The Top Gear Megathread! Mark II - Page 36

Big-TDI-Guy · Mar 4, 2012, 05:17 AM

Top Gear US: Seth Rogan, Adam Carolla and Jay Leno. I'll watch TG US then, as it stands a chance of being entertaining!

Current trio over here are about as entertaining as filing your taxes...

CWallace · Mar 5, 2012, 01:51 PM

Have to say 18x06 was really well done.

combatcolin · Mar 8, 2012, 04:28 AM

3 Idiots in a Track Cars.

iGav · Mar 8, 2012, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by combatcolin

3 Idiots in a Track Cars.

I quit like that Morgan. It's not really a track car… but it looked great fun on the track, so does that make it a track car?

What I don't understand though, is why they feel the need occasionally to become, almost like clueless caricatures of themselves, rather than just being natural, it's bizarre & rather cringe inducing.

Big-TDI-Guy · Mar 8, 2012, 06:51 PM

That Morgan looks like an absolute blast, I'd love one of those, even if it were to double as a handy aluminum coffin on the streets out here. At least you can go out with a smile.

If only I were rich...

R94N · Mar 9, 2012, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iGav

I quit like that Morgan. It's not really a track car… but it looked great fun on the track, so does that make it a track car?

What I don't understand though, is why they feel the need occasionally to become, almost like clueless caricatures of themselves, rather than just being natural, it's bizarre & rather cringe inducing.

I think sometimes they try too hard to be funny.

Watabou · Mar 12, 2012, 03:46 AM

And they end with a very good episode! Overall, I'd say this series was better than the previous one. I loved the review on the M5 and May's film on the Ferrari 250GT was just salivating.

DAC47 · Sep 27, 2012, 06:13 AM

3 more years...

Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson and co-hosts sign three-year pay deal

quagmire · Jan 28, 2013, 02:07 PM

Top Gear is back......

We have a new track leader

The Clarkson P45 is interesting....

Can't wait for the Viper road test....

As usual Clarkson makes fun of the new 'Vette.

avro707 · Jan 29, 2013, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R94N

I think sometimes they try too hard to be funny.

Exactly right. That's why I often prefer the video reviews from Evo's owner Harry Metcalfe. He loves cars and it shows.

Plus he gets to drive all of the extremely rare and desirable cars that Top Gear will never get to even touch, and always before everyone else. And he knows when to keep quiet and let the car do the talking.

I loved the review he did on the Zonda 760 RS, another one that Top Gear probably won't cover.

R94N · Jan 30, 2013, 12:42 PM

I thought last Sunday's episode was a bit rubbish, to be honest. Most of it was quite good, but the Z10 thing or whatever it was was just not funny to me.

0dev · Jan 30, 2013, 01:49 PM

Just watched the first of the new series, absolutely amazing, the end had me in stitches

Signal-11 · Jan 31, 2013, 07:09 AM

Ugh. I thought the season premiere was awful.

The only segment I really enjoyed was May rallying the Bentley. And boy, has he packed on a few pounds since last season.

Richard's segment with the Pagani was okay. Not excellent, but not bad. Jeremy does these supercar segments better, but I understand why Richard did this one. Hammond tends to overemote and ham it up too much.

Jeremy's segment was almost unwatchable for me. Jeremy tried to carry the entire stupid segment with his charm but he couldn't pull it off because he was saddled with such an absurd (not in a good way) premise. These exercises in absurdity work best with all three of the boys are there to play off of each other. I thought it would be a shorter segment, but it dragged on and on and by the time they reached the dragons (or whatever, I don't watch much TV), I came to the awful realization that this segment was going to go on for the rest of the episode.

quagmire · Feb 3, 2013, 11:27 PM

Tonights ep was great as well. To see the Lexus reps faces when Clarkson made those requests.....

iGav · Feb 5, 2013, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avro707

Exactly right. That's why I often prefer the video reviews from Evo's owner Harry Metcalfe. He loves cars and it shows.

Chris 'Monkey' Harris for me... genuine, unbridled passion... top notch wheelsmith too... all-in-all a highly watchable chap.

Signal-11 · Feb 6, 2013, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quagmire

Tonights ep was great as well. To see the Lexus reps faces when Clarkson made those requests.....

I loved this episode.

I'm a big fan of the episodes when the boys do ridiculous things in ridiculous cars. Chased down at Willow Springs by former USAF jet jockeys in high performance pursuit planes? It doesn't get much better than that.

Mays had the most most convincing argument. If I'm going cruise a couple thousand miles in a truly great car, regardless of the venue, I'd choose the Aston.

On a track day, yeah, I'd love some wheel time behind an LFA or a Viper, but for a GT car, no one does it better than the Brits.

quagmire · Feb 10, 2013, 09:58 PM

Screw the French.

0dev · Feb 11, 2013, 11:41 AM

Amusing as always, although the editing was quite lazy - how many times they show a close up of the Mustang badge or the "GT500" thing written on the glovebox?

American cars have never been my thing but I'd have to agree with Jeremy that the Mustang is just cool.

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Watabou macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In the kitchen glazing my buns	And they end with a very good episode! Overall, I'd say this series was better than the previous one. I loved the review on the M5 and May's film on the Ferrari 250GT was just salivating. __________________ Early 2008 Macbook Pro, iPhone 5
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quagmire macrumors 601 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Celestial Being	Top Gear is back...... We have a new track leader The Clarkson P45 is interesting.... Can't wait for the Viper road test.... As usual Clarkson makes fun of the new 'Vette. __________________ Crimes against US History: CV-6 USS Enterprise Yankee Stadium Penn Station-New York
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Big-TDI-Guy macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2007	Top Gear US: Seth Rogan, Adam Carolla and Jay Leno. I'll watch TG US then, as it stands a chance of being entertaining! Current trio over here are about as entertaining as filing your taxes...
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CWallace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA	Have to say 18x06 was really well done.
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Big-TDI-Guy macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2007	That Morgan looks like an absolute blast, I'd love one of those, even if it were to double as a handy aluminum coffin on the streets out here. At least you can go out with a smile. If only I were rich...
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DAC47 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cardiff	3 more years... Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson and co-hosts sign three-year pay deal
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R94N macrumors 68020 Join Date: May 2010 Location: UK	I thought last Sunday's episode was a bit rubbish, to be honest. Most of it was quite good, but the Z10 thing or whatever it was was just not funny to me.
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0dev macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 127.0.0.1	Just watched the first of the new series, absolutely amazing, the end had me in stitches
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Jan 31, 2013, 07:09 AM	#888
Signal-11 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 2nd Star to the Right	Ugh. I thought the season premiere was awful. The only segment I really enjoyed was May rallying the Bentley. And boy, has he packed on a few pounds since last season. Richard's segment with the Pagani was okay. Not excellent, but not bad. Jeremy does these supercar segments better, but I understand why Richard did this one. Hammond tends to overemote and ham it up too much. Jeremy's segment was almost unwatchable for me. Jeremy tried to carry the entire stupid segment with his charm but he couldn't pull it off because he was saddled with such an absurd (not in a good way) premise. These exercises in absurdity work best with all three of the boys are there to play off of each other. I thought it would be a shorter segment, but it dragged on and on and by the time they reached the dragons (or whatever, I don't watch much TV), I came to the awful realization that this segment was going to go on for the rest of the episode.
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0dev macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 127.0.0.1	Amusing as always, although the editing was quite lazy - how many times they show a close up of the Mustang badge or the "GT500" thing written on the glovebox? American cars have never been my thing but I'd have to agree with Jeremy that the Mustang is just cool.
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