Gear comedy show has given me plenty of laughs in the past but the humour was more infectious than it was prepared, indeed the moment I remember most fondly was when a kit car straightened up and tried to through him out. Of course, it may not have been a kit car, but it did try and through him out and I did laugh.
Can we have that again in English please?And if you don't like it, don't watch it.
I don't like I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, but I don't waste my time moaning about it
Edited by Howard- on Monday 30th November 09:22
Howard- said:
And if you don't like it, don't watch it.
Edited by Howard- on Monday 30th November 09:22
Every Top Gear thread contains this utter gobs
teWhen will you get it through your head that if you dont watch it, how will you know if you dont like it?
Occasionally Top gear produces a great show (i.e. the first episode of this series) and I for one would like to watch it but I dont want to watch a bloody caravan flying over Norwich airport!
The Lanica segment in last nights episode was good.
dazco said:
But it has got to the point where they are no longer funny (which they are naturally) and they contrive situations to amuse.
These comments puzzle me. Every single thing we watch on TV, every single thing bar none, is scripted/edited to show what is wanted.There is not one single exception to this - (ok, maybe apart from live sport)and i can't understand why anyone would think otherwise or single out TG for this.
It genuinely puzzles me. There's even a thread started to express surprise that Hammonds journey in the Lambo was edited and that they didn't show every single minute.
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did I laugh out loud - yes
did I see the marina gag coming -yes
did I see the caravan going badly wrong - yes
number one outweighs one million instances of "spotting a gag"
will I watch again - yes
will I always watch - yes unless it goes back to the Chris Goffey era "beardy" analysis.......
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did I see the marina gag coming -yes
did I see the caravan going badly wrong - yes
number one outweighs one million instances of "spotting a gag"
will I watch again - yes
will I always watch - yes unless it goes back to the Chris Goffey era "beardy" analysis.......
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