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Ether Frenzy posted:The fat American driver needs to shut the gently caress up because he wasn't funny in the slightest. Alternately he can be this show's Jason Dawe They will probably have a South African driver next week. Same racing driver every week is too Stiggish, even if he is a fat American who can't shut up.
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They did say the whole point of having a ringer driver was so it would be the same person every week, otherwise comparative lap times will be meaningless. So I don't know, I think the American might be there to stay, unless they're going to toss out the whole "serious" lap times thing altogether somehow. One of the best bits, by the way: Hammond: "This 918 gets 90 mpg." Clarkson: "Really?" Hammond: "Really." Clarkson: "And who owns Porsche these days?" Hammond: "That would be VW." Clarkson:  Been waiting a good long time to see what their take on that whole thing would be. Did not disappoint.
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Ether Frenzy posted:So since we're a couple hours from the show airing, here's some spoilers. Do not read this unless you want to know what happened.
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Nov 18, 2016 21:40
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bringer posted:They will probably have a South African driver next week. Same racing driver every week is too Stiggish, even if he is a fat American who can't shut up. I wish they had just let Mike Skinner be Mike Skinner because he is awesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UgObvliqFU
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bringer posted:No, because a permanent base is one of the things they've joked about being too similar to Top Gear. Yeah but it sounds like they immediately hated the logistics and getting the tents set up. They could do 6 shows at the base and the rest at other locations and have the same freedom and anti-BBC vibe. A real track would be great for them to flog on as well.
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Eb posted:Thanks for the report! How long ago did they film this? It was Saturday Sept 24th for the opening sequence filming, and Sunday Sept 25th for the in-tent studio show.
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Holy gently caress what's with that girl's teeth  Otherwise it was brilliant, I didn't think the studio bits were any more cringey than some of the old school scripted segments. Plenty of great jokes and car porn as usual.
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That was great. Yeah, there were a few cringe-worthy moments, but I felt the same way about the three of them on TG. The producers of Top Gear should just give up now, or completely reinvent their show, because this is better in every way.
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Un-l337-Pork posted:The producers of Top Gear should just give up now, or completely reinvent their show, because this is better in every way. I feel like Chris Harris did a better review of the M2, but it's been a while since I've seen that episode so I could be wrong,
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HATECUBE posted:wait what happened to Ben Collins? He was never involved.
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Un-l337-Pork posted:That was great. Yeah, there were a few cringe-worthy moments, but I felt the same way about the three of them on TG. The producers of Top Gear should just give up now, or completely reinvent their show, because this is better in every way. Absolutely agreed, New Not Top Gear has made New So-Called Top Gear redundant. Only thing I'll miss is the BBC super music licence that allowed them to use everything under the sun. howe_sam posted:This is why I knew what the result of final timed laps would be, or at least had a pretty good idea. Yeah that part had gotten a little spoiled ahead of time by real events.
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mobby_6kl posted:Holy gently caress what's with that girl's teeth You cannot say her teeth weren't brilliant. Apart from the "American" bit, I liked all of it. I got properly trolled by the celebrity bit as well. It might be a bit too much joking around, but I think they need to settle into their new thing, and let new things happen.
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Not sure why Mike Skinner has such a terrible southern accent when he's from California and most interviews I've seen of him he seems pretty 'normal'  Loved it. Sure a couple things fell flat, but thoroughly enjoyed it
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Nickelsack posted:Not sure why Mike Skinner has such a terrible southern accent when he's from California and most interviews I've seen of him he seems pretty 'normal' He should have just did a straight up Pat Buttram impression.
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uPen posted:He was never involved. Yea research says that was from a live show, rip
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Kinda wish they had Tanner Foust instead. Also what was Jerome saying when he talking about the three cars?
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Basically the opposite of what the subtitles said. Ferrari is magnificent, McLaren is very twitchy and uncontrollable/a handful.
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keevo posted:Kinda wish they had Tanner Foust instead. Also what was Jerome saying when he talking about the three cars? Kinda wonder if his association with the Top Gear brand might make that trouble legally.
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I really liked it. Perhaps a little forced in places, but it''s still much more the show I want compared to the BBC's new TG. I'm definitely not convinced by the I Can't Believe It's Not Stig racing driver routine, though. As a side note, can we just take a moment to appreciate Carol Vorderman's shirt? 
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ApathyGifted posted:Kinda wonder if his association with the Top Gear brand might make that trouble legally. Hasn't US Top Gear been canceled?
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InitialDave posted:I really liked it. Perhaps a little forced in places, but it''s still much more the show I want compared to the BBC's new TG. I'm definitely not convinced by the I Can't Believe It's Not Stig racing driver routine, though. Heh, yeah I was laughing at that so hard when they cut over to her. Anyway, only annoying part imo was the stupid Air Force 'fight' that plain went on too long.
