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View cpfc84's Profile cpfc84 Flag 31 May 16 9.47am Send a Private Message to cpfc84 Add cpfc84 as a friend

worst top gear episode ever nothing original 100% same format wont waste my time watching another one

 

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View buzby1's Profile buzby1 Flag Devon 31 May 16 10.00am Send a Private Message to buzby1 Add buzby1 as a friend

cpfc is right. Why go for exactly the same format, even the same studio? The only way a new Top Gear was going to work was to completely reinvent the show. This was a shouty, poor imitation of the originial.

Originally posted by cpfc84

worst top gear episode ever nothing original 100% same format wont waste my time watching another one

 

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Hoof Hearted 31 May 16 10.29am

In the full hour I laughed once - when the drone crashed in the car chase.

I admit I don't like Evans and never have/will - too much format, not enough substance.

I watched it hoping it wouldn't bee too bad and there wasn't much else on live TV.

It definitely needs a 3rd presenter for the ganging up humour.

I will give it a go next week and see, but if it fails again that will be it.

 

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 31 May 16 10.55am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by paperhat

didn't miss it whilst it was off and hopefully, the beeb will see sense and pull it and save some money so we're not subjected to anymore of it. utter dross.

"Save some money" You must be joking as Top Gear is a huge cash cow for BBC as it's watched by an estimated 350 million people worldwide and is the most popular factual program in the world.

 

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Originally posted by Hoof Hearted

I admit I don't like Evans and never have/will - too much format, not enough substance.

I think it's an age thing Hoof as Chris Evans appeal tends to be to a younger audience than you or I. There is no doubt that he is incredibly popular and has his own fan base.

The one thing that he is good at is working an audience and he is clever enough and professional enough to adapt his style over time to suit the Top Gear audience more.

 

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Hoof Hearted 31 May 16 11.12am

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

I think it's an age thing Hoof as Chris Evans appeal tends to be to a younger audience than you or I. There is no doubt that he is incredibly popular and has his own fan base.

The one thing that he is good at is working an audience and he is clever enough and professional enough to adapt his style over time to suit the Top Gear audience more.

Nothing to do with his or my age.

I don't like him full stop.

I like people younger, older and the same age as him... but not him.

 

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View paperhat's Profile paperhat Flag croydon 31 May 16 11.13am Send a Private Message to paperhat Add paperhat as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle


"Save some money" You must be joking as Top Gear is a huge cash cow for BBC as it's watched by an estimated 350 million people worldwide and is the most popular 'factual' program in the world.


I doubt it'll be watched by that many for much longer and as for factual, thats up for debate

 


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The reason Top Gear became so popular is that it was the antithesis of everything else on the BBC. It couldn't give a toss for political correctness and diversity and it didn't care who it offended. That appeals to a helluva lot of people (and switches off a lot, too).

To keep the same name and format but to change the presenters to someone who is so BBC it comes out of his ears (and yet tried and failed to be Jeremy Clarkson) was foolish in the extreme. There's no chance it will be a success here and even less chance of it being as successful to sell abroad, either.

 


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View Part Time James's Profile Part Time James Flag 31 May 16 11.26am Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

I've learnt to tolerate people being homosexual, having some kind of religion thing going on, being paedophiles etc but blokes who sit about watching a TV show about cars seems a bit gay to me.

 




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View paperhat's Profile paperhat Flag croydon 31 May 16 11.38am Send a Private Message to paperhat Add paperhat as a friend

Originally posted by Part Time James

I've learnt to tolerate people being homosexual, having some kind of religion thing going on, being paedophiles etc but blokes who sit about watching a TV show about cars seems a bit gay to me.

The sad thing is, its barely about cars anymore

 


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View Part Time James's Profile Part Time James Flag 31 May 16 11.39am Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by paperhat

The sad thing is, its barely about cars anymore

Hmm, maybe I ought to give it a chance then.

 




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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 31 May 16 12.29pm

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

Doesn't do it for me.

Firstly I don't like Chris Evans, he thinks he's still cool and people like programs full of of celeb luvvies. TFI Top Gear just doesn't work. Matt le Blanc is not a presenter, it seems like, again, Evans thought the public would be impressed with a top celeb booking. Clarkson with May and Hammond were Top Gear, their bumbling middle class blokey style was TV genius for me

I will watch it again to see if it grows on me but I doubt it.

Which is ironic, given that was what Top Gear essentially was for the last 14 or so years. I don't think you can look at what happened to Top Gear without looking exactly at the kind of affect TFI Friday and the Big Breakfast did in their respective genres (and to a lesser extent, Evans was building on Jonathon Ross and that the Tube had done with Music shows).

If they'd done it with Chris Evans, when they rebooted it in 2001, it probably would have worked. Problem is, you can't really replace something 'original' by simply repeating the influences - because its had 14 years or so, to grow from that original influence into something very different.

The reboot of top gear worked, because people wanted something different - and they slowly delivered that - something with cars, that wasn't just about cars, but our relationship with cars and driving (the road) and generally do things they couldn't do.

Anyone can test drive a new insert brand name car. What you want to see, is a Jet fighter racing a 1.5m sports car, someone antagonising rednecks in a 'gay' pickup or ski jumping a mini with a jet engine.

Problem is, when you then change the team, who have become synonomus with that format, you've got to change the format.

No one likes 'more of the same' unless its the same. You could probably switch people out one at a time, and get away with it.

Arguably, like its previous reboot, the fate of the show will rest with people who didn't previously watch it. Oddly a lot of top gear fans pre-2001 were turned off by the new top gear.

 


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