Top Gear on 60 Minutes

[MadmanO/T People]

The long running American news magazine programme "60 Minutes" has run a story on Top Gear. For those of you in the UK, 60 Minutes runs on CBS, a network aimed primarily at elderly people who are completely out-of-touch with popular culture. This is clearly evident when the reporter has to explain to the veiwing audience what Top Gear is and what it's about.

Here the story, as it was broadcast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF8cDrBQNjA



Here's an expanded clip on the incident when they were being chased by rednecks in Alabama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jG0D2nRGrQ


And more from Clarkson on what makes a good car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cGOrs-GZzE&fea...


60 Minutes Overtime had more bits, too:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-20020472-10...



Unfortunately, the adverts imbeded within the videos are unavoidable.

Edited by MadmanO/T People on Monday 25th October 02:22

[Pints]

Thanks. Made for a good bit of watching.

When does the new series start?

[zeb]

good clip that

for some reason I never thought TG was that big

350 million......cor blimey guvnor

[Cotty]

Pints said:

Thanks. Made for a good bit of watching.

Yep liked that

[Homer Jay]

Very good.

Thank you for sharing

[DE15 CAT]

MUST ADMIT STARTED TO WATCH BUT AS STATED 'ADVERTS' WHICH SEEMS PREVALENT ON YANK T.V. SOON GOT ME SO BORED I GAVE UP. Did however liked presenter saying British BLOKES, not that infernal 'guys' word that has infected our language. Does anyone else think it would be nice if we could try using men, bloke, chaps, for women, ladies, girls, lasses etc. instead of that infernal yank word.

Most annoying is presenters of any prog. who descibe animals or inanimate objects as 'guys'. What do you readers think.

[Diabolik]

Good find.

"Richard Hammond is the shortest and young of the lot. He's called the Hamster and he is the only one who bothers to whiten his teeth"

[sinizter]

Has this got something to do with the newly launched Top Gear US ? 2nd episode airs tonight.

[Magic919]

Watch without the adverts - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKwS-7LOAx8&fea...

[MarkwG]

DE15 CAT said:

...instead of that infernal yank word.

Most annoying is presenters of any prog. who descibe animals or inanimate objects as 'guys'. What do you readers think.

- not overly fussed, really: it's Italian, originally, I believe, rather than American: although the word it's derived from became a slang word for working class Italian-Americans in the US.

[DE15 CAT]

MAGIC919. thanks for the ad. free link was finally able to enjoy, impressed with open minded American journalism without sarcasm.

MARKwG.

thanks for backgound to 'that' word, mind you doubt many people would know that, so it's their word now.

now if i could only figure how to link my replies to which person by 'boxing around' comments that would be 1 less itch to scratch, in my tetchy world.

[AndySpecD]

DE15 CAT said:

MAGIC919. thanks for the ad. free link was finally able to enjoy, impressed with open minded American journalism without sarcasm.

MARKwG.

thanks for backgound to 'that' word, mind you doubt many people would know that, so it's their word now.

now if i could only figure how to link my replies to which person by 'boxing around' comments that would be 1 less itch to scratch, in my tetchy world.

Just click 'quote' next to the name of the person you would like to quote.

[MarkwG]

DE15 CAT said:

MARKwG.

thanks for backgound to 'that' word, mind you doubt many people would know that, so it's their word now.

now if i could only figure how to link my replies to which person by 'boxing around' comments that would be 1 less itch to scratch, in my tetchy world.

no worries, mate....

( I might have added another itch, there... )

[DE15 CAT]

AndySpecD said:

DE15 CAT said:

MAGIC919. thanks for the ad. free link was finally able to enjoy, impressed with open minded American journalism without sarcasm.

MARKwG.

thanks for backgound to 'that' word, mind you doubt many people would know that, so it's their word now.

now if i could only figure how to link my replies to which person by 'boxing around' comments that would be 1 less itch to scratch, in my tetchy world.

TESTING hope this works.

[DE15 CAT]

oh poo.

[VPower]

DE15 CAT said:

oh poo.

Just make sure you scroll to the very bottom, outside the last /quote

Edited by VPower on Tuesday 30th November 02:33

[DE15 CAT]

VPower said:

DE15 CAT said:

oh poo.

Just make sure you scroll to the very bottom, outside the last /quote

Edited by VPower on Tuesday 30th November 02:33

trying again hope this works preview, submit