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New Top Gear, will you be watching it?

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    #602
    BoJack Horseman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,248 ✭✭✭✭BoJack Horseman


    Captain Chaos wrote: »
    but UK radar can see further over the West of Ireland than our radar systems can.

    There is no long range radar systems to begin with.

    We can't have any otherwise Clare Daly would be chained to it permanently.


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    #603
    Vicxas
    Registered Users Posts: 15,271 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    Well as we're neutral we don't really need an advanced radar system..


    My biggest gripe is all the clapping they've introduced, they seem to clap at everything.


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    #604
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users Posts: 9,615 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    Vicxas wrote: »
    Well as we're neutral we don't really need an advanced radar system..


    My biggest gripe is all the clapping they've introduced, they seem to clap at everything.
    It's canned. Look at the audience. They rarely move or smile even though there lots of laughing and clapping


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    #605
    Joeface
    Registered Users Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭Joeface


    Actually Car reviews by Chris and Rory , these are good and very well done.
    This is all that saves the show .

    The Car Challenge , what the hell was that about. Ok ye spent 3k on yer cars but there was no real discussion on yer decisions.
    How much did ye spend on fuel and tolls to get there. To be honest I just started to fast forward all that section.

    Aston and Tesla reviews ..thumbs up. The Rest a complete waste of time. At least I had it recorded to speed watch.


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    #606
    ThisRegard
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    Just goes to show you, it was all about the personalities. My wife used to watch the previous shows because she found the trio entertaining, watched 5 minutes of the reboot, said to me that it's was Clarkson, May and Hammond that made it watchable before, and hasn't watched a minute since.


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    #607
    Red Kev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,795 ✭✭✭Red Kev


    mickdw wrote: »
    Cheeky little dig at ireland too re launching a sesna in defence.

    I was disgusted at that comment.

    We have 3 Cessna's.


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    #608
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Another strong episode. The celeb bit is the weakest. Reid and Harris stealing the show again. Nice to have the pointless challenges like old Top Gear but like others have said it seemed to be more pointless than usual. It didn't even show the luxobarge buying process and the "race" became a bit of an afterthought. Its not like they can actually race on public roads anyway .

    I must be the only person that likes Eddie Jordan. Its obvious they are using him as the "Captain Slow" like they used May as the butt of jokes


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    #609
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Joeface wrote: »
    The Car Challenge , what the hell was that about. Ok ye spent 3k on yer cars but there was no real discussion on yer decisions.
    How much did ye spend on fuel and tolls to get there. To be honest I just started to fast forward all that section.

    Exactly, me too. I don't ever remembering fast forwarding TG before... well maybe boring celebrity guests, but I'm doing it all the time now.

    re the car challenge, that WAS something that was missing from the old days. The lads used to actually talk about the old barges they bought for small money, it would get you in the humour to scour donedeal and look for one yourself, until you remember you live in Ireland and you aren't filthy rich, then you would come back to reality!

    Now the cars are just a distraction from the really important business, which is doing pointless stupid nonsense which hasnt even got any comedy value.


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    #610
    foggy_lad
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    Vicxas wrote: »
    Well as we're neutral we don't really need an advanced radar system..


    My biggest gripe is all the clapping they've introduced, they seem to clap at everything.

    Clapping, Hugging, spending minutes introducing the guest sitting next to you . . . . .

    It is all about Filling Time!

    They have feck all useful or interesting or even funny content so they must fill the show with Clapping


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    #611
    bear1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,812 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    Don't know if anyone noticed in the 4th episode.
    There is a moment when LeBlanc is talking and Sabine is next to him where he finishes his piece and then just silence and stares until Sabine actually starts talking. Anyone see that?
    It tells me that they must be speaking from a prompter.


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    #612
    vandriver
    Registered Users Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭vandriver


    Sabine is truly awful and should be axed.


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    #613
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Watched it last night

    Car reviews were both fine (though the Aston Martin film looked like it had been given a treatment in post-production to make it look CGI-fake which is not what anyone should want), the studio stuff I simply fast-forward through (the reverb is astonishingly bad), the challenge wasn't much of anything really though I did enjoy Eddie Jordans spoon rendition of ABBA :p


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    #614
    foggy_lad
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    bear1 wrote: »
    Don't know if anyone noticed in the 4th episode.
    There is a moment when LeBlanc is talking and Sabine is next to him where he finishes his piece and then just silence and stares until Sabine actually starts talking. Anyone see that?
    It tells me that they must be speaking from a prompter.

    Considering that Evans is still wearing the yellow teeshirt he had on in the first show "some say" that he did all his studio shooting in one day/afternoon and the same for the others and it is all being slotted together with CGI magic to make it look like they are all in the studio together at different times. Evans doesn't really have time for this show any other way!


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    #615
    Fattes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,208 ✭✭✭Fattes


    mickdw wrote: »
    The grand tour - Clarksons new show.

    Re sesna, they spoke of flying a British fighter jet towards ireland and when questions about what would happen if they over flew ireland at above mach 1, the pilot quipped, the irish would **** their pants seeing them approach on early warning systems and that the Irish would launch their sessna in defence.
    I'm half thinking of writing a letter to broadcasting complaints just to take the piss.

