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Colostomy Bag posted:As an american and car person I've come to terms with boot, bonnet, wings, lorries, lift, the tube, etc. yeah, my local liquor store has a sign out front that says Growlers Filed Here and my inner 12 year old giggles every time I drive by now
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Jonny Nox posted:Current episode has a great pair of guests! I thought they were joking when Jeremy announced.
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That was another incredible episode all around. They're really knocking it out of the park this season.
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:The "unscripted" Chevy suburban driver's joke was the best part of that episode but that was definitely an unmarked mesa county, co sheriff. He had the undercover suburban, the k9s and was wearing a sheriff dept T-shirt. I assume he either happened by or was present because they had a filming permit. Also a quite visible rifle barrel poking up between the seats.
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drgitlin posted:Also a quite visible rifle barrel poking up between the seats. I fail to see how a visible firearm in a vehicle in rural Colorado denotes law enforcement.
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bull3964 posted:I fail to see how a visible firearm in a vehicle in rural Colorado denotes law enforcement. To be fair, it was only ONE visible firearm.
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Jan 26, 2018 19:22
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Jan 26, 2018 19:34
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I very quickly went from 'holy gently caress I want to drive on that' to 'holy gently caress i never want to drive on that' Another fantastic ep on the books either way tho.
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Jan 26, 2018 19:59
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This season is going from strength to strength. Another fantastic episode, they're really nailing down what works.
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Yeah, they're finding their way. When they went to the new driver with no schtick or joke, that was a good sign. "Look, we can't force the old jokes back in, just drop all jokes and see what happens later, let new stuff find its way through over time". And the trips and challenges only really work when there's a sense of purpose there, it really did this time. Historical stuff such as those old new racers or the Lancia thing has loads and loads of potential, it means challenges, cocking about, romanticism, nostalgia, story telling, races etc etc, all of with having some sense of purpose behind it. What was it really like to drive F1 in the early 1970s? How did they do Monte Carlo in the 1920s? What's the deal with Maserati? etc etc
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Jan 27, 2018 00:32
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Yeah, I've loved these last couple of history based episodes. What I would like from either TGUK season 25 or the Grand Tour is another Cheap Car challenge, the cheaper the better. Still one of my favorite segments in Top Gear history was them trying to buy cars in Miami for a thousand dollars.
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projecthalaxy posted:Yeah, I've loved these last couple of history based episodes. What I would like from either TGUK season 25 or the Grand Tour is another Cheap Car challenge, the cheaper the better. Still one of my favorite segments in Top Gear history was them trying to buy cars in Miami for a thousand dollars. Yeah the cheap car challenges are some of my favorite episodes.
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Although this episode (and the Jaguar one from a couple weeks ago), especially from Richard, have featured my favorite recurring part of the cheap car challenges, the blatant, nervous lying about malfunctions.
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Jan 27, 2018 01:48
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Why was Martin Shkreli standing behind Clarkson in the celebrity face off segment?
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Jan 27, 2018 02:25
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So has anyone else noticed that the tent not being in a different location each episode has made basically no difference?
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Ebola Dog posted:So has anyone else noticed that the tent not being in a different location each episode has made basically no difference? As viewer? Sure. In terms of promotion it probably was better for getting some buzz in the country they're in. For them it's surely much easier and less stressful - Clarkson basically just must go past his gate house to get to the tent.
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The stuff of nightmares: Getting frisky with an amenable partner in a car parked in a fortuitously abandoned parking lot in the middle of a dense fog bank And Jeremy Clarkson heaves in sight, flanked by a camera crew "Oh hello there"
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Data Graham posted:The stuff of nightmares:
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Jan 28, 2018 01:52
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Just caught a great little joke in the newest episode, when James says if they go over the top edge they're dead. Clarkson said "well the tree will stop us, won't it?" to which Hammond quickly said No. He knows from experience.
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As Nero Danced posted:Just caught a great little joke in the newest episode, when James says if they go over the top edge they're dead. Clarkson said "well the tree will stop us, won't it?" to which Hammond quickly said No. That course is terrifying. I don't blame Hammond for backing out.
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The real reason he backed out was likely due to there not being a roof or a roll bar on the car.
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Think that might be my favorite episode in the whole series, Top Gear included. Certainly the best guest segment by a mile.
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bull3964 posted:The real reason he backed out was likely due to there not being a roof or a roll bar on the car. If you went over the top of that bank at 90mph, i dont think a roof or a roll bar would do a particularly huge amount to save you. I laughed so hard i nearly coughed up a lung when it was revealed that Richard had to get a job with jaguar to drive that thing on the roads
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Data Graham posted:The stuff of nightmares: I honestly can figure out if that’s real or not as it could be for sure.
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Ferremit posted:If you went over the top of that bank at 90mph, i dont think a roof or a roll bar would do a particularly huge amount to save you. That's probably not the real outcome they were worried about. The real risk was losing speed mid turn and rolling down the inside.
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Jan 28, 2018 06:16
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I liked the homage to Le Mans with the multiplying shot of the Aston tach going up and down.
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sbaldrick posted:I honestly can figure out if that’s real or not as it could be for sure. Sometimes the script comes out as unscripted, but thats cause it really was. I want to believe that this time it was for real, mostly cause I've been caught having sexy time in the fog in a car before.
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The dogging bit seemed unscripted to me. Clarksons 'normal personality' came out and seemed equal parts amused and embarrassed. Imagine being balls deep in your partner, and someone shouting "Oh I've found a car here.. Oh it's a Toyota.." Falken fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Jan 28, 2018 |
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Falken posted:The dogging bit seemed unscripted to me. Clarksons 'normal personality' came out and seemed equal parts amused and embarrassed. Could also be that the couple weren't doing anything particularly nasty, that the situation was exaggerated and Clarkson's dialogue added later for fun. Scripted vs unscripted is a big grey area.
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Jan 28, 2018 14:34
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I'm sure they were just enjoying the scenery
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Data Graham posted:I'm sure they were just enjoying the scenery I'm sure. I've visited the Pyrenees and plunging gorges left me breathless.
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bull3964 posted:That's probably not the real outcome they were worried about. The real risk was losing speed mid turn and rolling down the inside. You mean in the car that died while driving down the road might have an ignition problem mid lap?
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The other possibility is that production told Jaguar they wanted to take their million dollar 1-off around a disused speed track and they said "Oh, gently caress no you aren't"
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But he did. Just not at full speed.
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I'm surprised they did it at all. No loving way would I drive a car like that on a dilapidated steep banked track, much less a freshly paved one. Also, I'm guessing that plastic window in the Aston cost about 10 bucks, so they didn't care that Jeremy cut holes in it.
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I feel like a big part of what made Jaguar decide to build those cars was knowing they’d end up on TG/GT.
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I think Hammonds memory of his most recent firey crash was still fresh in his mind, and that car had actual safety features.
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Do we even know, chronologically, that this filmed bit came after Hammond's accident in the first episode? I mean, he wrecked the car and got a fractured knee on June 10th and it was plainly hot when they were in Spain (at least before they got into the mountains.) I don't think he was even off crutches until almost September. There's no way he could have been driving that Jag around after he was injured in the crash. Edit: I found an article saying that the Switzerland piece was the first one they filmed, so I guess it was first. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Jan 28, 2018 |
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