03-04-2007, 10:23 PM | #1 |
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Do you like the new style of Top Gear shows?
I personally like it.
And by new style, I'm talking about how they have some challenge or another every week, not like 3x a season like they used to. Of course this leaves only 1 or 2 car reviews per show, but has made the show even funnier than it was before. I never stopped laughing through the tractor part of the show. |
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Bear in Mind that the Hamster is not back up to full strength and a lot of the challenges/road trips were filmed before his accident. There was a large period before this last series where they were in stasis when it came to filming material about more recent car releases.
I would wager that the balance of content will return to that previously - features and actual car reviews/road tests. D.
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03-05-2007, 01:16 PM | #4 |
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Yea didn't think about that. Good point.
Is the Top Gear season done till summer? When does 5th Gear start? |
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5th gear should never start again! what a terribly boring show
i believe top gear will come back in the summer like they usually do |
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The limousine challenge had me rolling on the floor
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Yea that limo challenge was hilarious. I want a Riced out Sport convertible limo...but only if it has a full top w/ HVAC. A topless limo in Britain where it rains all the time. lol wtf was he thinking? |
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The problem with Fifth Gear is that it competes with Top Gear. It is overshadowed by one of the best programs of any genre on TV in the world.
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sometimes it's 6 sometimes it's more. i think series 7 was 6 episodes too.
yes fifth gear is a more techincal show but they never really do anything interesting such as top gear's challenges. |
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My favorite season was the one that started in 2004. They tested the best bunch of cars I have ever seen on a TV show, and made it really entertaining...
Last season, they had a few interesting cars as well, but not as good as the 2004 season. This season, they only really tested 3 cars. LP640, Audi TT and the Mustang GT500. Im sorry, but thats pretty pathetic. Yes, the hamster is probably taking it easy, but this season was not that good. I liked the challenge every once in a while, but when a show like this reverts to doing these challenges weekly, you have to think that there is absolutely nothing out there for them to test (which is a crock of crap). This season has made me yawn more than any other... |
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I think it's good to see both show's opinons on cars, given they both drive the car.
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Tiff usually hates the cars Jezza likes, and vice versa.
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