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Post 1 \| New	Posted January 23rd, 2011
Azz the barbarian. grrr Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 1,785 Type: Administrator	New series of Top Gear then. Bits were good, but does feel a bit like they've run out of ideas. The same gags all the way through, someone else driving for James, slow car in a drag race that can't do 60.. The yeti bit was too long, the interview with John Bishop became slightly uncomfortable. Meh, enjoyable enough but let's hope for better. ------------------ azz.gouranga.com est. 1998 (I am oldskoolier than joo)

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Posted January 23rd, 2011

Azz
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New series of Top Gear then. Bits were good, but does feel a bit like they've run out of ideas. The same gags all the way through, someone else driving for James, slow car in a drag race that can't do 60..

The yeti bit was too long, the interview with John Bishop became slightly uncomfortable.

Meh, enjoyable enough but let's hope for better.

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Post 2 \| New	Posted January 24th, 2011
Dan Wei Joined: Jan '05 Posts: 303	I hope Top Gear goes away.

Post 3 \| New	Posted January 24th, 2011
Fragdieb2 Avatar is missing! Joined: Mar '03 Posts: 1,784	Yes, that episode was sort of weak compared to the christmas special trip, mostly recycling old ideas. It would probably been slightly boring if the imagery wasn't that great, as usual. Still, Top Gear is miles ahead of any german motoring TV show. ------------------ -temporary placeholder for a new cool signature-

Post 4 \| New	Posted January 24th, 2011
Deleted Member	New Top Gear sucks. Everything sucks. GO AWAY.

Post 5 \| New	Posted January 24th, 2011
ameer cunt smasher! Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 3,063	I enjoyed seeing Tiff. I love Tiff. ------------------

Post 6 \| New	Posted January 24th, 2011
Deleted Member	I hate Tiff and, therefore, by extension, I hate you. GO AWAY.

Post 7 \| New	Posted January 24th, 2011
Azz the barbarian. grrr Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 1,785 Type: Administrator	Somebody needs a time out. Yeah I popped for Tiff, that was cool. I seem to remember there was rumours flying around when the gang left to do Fifth Gear that they all hated each other. Not sure if it was true or not, but either way cool he did this one and I believe he was in the christmas one too? ------------------ azz.gouranga.com est. 1998 (I am oldskoolier than joo)

Post 8 \| New	Posted January 24th, 2011
2na Beans, eating it! Joined: Feb '03 Posts: -97,249	I think Tiff and Clarkson get on quite well still, Clarkson mentions him quote a bit in his books. (Well most of his books are just copies of the articles he wrote for the times) Either way Tiff is a champion, with some proper racing skillz. ------------------ I hope you like me and I fit in with your life.

Post 9 \| New	Posted January 25th, 2011
ameer cunt smasher! Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 3,063	Tiff could drive circles around any of them. Easily. With one hand tied around his back. And the other hand up his butt. I recall an old Top Gear clip of his driving scaring all his co-stars. I believe this is it: But Azz, I don't think he was in the Christmas special, if he was, I must have forgotten already. Can anyone give a second opinion on whether or not he was in it? ------------------

Post 10 \| New	Posted January 25th, 2011
Azz the barbarian. grrr Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 1,785 Type: Administrator	He was in another since the stig left, since he did the quick lap in whatever car they were looking at. Perhaps the one just before christmas? Can't remember what it was, get the feeling it was an American trip or something? ------------------ azz.gouranga.com est. 1998 (I am oldskoolier than joo)

Post 11 \| New	Posted January 25th, 2011
Fragdieb2 Avatar is missing! Joined: Mar '03 Posts: 1,784	I just checked up, Tiff sort of was in the epsiode right before christmas (the US trip one). I can't remember him to appear actually on screen, but Clarkson mentions in the "Star-in-a-resonably-priced-car" segment that they used Tiff as an instructor, as there was no Stig available. ------------------ -temporary placeholder for a new cool signature-

Post 12 \| New	Posted January 25th, 2011
Dan Wei Joined: Jan '05 Posts: 303	Now if they'd only ran over Wilson's stupid fucking head that would have been a good episode.

