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b0nes posted:She is adorable, and she has fantastic taste in cars, but I don't know if I could live with that accent. I thought at first it was Canadian. Yes, she's a great girl, and yes, you'd be able to live with her accent. I simply love scottish girls with that accent - mind you, her accent reminds me so much of a girlfriend from Perth I had (Scotland, not Perth Australia).
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From this, to this,  James May, getting things done.
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Feb 13, 2013 09:53
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It was actually a diversion - Hammond (and we) thought he was just a tired old man while actually he had planned everything in advance. He slept the exact time needed to have the required strength for the final bit.
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Feb 13, 2013 09:56
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But he still only came second. Ambitious but rubbish.
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Feb 13, 2013 10:18
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KozmoNaut posted:But he still only came second. Ambitious but rubbish. How DID he come second if he was on a bike?
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Feb 13, 2013 11:19
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Ak Gara posted:How DID he come second if he was on a bike? I'm guessing it took longer than they showed to assemble. It was only a mile after all.
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Feb 13, 2013 11:21
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He probably got lost.
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Feb 13, 2013 11:33
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Dick Diggler posted:I'm guessing it took longer than they showed to assemble. It was only a mile after all. And something tells me that he isn't exactly in very good shape.
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Feb 13, 2013 11:47
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Sprat Sandwich posted:And something tells me that he isn't exactly in very good shape. Nah, it's James May, he probably just took too long getting those 4 bolts torqued down properly.
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Feb 13, 2013 12:53
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Sprat Sandwich posted:It was actually a diversion - Hammond (and we) thought he was just a tired old man while actually he had planned everything in advance. He slept the exact time needed to have the required strength for the final bit. I love that they did that Chekov's Gun-style insertion of his suitcase early on in the feature - at the time you don't think anything of it, but at the end you're thinking a-ha!
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Feb 13, 2013 13:01
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And they constantly banter about his complete refusal to run on television, too.
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Feb 13, 2013 13:14
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Kidney Stone posted:Yes, she's a great girl, and yes, you'd be able to live with her accent. I wish I knew where to meet these girls. Also Clarkson grinning was creepy.
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Feb 13, 2013 18:32
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b0nes posted:I wish I knew where to meet these girls. Also Clarkson grinning was creepy. Might I suggest Scotland?
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Feb 13, 2013 18:54
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b0nes posted:Also Clarkson grinning was creepy.  He really likes R8s, and even more now that this 25 year old does.
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Feb 13, 2013 20:00
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TGUS with the campers was pretty funny. The reveal with the Civic wagon was terrific. And that last race on the dirt track was quite good as well. I'm really liking this format of just one long segment and no interview.
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Feb 14, 2013 04:28
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webmeister posted:I love that they did that Chekov's Gun-style insertion of his suitcase early on in the feature - at the time you don't think anything of it, but at the end you're thinking a-ha! I didn't notice the bag at first, but as soon as they had that back-and-forth that ended with James saying he still wouldn't run, something went off in my head and I knew he had to have a scooter or something packed away in there. After that I was anticipating it for the rest of the race, and the payoff when he finally pulled it out was fantastic.
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Feb 14, 2013 04:31
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I have to wonder how long tgus will last if all it does is copy old top gear challenges. It's entertaining and all, but top gear is also about car reviews.
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Feb 15, 2013 05:10
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This time it wasn't even that they used a Top Gear UK challenge, they blatantly ripped off the three vehicles from the original as well. Although I loved Rutledge's Honda, and I don't care if it makes me a bad person, I want to try building something like that someday.
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nmfree posted:This time it wasn't even that they used a Top Gear UK challenge, they blatantly ripped off the three vehicles from the original as well. Top Gear US: Unambitious and Rubbish
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Cojawfee posted:I have to wonder how long tgus will last if all it does is copy old top gear challenges. It's entertaining and all, but top gear is also about car reviews. Are any of those three real car journalists? (Covering NASCAR doesn't count.)
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G-Mach posted:Are any of those three real car journalists? (Covering NASCAR doesn't count.) Not to my knowledge. Tanner is a driver, Adam is a comedian, and Rutledge has done a little NASCAR coverage.
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Feb 15, 2013 13:20
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G-Mach posted:Are any of those three real car journalists? (Covering NASCAR doesn't count.) Why doesn't covering NASCAR count?
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Feb 15, 2013 15:00
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"He's turning left... and he's turning left... and left again..."
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Feb 15, 2013 16:22
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pik_d posted:Why doesn't covering NASCAR count? A racing journalist doesn't necessarily know how to review a road car?
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Feb 15, 2013 18:08
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G-Mach posted:A racing journalist doesn't necessarily know how to review a road car? I.e. the entire original rationale behind the Stig.
