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I find it amusing that some people continue to watch this show just like they did Top Gear, yet criticise nearly every episode. It's a working formula for both the producers and presenters so why would they change it? Expecting it to change is a bit crazy in my view so if some don't like it then surely it doesn't make sense to continue watching it?
For me I grew up on the show and my family actually worked on the TG show. I have JCs autograph. I suppose a slim part of me just wants the old formula back but for the first time tonight, at the end of the second part, I just stopped watching. It had become so scripted and 'Americanized' that I just couldn't be bothered. Its now a series about them and they are developing their characters, not the automotive content. Look at all the old reviews for the Ferrari Enzo, Carrera GT or the old challenges (SLR to the Nordic countries), and you had an enjoyable show with, as other poster pointed out, real controversy and challenges they fell into to. Its now so flat, its boring. Check out Doug DeMuro on YouTube for what JC once was, an entertaining but informative look at a car on a production budget of probably $50.
I don't want a completely scripted and very 'make believe' show. They aren't handy and don't repair the cars themselves, they didn't decide on a whim to go offroad on James recommendation and get stuck, and I don't see the point in a montage of building a cable car rig to drop a joke about not getting help, its pretty clear they were never going to make it, so why even generate a joke from it? Hammond didn't get shot, but not only is that 'joke' unbelievable to begin with, they continued it as supposedly he was knocked out so they got a helicopter to carry the car?
The first part of the joke wasn't funny or believable, why car crash an additional punch line? The only 'real' bit was JC getting knocked over the parachute.
I'm sure some people love the show, fair play, but from a very promising episode one, its become truly awful. Same recipe, no innovation and playing nicely into the hands of JC's ego to be lewd. They can do better and I'd love to give them a second chance when they do.0 -
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I don't want a completely scripted and very 'make believe' show. They aren't handy and don't repair the cars themselves, they didn't decide on a whim to go offroad on James recommendation and get stuck, and I don't see the point in a montage of building a cable car rig to drop a joke about not getting help, its pretty clear they were never going to make it, so why even generate a joke from it? Hammond didn't get shot, but not only is that 'joke' unbelievable to begin with, they continued it as supposedly he was knocked out so they got a helicopter to carry the car? The first part of the joke wasn't funny or believable, why car crash an additional punch line? The only 'real' bit was JC getting knocked over the parachute.
The demolition of his house being another example. I read Clarkson's car bit in the paper on Sunday and he was actually saying that he lost a bet and had to let them knock his gaff down, as was agreed! Now he's homeless!
It seems like whereas as Top Gear often gave the viewer a sly wink... "Yes, we know this is bs, but just play along, its good tv" Now they have gone into movie making mode. They are actors playing characters and reading the lines of a script.
I imagine they have to go down this path more because they believe they have to pander to casual viewers / non petrol heads. As long as they have the odd interesting car focused episode, I'll keep a loose eye on it.0 -
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The demolition of his house being another example. I read Clarkson's car bit in the paper on Sunday and he was actually saying that he lost a bet and had to let them knock his gaff down, as was agreed! Now he's homeless!
No, the reality is he was very clever and got Amazon to pay for the demolition of his house. He was building a massive, new and very expensive house on the site of his old one. What better way to have it knocked thnt have the show you are making knock it over some afternoon at their cost? He actually got in huge problems with his neighbors as they only informed them the day before they did it and actually did some damage with the explosives.
Made for good TV, but once again, JC was just lining his own pockets.me they are not even trying, it's like they assume the viewer has a mental age of five
This is what gets me the most. Imagine in your job you were handed multiples of your budget, had access to anyone you could ever want, the best crew and a camera set up to rival Hollywood... And your produced the very same thing you did last year. You'd literally be cleared off your desk by 9:30 the next day.0 -
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