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Mister Kingdom posted:Hasn't US Top Gear been canceled? Kind of yeah, they're amenable to finding a new home for it, but at the moment it's dead
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mobby_6kl posted:Holy gently caress what's with that girl's teeth I'll admit I was transfixed by her and her teeth, and her palm tree leggings too when they did the wide shot.
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My only real beef with it was that without the unfettered access to music the BBC show had some of the soundtrack felt a bit musak. Otherwise it's a hell of a first episode of anything really.
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Yes and it was very controversial.
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Cojawfee posted:Yes and it was very controversial. By this, he means "They probably made more poo poo up, and it pissed off the company that loaned it to them". Hope that helps.
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Ether Frenzy posted:Basically the opposite of what the subtitles said. Ferrari is magnificent, McLaren is very twitchy and uncontrollable/a handful. Just based on what he said, you could predict the outcome. Clarkson had to bet on it to preserve some suspense I suppose.
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I'm not a car person and just watch for pretty cars and goofy british hijinks, but aren't Teslas supposed to be just as good as all these hypercars but also all electric? What's there to be controversial about
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They tested the Tesla Roadster and Tesla said they lied about how long the cars lasted in order to make an interesting story.
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Second viewing, and even knowing it's coming that moment where the other two mustangs appear is magical. And the cinematography somehow got better.
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Chris Knight posted:Anyway, only annoying part imo was the stupid Air Force 'fight' that plain went on too long. That must have been kind of a drag for the crowd to play along with to shoot. Tricky Ed posted:And the cinematography somehow got better. It was great but I thought they really overdid vignetting in a lot of places. Like I need to get 4K to still experience 1080p in the middle of the screen that isn't blacked out.
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drunken officeparty posted:I'm not a car person and just watch for pretty cars and goofy british hijinks, but aren't Teslas supposed to be just as good as all these hypercars but also all electric? What's there to be controversial about The last Tesla that Clarkson's Top Gear reviewed was the Roadster, which wasn't as fast as a Model S and didn't have the same range. Like current Teslas, it also tends to be a bit heavier than a similar gas-powered car and can't be refilled in under 5 minutes*. I think Teslas are awesome and probably much nicer to live with than a standard supercar, but they aren't really designed for track use (doing a couple runs at the local dragstrip and then heading home down a twisty road is fine though). *The main controversy came from Top Gear pretending their Tesla ran out of juice and were shown pushing it into the hanger to recharge. Elon Musk pulled the car's telemetry and angrily pointed out that the car never went below 30% charge (or something). Top Gear countered that they were merely trying to demonstrate why you can't spend all day at the track with one but didn't want to actually drain the car (which they could have easily done with a few more laps of "spirited driving") because it would have been very inconvenient to all involved. Then the internet started picking sides and Top Gear didn't review a Tesla again until new Top Gear did the Model X this past season.
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Yeah, tesla batteries overheat and cut power within the first lap on most hot laps, it's not a track car. The seven hunnert horsepower P 85D put down the same lightning lap time as the 2012 jeep grand cherokee SRT-8 on the faster track config. Slower than a mini cooper JCW. I can't imagine clarkson would gloss over that fact.
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mobby_6kl posted:Holy gently caress what's with that girl's teeth We were laughing at the looks of absolute terror when the P1 and Ferrari the Ferrari were trying to kill them. Those cars are the definition of untamed...
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keevo posted:I thought it was funny at first but just kept going on and on. I am curious as to how they were able to get the Ferrari the Ferrari, the P1, and the Spyder on the same track and racing against each other. I thought none of the manufacturers would allow it? Ferrari, in particular are very demanding when it comes to media on their cars. They famously "don't advertise" instead promote their brand via car shows/mags/website review their cars combined with the F1 team for media exposure. This has led to certain amounts of "gaming the system" when providing cars, Chris Harris writes about it very well here. http://jalopnik.com/5760248/how-ferrari-spins So my guess.... They managed to get Ferrari to agree to provide a car on the proviso that it "will not lose a drag race". I found it very hard to believe that with launch control on all three, they couldn't produce repeatable results (but hell they made it look believable with the cars throwing themselves around). The laptimes ..... poo poo, dunno. I know Porsche were up for a go anytime anywhere, Mclaren were keen as long as Ferrari didn't cheat, Ferrari were game if they could cheat. Really wasn't expecting them to be slower. Then again the closeness of it, might of meant that Ferrari agree to release the lap times (hence the delayed reveal). I loved the show, it had it's misses but ultimately they captured the passion for cars that we all have perfectly in that opening sequence.
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I guess I'm in the minority, but I thought the episode had some issues. The air force fight was just cringy, the vignetting was turned up to 11, and I'm honestly not a huge fan of the new track. I'm sure as gently caress going to watch next week, the intro was amazing, and I'm glad we got to see the three Hypercars finally. I laughed out loud honestly a couple of times, which isn't common for me. Nonetheless, it's great to have them back on the air, and I'm sure they'll get back into stride.
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