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eriddy posted:What do you guys mean when you say "point them down"? Are the cops on foot flagging down speeding cars? How does that work? Yes. they walk out from whatever post they're hiding behind into the middle of the street in front of the speeding vehicle by roughly a football field, point at the driver, and point at the side road where their car is parked. By the time you see them, they have you. if you don't notice a cop in a bright yellow jacket walking out in front of you a couple hundred feet down the road, you're about to have a really bad day.
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Powershift posted:Yes. they walk out from whatever post they're hiding behind into the middle of the street in front of the speeding vehicle by roughly a football field, point at the driver, and point at the side road where their car is parked. Just start speeding up.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Are you seriously trying to say there's a car better than the F40? The F40 isn't even the best Ferrari.
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Powershift posted:Yes. they walk out from whatever post they're hiding behind into the middle of the street in front of the speeding vehicle by roughly a football field, point at the driver, and point at the side road where their car is parked. I can't be the only one. 
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well, sometimes they wear hats, but that's pretty much what they look like.
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bull3964 posted:I remember a news article I read about an all day speeding sting they did on 79 south. that section is either 55 or 65 depending on where you are. They didn't bother pulling anyone over going under 80 mph. Pretty much all the highways around Chicago are marked 55mph, IIRC. I have no idea what they actually enforce beyond "don't actually kill anyone."
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Jealous Cow posted:Exceeding 80mph in Virginia is the same level of felony as spousal rape. So if you get caught going over 80mph you are charged with sexual assault?
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IndianaZoidberg posted:So if you get caught going over 80mph you are charged with sexual assault? Maybe if you're in a Cronenberg film.
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Sir Tonk posted:Maybe if you're in a Cronenberg film.  I've been passing the time waiting to see if the trio is going to get another gig or not by watching old seasons (about to start season 11 now). The older seasons are much more entertaining, honestly. Comparing them to the later seasons it's obvious when they got told to tone their poo poo down. Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Jun 12, 2015 |
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annapacketstormaya posted:Pretty much all the highways around Chicago are marked 55mph, IIRC. I have no idea what they actually enforce beyond "don't actually kill anyone." got pulled on the Kennedy going 80 while being passed. Fuckers.
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Terrible Robot posted:I've been passing the time waiting to see if the trio is going to get another gig or not by watching old seasons (about to start season 11 now). The older seasons are much more entertaining, honestly. Comparing them to the later seasons it's obvious when they got told to tone their poo poo down. Likewise. They also appear to be doing everything from a script now, with much less adlibbing. Which is a shame as they are all quick-witted. The Argentinian special also looks like they went through it and removed a lot of stuff that might have been offensive - there are no comments on the situation towards the end. Weak sauce when compared to the USA special.
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 https://twitter.com/BBC_TopGear/status/610876317320527872 @BBC_TopGear Big news! Chris Evans will front an all new line-up for the next series of #TopGear. Details: http://bit.ly/ChrisEvansTG pik_d fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Jun 16, 2015 |
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pik_d posted:
Good get, but it's not going to save the program.
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RhoA posted:Good get, but it's not going to save the program. @rmstitanic great news, now we're allowing life boats to be launched at capacity!
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RhoA posted:Good get, but it's not going to save the program. You do realise Top Gear is ancient and has gone through various incarnations in its life. Tbh I am glad its getting a reboot as I had stopped watching it regularly (just watched specials, certain episodes) and hopefully they can make a good motoring program. Chris Evans is about the best choice they could get as well, really well suited to leading a car program - but it will be very different than Clarkson's Top Gear.
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Lmao all we need now are the women who vaguely like cars and the shirty guardian dream show has come true. It'll get one series.
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ukle posted:You do realise Top Gear is ancient and has gone through various incarnations in its life. Tbh I am glad its getting a reboot as I had stopped watching it regularly (just watched specials, certain episodes) and hopefully they can make a good motoring program. Chris Evans is about the best choice they could get as well, really well suited to leading a car program - but it will be very different than Clarkson's Top Gear. I realize that. I just feel that the recent popularity had to do a lot with the trio and their messing about, so I'm not sure that the ratings will ever get back to where they were. I do agree that Chris Evans was the best they could get, so I'm cautiously awaiting to see how it turns out.
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Yeah I'm not ready to poo poo all over this, Evans is signed on for a three year deal so we'll at least get three series of whatever they come up with.BBC Press Office posted:We're announcing today that Chris Evans has signed a three-year deal to lead an all-new Top Gear line-up.
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I don't like this choice. I find him too smug and self-confident, to the point of smarminess. I can't imagine him doing anything where he's 'rubbish' at it. which was the charm of the old guys. Plus, the show is about the interaction of the three mates. Doesn't work if there's only one 'star', plus Sideshow Bob and Tonto.