Post 13 \| New	Posted January 26th, 2011
ameer cunt smasher! Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 3,063	Dan Wei wrote: Now if they'd only ran over Wilson's stupid fucking head that would have been a good episode. You mean Quinton Wilson? I actually like him! ------------------

Post 14 \| New	Posted January 26th, 2011
Dan Wei Joined: Jan '05 Posts: 303	That does not surprise me really.

Post 15 \| New	Posted January 26th, 2011
ameer cunt smasher! Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 3,063	I thought he was annoying at first, but after awhile I started to like his presenting style and accent, plus his segments always seem pretty good. ------------------

Post 16 \| New	Posted January 30th, 2011
Azz the barbarian. grrr Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 1,785 Type: Administrator	Bloody hell, this was on the second page.. Second ep tonight, wasn't bad. I like the big challenge episodes. Aussies seemed alright too. Do they do the same thing in the australian series where our lot go down there? Was it just me or was that ferrari bloody dull? They parked it next to the 250 GTO and it just looked bland and unimaginative. Not sure Ferrari have released an attractive car in the last thirty years. ------------------ azz.gouranga.com est. 1998 (I am oldskoolier than joo)

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Posted January 30th, 2011

Azz
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Bloody hell, this was on the second page..

Second ep tonight, wasn't bad. I like the big challenge episodes. Aussies seemed alright too. Do they do the same thing in the australian series where our lot go down there?

Was it just me or was that ferrari bloody dull? They parked it next to the 250 GTO and it just looked bland and unimaginative. Not sure Ferrari have released an attractive car in the last thirty years.

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Post 17 \| New	Posted January 30th, 2011
Maindrian Anti-Hero Deluxe Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 2,501 Type: Moderator	Oh, crikey, I keep forgetting. Thank god for Iplayer, whatever Clarkson says. ------------------ Maindrian and Touge's videos of vague annoyance - Est. 2007

Post 18 \| New	Posted January 30th, 2011
Fragdieb2 Avatar is missing! Joined: Mar '03 Posts: 1,784	Got to wait till tomorrow to see it as usual.... damn the country-limited internets! ------------------ -temporary placeholder for a new cool signature-

Post 19 \| New	Posted January 31st, 2011
ameer cunt smasher! Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 3,063	I'm 1/3rd of the way through the episode now. In America, we have this very stupid magazine called Car & Driver. They do decent comparison testing, but in general, the writers all seem like a bunch of burping simpletons with one hand down their pants. The problem is the magazine prides itself on being irreverent. Thus, there is not merely a very low standard of intelligence going on, there are intentionally stupid and crass headlines, metaphors, and jokes. Of course, that's only because I want to read a serious car magazine. In reality, it's not that offensive. In comparison to Top Gear writers, they look like connoisseurs of the written word. I've read quite a few Top Gear magazine reviews, and holy shit, those writers have absolutely no journalistic integrity. They're too busy trying to out-Clarkson each other by ripping test vehicles a new proverbial asshole through outrageous hyperbole. Not even the numerical score is safe- I've seen a number of scores absolutely dashed unfairly for the sake of a childish joke. From what I've seen, the magazine is even worse than the show in terms of factual information about cars. But I digress. My point is, Top Gear tries too hard to be outrageous and crass, which is why Hammond's comments about Mexicans didn't quite exhibit anything more from me than an eye roll. I'm sure the producers will be having a good wank over the few angry letters they'll get. It seems a bit cowardly to me more than anything, as I don't think there is a large Mexican population in the UK, unlike here in the States. That same comment on an American show would probably result in some people losing their jobs. However, I know they had no malice behind the comment, it was simply the drooling writers' idea of off-color humor. Then, May's next line they crossed my personal boundary. Mexican food is excellent. That's all I'm saying. ------------------

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Posted January 31st, 2011

ameer
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I'm 1/3rd of the way through the episode now.

