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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:50:05 AM EDT
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Nice! They need to revoke the US franchise.
It's unwatchable.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:59:48 AM EDT
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In before Clarkson says something totally awesome that pisses off a bunch of liberal twits.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:00:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:01:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:05:53 PM EDT
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Tomorrow on BBCA.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:06:30 PM EDT
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Tomorrow on BBCA. They were supposed to simulcast... 
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:09:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:21:28 PM EDT
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Dang they're lookin' old!
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:22:34 PM EDT
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Watching an old one now. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:24:19 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:24:26 PM EDT
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What do you mean?
New episodes have been on the last few weeks. Fuck Argentina. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:24:33 PM EDT
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They were supposed to simulcast... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Tomorrow on BBCA. They were supposed to simulcast... We're not going to be a season behind anymore, sweet. This means I won't have to (^$#^&* them anymore. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:26:50 PM EDT
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What do you mean? New episodes have been on the last few weeks. Fuck Argentina. That was a stand alone special, not part of the season, IIRC. Going to watch both parts tonight. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:28:03 PM EDT
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The last couple of years it feels like there's a lot of tension on the show. It's too bad, but I think those guys are starting to hate each other.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:33:30 PM EDT
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freakin cable company nixed BBCA earlier this month
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:35:03 PM EDT
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Nice! They need to revoke the US franchise. It's unwatchable.
Concur. It's all stupid, with no reviews. I don't want to see some painfully staged and stupid 'challenge' written by someone not worthy of taking out the trash of the worst writer on the BBC Top Gear team. Review the new Lincoln MKX. Talk to me about what Acura is coming out with. Lets see what new with Toyota. BBC Top Gear always features some excellent reviews, and they aren't all of super cars. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:44:20 PM EDT
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That show is made by the personalities of the stars.
The American show fails for the same reason. They aren't particularly funny or likable...a Bieberesque boy racer, a washed-up comedian who wasn't that funny when he was a comedian (and is less funny now), and a fat, whiny metrosexual. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:49:37 PM EDT
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Concur. It's all stupid, with no reviews. I don't want to see some painfully staged and stupid 'challenge' written by someone not worthy of taking out the trash of the worst writer on the BBC Top Gear team. Review the new Lincoln MKX. Talk to me about what Acura is coming out with. Lets see what new with Toyota. BBC Top Gear always features some excellent reviews, and they aren't all of super cars. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Nice! They need to revoke the US franchise. It's unwatchable.
Concur. It's all stupid, with no reviews. I don't want to see some painfully staged and stupid 'challenge' written by someone not worthy of taking out the trash of the worst writer on the BBC Top Gear team. Review the new Lincoln MKX. Talk to me about what Acura is coming out with. Lets see what new with Toyota. BBC Top Gear always features some excellent reviews, and they aren't all of super cars. Was a pretty good post by someone here on this topic a while back. Boils down to the difference in the way Top Gear USA is funded vs Top Gear UK. Because Top Gear USA is funded by the car companies themselves (through test cars and advertisements) we're likely to never see 'real,' honest reviews. It's a shame because I think the show could be very successful here - if they were able to explore the topics openly and honestly. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:54:12 PM EDT
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Can't wait.
Where's my Coke and Popcorn?  |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 1:02:08 PM EDT
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Was a pretty good post by someone here on this topic a while back. Boils down to the difference in the way Top Gear USA is funded vs Top Gear UK. Because Top Gear USA is funded by the car companies themselves (through test cars and advertisements) we're likely to never see 'real,' honest reviews. It's a shame because I think the show could be very successful here - if they were able to explore the topics openly and honestly. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Nice! They need to revoke the US franchise. It's unwatchable.
