TV Shows BBC Top Gear

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  1. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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  2. Jehla

    Jehla Minimodder

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    Ohhh Chris Harris, good for him. I guess it's the end of his youtube channel which would be a shame since I assume he'll have to tone down his more technical bits for top gear.
     
    Jehla, 6 Feb 2016
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  3. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    They could both be brilliant... they could both be bollocks... still too early to say...
     
    RedFlames, 6 Feb 2016
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  4. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Rotary Cat.

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    I've just watched a Chris Harris video for the first time, didn't even know who he was before. Can see him being good for TG, if the rumours are confirmed. So that's looks like two of the presenters will be better drivers than any of the old three stooges.
     
    Mr_Mistoffelees, 7 Feb 2016
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  5. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman Don't phone it's just for fun. Lover of bit-tech

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    There's been word of Eddie Jordon getting in on the act. That would be a disaster.
     
    The_Crapman, 7 Feb 2016
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  6. BentAnat

    BentAnat Software Dev

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    EJ would be a deal breaker for me.
    his incoherent mumbling whenever I watch F1 is bad enough.
     
    BentAnat, 8 Feb 2016
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  7. Guest-16

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    It's like the show is flirting with the extremes of greatness and failure. CH = Epic win. EJ = DOA.
     
    Guest-16, 8 Feb 2016
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  8. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman Don't phone it's just for fun. Lover of bit-tech

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    I never minded him on the F1 coverage, as in between the ramblings of a mad man there were snippets of meaningful reporting and with his experience could read between the lines of official press releases to bring out the true story. He also had a lot of contacts behind the scenes to get a lot of stories first. But I just don't see where he'd fit in at Top Gear, unless he just had a little section each week for f1 news/roundup.
     
    The_Crapman, 8 Feb 2016
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  9. B1GBUD

    B1GBUD ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Accidentally Funny

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    EJ is a flippin ejit, it would be like a death sentence for TG.
     
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  10. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    He is, and it probably would be... But on the F1 at least he was an idiot with inside knowledge and worked well with Coulthard who imo is a boring ******* on his own...

    I just can't see *why* EJ would be there...
     
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  11. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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  12. Gunsmith

    Gunsmith Maximum Win

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    jesus christ, you dont need 6 bloody presenters!
     
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  13. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    The pre-facelift series had loads of presenters concurrently, remember it only failed in the first place because half the presenters left in the space of a few months, it was pretty popular prior to that.

    Part of the cult status of Clarkson's TG has been generated by the BBCs excellent international exporting of the show, which has proved very popular and couldn't/wouldn't have happened in the era of the original show.

    I suspect the new show will feature a mix of the two previous versions of TG with some new elements thrown in. I'll watch out of morbid curiosity.
     
    Shirty, 11 Feb 2016
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    The_Crapman Don't phone it's just for fun. Lover of bit-tech

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    The_Crapman, 11 Feb 2016
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  15. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    Or guest stigs every show, with various clues building up to the reveal...
     
    Shirty, 11 Feb 2016
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  16. Mr_Mistoffelees

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    I agree with the Stig being old-hat, surely Sabine Schmitz has the driving skill to fulfil his role as resident racing driver.
     
    Mr_Mistoffelees, 11 Feb 2016
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  17. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    I believe they're giving the "fast" cars to Chris Harris.
     
    IanW, 11 Feb 2016
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  18. yodasarmpit

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    Why all the hate, this is a cracking line up - and remeber the old Top Gear line up will be available on Amazon.
     
    yodasarmpit, 11 Feb 2016
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  19. lilgoth89

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    im Cautiously optimistic about the line up...although i would feel much more at ease if they dropped Jordan.

    Top gear will never drop the Stig, he has become to much a marketing front for the show to drop him now. i assume i will be with the Majority when i say i will watch it, and if its crap...i will simply stop watching it
     
    lilgoth89, 11 Feb 2016
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  20. Kovoet

    Kovoet What's a Dremel?

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    Wouldn't say it's hate. They should call it something else. You just can't replace the previous trio.

    Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
     
    Kovoet, 11 Feb 2016
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