    No point, as we have neither early warning radar as referenced and it would be a Pilatus pc9 not a Cessna


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    #616
    CruelCoin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭CruelCoin


    bear1 wrote: »
    Don't know if anyone noticed in the 4th episode.
    There is a moment when LeBlanc is talking and Sabine is next to him where he finishes his piece and then just silence and stares until Sabine actually starts talking. Anyone see that?
    It tells me that they must be speaking from a prompter.

    Yup. A solid gap in the middle there.

    There seems to be a massive echo in the studio sections now (is that what the earlier poster called reverb?). Evans' high pitched voice really bounces back!


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    #617
    Joeface
    Registered Users Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭Joeface


    Fattes wrote: »
    No point, as we have neither early warning radar as referenced and it would be a Pilatus pc9 not a Cessna

    We don't any of these things Apparently we have approximately 6million insurgents ..I mean Irish People living peacefully in the UK :D


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    #618
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    mickdw wrote: »
    The grand tour - Clarksons new show.

    Re sesna, they spoke of flying a British fighter jet towards ireland and when questions about what would happen if they over flew ireland at above mach 1, the pilot quipped, the irish would **** their pants seeing them approach on early warning systems and that the Irish would launch their sessna in defence.
    I'm half thinking of writing a letter to broadcasting complaints just to take the piss.

    In fairness, it was stated that it was done in a euro fighter which id expect we can identify.


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    #619
    neris
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    i watched part of the one that was repeated last night, did chris evans get a hair transplant?


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    #620
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    neris wrote: »
    i watched part of the one that was repeated last night, did chris evans get a hair transplant?
    Looks like it and he was never as red as he has been on Top Gear, he must be dying it as well as feeding it manure.


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    #621
    bear1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,812 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    I found it funny when the water taxi driver told him to calm down :)


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    #622
    goochy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,277 ✭✭✭goochy


    Just watching 're run in BBC 2 now . Loving it. this new series is definitely for petrolheads not fans of silly childish carry in.
    the tesla feature in New York was stunning never seen new York like that b4 - was like a Michael Mann film. Excelent


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    #623
    millington
    Registered Users Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭millington


    If we could just delete the studio bits that'd be great :o

    Evans isn't too bad in the features but in the studio it's totally painful. Shouting the presenters names does my head in! They don't need a round of applause every time.


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    #624
    Tommyboy40
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭Tommyboy40


    It seems to have settled down a bit. Chris Harris is brilliant and Rory Reid did an extremely interesting piece on the Tesla. It's not top gear and never will be but it's a good car program for petrolheads. I will continue to watch it but the studio sound needs to be sorted out. The guests reading from autocue is awkward and I really hate Chris Evans.


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    #625
    millington
    Registered Users Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭millington


    How did Chris Evans get here? I've never heard one positive comment about him


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    #626
    Senecio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 971 ✭✭✭Senecio


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    That's actually quite sad.

    Thanks for your insightful comments on my preferred choice of car. I'm sorry to have disappointed you.


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    #627
    thierry14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭thierry14


    millington wrote: »
    How did Chris Evans get here? I've never heard one positive comment about him

    He might not have long left.

    Himself and Le Blanc at it.

    They should replace him with chandler

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3660497/Matt-Le-Blanc-quit-Gear-Chris-Evans-stays.html


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    #628
    thierry14
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    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    Having watched all the episodes so far here are my thoughts.

    1) The celebrity driving rallycross section goes on for far too long
    2) Sabine/Evans/Rory need to go
    3) Too much time spent in the studio with awful 'comedy' attempts

    I think Le Blanc is excellent though, his mix of confusion and humour make some good viewing plus he is a proper petrol head. Chris Harris is the best motoring journalist going so if he gets more time I think it will help the show.

    Agree on Chris

    Think Steve Sutcliffe is great too

    Need more of below in top gear

    Like that style

    https://www.google.ie/search?q=hyper+5&client=ms-android-sonymobile&biw=360&bih=511&prmd=ivmn&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi38Kyty8XNAhUiJcAKHcKEBxAQ_AUIBigA&dpr=3


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    #629
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Rory Reid is brilliant! Way better than almost everyone else, his true passion for cars comes across way more than even Le Blank who although he's not bad he's a bit wooden and scripted. Hopefully he'll loosen up.
    Chris Harris should be the main man


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    #630
    Discodog
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    They have just tried to copy so much of Top Gear & that leads to obvious comparisons. It's become like an episode of TGIF. Top Gear used to pull off silliness because of the rapport. It was heavily scripted but never seemed like it.

    Now it feels so contrived. I welcome the Vulcan & Tesla segments as a relief from Sabine, Jordan & Evans painfully trying to be funny.


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    #631
    ads20101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭ads20101


    Matt to quit unless Chris is sacked!!!!

    All does not appear well in the TG camp

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/26/matt-leblanc-is-planning-to-quit-top-gear-if-co-host-chris-evans/?WTmcid=tmgoff_soc_spf_fb&WT.mc_id=sf29686696


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