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Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Grim... wrote:

It didn't seem to bother Fifth Gear when that started up as almost the exact same show as old Top Gear. Still, I guess there was less unique things about the old one.

Didn't Five buy the show off the BBC?

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 14:09

Pundabaya wrote:

Grim... wrote:

It didn't seem to bother Fifth Gear when that started up as almost the exact same show as old Top Gear. Still, I guess there was less unique things about the old one.

Didn't Five buy the show off the BBC?

Dunno, to be honest.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 16:59

Grim... wrote:

Pundabaya wrote:

Grim... wrote:

It didn't seem to bother Fifth Gear when that started up as almost the exact same show as old Top Gear. Still, I guess there was less unique things about the old one.

Didn't Five buy the show off the BBC?

Dunno, to be honest.

I think more accurately, Top Gear had been cancelled and the whole production minus Clarkson migrated to 5

Achilles · **Joined:** 15th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 484

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DBSnappa · **Posted:** Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:15

Achilles wrote:

I wont be signing up to Amazon Prime to watch the new Clarkson Hammond May show. Bound to be some other way.

Not paying £79 a year to those tax dodging, low wage paying bastards.

Neither will I. However, I won't be stopping HC who does have a prime account...

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Matt LeBlanc is going to be co presenter on the new Top Gear show

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35490238

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 14:50

[Top Gear filming]
Chris: "Stalled again?"
Matt: "No"
Chris: "It's like"
Matt: "don't"
Chris: "It's like you're always stuck in second gear"

https://twitter.com/TechnicallyRon/stat ... 4180268032

[Top Gear filming]
Chris: "Stalled again?"
Matt: "No"
Chris: "It's like"
Matt: "don't"
Chris: "It's like you're always stuck in second gear"
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) February 4, 2016

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 14:55

Grim... wrote:

[Top Gear filming]
Chris: "Stalled again?"
Matt: "No"
Chris: "It's like"
Matt: "don't"
Chris: "It's like you're always stuck in second gear"

https://twitter.com/TechnicallyRon/stat ... 4180268032

[Top Gear filming]
Chris: "Stalled again?"
Matt: "No"
Chris: "It's like"
Matt: "don't"
Chris: "It's like you're always stuck in second gear"
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) February 4, 2016

Superb

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 14:57

I'm not sure about Matt LeBlanc. I shall withhold judgement until I see him present, of course, but he doesn't strike me as very interesting when he's not being Joey.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

have you never watched Episodes? he's superb in that being himself.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 15:00

MrChris wrote:

have you never watched Episodes? he's superb in that being himself.

Although he is just playing a character.

Arguably just like the old presenters did.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Yeees, so he'd be superb then.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 15:20

MrChris wrote:

have you never watched Episodes? he's superb in that being himself.

I was about to say this myself. I'm actually quite excited by this news.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Lonewolves wrote:

MrChris wrote:

have you never watched Episodes? he's superb in that being himself.

I was about to say this myself. I'm actually quite excited by this news.

Aye, I don't care about cars in the slightest but he's so good in Episodes I'll definitely check out the new Top Gear just to see what he's like in this, whereas previously I didn't give a fuck.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38457

Has he ever done straight presenting before? SNL or something?

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22266

I think you mean cis presenting.

Bigot.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 16:20

Trooper wrote:

I think you mean cis presenting.

Bigot.

Cis doesn't mean straight, you loser.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Don't oppress Trooper with your evil success-discriminatory labels, crypto-fascist!

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Check your privilege, pundy.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 18:26

Lonewolves wrote:

Trooper wrote:

I think you mean cis presenting.

Bigot.

Cis doesn't mean straight, you loser.

Suddenly realised the wolves are likely to mean "Wolfie". Does that make you Citizen Myp?

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

*checks privilege* I've got enough to power my ultimate technique!

(Asking another white guy 'you know the rap group with Dr Dre and Ice Cube... well what DID NWA stand for?' Then refusing to look it up on Wikipedia.)

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

They stood for Truth, Freedom, and The American Way

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

DBSnappa wrote:

Suddenly realised the wolves are likely to mean "Wolfie".

Are they? Based on what?

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 20:58

Bamba wrote:

DBSnappa wrote:

Suddenly realised the wolves are likely to mean "Wolfie".

Are they? Based on what?

It's an age thing. If I have to explain, you would need to watch a lot of a 70s sitcom

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 21:06

Mummy A used to meet Old Man Afterthought by Tooting Lido.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 21:17

MaliA wrote:

Mummy A used to meet Old Man Afterthought by Tooting Lido.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

DBSnappa wrote:

Bamba wrote:

DBSnappa wrote:

Suddenly realised the wolves are likely to mean "Wolfie".

