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Title: New Top Gear.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 05 March 2017, 20:14:11
Just started. Hoping it will be better without the Ginger ego monster. Cant be any worse than Amazon,s Grand Tour surely ?
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 05 March 2017, 20:39:07
Maybe I'm getting old, but I'm finding it utterly tedious.  :-\
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 05 March 2017, 21:05:21
My subjective opinion is as follows.

Matt Le Blanc carries the show on his own. Chris Harris is too smarmy and insincere, and I can't help feeling that the black kid ( I will need to google his name) is there merely for the purpose of political/racial correctness.

Six out of ten.

Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: STEMO on 05 March 2017, 22:18:38
Recorded it. Might watch if nowt else on in the week. Let me guess...is it grown men acting like kids in cars?
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Weds on 05 March 2017, 22:50:15
I liked it... and the extra Top Gear too...
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 06 March 2017, 00:42:48
Recorded it. Might watch if nowt else on in the week. Let me guess...is it grown men acting like kids in cars?

Pre-kids. ;D
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: zirk on 06 March 2017, 00:49:16
Haven't watched it yet, but my gut feeling is probably the same as most, Top Gear has done its time now, both on the BBC and Amazon.  :(
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: TheBoy on 06 March 2017, 09:14:13
I suspect the media center recorded it, but not watched it yet.

Got round to watching some more of the Amazon ones, quite enjoyed the beach buggy ones :).
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 06 March 2017, 12:41:04
Downloaded it this morning, might get a chance to watch it in the next couple of days hopefully, went off Clarkson & co just seemed to get sillier as the episodes went on.
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 06 March 2017, 13:10:23
I suspect the media center recorded it, but not watched it yet.

Got round to watching some more of the Amazon ones, quite enjoyed the beach buggy ones :).

I recently watched this episode. Quite enjoyable in the usual adolescent way. Typically Clarkson had to have a 200 BHP Rover V8 in his buggy rather than the usual Beetle lump.

Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: henryd on 06 March 2017, 17:20:57
Just started. Hoping it will be better without the Ginger ego monster. Cant be any worse than Amazon,s Grand Tour surely ?

I thought last nights was way better tah anything from the last series :y
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 06 March 2017, 17:22:51
Watched a little bit of it with my Grandson, so far so good.
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: X30XE on 06 March 2017, 17:25:47
I suspect the media center recorded it, but not watched it yet.

Got round to watching some more of the Amazon ones, quite enjoyed the beach buggy ones :).

I recently watched this episode. Quite enjoyable in the usual adolescent way. Typically Clarkson had to have a 200 BHP Rover V8 in his buggy rather than the usual Beetle lump.

Highly optimistic for a 3.5 carb v8 ;) They only manage ~180 in the 4.0 with EFI  ::)
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 06 March 2017, 18:13:28
I suspect the media center recorded it, but not watched it yet.

Got round to watching some more of the Amazon ones, quite enjoyed the beach buggy ones :).

I recently watched this episode. Quite enjoyable in the usual adolescent way. Typically Clarkson had to have a 200 BHP Rover V8 in his buggy rather than the usual Beetle lump.

Highly optimistic for a 3.5 carb v8 ;) They only manage ~180 in the 4.0 with EFI  ::)

What did that lump manage in 4.0 TVR form?
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: X30XE on 06 March 2017, 20:32:26
I suspect the media center recorded it, but not watched it yet.

Got round to watching some more of the Amazon ones, quite enjoyed the beach buggy ones :).

I recently watched this episode. Quite enjoyable in the usual adolescent way. Typically Clarkson had to have a 200 BHP Rover V8 in his buggy rather than the usual Beetle lump.

Highly optimistic for a 3.5 carb v8 ;) They only manage ~180 in the 4.0 with EFI  ::)

What did that lump manage in 4.0 TVR form?

240 standard comp 275 hi-comp according to Wikipaedo
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: minifreek on 06 March 2017, 20:40:52
It was OK.....

Matt Le Blanc is and always will be a bit of a wooden presenter.... the other 2 - dunno why they're there TBH except to make up the numbers....
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Lazydocker on 06 March 2017, 21:26:16
When will the BBC learn that the 3 presenter layout worked because of who they were? Found it a little "beige" myself.

Mind you, I'm finding bits of the Grand Tour tedious too :-\
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: STEMO on 06 March 2017, 21:28:13
When will the BBC learn that the 3 presenter layout worked because of who they were? Found it a little "beige" myself.

