BBC Top Gear Thread 2021/2022

[Spleen]

ddom said:

What's not to like?

McGuinness?

[W00DY]

Brave to attempt a 3 way Lorry driving film. I'm looking forward to the Crown Vic race at the Freedom Factory.

[Jules Sunley]

Spleen said:

ddom said:

What's not to like?

McGuinness?

Correct

[LuS1fer]

I'm looking forward to the Dodge Charger Hellcat. The rest is a bit predictable...

[Type R Tom]

toasty said:

Replace McGuinness with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix and I think you'd have a better trio.

His Youtube videos for Top Gear are very watchable.

While clearly a much much better motoring journalist, do you think he could do the "banter" and silly challenges with the others which must be what the BBC wants.

[simonrockman]

There is a lot of great car stuff on YouTube, the important function TopGear performs is to show that in an age where being anti-car is fashionable, it's still OK to love cars.

[LittleBigPlanet]

simonrockman said:

There is a lot of great car stuff on YouTube, the important function TopGear performs is to show that in an age where being anti-car is fashionable, it's still OK to love cars.

And arguable much of it in YouTube is 'better', Carfection in particular is fantastic (to me at least).

[toasty]

Type R Tom said:

toasty said:

Replace McGuinness with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix and I think you'd have a better trio.

His Youtube videos for Top Gear are very watchable.

While clearly a much much better motoring journalist, do you think he could do the "banter" and silly challenges with the others which must be what the BBC wants.

What the BBC want for TG and what I’d want to see are sadly miles apart these days.

I wonder if they’re more interested in the export market than they are about the home viewers.

[Bonefish Blues]

toasty said:

Type R Tom said:

toasty said:

Replace McGuinness with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix and I think you'd have a better trio.

His Youtube videos for Top Gear are very watchable.

While clearly a much much better motoring journalist, do you think he could do the "banter" and silly challenges with the others which must be what the BBC wants.

What the BBC want for TG and what I’d want to see are sadly miles apart these days.

I wonder if they’re more interested in the export market than they are about the home viewers.

Always been the case I think - it's a Global brand and terribly important to the Beeb in terms of revenue

[Randy Winkman]

Jules Sunley said:

Spleen said:

ddom said:

What's not to like?

McGuinness?

Correct

The content in that trailer looks great with some terrific vehicles - new and old. But I totally get the point about the presenters, especially McGuinness. Either you like people or you don't. I don't find him a problem - so I'm looking forward to it.

[SpeckledJim]

Jules Sunley said:

Spleen said:

ddom said:

What's not to like?

McGuinness?

Correct

Phone rings at the BBC.

BOYS! LADS! YES BOYS! YES LADS! WAHAY! WATCH THIS!

That alright boss? Great. Talk to you next week.

[anonymous-user]

I was watching one of those old Top Gear episodes c. 2013 iirc which featured a piece on all the cars we manufacture in Britain, featuring Triumphs, Honda, Land Rover Defenders, Nortons etc. Oh… 😧

[Tyre Smoke]

When is the latest series on then?

[Yidwann]

Bonefish Blues said:

toasty said:

Type R Tom said:

toasty said:

Replace McGuinness with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix and I think you'd have a better trio.

His Youtube videos for Top Gear are very watchable.

While clearly a much much better motoring journalist, do you think he could do the "banter" and silly challenges with the others which must be what the BBC wants.

What the BBC want for TG and what I’d want to see are sadly miles apart these days.

I wonder if they’re more interested in the export market than they are about the home viewers.

Always been the case I think - it's a Global brand and terribly important to the Beeb in terms of revenue

Hey, if it pays the bills so they can continue to make excellent TV like Homes Under the Hammer then I’m all for it

[Biggus thingus]

Yidwann said:

Bonefish Blues said:

toasty said:

Type R Tom said:

toasty said:

Replace McGuinness with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix and I think you'd have a better trio.

His Youtube videos for Top Gear are very watchable.

While clearly a much much better motoring journalist, do you think he could do the "banter" and silly challenges with the others which must be what the BBC wants.

What the BBC want for TG and what I’d want to see are sadly miles apart these days.

I wonder if they’re more interested in the export market than they are about the home viewers.

Always been the case I think - it's a Global brand and terribly important to the Beeb in terms of revenue

Hey, if it pays the bills so they can continue to make excellent TV like Homes Under the Hammer then I’m all for it

With class leading presenters like, er, Dion Dublin

https://youtu.be/MTjs59onomo

[768]

Biggus thingus said:

With class leading presenters like, er, Dion Dublin

https://youtu.be/MTjs59onomo

That's quite something. Sounds like he had a crash course in presenting property shows.

Right Dion, don't just walk in and say here's the lounge, here's the kitchen, here's the stairs, guide the viewer with how they're used, where they go, you could say something like here are the stairs going up to the bedrooms, understand?

Still, preferable to Paddy.

[Gary C]

Tyre Smoke said:

When is the latest series on then?

is it still on ?

Yawn.

[SydneyBridge]

Sunday 5th june

[Laurel Green]

[Driver101]

1 hour and 10 minutes since confirming the start date and nobody has said they won't be watching it yet.

That must be a PH record?