New Top Gear
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I didn’t enjoy it last night, far too scripted and wooden, trying to be lads but with false unrealitstic banter, not for me :thumbsdown:
Steve84N said:
Ive only ever seen the guy on TG & last year within first few episodes he was swiftly downgraded from possible main man to sidekick , last night he was like the annoying kid at the school party who ate all the smarties & guzzled the IrnBru
just plain annoying & bad script or not for me added nothing of value to the show .I'l persevere as there is so little car stuff on mainstream tv but maybe record the next episode so i can fastforward
Nanu said:Didn't miss much. I watched the first 20 mins and switched over. The attempt at spontaneous humour just annoys the hell out of meZoomer said:Haven't tried GT series 2 yet, but just seen the last 20 mins of top gear and quite happy I missed the first 40
MLB is just about OK but the other 2, one can drive but that's it and the other? It's the same old TG but without the very funny idiots. It's not interesting/ informative or funny.
Have a look at this stuff instead: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chris+harris+on+carsmr wilks said:Ive only ever seen the guy on TG & last year within first few episodes he was swiftly downgraded from possible main man to sidekick , last night he was like the annoying kid at the school party who ate all the smarties & guzzled the IrnBru
Loads of good ones including the holy trinity shootout, F40 vs F50 ruining tyres, C63 vs RS4 etc...
It’s a tricky one. I thought the best bits of the last series were just Chris H in the car on his own - he’s far more relaxed when left to do his own thing, and dare I say has a better presentation style (when combined with driving) than a lot of TV presenters. Problem is that’s going to bore the hell out of your average household, what with his talk of rose joints and “inherent chassis balance”. I hope they find the winning formula eventually - as others have said, all the ingredients are there.
Must admit though, the Le Blanc “sheets of A4” quip made me lol.
Must admit though, the Le Blanc “sheets of A4” quip made me lol.
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The best thing that happened was Chris Evans went!
I've always liked Chris Harris' stuff on youtube, but he doesn't seem to be allowed to present in his own style on TG - although that may be because much of the TG audience wouldn't appreciate it!
But some of the films he made about cars he actually owned were fantastic.
I like Matt - he seems the most comfortable on camera, but given his acting background I suppose that's not surprising!
Rory moans he never gets to drive the best cars, but that seems to be his role - the keen participant who has limited knowledge.
Sabine is great at the Ring, but anywhere else Chris seems to be at least as quick and you can't focus too many episodes on the Ring for a general entertainment audience!
I'll give it some more time, but seeing as it is about cars I'll probably keep watching! :lol:
I've always liked Chris Harris' stuff on youtube, but he doesn't seem to be allowed to present in his own style on TG - although that may be because much of the TG audience wouldn't appreciate it!
But some of the films he made about cars he actually owned were fantastic. I like Matt - he seems the most comfortable on camera, but given his acting background I suppose that's not surprising!
Rory moans he never gets to drive the best cars, but that seems to be his role - the keen participant who has limited knowledge.
Sabine is great at the Ring, but anywhere else Chris seems to be at least as quick and you can't focus too many episodes on the Ring for a general entertainment audience!
I'll give it some more time, but seeing as it is about cars I'll probably keep watching! :lol:
All trying too hard. And a bit deja vu. . .
Dreadful misuse of Chris Harris as clown - best car presenter on YouTube by a mile.
Where they did try something different then it didn't quite work - but prepared to give it time.
The Grand Tour is beginning to be the new Last of the Summer Wine - without the massive shooting budget and cutting edge recording techniques it might even be embarrassing. Still watch it for the bits of magic.
Dreadful misuse of Chris Harris as clown - best car presenter on YouTube by a mile.
Where they did try something different then it didn't quite work - but prepared to give it time.
The Grand Tour is beginning to be the new Last of the Summer Wine - without the massive shooting budget and cutting edge recording techniques it might even be embarrassing. Still watch it for the bits of magic.
I'm going to be the lone voice of dissent........but I am really enjoying series 2 of GT!
There ! I've said it!
I know it's the same old format as original TG but as I always dismissed that as a trio of over privileged public school boys getting their jollies, I suppose i set the bar fairly low.
Taken for what it is you do at least have the banter between three mates which does appear to be unscripted. Dare I say it ......I'm actually starting to like Jeremy Clarkson
I know that the thread is about TG which I think is trying too hard, wooden performance from all, forced chemistry ie: NO chemistry basically all that's already been said. :thumbsdown:
There ! I've said it!
I know it's the same old format as original TG but as I always dismissed that as a trio of over privileged public school boys getting their jollies, I suppose i set the bar fairly low.
Taken for what it is you do at least have the banter between three mates which does appear to be unscripted. Dare I say it ......I'm actually starting to like Jeremy Clarkson
I know that the thread is about TG which I think is trying too hard, wooden performance from all, forced chemistry ie: NO chemistry basically all that's already been said. :thumbsdown:
What a mess
Yeah,this was the worst episode of Top gear I have watched in a while.
Big foot,big foot ,big foot as said!!
Not even funny in the slightest,missed the mark completely.
No point to the 5minutes of city car backward driving/racing....felt like filling the gaps,tbh.
The only decent thing was the McLaren 720s
They do sound so nice in the flesh as well,lovely cars and a relative bargain of a supercar at 200k.
Gives the P1 ,Porsche 918, and La Ferrari a run in the performance stakes,and they cost way more.
Other than that, tonights tg was poor!
Big foot,big foot ,big foot as said!!
Not even funny in the slightest,missed the mark completely.
No point to the 5minutes of city car backward driving/racing....felt like filling the gaps,tbh.
The only decent thing was the McLaren 720s
They do sound so nice in the flesh as well,lovely cars and a relative bargain of a supercar at 200k.
Gives the P1 ,Porsche 918, and La Ferrari a run in the performance stakes,and they cost way more.
Other than that, tonights tg was poor!