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howe_sam posted:It's a little amazing they can't afford the rights to the A-Team theme.
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BBC has a deal with copyright holders that they can use pretty much any music that they also broadcast on the radio but that only extends to broadcasts, not home video or streaming. MTV has a similar deal.
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Sep 27, 2017 20:01
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I don't think I've ever noticed or cared about the music in a Top Gear episode and am surprised how big of a deal you all make of it.
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Sep 28, 2017 04:36
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Toe Rag posted:I don't think I've ever noticed or cared about the music in a Top Gear episode and am surprised how big of a deal you all make of it.
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Sep 28, 2017 04:47
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Toe Rag posted:I don't think I've ever noticed or cared about the music in a Top Gear episode and am surprised how big of a deal you all make of it. The uh, music in Too Gear is critical for nailing just how good the production is.
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Sep 28, 2017 08:16
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It's like a full third of what makes the show work as well as it does: The soundtrack and audio work, the cinematography and editing, the hosts.
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Sep 28, 2017 11:13
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Toe Rag posted:I don't think I've ever noticed or cared about the music in a Top Gear episode and am surprised how big of a deal you all make of it. Did you watch it on BBC or what?
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Sep 28, 2017 11:28
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davebo posted:You would think by this point Top Gear would realize what a global audience they have and just start editing to music they can buy the rights to instead of relying on the old "steal whoever's music we want as long as it's for use within the United Kingdom" rule and giving everyone else the bastardized version. ...but when the music's on point, it's on loving point and a lot of it has been in my music collection so I get a smug feeling when they play something I already have 
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hopterque posted:It's like a full third of what makes the show work as well as it does: The soundtrack and audio work, the cinematography and editing, the hosts. I still haven't seen an episode with the American replacement soundtrack. It can't be good, when often the title or a lyric of the song that plays at a specific moment is the joke. F4rt5 fucked around with this message at 13:09 on Sep 28, 2017 |
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Sep 28, 2017 13:07
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Yeah, it's just sad when the A-Team theme or the James Bond theme gets replaced by some generic royalty-free poo poo, particularly when the entire point of a scene's dialogue and such is the reveal of that specific cue of music. Also even just good incidental music adds tremendously. I can't even imagine the Amazon special is half as good without the original soundtrack.
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Sep 28, 2017 13:14
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Data Graham posted:Did you watch it on BBC or what? For series 19 and onward, probably. When they did the Interceptors film or the Enzo review, then the music plays into the humor, but otherwise, kind of drawing a blank. I am thinking of when they go to a workshop and "cue the music." I can't think of a single time where that was ever remarkable, or even any other time they would have played music.
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Sep 28, 2017 16:06
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Was the Interceptors theme an original composition or was it borrowed from something else? I always thought if it was new, the composer ought to get some kind of medal for ersatz 70s spy show music. It's incredible.
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Sep 28, 2017 16:15
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Should be on the list: https://www.tunefind.com/show/top-gear-uk/season-17/15199 If it's The Professionals theme then that's OG 70s goodness.
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Sep 28, 2017 17:34
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No, but it sure is dead-on what they were parodying (visually at least). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCFVEvZvo3g
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Sep 28, 2017 17:56
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It's the crazy copyright law that lets them use the music in the first place. BBC basically says "We're the government, so we can use any music for anything without paying copyright." That means they use music that the owners would never be willing to license for any amount. That only flies in the UK though.
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Sep 29, 2017 17:19
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I think it only flies on TV for the DVDs, I think they have to change it.
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Sep 29, 2017 20:08
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Just another one of those things where you get a better experience by breaking the rules rather than trying to play by them.
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KillHour posted:It's the crazy copyright law that lets them use the music in the first place. BBC basically says "We're the government, so we can use any music for anything without paying copyright." That means they use music that the owners would never be willing to license for any amount. That only flies in the UK though. This is not true, the BBC pays a blanket license for the music, they don't just seize the means of production from the proletariat. Using original, unedited music in productions of films is not the same as using "C'mon Baby Light My Buick" edits in the production of advertisements, so almost zero artists refuse to let their original music be used in situations it will make them money. Artists, it turns out, really really love money for doing absolutely nothing. The BBC blanket license pays them a share for the usage across the entirety of the BBC's entertainment empire. The BBC makes it a rule that their productions can not advertise nor denigrate products from a commercial standpoint, which you'll notice Jeremy & Co saying "Due to the unique way in which the BBC is funded..." in episodes all the time. Copyright law as it pertains to musical recordings varies between the UK and other locations due to this whole "Other governments" thing; the BBC's license does not cover rebroadcasts in regions outside of where it is originally licensed.
