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I bet next season he'll have a strip of duct tape over his mouth. Hell if he really needs to talk have it be nonsense, like how to cook macaroni or reading the script of Macbeth or something. The same joke over and over got so dull I started skipping the power laps.
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Doesn't help power laps that the new track is utter pants and would be shameful if it was your late night "track" around your employer's light industrial park.
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Feb 12, 2017 22:26
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They really goofed with that stupid track they have.
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Feb 12, 2017 22:49
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With the amount of money they pissed away on stupid stunt bullshit and flying the studio around the world to show videos unrelated to that location, they probably could have secured consistent use of a real track. Renting the nurburgring for their exclusive use for an hour a week would probably cost less than the opening sequence. James would love that.
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I've been going through some old episodes and while the American isn't particularly funny or the celebrity segments can be a bit ham handed, so far everything is still miles above the time in season 2 when they had a race between Darth Vader, Ming the Merciless, Doctor Who, a Cyberman, a Klingon and a Dalek. The Dalek becomes enraged and kills everyone else after realizing he won't fit in the car.
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Feb 13, 2017 13:01
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For me the show is 45% schadenfreude for miserable old British wealthy people and the rapport they have. 45% laughing at what these people find funny. 9% the cars 1% scripted material.
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Feb 13, 2017 18:24
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I was surprised by that track. Why not find a place in the US? There have to be tons of good locations. Alternately, why not just use that track in Germany? Sure it will take 10 mins or so to do a lap and you'd have to edit but at least it would be consistent.
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Feb 13, 2017 18:59
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Why does it matter? These are not scientific tests. It's just a bit to have some commentary on a shiny car going fast and to have something to argue about in the studio after it's done. The 'track' is a prop, nothing more.
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Feb 13, 2017 19:25
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I kinda like the Eboladrome better because it's better defined than the old track. No matter how many times I saw the Stig or a celebrity go round the old track, I never really liked how much open tarmac there was to drive on; it just felt ambiguous as to where they were driving. The only really important thing is that laps are consistent around the track so that the only thing changing is the car. Of course wet laps don't help, but there's only so much they can do with regards to when cars are available to test.
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Feb 13, 2017 19:34
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Shoren posted:I kinda like the Eboladrome better because it's better defined than the old track. No matter how many times I saw the Stig or a celebrity go round the old track, I never really liked how much open tarmac there was to drive on; it just felt ambiguous as to where they were driving. If you go on that track in the Forza or Gran Turismo versions that had it with the idiot line off it's almost impossible to follow unless you've done a few dozen laps on it.
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Feb 13, 2017 19:53
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Shrugs Not Drugs posted:If you go on that track in the Forza or Gran Turismo versions that had it with the idiot line off it's almost impossible to follow unless you've done a few dozen laps on it. That's another thing that has painted my opinion on it. I first tried racing around it in GT5 and had no idea at all where to go. It served their purposes well in TG for going fast, blowing up caravans, and burning rubber in general, but I don't like it as a racing track the the laymen.
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Feb 13, 2017 19:59
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Feb 14, 2017 13:15
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Not exactly a revelation but holy hell this new series works so much better without Evans stinking the place up. My erection still hasn't subsided from the Ferrari at the start either.
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inkjet_lakes posted:Not exactly a revelation but holy hell this new series works so much better without Evans stinking the place up. The challenge was fun too! Loved the end.
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Mar 5, 2017 22:04
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Yep. Genuinely enjoyed that. It looks like they really listened to the criticisms of the last series.
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hopterque posted:Oh poo poo did tOP gEAR start again? Yeah they aired the first episode tonight. I thought that was a really really good episode. I can't find much to complain about.
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keevo posted:Yeah they aired the first episode tonight. I thought that was a really really good episode. I can't find much to complain about. Yeah I'm halfway through, pretty drat good so far. So nice to have actual banter and rudeness and poo poo talking and stuff back, you can really tell that Chris Evans was holding that poo poo back bigtime, everything they did last season felt so fake and forced and now I was actually laughing at stuff.
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Mar 6, 2017 01:07
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I like the new format of having the star come and sit with them but not be the center of attention too.
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Mar 6, 2017 02:44
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I think I liked this episode of Top Gear more than most of the episodes of Grand Tour. It felt way less forced and much more natural. Owns we get two rad car shows to watch.
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Mar 6, 2017 03:12
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KakerMix posted:I think I liked this episode of Top Gear more than most of the episodes of Grand Tour. It felt way less forced and much more natural. Owns we get two rad car shows to watch. Yup. I hope the rest of this series maintains a similar quality, then I can't wait for Grand Tour to up their game to match it. Competition leads to improvements.
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Mar 6, 2017 03:18
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I liked the Star Wars music. I guess only the BBC can do that. But two celebrity segments and no news?
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Mar 6, 2017 03:33
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Fine return to form. The Baikonour film was great!
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Mar 6, 2017 03:46
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Definitely think they've figured the formula out now. This felt far more natural and cohesive than Grand Tour. Its three guys that are all excited to do a cool car show and it shows. Still not a fan of the celebrity segment but I think that'll always be there.
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Mar 6, 2017 03:59
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Okay, Chris Harris hot lap instructor is a gimmick I will enjoy.
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Has all the dead weight been cleared out? Sabine? Eddie Jordan? I hope this second Top Gear season scares the hell out of the bad idea factory that was Grand Tour's first season.
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smdh at no crown vic for the high mileage car. But yeah, that was a really solid, really fun episode of car show. When the cab slipped off the blocks in Rory I just lost it. Same for anytime the hood flipped up on Harris. If they can make six more like that I'll be happy.
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shadow puppet of a posted:Has all the dead weight been cleared out? Sabine? Eddie Jordan? I think Eddie shows up this season at some point. I think it is when they do King of Hammers. I think Sabine shows up in that one too.
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howe_sam posted:Okay, Chris Harris hot lap instructor is a gimmick I will enjoy. He really is the Stig without a helmet
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Mar 6, 2017 06:43
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Last bit of dead weight to be shed is the "star".
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Huh, there was zero stig in this episode. Is that a common thing? Or does he usually have a part in every episode?
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Mar 6, 2017 07:40
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stig was new top gear and new new top gear, this is new new new top gear.
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howe_sam posted:smdh at no crown vic for the high mileage car. Yeah the cab running away from Rory was hilarious, he had the same idea for racking up miles I did too.
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Powershift posted:stig was new top gear and new new top gear, this is new new new top gear.
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howe_sam posted:smdh at no crown vic for the high mileage car. Those ain't things that exist in Euroland sadly! I'd love to see more US market poo poo on the show. *also I really like they've got a RWD car for the 'slebs to drive around the original track. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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I wonder if the power board is going to still be legal, road-going cars still. Because that FXXK will immediately be taken off since it can't go on the road.
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