Wonder if that picture is real?
Top Gear
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yep. the guy who took it sold it to The Sun.
http://jalopnik.com/5828037/this-is-rowan-atkinsons-wrecked-mclaren-f1
photog:
http://www.reflexphotography.webs.com/
I never really watched this show except for the odd episode here and there when flying on Virgin.
Been sick the last few days, so I plunked down in front of Netflix. They have seasons 2-15 available for streaming.
I'm up to season 4 so far. Rad show aside from the island-monkey bias toward British cars.
Been sick the last few days, so I plunked down in front of Netflix. They have seasons 2-15 available for streaming.
I'm up to season 4 so far. Rad show aside from the island-monkey bias toward British cars.
to be fair, they also have a hard-on for colonial cars these days too (apart from the interiors, Cadillacs or pick-ups)
Jeremy loves him some Ford GT.
Is my sarcasm radar failing me here? Or are you just not that far through the series yet?
Season 1 (available on finalgear.com) is hilarious only because it's so bad. There's a guy named Jason who's only job is to talk about how to get a good deal on a car at a dealership (ie, to keep the program educational), and there are literally about a dozen people in the audience each week.
I watched back then too but clearly remember when the show really started.
best episode ever?
http://www.finalgear.com/news/2011/12/28/top-gear-india-special-released/
http://www.finalgear.com/news/2011/12/28/top-gear-india-special-released/
dont know about that... very good though. you know that if clarkson gets hammered by the media post episode it was a good one.
good show for lots of reasons.
One reason I like it is the high production value the show has. The video on the car segments is always beautiful, they have some nice color grading & great motion graphics/effects. The show is very well done in that regard.
WTF does Richard Hammond dress like a 16 year old going to a concert though? His shell necklaces crack me up.
Jeremy Clarkson cracks me the F up too.
I approve.
One reason I like it is the high production value the show has. The video on the car segments is always beautiful, they have some nice color grading & great motion graphics/effects. The show is very well done in that regard.
WTF does Richard Hammond dress like a 16 year old going to a concert though? His shell necklaces crack me up.
Jeremy Clarkson cracks me the F up too.
I approve.
It was good, but far from the "best episode ever" (I'd give that to the Botswana special). I was a bit annoyed that out of a ~1200 mile journey, they were on the train for the first 3/4 of it. Although watching how their highways operate (and having flashbacks to traveling in China), there's NO way I'd want to drive there either.
still catching up on DVD
there might not have been as much driving as the Africa episode by they were the funniest theyve been in a real long time.
its hasnt been a "car only" program in a while. and thats fine with me
This time I actually wished they had not modified the cars. I would have been cool to see the jag and the Rolls ride the mountains in style. I loved the show and I actually think that was a car SHOW.
Have bbc america now, so I can now watch it without watching it online.
I know, but it still beats the American version of Top Gear on History.
January 29th!
Got my name down for tickets for the filming on the 15th of Feb - fingers crossed!
isnt there a massive waiting list?
Not that long apparently. Put my name on the list last November, then today was allowed to pick a filming date to go see over the next couple of months. No guarantee of a ticket yet, but here's hoping!
Cool remember to wear your Ridemonkey T-shirt 
If Ridemonkey wants worldwide publicity then a free t-shirt would be greatly accepted 
You know you will end up behind all the cute girls they put in the front any way
It would be fair to say that my missus has great cans, perfect for getting to the front (especially when wearing a tight monkey t-shirt)
New series of TopGear is on here right now, and it's good 
EDIT: Actually, I was wrong - it's the best episode in years!
EDIT: Actually, I was wrong - it's the best episode in years!
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downloading it now.
i do wish it was another F1 driver besides one theyve done already. plus i hate Vettel
edit: i guess i mis-read about Vettel..thankfully.
i thought the episode was meh. nothing really good or great about it and the only thing that was really funny was Hammond trying to get a tow.
kinda funny to see the Lambo's brakes being cooked.
sad they didnt mention Ratzenberger who died the day before Senna did at Imola.
i do wish it was another F1 driver besides one theyve done already. plus i hate Vettel
edit: i guess i mis-read about Vettel..thankfully.
i thought the episode was meh. nothing really good or great about it and the only thing that was really funny was Hammond trying to get a tow.
kinda funny to see the Lambo's brakes being cooked.
sad they didnt mention Ratzenberger who died the day before Senna did at Imola.
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I like it as it was actually about cars for once rather than just @rsing around. Hell it had a big shouty orange Lambo getting thrashed, how could that not be good? Each to their own I suppose, I'm sure it'll be back to crap next week
Was a bit dissapointed they didn't mention Ratzenberger, wasn't pretty seeing Barrichello's again either
Was a bit dissapointed they didn't mention Ratzenberger, wasn't pretty seeing Barrichello's again either
That's exactly why I liked it. It was car heavy with none of that caravan makeshift crap.
IH8Rice do you really want top gear to become a car equivalent of MTV?
the car segment wasnt really that good imo...they should have just gloated more about the Ferrari like they always do. and a Noble? really??
the upcoming episodes look good though. should be interesting to see if Richard almost gets killed again when traveling to the US to race a NASCAR car. but Matt LeBlanc?? thats almost worse then will i am
Bringing a Noble is a good idea. I want to see different, new and interesting cars. Even if they fail miserably. A show only about ferraris and carawans would get boring.
If fell asleep watching the show last night but I would not blame the quality of the show though. From what I saw the Noble was pretty cool and a refreshing change.
i would have liked to have seen something else besides a Noble...maybe a Gumpert, R8 GT, Koenigsegg
Definitely put me in the "liked it quite a bit" crowd. It was actually about cars, had them wringing the 3 supercars out to their max at two different times in the episode, and the Will.I.Am segment was actually pretty funny. He got a record contract at 17, and so decided to buy a "poor man's Ferrari", which was... a Fiero. However his mom found out and took the keys away, so he didn't get to drive it till he was 20.
It's pretty funny that IH8Rice doesn't like the show when they have actual cars on it, only when they're running around acting like idiots and setting caravans on fire.
It's pretty funny that IH8Rice doesn't like the show when they have actual cars on it, only when they're running around acting like idiots and setting caravans on fire.