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The part about them being so poor the pope bought their helmets was interesting
 
Dug it, that was great.
“You can go pick up your masculinity in that shop over there” Hammond roasting Clarkson for being fat was gold.
 
DWT said:
New episode is pretty good. The crosley may chose is so fucking bad. 38 mph flat out. :lmao:
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It’s such a James may car, I’m honestly surprised that they didn’t jump it off a cliff or blow it up or meeting it’s demise in some other grandiose way.
 
Pocahontas said:
It’s such a James may car, I’m honestly surprised that they didn’t jump it off a cliff or blow it up or meeting it’s demise in some other grandiose way.
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I'd wager they wanted to but it's likely too valuable to destroy it. I'd still watch them drop it from a helicopter though. :laughing:
 
It was meh but enjoyable. Mays car that could only do 40mph seemed like it ruined the flow of the trip. I think when they have to pick a certain category of vehicle, and they're more similar, it ends up being more interesting then just random stuff. Wherever that destination was looked like a badass place.
 
Also, I though the Clarkson car maker was an excalibur Phaeton copy. Local lawyer has 2, one black, one white
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Watched it last night. We enjoyed it. I actually like the back up car. :flipoff2:

May in the drag race was :lmao:
 
Watching an episode of the new Top Gear. The one after Jeremy got sacked.

Its trash. The only redeeming quality is the landscape cinematography but then the hosts start talking and ruin it all.
 
KarlVP said:
Watching an episode of the new Top Gear. The one after Jeremy got sacked.

Its trash. The only redeeming quality is the landscape cinematography but then the hosts start talking and ruin it all.
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I tried to like it. I might skip forward a series and see if they’ve gotten any chemistry whatsoever.
 
DWT said:
Wait, there is a new TG with May & Hammond but no Clarkson? Fuck that. Clarkson IS top gear
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lol no, there was one episode where H&M finished off what had already been shot, then they left as well. The 'new' TG has virtually nothing to do with the CHM era.
 
larboc said:
lol no, there was one episode where H&M finished off what had already been shot, then they left as well. The 'new' TG has virtually nothing to do with the CHM era.
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That makes more sense, I remember May and Hammond telling BBC to get fucked if they wanted to do it without Clarkson so I was confused.

It took a few years for the OGs to have good chemistry so I doubt the new hosts will be decent for a while.

TG America still sucks after a few years so sometimes it doesn't happen. :laughing:
 
KarlVP said:
Watching an episode of the new Top Gear. The one after Jeremy got sacked.

Its trash. The only redeeming quality is the landscape cinematography but then the hosts start talking and ruin it all.
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Which hosts? The Host from Top Gear that's on Netflix are decent. The first couple episodes they are figuring it out, but they blend together really well after that. They really remind me of the original three sometimes. One of the episodes is "Dad's car" or something. I think it's one of the best episodes of all the top gears. Watch that one and see what you think.
 
Void_of_Light said:
Which hosts? The Host from Top Gear that's on Netflix are decent. The first couple episodes they are figuring it out, but they blend together really well after that. They really remind me of the original three sometimes. One of the episodes is "Dad's car" or something. I think it's one of the best episodes of all the top gears. Watch that one and see what you think.
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Just watched that one. Agreed it's really good.

The one I watched earlier this morning was meh. I don't think they had found their rhythm yet. I thought the bit where they sat in each others laps was going to be lame but it truly took me back to doing the same shit with my dad. Solid episode.

Still not the original CMH. They just have a chemistry that I love.
 
KarlVP said:
Still not the original CMH. They just have a chemistry that I love.
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No, I doubt anyone will ever match them, but I was really happy about how well those three do it.

Keep watching from the beginning. By the end you will feel like you are part of their crew just like you did with the original guys.

Paddy is really hard to like at the beginning, but he grows on you. He will probably end up being your favorite.
 
Ebs said:
It was meh but enjoyable. Mays car that could only do 40mph seemed like it ruined the flow of the trip. I think when they have to pick a certain category of vehicle, and they're more similar, it ends up being more interesting then just random stuff. Wherever that destination was looked like a badass place.
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I think the 38mph max was contrived for drama or he didn't know how to shift to 3rd gear. If you look at the spec sheet for a crosley, the max in 2nd is 39mph, and third is 63mph. So it should have been able to cruise at 50+mph. Still slow but not what they made it out to be. It disappointed me that they just made a joke out of it rather than showing what the car was capable of. It has a zero-60 time of 40 seconds lol but it was capable of getting there!
 
DWT said:
That makes more sense, I remember May and Hammond telling BBC to get fucked if they wanted to do it without Clarkson so I was confused.

It took a few years for the OGs to have good chemistry so I doubt the new hosts will be decent for a while.

TG America still sucks after a few years so sometimes it doesn't happen. :laughing:
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They all tried to copy the chemistry of the OG top gear, but tried to keep it politically correct to keep their jobs. Clarkson was like the SouthPark of the BBC, He pushed the limits of offending everyone.
 
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Top Gear: BBC says show will not return for 'foreseeable future'

The last series was halted after Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff was hurt in an accident while filming.
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The BBC's flagship car show Top Gear will not return "for the foreseeable future" after presenter Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff was hurt in a crash while filming last year.

In a statement, the BBC said it has "decided to rest the UK show".

The presenter was injured in December at Top Gear's test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey.

The 34th series was subsequently halted and the BBC apologised to the former England cricketer.


The BBC added it "remains committed to Freddie, Chris and Paddy who have been at the heart of the show's renaissance since 2019, and we're excited about new projects being developed with each of them. We will have more to say in the near future on this.

"We know resting the show will be disappointing news for fans, but it is the right thing to do.

"All other Top Gear activity remains unaffected by this hiatus including international formats, digital, magazines and licensing."

Flintoff recently reached a settlement with the BBC, reportedly worth £9m. The payout will not be funded by the TV licence fee, as BBC Studios is a commercial arm of the broadcaster.


Last month, his legal team told the Sun newspaper that the former cricketer was still recovering from "life-altering significant" injuries.

The BBC apologised to Flintoff in March over his injuries, as it announced a health and safety review of the show. It was expected to be undertaken by an independent third party.

It reiterated that apology last month when the compensation to Flintoff was announced.

BBC Studios said the external investigation report "was concluded in March of this year and is not being published, which we have always made clear".


In a statement on a separate health and safety review, which did not cover Flintoff's accident, BBC Studios said: "The independent Health and Safety production review of Top Gear, which looked at previous seasons, found that while BBC Studios had complied with the required BBC policies and industry best practice in making the show, there were important learnings which would need to be rigorously applied to future Top Gear UK productions."

"The report includes a number of recommendations to improve approaches to safety as Top Gear is a complex programme-making environment routinely navigating tight filming schedules and ambitious editorial expectations - challenges often experienced by long-running shows with an established on and off screen team.

"Learnings included a detailed action plan involving changes in the ways of working, such as increased clarity on roles and responsibilities and better communication between teams for any future Top Gear production."

Flintoff was pictured for the first time since the accident in September, as he led fielding drills with England players in Cardiff ahead of the team's one-day international with New Zealand. Scars were visible on his face and he had tape on his nose.

The 45-year-old former England captain retired from cricket in 2009 having played 79 Tests, 141 one-day internationals and seven T20s.


He joined BBC One's Top Gear as a host in 2019 alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris. Their most recent series attracted an average audience of 4.5 million viewers.
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