Top Gear - absolute quality

[Wozza]

I would imagine that a prog like Top Gear would never get on US TV in its current format. They are often very uncomplimentary about certain vehicles and Clarkson himself is not exactly 'PC'. They'd get pulled as soon as they described the latest Ford/GM/Chrysler car as a pile of poo, as most of the other progs on the channel would have been sponsored by one of them.

Er... Clarkson himself said this a few weeks back after they collected a Golden Globe.

Anyway, it is going to the US, but with different hosts

 

[Man of Harveys]

Having been fortunate enough to have gone down the Lillehammer bobsleigh run myself - but during the summer, in a bobsleigh on wheels with a cage over the top, and with a very fat Greek tanker owner basically sitting on my lap - I can only testify as to the g-force (that's not GREEK force) that the little bloke was screaming about. Unsurprisingly, it was very much like a highly claustrophobic rollercoaster.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I thought the classic bit where James May was being driven down the mountain next to the bob sleigh and he kept looking terrified and saying "shit" over and over again.

....and where he was trying to mark the line at which the skijumper landed.

 

[Bozza]

Another superb show tonight.

DIY convertible people carrier - many laughs had here.

 

[Beach Hut]

Three blokes with nothing really better to do than talk macho - load of bollocks.

Catch a bus or train and save the environment

 

[Everest]

"We had to do something to stay ahead of the game. And we have.


We've got ourselves a dog"

"We've called it 'Top Gear Dog' ".



And fancy demolishing the front end of a £400k+ supercar. "He's eaten the tyre wall"

 

[fatbadger]

2) Clarkson may be a doctor of Engineering, however he was given the degree by some University and never studied once which is a complete mockery of the system.

Clarkson has an honorary degree - which means that it is not a mockery of the system, because it is the system.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Clarkson has an honorary degree - which means that it is not a mockery of the system, because it is the system.

and not to be confused with a honours degree. I got one of them and it was 5 years graft ....

 

[Bluejuice]

Absolutely BOSS programme.

It started off as a geeky petrolhead's wank-a-thon but over the years has grown in stature and, undoubtedly, budget to become arguably the best entertainment you will find on the BBC outside of World Cup football coverage.

You don't even need to like cars to enjoy Top Gear

 

[Robbie G]

It is sheer brilliance

"oh my god, its on fire!" regarding the car wash

"Well spoken man"

 

[Bozza]

Can anyone clarify what it was doing on BBC2 at 7pm tonight? Was it a repeat of an earlier Sunday show? I'm pretty sure it's a new series as I hadn't seen it before...

 

[Robbie G]

Was a repeat of yesterdays

 

[Billy the Fish]

Definately the best thing on TV at the moment.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Unfortunately as there is no tv in our kitchen at the moment, the only access to the program is on bbc2's webpage, which is as slow as hell, so i kind of get a slideshow of a lot of the show, but thankfully it showed the koenigthing crash into the wall before completely giving up the ghost!

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Can I just say that on the rare occasions when I flick channels and Top Gear is on I am sorely tempted to pick up the box and chuck it out the window. Clarkson is an irresponsible pillock who is stuck up his own arse.

There, that's better. Just in the interest of balance you understand.

 

[227 BHA]

But who was the well spoken man?

 

[Ding Dong !]

But who was the well spoken man?

I think you know really dont you ? A certain Mr J.H


Top viewing, something on telly that actually makes me laugh......maybe just easily pleased.

 

[227 BHA]

I think you know really dont you ? A certain Mr J.H

Er, no - still aint got the foggiest.

Who the hell is J.H?

 

[Sam]

And why do those reasons detract from the quality of the programme in any way whatsoever

Whenever Clarkson mentions his doctorate it is with his tongue firmly in his cheek and the whole point of the Stig is that we never know who is under the overalls anyway!

sorry to ruin it for you.....

http://www.crash.net/feature_view.asp?cid=26&id=6611

 

[Bozza]

Top Gear does BBC SCR drivetime show, now on BBC2.