BBC Top Gear - Series 23 discussion thread

Freefaller said:
I have to concede it was better and did make me smirk a few times. Still can't stand Chris Evans though :(
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With respect, I think this is the problem - people are trying to not like it.

A show under any other name you'd have smirked a few more times. Maybe even had a little giggle! :D
 
I don't get the Matt 'love' and Evans shouts just as much as Clarkson.
I enjoyed it but I'll be honest, I'm not a car fanboy and only started watching TG for the comedy.
 
Ive got the chance to go to this Thursdays recording - looking at what you guys have said it doesnt sound like its worth going...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
ps3ud0 said:
Ive got the chance to go to this Thursdays recording - looking at what you guys have said it doesnt sound like its worth going...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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please go with a FACT sign.
you could single handidly double the ratings, if they didn't cut it out. just hide it well.
 
Looking forward to when all the same negative posters sod off so we can talk about the show itself rather than the same repeated dribble.

I personally like Evans and the second episode was an improvement on the firsts. I liked the Mclaren LT but prefer the P1. Disappointed Sabine wasn't in it more amd looking forward to seeing her, Stig and Harris have a race around the track.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
Thought this ep was fine, far better than last week. They'll never please everyone.
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Absolutely - there were plenty of Clarkson and co episodes not as good this one. All the criticism is very dull, the 'new' Top Gear is very similar to the old one.

Rory Reid's really good on Extra Gear, his drive in the XC90 was good.
 
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wingman said:
With respect, I think this is the problem - people are trying to not like it.

A show under any other name you'd have smirked a few more times. Maybe even had a little giggle! :D
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I appreciate why you'd say that, but that's certainly not the case for me - I genuinely am giving it a go. The first episode though was absolute tripe.

This was better, the reason I had to concede was that I was basing my forecast on the first episode and I had basically written it off.
 
Just watched it and that was much better.

Jensen should replace Chris Evans, thought he was great in the McLaren.

Still knot a patch on the old Top Geat but it was enjoyable.

The new SIARPC section is awful though and needs to be scrapped, it's cringeworthy.
 
Freefaller said:
I appreciate why you'd say that, but that's certainly not the case for me - I genuinely am giving it a go. The first episode though was absolute tripe.

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It's not the case for me either I really miss a decent car show and this isn't it. Even worse now that Chris Harris doesn't do his YouTube stuff
 
wingman said:
With respect, I think this is the problem - people are trying to not like it.

A show under any other name you'd have smirked a few more times. Maybe even had a little giggle! :D
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I want to watch it and enjoyed Matt's bit in the first episode. I just honestly cant stand C.Evans so can't bring myself to watch it.

It may sound stupid but that is how I feel so *shrugs*. Plenty of other things to watch that don't have someone I can't stand in so I can happily leave it.

Clarkson is a very clever and amusing man, and was a sort of a comedian of sorts on Top Gear. Chris Evans most certainly is not.
 
Didn't like the first episode, second one was watchable.

I think it's just getting used to the change, not the biggest fan of Evans but I'll continue to watch.
 
I actually enjoyed ep2.

I think if they keep doing high quality stuff it'll be OK. Doing challenges with purposely bad cars won't be funny any more as the camaraderie is gone. But they don't have to copy everything, keep doing more EP2's with someone replacing Chris and no SIARPC and it's overall a really good show. As others have said i think MLB fits in well. They need another slightly dry humour presenter to replace Chris Evans. Or someone like Jack Dee stood on the side just shooting Evans down every few minutes :D
 
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