BBC Top Gear Thread 2021

[sbk1972]

Topgear has become Pheonix Nights with cars !

[blingybongy]

sbk1972 said:

Topgear has become Pheonix Nights with cars !

Except Phoenix Nights was comedy genius.

[DaveGrohl]

LuS1fer said:

FiF said:

WarrenB said:

After listening to the Smith and Sniff podcasts it's also increasingly obvious how much of a role Richard Porter (aka Sniff Petrol) played in everything too. Between the three of them (Clarkson, Willman and Porter) they came up with some absolutely fantastic ideas and got the mix between entertainment and cars spot on. TG now seems to be focusing on entertainment, with the automotive side a bit of an afterthought.

You're kidding, of course, automotive was always subliminal to entertainment - smashing cars up, dropping them from great height and the utterly appalling Transit hovercraft or tragic CGI camping or caravanning fires. Shocking vat of crap at times.

Wow, how sad must your life be? That Transit hovercraft bit had me struggling to breath at times, one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on telly. Childish? Yup

[DaveGrohl]

blingybongy said:

sbk1972 said:

Topgear has become Pheonix Nights with cars !

Except Phoenix Nights was comedy genius.

Totally +1

[DSLiverpool]

DaveGrohl said:

blingybongy said:

sbk1972 said:

Topgear has become Pheonix Nights with cars !

Except Phoenix Nights was comedy genius.

Totally +1

Phoenix nights and “life’s too short” are two of the funniest programmes I’ve watched.

[sbk1972]

If honest I never watched Phoenix Nights back in the early 2000s. Only watched both series a month a go :-) Was quite funny and can understand why it was so popular.

[Newarch]

sbk1972 said:

If honest I never watched Phoenix Nights back in the early 2000s. Only watched both series a month a go :-) Was quite funny and can understand why it was so popular.

Where did you watch that? I've been trying to find it for years. Absolute comedy gold as I recall it.

[LuS1fer]

DaveGrohl said:

Wow, how sad must your life be? That Transit hovercraft bit had me struggling to breath at times, one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on telly. Childish? Yup

That suggests one of us has had a sad life but I'm not convinced it's me, TBH...

[sbk1972]

Newarch said:

Where did you watch that? I've been trying to find it for years. Absolute comedy gold as I recall it.

I have one of those firesticks with Crystal Tv installed on it.. Found it in there.

[Doofus]

LuS1fer said:

DaveGrohl said:

Wow, how sad must your life be? That Transit hovercraft bit had me struggling to breath at times, one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on telly. Childish? Yup

That suggests one of us has had a sad life but I'm not convinced it's me, TBH...

My thoughts exactly. "Struggling to breathe" over somethig "childish"? Blimey.

[waynecyclist]

Doofus said:

LuS1fer said:

DaveGrohl said:

Wow, how sad must your life be? That Transit hovercraft bit had me struggling to breath at times, one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on telly. Childish? Yup

That suggests one of us has had a sad life but I'm not convinced it's me, TBH...

My thoughts exactly. "Struggling to breathe" over somethig "childish"? Blimey.

That hovercraft scene was one of the most staged ever from what I have read on it.

[PH User]

I like a bit of childish humour, growing old is for boring people.

[Little Pete]

DaveGrohl said:

blingybongy said:

sbk1972 said:

Topgear has become Pheonix Nights with cars !

Except Phoenix Nights was comedy genius.

Totally +1

Another vote from me. Phoenix Nights was written by Peter Kay and Dave spikey though. Without being spoon fed a good script, McGuinness is woeful.

[Spleen]

Little Pete said:

Another vote from me. Phoenix Nights was written by Peter Kay and Dave spikey though. Without being spoon fed a good script, McGuinness is woeful.

That man again. What is it about him that has the BBC wetting itself to get him on just about everything? Genuinely don't get it.

[PH User]

Spleen said:

Little Pete said:

Another vote from me. Phoenix Nights was written by Peter Kay and Dave spikey though. Without being spoon fed a good script, McGuinness is woeful.

That man again. What is it about him that has the BBC wetting itself to get him on just about everything? Genuinely don't get it.

Great rant, but Phoenix nights was on channel 4.

[Spleen]

PH User said:

Spleen said:

Little Pete said:

Another vote from me. Phoenix Nights was written by Peter Kay and Dave spikey though. Without being spoon fed a good script, McGuinness is woeful.

That man again. What is it about him that has the BBC wetting itself to get him on just about everything? Genuinely don't get it.

Great rant, but Phoenix nights was on channel 4.

I wasn't talking about Ch4, I was talking about the BBC. Nice try at pedantry though.

[PH User]

Spleen said:

PH User said:

Spleen said:

Little Pete said:

Another vote from me. Phoenix Nights was written by Peter Kay and Dave spikey though. Without being spoon fed a good script, McGuinness is woeful.

That man again. What is it about him that has the BBC wetting itself to get him on just about everything? Genuinely don't get it.

Great rant, but Phoenix nights was on channel 4.

I wasn't talking about Ch4, I was talking about the BBC. Nice try at pedantry though.

Yeah sure.

So what programs is he on the BBC?

[Bonefish Blues]

The one under discussion is a good start

[cuprabob]

... and Question of Sport, Catchpoint and I Can See Your Voice

Edited by cuprabob on Tuesday 25th January 20:44

[Bonefish Blues]

...and the special with his wife talking about their experiences of parenting autistic children.

But other than those, he's on nowt for the BBC.