Mind you, I'm finding bits of the Grand Tour tedious too :-\
I don't think it matters who does it, the whole format is stale.
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Lazydocker on 06 March 2017, 21:35:47
When will the BBC learn that the 3 presenter layout worked because of who they were? Found it a little "beige" myself.

Mind you, I'm finding bits of the Grand Tour tedious too :-\
I don't think it matters who does it, the whole format is stale.

Who are you and where is Esty? We don't often agree on things  ::) :D
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: STEMO on 06 March 2017, 21:40:00
When will the BBC learn that the 3 presenter layout worked because of who they were? Found it a little "beige" myself.

Mind you, I'm finding bits of the Grand Tour tedious too :-\
I don't think it matters who does it, the whole format is stale.

Who are you and where is Esty? We don't often agree on things  ::) :D
Yes...sorry...top gear is f****ng awesome. Better?  ;D
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 06 March 2017, 21:46:20
When will the BBC learn that the 3 presenter layout worked because of who they were? Found it a little "beige" myself.

Mind you, I'm finding bits of the Grand Tour tedious too :-\

Exactly. :y................time to let the concept(s) die a natural death, instead of keeping the life support plugged in for the sake of £££££
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: X30XE on 06 March 2017, 22:11:01
Tried watching it now the ginger tosser has gone.  Managed 20mins.  Utterly unspeakably awful.

Chris Harris is the only one who's capable of presenting and knows anything about cars. 

Token black guy... there aren't words for how shit he is.
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 06 March 2017, 22:16:18
I was enjoying it until they bent the Ovlov. That was clearly someone's pride and joy for many years :(
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Lazydocker on 07 March 2017, 09:44:11
When will the BBC learn that the 3 presenter layout worked because of who they were? Found it a little "beige" myself.

Mind you, I'm finding bits of the Grand Tour tedious too :-\
I don't think it matters who does it, the whole format is stale.

Who are you and where is Esty? We don't often agree on things  ::) :D
Yes...sorry...top gear is f****ng awesome. Better?  ;D
:y :D
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: steve6367 on 07 March 2017, 09:57:44
I really enjoyed it, much better than the last series  :y
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 07 March 2017, 12:17:41
I really enjoyed it, much better than the last series  :y
I only watched the first episode of the last one... so far this is an improvement. Matt LeBlanc still carries the show and tother two might as well not be there though :-\
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: TheBoy on 07 March 2017, 13:12:33
When will the BBC learn that the 3 presenter layout worked because of who they were? Found it a little "beige" myself.

Mind you, I'm finding bits of the Grand Tour tedious too :-\

Exactly. :y................time to let the concept(s) die a natural death, instead of keeping the life support plugged in for the sake of £££££
There is still clearly the demand for it and similar.  Mind you, hardly surprising when you compare it to what else is on the telly.

Saw another GT episode last night, one where they kept blowing up Hammonds armoured van. Tediously predictable, but amusing in a purile, childish kind of way. I did actually audibly laugh at that bit.
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 07 March 2017, 14:30:27
Saw the rest of it this morning, not very impressed with any of the presenters , doubt if I will watch the rest of the series.
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: tunnie on 10 March 2017, 23:08:17
Just watched it, mixed bag really. Reviews tend to be good, but the 3 of them together is not working.... yet.

Felt too wooden and 'forced' banter/mate type behaviour, trying to replicate what Clarkson/Hammond/May had naturally.

That said, it's early days and it took time for the original trio to really blend. 

Not bad overall, but won't seek out new episodes, only go to watch it if nothing else on.
Title: Re: New Top Gear.
Post by: TheBoy on 11 March 2017, 09:04:32
Just watched it, mixed bag really. Reviews tend to be good, but the 3 of them together is not working.... yet.

Felt too wooden and 'forced' banter/mate type behaviour, trying to replicate what Clarkson/Hammond/May had naturally.
Watched it last night, and I agree that they are not only trying to follow the old format, but the presenters are trying, badly, to be like the old presenters.

Mrs TB just said at the end, they shouldn't have bothered.

They just seem too awkward together. But now, unlike last series, it seems the trio will work more together (rather than the overgrown zoo in the Evans attempt), maybe they will start to gel....   ....but you get the impression these 3 aren't mates