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Chris Evans is terrible and if he is the best they could do it doesn't bode well for whoever else they get to fill out the cast. I'll try to watch it but I highly suspect I'll lose interest even faster than I did in TG USA. Edit BOLD PREDICTION: he jokingly complains about being forced to drive a Ferrari that isn't WHITE in his first episode and it will consume 100% of his comedy material in the process. Symphoric fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Jun 16, 2015 |
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BBC Press Office posted:lots of words that are not "humour"
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I'm curious to see if they try to force the new UK Top Gear presenters into the same character molds that they tried with others, notably US Top Gear. It would be sadly ironic.
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pik_d posted:You guys seems a lot more pessimistic than I'd expect. It's the BBC, I'm sure they'll figure out a way to make it different, yet still enjoyable. InitialDave fucked around with this message at 21:08 on Jun 16, 2015 |
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quote:Production on the new series of Top Gear will start in the next few weeks and more information will be announced in due course. That's actually the worst part of the announcement. There's no way in hell they've been able to retool in 2.5 months time. As an American, I have no loving clue who Chris Evans is. That was bound to be the case no matter who they announced, but it shows their difficulty in trying to relaunch this. Top Gear is a worldwide brand and to anyone outside of the UK, those 3 are that brand. I honestly wonder if BBC-A will even pay to license the re-launched show since it's bound to take a massive MASSIVE ratings nosedive the instant people figure out the three aren't coming back.
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yeah seriously who is chris evans what's he done and why should i be interested i'm not being a dick these are the three questions that popped into my head when i read this this morning and i don't have the answers to any of them and worse, i can't make myself care enough to look into it :/
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Isn't chris evens the guy with the massive garage for all his white ferrari's and a grand piano playing in it constantly? Also he bought that GTO for an absurd amount of money?
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Alighieri posted:Isn't chris evens the guy with the massive garage for all his white ferrari's and a grand piano playing in it constantly? Also he bought that GTO for an absurd amount of money? He's a business man yes
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Chris Evans is smarmy, unfunny, ginger-haired radio host with about as much charisma as a boiled turnip. He's famous for owning a bunch of all white Ferraris including (I think) the only white F40 in the world.
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Cojawfee posted:Does no one ever complain that these BBC types are all millionaires?
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I was wondering why everyone is that upset, then I noticed that I mistook that Chris Evans for Chris Harris.
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It's going to be amusing if BBC-A advertises it as "Top Gear with Chris Evans" and everyone is wondering why Captain America isn't the host of the show.
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Well the best thing is that Roadkill and MCM exist so who the gently caress cares about the death of Top Gear? I'll just also hang to see what Netflix comes up with, if that rumoured show with Clarkson / May / Hammond is true.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Well the best thing is that Roadkill and MCM exist so who the gently caress cares about the death of Top Gear? I'll just also hang to see what Netflix comes up with, if that rumoured show with Clarkson / May / Hammond is true. I will mostly miss top gears awesome cinematography. That has hands down been the saving grace of the last few series. If they have same people in the crew it might be an ok show.
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ukle posted:You do realise Top Gear is ancient and has gone through various incarnations in its life. Tbh I am glad its getting a reboot as I had stopped watching it regularly (just watched specials, certain episodes) and hopefully they can make a good motoring program. Chris Evans is about the best choice they could get as well, really well suited to leading a car program - but it will be very different than Clarkson's Top Gear. None of Top Gear's previous incarnations come close to the worldwide appeal and popularity of the Clarkson/Hammond/May iteration. On top of that old school Top Gear hails from a time that most people only had 3-4 channels to watch, and the internet wasn't a thing. Had it been around now it would fade into obscurity like Fifth Gear. Whilst it could have used a bit of a rest, I fear people are correct when they say we will end up with a design by committee Top Gear that lacks all the charm and appeal of the previous incarnation. Especially if they actually decide to make it an informative show about cars ordinary people drive, parkers.co.uk and sites like it exist and renders such a show obsolete.
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Yeah, old Top Gear existed during an age where an informative show about cars was actually relevant, and it still got lovely ratings and was eventually canceled. That sort of show isn't even remotely relevant anymore.
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Ludicro posted:None of Top Gear's previous incarnations come close to the worldwide appeal and popularity of the Clarkson/Hammond/May iteration. On top of that old school Top Gear hails from a time that most people only had 3-4 channels to watch, and the internet wasn't a thing. Had it been around now it would fade into obscurity like Fifth Gear. Was gonna say. The incarnation of Top Gear that Clarkson and Wilman created basically became one of biggest things in the world, to the point where people started sending death threats to a man for having the audacity to be assaulted by Jeremy Clarkson. Old Top Gear was one of those shows that people watched because it existed and was broadcast on BBC, not because it was riveting entertainment. I also find it funny that people are arguing that the formula needed some shaking up just because they themselves had grown tired of it. There is nothing to indicate that any shake-up was needed, by all accounts the show and its hosts still had massive appeal.
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