Dave T Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I agree, it was decent. The segment getting to Blackpool was dull, but the Top Gun bit was good (actually we could have done with a bit more Sabine), and so was the nomad one.I think the Blackpool one died a bit with Le Blanc's Reliant but I enjoyed the bantz as the kids say. I thought the chemistry between them was good as there seemed to be some genuine competitiveness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Couldn't stand the last lot, can't stand the new lot. Each to their own though.pretty much this..... "I love our club, absolutely love it". (Overton, M 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboystu Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I like that the reasonably priced car is no longer so reasonably priced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindle xiii Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I like James May's solo programmes. I do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindle xiii Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I'm not a fan of the new Top Gear. Matt Le Blanc is just bad. But at the same time I thought the proper version was getting too OTT and were doing things badly on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rhino Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Clarkson may have been, no was, a total *rse but he was a consumate communicator and his skilled condescension was the driving force of the show.The other two complemented him perfectly. IMHO Evans is a poor shouty substitute and Le Blank is weak. He simply just doesn't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintslass Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 A load of sexist right wing tat. I enjoyed it and was sad to see it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janner Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Just watched the BBC Three offshoot Extra Gear, thought it was better than the main show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I enjoyed it and was sad to see it go. Well what a surprise! “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Just watched the BBC Three offshoot Extra Gear, thought it was better than the main show. Splitting the content into two shows is odd enough, but having two different sets of presenters is even odder. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Splitting the content into two shows is odd enough, but having two different sets of presenters is even odder. Think they are edging their bets. My guess is if the new top gear doesn't work then extra gear will be rolled in to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It doesn't really matter what your (or my opinion) is/was of Clarkson and Top Gear; it was a very popular programme in many social groups whether you/I like it or not. Quite so. Ten years ago, I did not own a car, was left wing and had no interest in cars. I enjoyed the programme very much. Though, I am surprised it lasted so long. "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 In the tug o war. The rugby team was introduced as Flyee Vandals but they were wearing a Blackpool Scorpions (RL) kit - shame they didn't get a mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Clarkson may have been, no was, a total *rse but he was a consumate communicator and his skilled condescension was the driving force of the show.The other two complemented him perfectly. IMHO Evans is a poor shouty substitute and Le Blank is weak. He simply just doesn't get it. Yep, whatever you think about Clarkson the person it was his writing skills that made Top Gear so popular. While not everything they tired was successful there was still a lot of humour in the scripts and Hammond & May fed off this to great effect. Now we have Evans who's trying to interpret someone else's script (badly) and a 3rd rate American actor who's so wooden it makes the whole show tedious to watch. St.Helens - The Home of record breaking Rugby Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Yep, whatever you think about Clarkson the person it was his writing skills that made Top Gear so popular. While not everything they tired was successful there was still a lot of humour in the scripts and Hammond & May fed off this to great effect. Now we have Evans who's trying to interpret someone else's script (badly) and a 3rd rate American actor who's so wooden it makes the whole show tedious to watch. Instead of a fourth rate motoring journo and his fifth rate hangers on. “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I remember being really upset when Tom Baker left Doctor Who. I got over it, though. Trick with these things is not to rush to judgement. Give the new guy a chance n' all that. It's a wonder any show of any kind gets past its first episode these days, it's so easy to swamp anything in a sea of instant criticism. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Instead of a fourth rate motoring journo and his fifth rate hangers on. But they weren't... fourth/fifth rate wouldn't have achieved the success Clarkson and his hangers on achieved. You can dislike them as much as you want but it doesn't mask their success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 ... it's so easy to swamp anything in a sea of instant criticism. And a mixture of metaphors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 But they weren't... fourth/fifth rate wouldn't have achieved the success Clarkson and his hangers on achieved. You can dislike them as much as you want but it doesn't mask their success. And success is no measure of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 And success is no measure of quality. And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 And? And you suggested it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C H Calthrop Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Just reminiscing about the time the lads drove to the North Pole. Clarkson being thrown into freezing water, May on Polar Bear watch while Clarkson had a poo and Hammond crying to himself with fatigue. Can't help but think Evans would not be the type to do any of it. He looked vexed when he slipping on the reliant trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 And you suggested it did. It doesn't matter what I supposedly suggested - lots of people thought it was good quality hence its success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 And lots thought it was sheeite.... "I love our club, absolutely love it". (Overton, M 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It doesn't matter what I supposedly suggested - lots of people thought it was good quality hence its success. And I simply replied that success is not a measure of quality. It isn't. People often like rubbish. It doesn't make it any good. The Sun is the most read paper in the UK but nobody would seriously suggest it's a quality newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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