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alchemist33 · 29-05-2016 11:01pm

Very mixed for me. Eisenberg was a good guest and I enjoyed the Nomad segment. Le Blanc was good for the odd laugh but a terrible narrator. Schmitz was uninspiring but to be expected - she's a driver not a presenter. Her "shootout" was too clearly set up. Evans tried too hard and was quite unnatural.
It's the first so I'll give it a chance before I form a full opinion but it's a little worrying...

29-05-2016 11:11pm

It all seemed like an imitatation of Top Gear, instead of an actual episode, as if some famous people got hold of a TG script and made an episode of it.

Very weak opening. Next week actually sounds more interesting. I'll be more looking forward to TGT than I was for this.

AMKC · 29-05-2016 11:12pm

I did not watch this live and will not be watching it. I did not bother recording it either so can,t watch it

. As far as I am concerned the real Top Gear ended when the other 3 left and this should be named something else.

AMKC · 29-05-2016 11:15pm

Tinie wrote: »

How can someone have never seen Friends?! :eek:

He is very lucky unfortunately I have seen episodes of it and I still think its terrible and not the slightest bit funny.

Dolph Starbeam · 29-05-2016 11:38pm

AMKC wrote: »

I did not watch this live and will not be watching it. I did not bother recording it either so can,t watch it . As far as I am concerned the real Top Gear ended when the other 3 left and this should be named something else.

Great input. You didn't watch but have decided already that you don't like it.

Having watched it, I thought it was an average episode. Evans was definitely trying too hard, hopefully he will settle into it in the next few episodes. Matt was ok, I didn't like the car at all so wasn't really interested but I though my he was ok for his first review. Sabbine was pretty poor, though I thought that whole segment was poor.

Did anyone see the Extra on BBC 3, it was pretty good, nothing too amazing though, had another segment with Sabbine. I like Chris Harris and the other lad, can't remember his name.

recyclops · 30-05-2016 10:31am

same old top gears with slightly less xenophobia i will tune in next week as i got a fair few chuckles during it

GavRedKing · 30-05-2016 10:31am

The SIARPC segment on old Top Gear was very hit or miss but I dont think it worked in the current form last night, it was very much top trumps, it could be just for the first show but if it continues down that path its going to be pretty dull, IMO.

I did enjoy the rally cross though, that was a nice change, something different but they should have borrowed the open guest format of a new car change to invite as many down as possible.

I'll probably watch every episode but the unless the Chemistry improves and it isnt as forced, its not going to flow very well.

Not a terrible start but not a great start either.

_Kaiser_ · 30-05-2016 12:36pm

So I got to see most of it last night but with a little fella wanting Daddy's attention at the same time I thought I'd try again today...

- 30 seconds in and Evans is grating on me again.. VERY bloody shouty, hyper and just a big child. I know this works for him on TGI or the radio but it doesn't work for TG. Maybe they got him cheap?
- Big entrance for LeBlanc. Like, big deal! He's a host on the show and Evans doing a little lap around him is cringeworthy. You'd think they got Tom Cruise or something. Zero chemistry between him and Evans
- Despite all the talk of the new presenter line-up, it seems most of them are relegated to extras on segments or the after show? What's that about anyway?
- Lots of audience shots and forced cheering and clapping - hey look, we're popular! Although the audience doesn't look that thrilled a lot of the time
- Top Gun section was a rip of similar segments done in the past. Sabine Schmidt I don't get the love for. She's a driver not a presenter and it shows. Also STFU Evans!
- Somewhat petty that they redid all the lap times in Evan's handwriting
- The Reliant segment.. shyte, and shows how little chemistry there is between the two of them
- SIARPC.. More Evans shouting and audience hyping. He thinks he's doing TGI again. Preferred the old way of the guests just "being there" as well to be honest, seemed more down to earth
- The Nomad section was better. Probably the best segment. LeBlanc much better on his own
- The Wills jeep vs Land Rover bit was better too. Again down to LeBlanc

