Trav Le Bleu Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 I think new Top Gear is fine when Evans isn't on screen. It's not like the old presenters hadn't already made Top Gear boring and stale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Farage for presenter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Hardly a surprise, new format is quite poor with surprisingly the exception of Le Blanc. Looking forward to Clarksons new show and who knows they may yet end up back on bbc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Farage for presenter? omg yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Watched it twice..shan't bother again. Rubbish by comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Watched the first two, have the other four on Sky+ as I've been watching the Euros when it was on. The old format I would have found time to watch it, probably straight after the game or the following night, the fact I haven't been too bothered about finding that time says everything about how much it's dropped in quality. I'll still finish the series eventually, but I'm in no rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Probably been someone like Janet Street-Porter or Jonny Vegas. Show hasn't been the same since the 'famous 3' left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Yeah its been cringey from Evans at times but that Rory Reid is by far the most irritating on there, hes like one of them YouTube kids that puts on a weird half American accent and the other week when he described something clever as 'smart', I turned it straight off. Its the smaller details with me sometimes. I think for the next presenter they need to take it less serious and just bring something natural, silly and jovial back into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Guess it was the final straw when he bought his brother Ched on as star in the reasonably priced car. Disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie82uk Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 Yeah its been cringey from Evans at times but that Rory Reid is by far the most irritating on there, hes like one of them YouTube kids that puts on a weird half American accent and the other week when he described something clever as 'smart', I turned it straight off. Its the smaller details with me sometimes. I think for the next presenter they need to take it less serious and just bring something natural, silly and jovial back into it. thats exactly how he started out by having a YouTube channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 4 July 2016 Share Posted 4 July 2016 thats exactly how he started out by having a YouTube channel He even referenced that fact last week or this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Finsbury Posted 5 July 2016 Share Posted 5 July 2016 I don't mind it, really. I'm not sure what you lot are on about when you say you don't like the new 'format'. What do you mean exactly because the format is almost identical. It's not like it's been rebooted and is unrecognisable from the last series. Other than the presenters, the only other thing that's changed is that there are two guests going around a muddy circuit. They still have the Stig and even use the same intro format and they still have the challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajthefox Posted 5 July 2016 Share Posted 5 July 2016 I've seen a couple and so far it's no different really apart from the people who are on it. The bloke reviewing the Focus RS in the third ep used a metaphor and it even sounded like it was something Clarkson said. I cringed at that but the rest was ok. Prefer a slightly more in depth interview with one star to what they do with two but not that arsed. I think they should've freshened it up more really, but I'm not entirely sure how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 5 July 2016 Share Posted 5 July 2016 Evans is like a jack russel in heat. Fcuking annoying little shit. Saw a bit of the show the other week. They were comparing old and new Rollers. Le Blanc was classy, witty and genuinely interesting to listen to. Evans on the other hand was how I imagine a 15 year old Jeremy Clarkson was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merging Cultures Posted 5 July 2016 Share Posted 5 July 2016 I like the two YouTube guys, Rory and Chris Harris. They are passionate about car journalism. They've just done it via YouTube rather than newspapers like the old crew. But they are certainly authentic in their love of cars. They are a bit more 5th gear than top gear, so they need to sort that out. Evans was just too much. The woman is a bit too German, but that allows for a lot of fun. Jordan, meh. Joey is decent. But the biggest issue for me is that they have basically recreated TG (same shots, cinematography, cars, jokes), rather than rebooted it with their own spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Boos Up Posted 5 July 2016 Share Posted 5 July 2016 The money the BBC made from selling the old boys around the world was obscene. Now it's just about dead but the law says I still have to pay to watch TV. I'm taking my case the European cour..... I'm writing a strong letter to the Prime Minis..... I'm writing a stronger letter to the leader of the oppos.... I'm going to pay my TV licence and SULK! That'll show em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie82uk Posted 6 July 2016 Share Posted 6 July 2016 Sunday's episode got 1.9 million viewers nearly 1 million viewers down on the previous week and less than half of episode one which got 4.3 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 18 November 2016 Share Posted 18 November 2016 Just watched the first episode of The Grand Tour, was quite decent actually and looks great. Its just Top Gear with a huge budget at the end of the day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 18 November 2016 Share Posted 18 November 2016 Just seen The Grand Tour. Thought it was pretty excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 19 November 2016 Share Posted 19 November 2016 Some genuine laugh out loud moments. Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaelicFox Posted 19 November 2016 Share Posted 19 November 2016 This one programme is the reason why the BBC is a slowly dying dinosaur ,I feel fecked off having to pay to watch the shite on the BBC this was amazing hot house flowers live in a Burning Man scene , epic , The best opening I have ever seen on any type of factual/entertainment show ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaelicFox Posted 19 November 2016 Share Posted 19 November 2016 22 hours ago, separator said: Just watched the first episode of The Grand Tour, was quite decent actually and looks great. Its just Top Gear with a huge budget at the end of the day though. The BBC couldn't create that even with the budget , they don't possess or have access to the production talent or production freedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 5 March 2017 Share Posted 5 March 2017 Anyone watching the new series of Top Gear? There's no chemistry between the presenters, the jokes are really stilted. Say what you like about Chris Evan but at least he had a bit life about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 5 March 2017 Share Posted 5 March 2017 3 minutes ago, Webbo said: Anyone watching the new series of Top Gear? There's no chemistry between the presenters, the jokes are really stilted. Say what you like about Chris Evan but at least he had a bit life about him. To me, it feels a bit awkward at the moment. As if they don't really want to be there and quite bland to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 5 March 2017 Share Posted 5 March 2017 7 minutes ago, Webbo said: Anyone watching the new series of Top Gear? There's no chemistry between the presenters, the jokes are really stilted. Say what you like about Chris Evan but at least he had a bit life about him. The problem with the new Top Gear was always going to be, if they planned to keep the same format, that they were replacing 3 mates who'd worked together for over a decade with three people who barely know each other. In the case of these three they also have limited presenting experience, but Harris and Reid are both car journalists by trade, so they know their stuff, and I'm sure they'll improve. Imo this is a lot more watchable than last series. It's not a patch on the old Top Gear though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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