James May's Man Lab..

[desprateseagull]

oddly entertaining, though my freeview box missed off the program end..

how/why did the 'fake' UXB go off?

 

[8ace]

Booby trap

 

[magoo]

Thought it was rather good and probably a bit overdue. Nothing wrong with men doing men stuff. A refreshing change from reality TV, game shows and housewife telly.

 

[Everest]

You could always watch the end here

BBC iPlayer - James May's Man Lab: Episode 1

 

[dylan_bha]

I thought it was ok, maybe trying a bit too hard. The hardware shop where he got supplies to defuse the bomb was in Chichester, bit weird!

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I thought it was ok, maybe trying a bit too hard. The hardware shop where he got supplies to defuse the bomb was in Chichester, bit weird!

That was a bit tongue in cheek, especially with the long queue and the bomb ticking, however interesting stat that there are literally 000s of unexploded WWII bombs. Many have been uncovered at the olympics site.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

However I have now learnt how to polish shoes to an army standard and learnt that fish fingers come in 5s so as to fit the bread perfectly.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Worst programme I've ever seen.

 

[magoo]

Worst programme I've ever seen.

Nancy boy.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Nancy boy.

Yes he does come over as trying too hard to be a "man" but then all the "Top Gear" poofs do that.

Just get the feeling that the car lobby, who are desperate to keep alpha-males beesotted with buying a new motah, are driving this "man-thing".

His obsession with model trains is comforting but impractical. The line should have been built as a circuit. Reversing a loaded truck for that distance at speed would inevitably result in derailments, and damage as they fall off the trestles.

 

[desprateseagull]

I thought it was ok, maybe trying a bit too hard. The hardware shop where he got supplies to defuse the bomb was in Chichester, bit weird!

i was half expecting a two ronnies style 'four candles' bit, there!

as to any haters, i beleive the show is meant to be ironic. best ask the wife about that tho, i dont do household stuff..

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Worst programme I've ever seen.

There has been worse TV. Much, much worse. Take your pick from ANY reality show for example.

Unless you have only ever seen TWO TV programmes.

 

[CHAPPERS]

It may have been something to do with having not slept on Saturday night but watching it was the most painful experience I've had in a while. What exactly was it trying to achieve? Putting it on straight after having to listen to Stephen Fry for an hour made it extra shit.

I do know that I could have turned it over but I couldn't see the remote from my position.

 

[Stat Brother]

I too found it an odd experience, very much akin to an early review of 'A Touch of Frost':-.

18 million people would watch David Jason read a cereal box.

James May = Bloke TV.

That said the shoe cleaning Army bloke had the line of the night:-
You've done that (badly cleaned shoes) because you are week.