Overall though it's a poor clone of the format it's trying to copy which was all about the interaction between the 3 lads. BBC should have either gone with a completely new format, or just let it die as I can't see this being accepted by the viewers - especially when TGT starts on AMazon and reminds us how it should be done.

duffman3833 · 30-05-2016 1:02pm

i though it was good, i watched it as casually as i could without thinking if it was better than old TG or try to compare it and i thought it was enjoyable. If you keep thinking of the old TG you wont enjoy the new one. Give it time and it will get better. Same with football players, some dont like change but give it time and it will get better

Brian Scan · 30-05-2016 1:05pm

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

So I got to see most of it last night but with a little fella wanting Daddy's attention at the same time I thought I'd try again today...

- 30 seconds in and Evans is grating on me again.. VERY bloody shouty, hyper and just a big child. I know this works for him on TGI or the radio but it doesn't work for TG. Maybe they got him cheap?
- Big entrance for LeBlanc. Like, big deal! He's a host on the show and Evans doing a little lap around him is cringeworthy. You'd think they got Tom Cruise or something. Zero chemistry between him and Evans
- Despite all the talk of the new presenter line-up, it seems most of them are relegated to extras on segments or the after show? What's that about anyway?
- Lots of audience shots and forced cheering and clapping - hey look, we're popular! Although the audience doesn't look that thrilled a lot of the time
- Top Gun section was a rip of similar segments done in the past. Sabine Schmidt I don't get the love for. She's a driver not a presenter and it shows. Also STFU Evans!
- Somewhat petty that they redid all the lap times in Evan's handwriting
- The Reliant segment.. shyte, and shows how little chemistry there is between the two of them
- SIARPC.. More Evans shouting and audience hyping. He thinks he's doing TGI again. Preferred the old way of the guests just "being there" as well to be honest, seemed more down to earth
- The Nomad section was better. Probably the best segment. LeBlanc much better on his own
- The Wills jeep vs Land Rover bit was better too. Again down to LeBlanc

Overall though it's a poor clone of the format it's trying to copy which was all about the interaction between the 3 lads. BBC should have either gone with a completely new format, or just let it die as I can't see this being accepted by the viewers - especially when TGT starts on AMazon and reminds us how it should be done.

Jeremy Clarkson makes "joke" at James May's expense. Richard Hammond giggles and gurns.

Presenters buy three old cars. Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond bump into James May's purchase.

The three presenters go on a trip somewhere and Jeremy Clarkson makes derogatory comments about the natives. Richard Hammond giggles and gurns.

Regular references to Britain beating Germany in the World Cup (true), and in WWII (no mention of Americans or other allies)

Presenters attempt to make something. Jeremy Clarkson uses a sledgehammer.

I can't wait.

lertsnim · 30-05-2016 1:05pm

I thought Extra Gear was alright. It is hosted by two other people and is essentially the news segment and another guest but is online only.

triggermortis · 30-05-2016 2:59pm

My wife recorded this as I didn't want to watch it, but was forced into watching it later on..
I never was a Chris Evans fan and this has done nothing to change my mind.
They had a chance to re-vamp the show instead of leaving 99% of it the same, but lazily thought they had people who would carry it off (they don't).
I wont be watching any more of this.

dublinman1990 · 30-05-2016 9:25pm

lertsnim wrote: »

I thought Extra Gear was alright. It is hosted by two other people and is essentially the news segment and another guest but is online only.

Actually for us it isn't just online. RTE2 have the rights to show that every Monday night at 8:30pm. You can see it on RTE Player if you missed it tonight. If you're not bothered with going online; you can watch a repeat of the show on BBC Two from next Sunday night at 10pm.

I just finished watching the first episode on RTE2. I thought it was much more relaxed & enjoyable than Evans presenting the main show.

I liked Matt LeBlanc presenting the show while he is by himself. He doesn't have the chemistry with Evans for now; but it could improve overtime if Evans stops being too shouty. I thought Sabine's piece last night & expanded piece from Extra Gear tonight was very nicely done. The two guys who presented Extra Gear were good presenters. They had a much nicer flow to the proceedings while they did the expanded news section of the show.

