Top GearAfrica part 1

Its better than I was expecting. I used to watch Top Gear every week but I have to say I can take it or leave it now. It def needs a revamp and a bike slot putting in. I know they tried it years ago without much success but it needs revisiting. Im bored of the star in the car shit too. Plus dont really care who the fooking stig is. Three very lucky men who get to live there lives as little boys and have got to the point of taking it for granted

 

I wouldn't mind if they binned the studio stuff and just did adventure jollies.

 

Just ditch the scripts IMO. Thats the source of all the weak material. They're not actors and Im sure that their banter is funny when its off the cuff but you get the impression they banter, write a script, get it checked by the BBC to be sure its not offending the Mexicans then try to re-enact it on screen....it doesn't work.

 

This series so far I have struggled to watch and kind of expected this 2 part special to be a bit crap, But I did enjoy it and amd looking forward to part 2

 

The specials are the only bits worth watching now, there's obviously a lot of work, planning etc goes into these (did you see the size of the crew they had with them on last nights show?).

I understand the need for the studio stuff, it's got to be way cheaper than the specials but the specials are the show now... new formula or just make more specials for me.

 

Your other viewing options are The only way is Essex and X-factor.

Think I'll stick to Top Gear:frown:

 

That's rather good actually. If a little short on storyline.

 

When's the repeat? Forgot to record it.

 

I thought it was a bit of a laugh. Top Gear is one of those things I am happy to look at, but don't care if I miss.

You have to wonder though, as I suppose with all reality TV, just how real it is. Clearly in their case, not at all. So when they go to the shit hotel, you just know they didn't spend the night in it (or where did all the crew sleep?) so why pretend they did? Nor did they perform the handyman stunts on their cars - a whole crew spent a day on them. So again, why pretend? They wouldn't have slept in their cars either.

In the final analysis, if you're making a "documentary" or a sort of test, you'd have to hope that some of it was real, but it appears that none of it actually is. So really, it's just a knockabout comedy film for middle-aged blokes. Well, why not?

 

It was a little shocking how fat clarkson, and to a lesser degree James may have got. I do like James may, one of the few tv personalities is actually like to meet.

 

I agree. Protuberant bellies on show - a bit of a bad advert for middle-aged men and a car obsession. Clarkson is my age. He looks about 10 years older.

James May seems like a really nice bloke.

 

Yeah, funny enough my eldest commented on Clarkson's disproportionate gut. Made me think of on of those wildlife shows where you see a snake digesting a whole antelope.

 

I find it all a bit cringeworthy - last nights was bearable just

Mr Clarkson viewed a house my parents had for sale maybe 15 years ago

Dad said afterwards 'I recognised that bloke'

Mum said - yes it was Jeremy Clarkson

Dad said - I wondered why he gave me a funny look when I said 'drive carefully' when he left

Can we please have some guest presenters - Rowan Atkinson and Jay Leno for a start

 

on Dave 4 times a day for the next 15 years as of about June
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Watched on iplay.

Enjoyed it... Agree with many others, lost interest in TG few years back.

 

Well, maybe not Jay Leno.