In America, we have this very stupid magazine called Car & Driver. They do decent comparison testing, but in general, the writers all seem like a bunch of burping simpletons with one hand down their pants. The problem is the magazine prides itself on being irreverent. Thus, there is not merely a very low standard of intelligence going on, there are intentionally stupid and crass headlines, metaphors, and jokes. Of course, that's only because I want to read a serious car magazine. In reality, it's not that offensive.

In comparison to Top Gear writers, they look like connoisseurs of the written word. I've read quite a few Top Gear magazine reviews, and holy shit, those writers have absolutely no journalistic integrity. They're too busy trying to out-Clarkson each other by ripping test vehicles a new proverbial asshole through outrageous hyperbole. Not even the numerical score is safe- I've seen a number of scores absolutely dashed unfairly for the sake of a childish joke. From what I've seen, the magazine is even worse than the show in terms of factual information about cars.

But I digress. My point is, Top Gear tries too hard to be outrageous and crass, which is why Hammond's comments about Mexicans didn't quite exhibit anything more from me than an eye roll. I'm sure the producers will be having a good wank over the few angry letters they'll get. It seems a bit cowardly to me more than anything, as I don't think there is a large Mexican population in the UK, unlike here in the States. That same comment on an American show would probably result in some people losing their jobs. However, I know they had no malice behind the comment, it was simply the drooling writers' idea of off-color humor.

Then, May's next line they crossed my personal boundary. Mexican food is excellent. That's all I'm saying.

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Post 20 \| New	Posted January 31st, 2011
Dan Wei Joined: Jan '05 Posts: 303	Quote: But I digress. My point is, Top Gear tries too hard to be outrageous and crass, which is why Hammond's comments about Mexicans didn't quite exhibit anything more from me than an eye roll. I'm sure the producers will be having a good wank over the few angry letters they'll get. It seems a bit cowardly to me more than anything, as I don't think there is a large Mexican population in the UK, unlike here in the States. That same comment on an American show would probably result in some people losing their jobs. However, I know they had no malice behind the comment, it was simply the drooling writers' idea of off-color humor. This is why I don't watch it any more, plus there's enough of a latin community in the UK to cause some offence I'm sure. Plus to further the reasons behind my hate for Wilson, it's the same reason I hate May. They both come across as self serving tossers and further the[ most annoying stereotype (apart from the teeth one, which i guess is partially justified) about English people or the floppy haired lord of the manor. It just angers me to see either of them on the screen, not to mention Wilson's voice which might as well be a soundbyte of him sucking his own dick. On that note are there any US car shows that are actually about cars and give a decent non faggoting approach to reviewing them? I'm massively out of the loop as far as modern cars go, and I wouldn't actually mind brushing up on my auto-mechanics theory if any of you could recommend some reading material.

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Posted January 31st, 2011

Dan Wei

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But I digress. My point is, Top Gear tries too hard to be outrageous and crass, which is why Hammond's comments about Mexicans didn't quite exhibit anything more from me than an eye roll. I'm sure the producers will be having a good wank over the few angry letters they'll get. It seems a bit cowardly to me more than anything, as I don't think there is a large Mexican population in the UK, unlike here in the States. That same comment on an American show would probably result in some people losing their jobs. However, I know they had no malice behind the comment, it was simply the drooling writers' idea of off-color humor.

This is why I don't watch it any more, plus there's enough of a latin community in the UK to cause some offence I'm sure.

Plus to further the reasons behind my hate for Wilson, it's the same reason I hate May. They both come across as self serving tossers and further the[ most annoying stereotype (apart from the teeth one, which i guess is partially justified) about English people or the floppy haired lord of the manor. It just angers me to see either of them on the screen, not to mention Wilson's voice which might as well be a soundbyte of him sucking his own dick.

On that note are there any US car shows that are actually about cars and give a decent non faggoting approach to reviewing them? I'm massively out of the loop as far as modern cars go, and I wouldn't actually mind brushing up on my auto-mechanics theory if any of you could recommend some reading material.

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