What a cracking episode

Olllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvveeeeeeeerrrrrrr!!!!

Chris

why do we have the rac/aa just not needed

Why was everyone Archbishop Desmond... ?:confused:

It's a joke, remember Achbishop Desmond Tutu??

They do it with all the specials.

The winter special was Bjorn IIRC

Managed to watch about fifteen minutes of it until the phone rang Did Oliver make it?

I only caught the end of it, went to Blackpool lights

Thought it was a bit rubbish, personally. Sorry to go against the grain... :(

Thought it was a bit rubbish, personally. Sorry to go against the grain... :(

You

Miserable

Old

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I thought it was a bit weak too Nick. Still watchable, but no laugh out loud moments, and pretty much forgettable. :(

I agree with you Nick tbh.

I dont have an issue with the program as such, just dont think it should be called Top Gear.

Basicaly its the same thing most weeks where one very nice super expensive car gets driven around a track fast (very helpfull to me as a consumer) and they beat the crap out of something over a hostile enviroment etc etc yawn.

seems to be getting more and more predictable and staged

Still a good watch for a sunday evening though:D

They are using the expression "three blokes arsing about" more and more often, seems to be the way TG is going.

At least TG and 5th Gear are heading in different directions and aren't 2 examples of exactly the same program.

Still required viewing though.

5th gear is just dop gear from four or five seasons back with a lower budget.

As for the "three blokes arsing about" JC has said on a couple of occasions that the most popular episodes have been the ones with more of this stuff so it's no surprise that's the way that the show is heading.

I enjoyed tonight's episode , but it wasn't a classic.

It's a joke, remember Achbishop Desmond Tutu??

They do it with all the specials.

The winter special was Bjorn IIRC

I think they were all "Sir Ranolph xxx"...

I thought it was a bit weak too Nick. Still watchable, but no laugh out loud moments, and pretty much forgettable. :(

Oh I don't know, when they were sabotaging James's car with the cow's head and steaks I was creasing up

Was ace!! I was lmao! lol! "If you ruin out of water, you will die. If you're car breaks down, you will die. If you run out of food, you will die." that was so funny. And the dust pmsl!

Oh and - "I think I've just caught every 1920's disease" haha

Yes, I liked that one. Entertainment value - 10/10. I love Jezza

They did Sir Ranulph XXX for the North Pole special and Bjorn XXX for the Winter Olympics one they did with the rocket powered mini IIRC.

Did they do one for the US special? I'm thinking it was someting like Billy Bob xxx

I dont have an issue with the program as such, just dont think it should be called Top Gear.

true. perhaps: "big-boys adventures"?

i feel it's a lifesytle programme with cars as a theme (as opposed to a car show), tbh the last series put me off (fair enough they filmed the 'specials' and it made sense, money-wise, to show them) i've only watched about half of the first episode along with tonight's prog and will only tune in if there's nothing better on.

imo the very thing that gives it mass appeal is what dilutes it as a car series, which brings me back to lummox's quote, to paraphrase: yeah the name should be changed.

I can't understand for the life of me what people see in "Stricly Come Dancing" which to me is complete bilge. It makes me want to ask for my money back, but year after year there it is, the same old crap. At least the Top Gear boys are having a bit of fun as opposed to half the SCD cast who have that "Contractually obligated" look on their face as they prance up and down in a sequined leotard. It's utter crap. Do you know how I get round the fact it's crap?

I don't watch it. Yeah, I know! How revolutionary is that????!!!

The type of people who avidly watch SCD though are probably sitting there going;

"That Top Gear is awful. They need to grow up that lot, who ever heard of such a silly thing! Top gear used to be interesting, I remeber this episiode where they reviewed the Trimuph Acclaim, most factual and really helped you make an informed choice about your next car... tsk I must write to Points Of View"

Guess what? It isn't like that anymore. Watch something else or stop moaning about the fact it's changed and telling everyone what it should be like

Top Gear is what it is, it's never going to appeal to everyone no matter what they do. I for one think it's one of the most entertaining programs thats on the box at the moment but I know that not everyone is going to think so. It's changed. So what. Watch something else.

Why would it have to change it's name? Does a Rock band have to change it's name if it decides to do something different? If they did I think Radiohead whould be on their 20th name change now and probably be called "Polly's new cracker".

Get back to your knitting and keep dreaming about what costume Kelly Brook will be wearing next week.

lmao at the above post!

Who cares what it's called for gods sake?! This place is getting so petty it's untrue - you either like a programme or you don't, therefore watch it, or don't! It really is that simple!!

I might start a new thread about Eastenders and how awful it is, and how it should be called 'soap about irritating fictional people'

No, actually, I wont waste my time breaking it down and moaning about it. Just like I don't waste my time watching it!

As a previous owner of a Lancia Beta Coupe, I can understand many of Jezzas problems. At least rust wasn’t a problem as he had thrown most of the car away.

Very funny show for me.

Thought it was a bit rubbish, personally. Sorry to go against the grain... :(

Totally agree with Nick, this should now be renamed "Three Men On a Jolly", as all they do is have nice expensive holidays at the TV licence payers expense.

When costing in the complete show, with all the camera and back up crews ,what was the budget for this African episode alone?

Mind you, its no different to Captain Slow flying a plane across Europe whilst Clarkson raggs the a5se off a supercar trying to beat him, and to prove what ????

Sorry, but to me they have totally lost direction.

Top gear is just an entertainment show now as opposed to a car review show. 5th Gear is doing that now.

I like it though. Last night was good, not as good as the US road trip special though.

They must be doing something right it's BBC2's top show.

I enjoyed " The Royal ".......

In TG mag this month Hammond does the write up on the Africa trip - he has paid to have the Opel shipped back to blighty.

Top gear is just 1 big Jolly - if only this was day to day work for us all, love the constant **** taking of each other