Are they? Based on what?

It's an age thing. If I have to explain, you would need to watch a lot of a 70s sitcom

I know what Citizen Smith is if that's what you're talking about, I just didn't see why you'd decided myp's name was a reference to that?

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 05, 2016 23:38

Strong rumours about Eddie Jordan being the third presenter, which would (in my opinion) be a fucking disaster.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Feb 05, 2016 23:40

Grim... wrote:

Strong rumours about Eddie Jordan being the third presenter, which would (in my opinion) be a fucking disaster.

5) Agree strongly

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 05, 2016 23:41

It'll be a real shame if, out of all the people in the world of motorsport, they take that fucking idiot.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16556

I get the impression that they're really struggling with it.

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:01

Grim... wrote:

It'll be a real shame if, out of all the people in the world of motorsport, they take that fucking idiot.

Why is he such an idiot?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:09

Have you never watched the bbc F1 coverage?

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:12

Nope... Not properly but whenever I have caught a few moments of it, he doesn't seem out of the ordinary. Why is he so bad?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:14

The man is a clown.

And not in a good way.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Mr Dave wrote:

The man is a clown.

And not in a good way.

I don't believe there is any good way to be a clown.

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:32

Are you sure?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Quote:

most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns

https://twitter.com/skullmandible/statu ... 1131523072

most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
— Cohenâœ¨is a Ghost of Christmas (@skullmandible) December 12, 2013

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:25

Some dude called Rory Reid, Sabine, Joey, Chris E, Chris H, Eddie and Stig

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

I sense the work of a committee.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:59

Any potential interest: gone.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38457

Eddie. Sigh.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:47

A bolus of wankers

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16556

I like how that line up positively fizzes with a total lack of any on screen chemistry whatsoever. I'm actually quite looking forward to it just for how awkward and stilted it's all going to be. That said Chris Evans does seem to know how to make popular TV and radio so who knows.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:58

Oh, I dunno. Chris Harris is a very good driver and a great presenter. Check out his YouTube channel Chris Harris on cars.
Sabine we know can drive and seems to have the requisite charisma to hold her own in this group.
Matt LeBlanc is a serious petrol head, but he's a bit of an unknown quantity.
Chris Evans is quite annoying as a TV presenter IMO but he's undoubtedly passionate about cars.
Eddie Jordan is just annoying.
And Rory Reid is an unknown quantity, what with him being the token member of the public who made it through the open casting.

The thing is, with six presenters it's not like anybody is going to get a lot of air time and we have no idea how they intend to put the show together.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:31

Why have they put so many people in, I wonder?

Also, Sabine Schmitz is an incredible driver around the 'Ring, obviously, but she's also pretty incredible around any other racetrack, which makes me wonder why her and the Stig are on the same TV show.

I'm not sure you can call Rory Reid a "token member of the public" - he's worked on Sky and Radio 5 (not doing a lot, admittedly).

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2016 13:05

Grim... wrote:

Why have they put so many people in, I wonder?

I think it's to have clear blue sky between the two iterations, at the least.

Quote:

Also, Sabine Schmitz is an incredible driver around the 'Ring, obviously, but she's also pretty incredible around any other racetrack, which makes me wonder why her and the Stig are on the same TV show.

Chris Harris is pretty handy as well, but I take your point. You'd have to think they could both worry the Stig's lap times

Quote:

I'm not sure you can call Rory Reid a "token member of the public" - he's worked on Sky and Radio 5 (not doing a lot, admittedly).

I'd never heard of him, but interesting that he isn't strictly speaking a member of the public.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2016 14:06

DBSnappa wrote:

Quote:

Also, Sabine Schmitz is an incredible driver around the 'Ring, obviously, but she's also pretty incredible around any other racetrack, which makes me wonder why her and the Stig are on the same TV show.

Chris Harris is pretty handy as well, but I take your point. You'd have to think they could both worry the Stig's lap times

Oh yeah, I didn't even think about that. That makes it even odder.[/quote]

Yeah, because they would definitely edit and report these lap times accurately.

TheCookie197 · **Joined:** 23rd Sep, 2010 **Posts:** 729

DBSnappa wrote:

The thing is, with six presenters it's not like anybody is going to get a lot of air time and we have no idea how they intend to put the show together.

This was my thought too - in some of the older episodes, after Clarkson did the car test at the start of the show, and then the "Star in a reasonably priced car" it seemed like Hammond and May barely got any time on the screen. It'll be interesting to see how they try to make sure everyone gets something to do within the hour.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16556

They might not all be in every episode I guess, maybe a couple of them will be the studio types and the rest will contribute their films as and when.

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