Concur. It's all stupid, with no reviews. I don't want to see some painfully staged and stupid 'challenge' written by someone not worthy of taking out the trash of the worst writer on the BBC Top Gear team. Review the new Lincoln MKX. Talk to me about what Acura is coming out with. Lets see what new with Toyota. BBC Top Gear always features some excellent reviews, and they aren't all of super cars. Was a pretty good post by someone here on this topic a while back. Boils down to the difference in the way Top Gear USA is funded vs Top Gear UK. Because Top Gear USA is funded by the car companies themselves (through test cars and advertisements) we're likely to never see 'real,' honest reviews. It's a shame because I think the show could be very successful here - if they were able to explore the topics openly and honestly. I think an equally big problem is the difference in television formatting. On the BBC, an hour long show is an hour long show. On the History Channel, an hour long show is more like 40 minutes interrupted by commercials. To make matters worse, every commercial break is preceded by a "preview" of what's coming after the break, and every break is followed by a "review" of what happened before the break. By the time it's all watered down, you're left with maybe 30 minutes of actual show. If you remember early on, TG USA had a studio and track kinda like TG UK. They had a few hot laps and a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" ripoff. All of that was presumably canned to open time for scripted shenanigans to entertain the US viewer base. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 1:14:25 PM EDT
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freakin cable company nixed BBCA earlier this month Google "VPN" Top Gear is infinity better when viewed through the BBC iPlayer. Watching Top Gear SE22 teaser special. This series looks pretty good. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 1:31:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: freakin cable company nixed BBCA earlier this month |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 12:12:08 AM EDT
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Who else saw the Chilean flag pins on their shirts in the studio?
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Posted: 1/26/2015 12:19:47 AM EDT
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On the History Channel, an hour long show is more like 40 minutes interrupted by commercials. To make matters worse, every commercial break is preceded by a "preview" of what's coming after the break, and every break is followed by a "review" of what happened before the break. By the time it's all watered down, you're left with maybe 30 minutes of actual show.
46-48 minutes actually. Something has to pay for the production of the programs. With advertising it's free to the viewer. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 12:49:41 AM EDT
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Downloading now. I like to keep a local copy, sue me.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 12:58:47 AM EDT
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The best show on TV
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Posted: 1/26/2015 1:09:08 AM EDT
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46-48 minutes actually. Something has to pay for the production of the programs. With advertising it's free to the viewer. Quote HistoryQuoted:
On the History Channel, an hour long show is more like 40 minutes interrupted by commercials. To make matters worse, every commercial break is preceded by a "preview" of what's coming after the break, and every break is followed by a "review" of what happened before the break. By the time it's all watered down, you're left with maybe 30 minutes of actual show.
46-48 minutes actually. Something has to pay for the production of the programs. With advertising it's free to the viewer. 10-15minutes makes a huge difference in TV But the difference is Top Gear UK makes sure to every minute with quality. If you watch through any show (or season) its 10% shenanigans (like there abroad junk car specials) 10% news (keeping up with new laws ) 80% reviews. Heck it's the TV of any car magazines. TOP Gear US (which I do enjoy) is junk food. It's ok in small amounts. I rather have them have them a similar format even if it means a couple less car reviews but has the new stars in cars and only a couple episodes doing stupid stuff. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 1:16:59 AM EDT
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Can't wait to see the LaFerrari.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 2:32:51 AM EDT
[#29]
BBC Top Gear is best Top Gear.
That American one is shit, and too damn painful to watch |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 2:35:27 AM EDT
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BBC Top Gear is best Top Gear. That American one is shit, and too damn painful to watch RoadKill (YouTube only) is what American Top Gear ought to be. It's something we can be proud of. 
If they had the same budget, it would turn the world upside down. 
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:33:50 AM EDT
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RoadKill (YouTube only) is what American Top Gear ought to be. It's something we can be proud of.
If they had the same budget, it would turn the world upside down. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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BBC Top Gear is best Top Gear. That American one is shit, and too damn painful to watch RoadKill (YouTube only) is what American Top Gear ought to be. It's something we can be proud of.