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Cojawfee posted:I have to wonder how long tgus will last if all it does is copy old top gear challenges. It's entertaining and all, but top gear is also about car reviews. Does it really matter though? There isn't another car show like it, other than TGUK, and I thought the ratings were decent enough. And besides, if it's taken off the air it's not like we're going to get a better version to replace it. I could do without Mr. 70's Cadillac, Adam's schtick has kinda run out at this point, but Rutledge and Tanner can be rather funny together. Although Adam doing donuts on serving trays was kinda amazing.
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Feb 15, 2013 19:57
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The only problem I had with the "hidden collapsible bike in a suitcase" trick is that both Hammond and May did the exact same thing back in the Japan race.
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Feb 15, 2013 21:06
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I thought it was a riff on that. They were in it together that time for the joke of the reveal. This time, James was trolling Richard with a callback Richard should have seen coming.
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Sir Tonk posted:I could do without Mr. 70's Cadillac, Adam's schtick has kinda run out at this point, but Rutledge and Tanner can be rather funny together. I agree. Tanner has his sports cars for everything schtick, and Rutledge has his "I got a volkswagen" thing. Usually they get interesting cars though. Every single time, Adam gets some GM behemoth that shouldn't even be considered.
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Cojawfee posted:I agree. Tanner has his sports cars for everything schtick, and Rutledge has his "I got a volkswagen" thing. Usually they get interesting cars though. Every single time, Adam gets some GM behemoth that shouldn't even be considered. I thought it was a great episode, and I like the new format a lot. It's really silly, but sometimes that's all I want. I'm glad they aren't trying to do TGUK's format anymore, since they just weren't very good at it.
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Kenshin posted:On the other hand, rolling his insane RV was really, really funny. I tend to agree with this. The US show is growing on me but the hosts they have just don't have big enough chemstry or personality to do segments like The News well. They really don't get much time to banter or bicker in the challenges, either. I'd wager it's a deliberate choice, considering how often the UK hosts (mostly Clarkson and Hammond) get in trouble for the things they say. I'm still not entirely sure having the entire episode devoted to a challenge is the best way to go, a lot of the recent ones feel like they'd work better with some tighter editing.
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Drakkel posted:I tend to agree with this. The US show is growing on me but the hosts they have just don't have big enough chemstry or personality to do segments like The News well. They really don't get much time to banter or bicker in the challenges, either. I'd wager it's a deliberate choice, considering how often the UK hosts (mostly Clarkson and Hammond) get in trouble for the things they say. Well part of it is just how much time they have. Both TGUS and TGUK are one hour programs, but TGUS has commercials (so about 48 minutes of actual programming) vs a full hour for TGUK.
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I don't really see the problem with TGUS. They had to cut it down for commercials, so they took out what is normally hated by all - SIARPC - something that is there for the sake of retaining a license as a factual program - the news - and left in the juicy bits. Sometimes they even have enough time for a *cough* test of a car at the end. As cliche as it now is for Adam to show up with some sort of yacht for every challenge, I think it's entertaining to actually see some of those cars still alive and kicking. Other than the challenges borrowing heavily from TGUK, I'm glad they've gone in a different direction.
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Sir Tonk posted:TGUS with the campers was pretty funny. The reveal with the Civic wagon was terrific. I enjoyed it as well. The Honda was amazing. I like the format a lot better than the old one. It seems to suit them better. And I'll defend Adam being on the show. His choices are always really, really ridiculous. You an always expect Tanner to have a sports car of some sort, and Rutledge to have a Volkswagen (the van a couple of weeks ago in Mexico was amazing. I told my wife he'd have an old VW of some sort, but I had no idea how right I'd be..) but with Adam all you know is that it's going to be big, old, and American. And therefore completely terrible at whatever challenge they're going to do. The bit at the end is usually passable as a review. Not always, but I'm fine letting TGUK do the reviews and TGUS cock about more. There are only so many reviews of the FR-S I can watch before I get bored.
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Foehammer007 posted:Amy MacDonald. The funny thing for me is I have a friend with the same name.. I sent her a message asking if she was aware she'd been the SIARPC. Her response was 'well, I have to keep busy somehow...'
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Looking at loading some Top Gear US episodes on my tablet to keep me company on my flights, is season 3 any good? I prefer episodes that involve dicking around instead of serious automotive journalism, or should i just stay away?
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Feb 16, 2013 06:35
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whiskas posted:Looking at loading some Top Gear US episodes on my tablet to keep me company on my flights, is season 3 any good? I prefer episodes that involve dicking around instead of serious automotive journalism, or should i just stay away? At Season 3 it's almost all crazy car challenges, so you're good!
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Foehammer007 posted:Amy MacDonald. Have some more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjskgK_mHVA I have to say, I really like her singing voice. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 10:01 on Feb 16, 2013 |
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Drakkel posted:I tend to agree with this. The US show is growing on me but the hosts they have just don't have big enough chemstry or personality to do segments like The News well. They really don't get much time to banter or bicker in the challenges, either. I'd wager it's a deliberate choice, considering how often the UK hosts (mostly Clarkson and Hammond) get in trouble for the things they say.
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