Top Gear Returns Sunday 22nd June 2008

BigglesPiP · 22 Jul 2008 at 00:23

[TW]Fox;12132364 said:
The sound you could hear was of the Land Rover chase car which was doing the filming.

The chase car was a Suzuki SJ in the last shot.

[TW]Fox · 22 Jul 2008 at 00:33

BigglesPiP said:
The chase car was a Suzuki SJ in the last shot.

They have more than one. The main one is a Disco 3.

Clarkey · 22 Jul 2008 at 00:43

Since when did Disco's sound like that?

Kreeeee · 22 Jul 2008 at 00:49

Angilion said:
Poor continuity, though I suppose it doesn't really matter in this case.

How else do you think they get all the shots? Have hundreds of cameramen everywhere?

Angilion · 22 Jul 2008 at 00:49

From Andy Wilman:

Before I get on to the coming week's show, though, I just want to clear up a bit of housekeeping. Firstly, if the boys on Final Gear are reading this - WE DID NOT DUB A BLOODY V8 ON THE DAIHATSU TERIOS. Promise, chaps.

We like to do our best with the Jerry Bruckheimer noises, but we have our standards, and one of those standards is to not upset car dweebs - we like them too much.

I asked the director the same question about the engine when I saw the first cut of the film and he said you can hear the V8 camera car in the background, but the Terios still makes its own rorty little sound.

Angilion · 22 Jul 2008 at 00:52

Kreeeee said:
How else do you think they get all the shots? Have hundreds of cameramen everywhere?

What does that have to do with my comment about it being poor continuity (although not really important in this context) to show things such as a car being dirty then clean then dirty again or dragging a lure on a rope, then not, then dragging it again?

Few programs are filmed in a continuous shoot. That's why continuity issues exist.

Kreeeee · 22 Jul 2008 at 00:58

Fair enough, I misinterpreted your complaint about continuity.

Dead and Gone · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:01

NO it can't be it's the last episode this week???? only the 6th episode in??

Muffin` · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:03

Olympics

oldbag · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:04

Oh joy.

Scuzi · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:06

Clarkey said:
Since when did Disco's sound like that?

Since about the time they first got V8 engines.

dan^uk · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:13

Preview for tonights episode (the last in the current series)..

Top Gear
Sunday 27 July
8:00pm - 9:00pm
BBC 2
Episode 6 of 6

James kicks things off this week, driving around Japan in some cars you've never heard of, picking up a couple of interesting passengers along the way.
Back in Surrey, Richard gets his hands on the pig-ugly Gumpert Apollo, and then hands it to The Stig for a hot lap. We know it's a quick car, but you'll have to watch the show on Sunday to see if it's got what it takes to bag a place amongst the prettier exotica at the top end of the lap board.
Top Gear favourite Jay Kay drops in for a chat and has another bash at a lap in the Reasonably Priced Car. Everyone was banking on him to take the top spot on the celeb lap board and wipe the perma-smirk off Simon Cowell's face in the process. The track's dry but the weather is warm enough to take the edge off a weedy engine's performance. 1:45.9 is the time to beat and Jay is hungry for victory.
Finally, the series signs off with a fight: Top Gear versus the Germans, and it's a proper battle so prepare to witness something special here. Just try not to mention the war.
VIDEO Plus+: 6114
Subtitled, Widescreen

Dup · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:31

Nice, Mazda Furio. Just done an online press publication for this at work in time for the motor show. Sounds awesome and got lots of nice high-res pics too.

shimy182 · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:42

you mean furai?

can i have some high rez pics plz !!,

cheets64 · 27 Jul 2008 at 12:44

Should be the funniest episode of the series, Germans + Clarkson

Greenlizard0 · 27 Jul 2008 at 17:46

Uuh, is tonights the last in the series? Damnit...why do they have two series in a year?

Stephen B · 27 Jul 2008 at 17:51

Greenlizard0 said:
Uuh, is tonights the last in the series? Damnit...why do they have two series in a year?

Probably takes 6 months to script, source vehicles and film 6 episodes

Glaucus · 27 Jul 2008 at 18:32

MOTORING: Top Gear
On: BBC 2 South West (2)
Date: Sunday 27th July 2008 (starting in 1 hour and 28 minutes)
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long)

In the last show of the current series, Jeremy, Richard and James take on their rivals from the German equivalent of Top Gear, James drives some Japanese sportspeople in a very strange Japanese car, and Richard attacks the test track in a remarkable concept car from Mazda.
(Stereo, Last In Series, Widescreen, Subtitles)
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Last in the series

.. BBC officially suck again.

mjt · 27 Jul 2008 at 19:14

AcidHell2 said:
Last in the series .. BBC officially suck again.

blame the greeks!

paddy · 27 Jul 2008 at 19:30

^^^ I assume that girl was from this series? I seemed to miss her when watching!

Personally I'd rather watch Top Gear than some burly Russian lady hurl an iron lump twice the weight of me the length of a football field.

Nevermind, back to watching Dave...