If they had the same budget, it would turn the world upside down. As much as I love Freiburger,I don't think it'd work. Primarily,the answer to everything isn't "put a V8 in it" and he and Finnegan just don't have a range that appeals much farther than Roadkill has reached. The show never gets stale because it's once a month but if it were a seasonal thing,I don't think it'd hold interest that long. Another issue is why TG is TG: the incredible production value and it being so many shows in one,it's a car show,it's a comedy,it's political commentary,current events,pop culture etc etc I don't see that being recaptured by anyone else. Hmm,maybe the best way to put it is:you know how bad they would screw up Sherlock in every way and try to make it better with a hot chick and explosions? Well,Americans like hot chicks and explosions and making Roadkill highbrow just wouldn't work on those levels. |
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:36:28 AM EDT
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One important thing about REAL Top Gear that people tend not to talk about is the cinematography. It's fucking top notch. I think Top Gear USA is filmed by drunks with iPhones.
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:38:58 AM EDT
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So nobody else saw the Chilean flags?
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:47:26 AM EDT
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BRIT top gear is best top gear. Aussie top gear sucks, US top gear was crap. But you know what car show I loved and the host had good chemistry and the network cancelled. The Car Show. That show was freaking awesome. They had to cancel it, probably due to Neilson's shitty ass awful crappy rating metrics, which are pure garbage.
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:49:47 AM EDT
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So nobody else saw the Chilean flags? I noticed! |
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:54:18 AM EDT
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Did they change how they count seasons/series? Shouldn't they be on 23 now, as 21 was last winter/spring?
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:55:19 AM EDT
[#37]
Yes! Where can I view it?
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:55:56 AM EDT
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Hammond got Froomed. On the same bike no less.
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Posted: 1/27/2015 12:56:07 AM EDT
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Hello horse. I shall call you "Tesco".
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Posted: 1/27/2015 1:03:23 AM EDT
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Yes! Where can I view it? Legally? No idea. It's not available for purchase yet (and they wonder why people just say "fuck it" and pirate it). An edited (another thing I fucking hate) version of will be showing on BBC America here in about 30 minutes, if you have that through your cable company. |
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Posted: 1/27/2015 1:19:29 AM EDT
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In before Clarkson says something totally awesome that pisses off a bunch of liberal twits. +1 |
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Posted: 1/27/2015 2:07:44 AM EDT
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Yes! Where can I view it? In the US? If you don't get BBCA, it usually shows up on Amazon, VUDU, etc. a day or two after it airs on BBCA. This is pay per episode, something like $2 each. And it is the "international" version so there will be differences from the BBC broadcast. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 2:57:27 AM EDT
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Can't wait to see the LaFerrari. I watched the episode and no LaFerrari. Are they testing it later in the season? |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 3:00:20 AM EDT
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Missed it because of work. Cumcast still hasn't posted them on instant...
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Posted: 1/28/2015 3:02:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/28/2015 3:14:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you remember early on, TG USA had a studio and track kinda like TG UK. They had a few hot laps and a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" ripoff. All of that was presumably canned to open time for scripted shenanigans to entertain the US viewer base. That and and El Toro is becoming a giant housing tract.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 3:29:14 AM EDT
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Missed it because of work. Cumcast still hasn't posted them on instant... If you don't mind paying $2 for it, Amazon Instant has it. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 3:35:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I noticed! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So nobody else saw the Chilean flags? I noticed! I did too, I just didn't realize what country they were. Loved Clarkson's psyche-out apology!
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Posted: 1/28/2015 3:36:50 AM EDT
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I watched the episode and no LaFerrari. Are they testing it later in the season? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Can't wait to see the LaFerrari. I watched the episode and no LaFerrari. Are they testing it later in the season? Yes. James May is going to be driving it later in the season. I couldn't believe the Huracan was that much faster than than everything else on the board. It even beat the flagship Aventador. |
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Posted: 2/10/2015 11:49:21 PM EDT
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This is the best episode in a very, very, very long time!!! Way, way funny!!!!!!!
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