I wish Evans would stop being shouty throughout the whole show. For me; it was a disappointing first run from Evans. It didn't feel like he had the right balance of persuasion & ability because he was clearly nervous on his first outing. His segment on the SIARCC with Gordon Ransay & Jesse Eissenberg was painfully bad. I thought was very rushed & lacked a bit of authority. The manner in where the two guys were reading off the autocue had lacked a lot of sense & purpose. The layout of the track for the segment itself looked interesting. I would like to see how the celebrities get on with the timed laps on that course in the near future.

It is difficult for Chris Evans to achieve a hit show with the viewers on his very first episode of TG. If he had a more controlled presenting style; then more viewers could come back to the show & stay with it. If he doesn't improve well than he is going to get in big trouble. TG today is still a very popular show. It has a legacy of being good because of the past chemistry with CHM. It is clear to us viewers that taking that presenting style of CHM from the previous series is not going work well at all. Evans needs to relax a lot more in the role & give us more of a tweaked style that will the suit well.

I will wait & see what will be done with the show as the weeks go by. One thing is clear though is that it needs a lot of work to become much better for us viewers later on in the series. And the changes for it now need to be immediate for it to survive for another series.

RobAMerc · 31-05-2016 10:53am

Give it time for the relationships to develop. Both are clearly car fans, but in reality this show isnt for car fans, its for a wider audience.

I think what people have to remember is the more recent Tg was 3 mates messing about in cars. All 3 had previous experience in journalism and I think it came together to make a great TV program that appealed to a lot of people.
At the moment, this is just 2 blokes trying to emulate that.

Chris Harris is a journo so will come at it from the journo angle and Schmidt is a racing driver - so sort of brings the Stigs point of view to things too. ( Can anyone imagine the old Top Gear saying " The suspension is sh*t, it's like a Ferrari's !" )

bnt · 05-02-2017 9:58pm

Here we go again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN_An7VaMDk

s8n · 05-02-2017 10:01pm

Is eddie and Sabine coming back ?

ScumLord · 09-02-2017 6:27pm

s8n wrote: »

Is eddie and Sabine coming back ?

I hope not, I wouldn't mind seeing them every now and again but they had too many hosts the first time.

I'm looking forward to it. More car shows is always going to be good.

ScrubsfanChris · 14-02-2017 2:26pm

https://www.list.co.uk/article/88665-top-gear-will-return-on-march-5/

The Celebrity rallycross segment is gone too and the Mini replaced with a GT86, presumably reverting to the old track layout.

No word in the story about Sabine and Eddie.
Sabine is alright in limited doses but anything Eddie does that isn't F1 related is pretty poor to put it lightly.

ScumLord · 14-02-2017 6:33pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

The Celebrity rallycross segment is gone too and the Mini replaced with a GT86,

A proper car!

Atlantic Dawn · 28-02-2017 2:30pm

Back this Sunday 8pm BBC2...

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-02-28/the-new-series-of-top-gear-is-a-more-open-and-collaborative-show-say-its-hosts

Alanstrainor · 03-03-2017 5:08pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Back this Sunday 8pm BBC2...

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-02-28/the-new-series-of-top-gear-is-a-more-open-and-collaborative-show-say-its-hosts

Hadn't heard about this at all until now. I only re-watched the clip Rory Reid did reviewing the focus RS, and it was fantastic. Le Blanc, and Harris are both brilliant. I think this is going to be great, looking forward to Sunday now!

Harry Palmr · 03-03-2017 5:30pm

I'll give it another go - Evans had to go and he went.

_Kaiser_ · 04-03-2017 6:20pm

Yea, I have to say as someone who stopped watching after the 2nd episode last season, the changes they've made are a lot more inspiring (first and foremost Evans being gone!) Still not convinced about LeBlanc though but we'll see tomorrow.....

BunkMoreland · 05-03-2017 9:32pm

Top gear without Clarkson Hammond and May is just pointless.

These guys are trying too hard

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