FabSwingers.com forum: New Top Gear

By *eady and Willing 9 OP Man
over a year ago

Wherever the party is @

I've only just managed to watch an episode of the new series of Top Gear and I have to say it is absolutely s@#t..I really can't believe how bad it actually is..yes Jeremy was a cock and always said inappropriate things but bwoy he knew how present a show and the combination of him,hamster and may was priceless.

Chris Evans and mat let blanc just don't work for me,they just don't have that Top Gear factor or maybe I'm just used to the old guys

. What's everyone's take on the new series?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watched about 10-15 minutes before I turned it off. It's just not the same now. Never liked Chris Evans.

Am gonna have to get Amazon Prime sorted to watch the new one, the name escapes me right now! But there's always the repeats on Dave lol

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

The new one is the Grand tour. If you sort out Amazon prime, try and watch Bosch. It's based on the Michael Connolly stories. It's an excellent crime series

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By *adyboy-DaddyCouple
over a year ago

Andover

Was surprised they didn't do a much better job of the first show.

I like Evans and I think he will his feet.

LeBlanc was excellent and wil be the star of the show.

Need to change it up a bit or they are just inviting bad comparisons by copying the old formula too much.

I remember the old Top Gear being shit for the first series so I'm prepared to give this one a little time to settle in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disappointing wasn't it, it felt soulless patchy and bland. Evans was overenthusiastic for much of it. I'm surprised it was broadcast when you consider how long they have had to put it together and get it right. Shame really!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wont be watching Episode 2 lifes too short

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The new one is the Grand tour. If you sort out Amazon prime, try and watch Bosch. It's based on the Michael Connolly stories. It's an excellent crime series"

That's the the one. I will give Bosch a look have really gotten into crime series at moment

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've only just managed to watch an episode of the new series of Top Gear and I have to say it is absolutely s@#t..I really can't believe how bad it actually is..yes Jeremy was a cock and always said inappropriate things but bwoy he knew how present a show and the combination of him,hamster and may was priceless.

Chris Evans and mat let blanc just don't work for me,they just don't have that Top Gear factor or maybe I'm just used to the old guys

. What's everyone's take on the new series?"

yep its been said before on another thread and I fully agree with you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think people are being harsh, it's the same producers so same format, they're hardly likely to change what was the top selling programme. You Evans was irritating, he always is! I thought Matt le blanc was very dry and I liked that. Overall not as bad as everyone made out, the old team worked based on their friendship and banter, that will take time to bed in between them. Then they add a third and everyone will stop moaning

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I actually thought Matt le blanc was quite good but overall it was pants. Change the presenters change the style and format ffs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sabine Shmidt is great too

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

"I actually thought Matt le blanc was quite good but overall it was pants. Change the presenters change the style and format ffs

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I think it will change but slowly for me it did what it was meant to do entertained & informed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The new one is the Grand tour. If you sort out Amazon prime, try and watch Bosch. It's based on the Michael Connolly stories. It's an excellent crime series"

Can you watch that on anything else

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By *helbeeCouple
over a year ago

Nuneaton

Matt le blanc is better than Clarkson

Clarkson was a baffoon. An plus he was too big for supercars

I loved the first episode of the new series..as it had the dodge viper

What a car

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

I watched part of it (then turned off).

It struck me as trying too hard, really quite sad and pathetic to be honest.

In fact it rather reminded me of the bitter divorcee throwing the first party after an acrimonious divorce to show they were the winners. Who knows they have been given the house (studio) that is a draughty old heap they will soon be parted from, and the family dog (stig) that their partner was not really attached to (had previously had 2 former family dogs put down for shitting in the house) and the family business name. But lost everything of real value like their partner and children (who are the business and laid the golden egg).

Meanwhile their partner and children (Hamster and May) have already moved on to a new and younger model (Amazon) and can be heard smugly saying that they wish there old partner the best in the relaunch of the business they spent years building. So will not be going into direct competition, but are even using that announcement to publicise the fact that the old team will be back shortly after their ex has failed to prove that they could do it without them.

Just my opinion mind.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I thought that the presenters tried too much to be the old presenters. The show is dated anyway and although the 2nd incarnation was funny Clarkson's right wing views put me off watching.

Trouble is I cannot see how they can change it the original to gear was purely an information programme, which was why the BBC pulled it the first time and 5th gear was born, it was Clarkson that started the new format.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got to the part when Mr LePlonker started giving a review of the broken down Three Wheeler he was in and I felt like throwing the TV through the window. So to save my sanity and a lot of mess I turned off the iplayer!

Amazon Prime TV primed and ready

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In my opinion.

I would have liked to see a completely new show.

Start from scratch again with new place new ideas new theme etc.

Get rid of The Stig and come up with something completely new from scratch.

Then we could judge it on its own merits instead of it trying to copy whats has passed and also if we are honest? A very tired old show that is Top Gear.

A complete refresh is my opinion would be better than what they are trying to do with it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watched it last night and in my opinion Matt wasn't bad, actually thought his segment was well made and he did a decent job of making it his own.

However Chris annoys me at the best of times. By sticking to the same old format they made a mistake. It constricted the team too much and we must remember the format was created by and for Clarkeson.

It'll find its feet in time. However the 3 are back on Amazon soon and if you have a way to watch I suspect their silence hints to a hit.

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By *ornyJ30Man
over a year ago

Bath

I thought extra gear was better and Rory Reid a more natural presenter than Evans

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