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Sep 30, 2017 00:38
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And yet, that infamous Tesla Roadster review
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Well it's not like they don't positively endorse cars too, right? That's kind of the whole point, being on the BBC was supposed to be why they could afford to be honest in their opinions instead of just doing puff pieces on Mercedes or whoever pays for the ads on American TV.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_NRSoVncJQ
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That trailer looks encouraging, just hope they have cut some of the studio bollocks out this time, celebrity brain crash and the american weren't really funny to begin with and didn't get any better. Looks like there might be a good car challenge with hammond on a bike so looking forward to that.
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Yeah it looks like there could be more cheap/old car challenge stuff, which was sorely lacking from the first season.
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Nov 1, 2017 16:18
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did I just see a jet boat made out of a mini SUV? Yes, I did.
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Nov 1, 2017 18:26
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I think the celebrity brain crash thing has run its course. It was funny the first few times, but it's getting tedious. It's only a few minutes, but I'd rather they devote that to more time in the films.
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Nov 1, 2017 21:55
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Clarksons face has grown a 4th dimension.
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Nov 1, 2017 22:18
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"More monkey business" along with random animated monkey is the kind of stuff a good old BBC producer would reject.
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Nov 1, 2017 23:32
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I know it won't be one of the most exciting cars they review this season but I definitely saw James driving the Kia Stinger GT, and since I'm planning on getting one in the near future I'm excited to have a car I'll own actually be reviewed on Top Gear I mean Grand Tour.
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davebo posted:I know it won't be one of the most exciting cars they review this season but I definitely saw James driving the Kia Stinger GT, and since I'm planning on getting one in the near future I'm excited to have a car I'll own actually be reviewed on Top Gear I mean Grand Tour. You’ll be seeing a lot more of it in a couple of weeks as the US first drive happens soon.
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It is a shame that we'll never get any more news about the Dacia Sandero. It seemed like an interesting little car.
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Ola posted:"More monkey business" along with random animated monkey is the kind of stuff a good old BBC producer would reject.
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drgitlin posted:You’ll be seeing a lot more of it in a couple of weeks as the US first drive happens soon. If you get to drive one soon hit me up, I'll meet you anywhere. My local dealer still doesn't have an exact date when they'll get a US-spec one in, and I'm not going to Montgomery Mall to stare at a Korean one I can't sit in.
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davebo posted:If you get to drive one soon hit me up, I'll meet you anywhere. My local dealer still doesn't have an exact date when they'll get a US-spec one in, and I'm not going to Montgomery Mall to stare at a Korean one I can't sit in. We’re being told they are at the port of arrival for our region and that mid month we can place our orders and they should start arriving last week of November to first week of December. Shouldn’t be much longer if you want to TD one.
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Ola posted:"More monkey business" along with random animated monkey is the kind of stuff a good old BBC producer would reject. Consider that they have the same producer they had when on the BBC, no.
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Nov 3, 2017 04:25
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Nah Oisin couldn't punch at this level.
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I've been watching the new Wheeler Dealers. Mike is still Mike. Ant is pretty good, and he definitely knows his poo poo, but I don't find him as personable as Edd.
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Mister Kingdom posted:I've been watching the new Wheeler Dealers. Mike is still Mike. Ant is pretty good, and he definitely knows his poo poo, but I don't find him as personable as Edd. Does the show start any different than when Edd was there?
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busysignal posted:Does the show start any different than when Edd was there? It's the same setup.
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Mister Kingdom posted:I've been watching the new Wheeler Dealers. Mike is still Mike. Ant is pretty good, and he definitely knows his poo poo, but I don't find him as personable as Edd. Yeah, I miss Edd but it's still got nearly the same level of decent wrench turning content, Ant definitely seems legit. Still better than the trash that passes as car shows on TV otherwise.
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davebo posted:If you get to drive one soon hit me up, I'll meet you anywhere. My local dealer still doesn't have an exact date when they'll get a US-spec one in, and I'm not going to Montgomery Mall to stare at a Korean one I can't sit in. The event is in LA, sorry.
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