BBC Top Gear - Series 23 discussion thread

DJMK4 · 29 May 2016 at 21:03

shifty_uk said:
I'm finding the top gear hashtags on twitter more interesting than the actual show.

Had to turn off, can't believe they aired that.

I know im scrolling through the twitter feeds in a bit, thats my evenings entertainment sorted

Shame, as I was hoping it would be something good, so I would watch the boys new show, and this, but I can see myself not watching it unless they sort it out quick-sharp, they will lose a lot a viewers on the first episode

Skeeter · 29 May 2016 at 21:03

Lol! There's a BBC 3 "Bakeoff Extra Slice" POS tacked on too? Lol, how crap

Alex_6n2 · 29 May 2016 at 21:03

Good Lord that was awful

I am living in hope for Extra Gear with Chris Harris

lamboman · 29 May 2016 at 21:04

Worth remembering that Extra Gear with Rory Reid (who I thought would be the weak link in this, turns out that'll probably not be the case) and Chris Harris is on straight after on BBC Three (iPlayer only).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/exxhn3/live/c29rbp

Might redeem the show for some, let Harris do his thing and that'll be fine at least...

Skeeter · 29 May 2016 at 21:04

snowdog said:
Great, extra gear is on BBC3? I don't get bbc3, only bbc1 hd and bbc2 hd.

Nobody does any more, its an online only channel.

fadetoblack · 29 May 2016 at 21:05

Enjoyed it Bye bye clarkson

The Mad Rapper · 29 May 2016 at 21:05

fadetoblack said:
Enjoyed it Bye bye clarkson

Troll.

Pigeon_Killer · 29 May 2016 at 21:05

I hoped they would try something new but it's the same old format with a new presenter trying to impersonate the old presenter. Having said that, it had been garbage for years and it's still garbage so nothing much has changed. Hope it improves but it'll still be an hour to waste while I do my ironing.

Quartz · 29 May 2016 at 21:06

They did well enough for me to watch next week. But Evans is far too shouty for me.

antijoke · 29 May 2016 at 21:06

Oh good even some awful spin off show fronted by two nobody's.

Dear god, that was tough watching. The features were boring.

ahenners · 29 May 2016 at 21:07

Extra Gear on BBC3/Online with Rory Reid and Chris Harris actually looks better than the main show. Going to watch this now.. Can't be any worse!

[TW]Fox · 29 May 2016 at 21:07

Skeeter said:
Nobody does any more, its an online only channel.

It's a bunch of web content they pretend is a channel to divert from the fact they killed BBC3

Stumble Bum · 29 May 2016 at 21:07

Wow Sabine has aged!!!

Thekwango · 29 May 2016 at 21:07

must start watching top gear again now Clarkson has ****ed off! enjoyed the programme, hated him - don't know why but just seeing his face gave me rampant diarrhoea!

Mr-White · 29 May 2016 at 21:07

I enjoyed it, prefered Clarkson though

Swagger187 · 29 May 2016 at 21:08

That was proper dire. Matt LeBlanc is better than that ginger tool by a mile. Ginger tries far to hard, loud, cheesy and boring. Garbage. Total garbage

iamtheoneneo · 29 May 2016 at 21:08

Leblanc was suprisinglying good, Evans is not a good fit at all. The segments were mostly dull apart from the atom thing....it was enjoyable to watch but very run of the mill with no chemistry at all between all 3 of them.
The editing was beyond bad in the dodge bit...

Nasher · 29 May 2016 at 21:09

I don't even think I'm going to bother watching any more of them after that performance.

I can't see the viewing figures holding up any more.

Clarkson · 29 May 2016 at 21:10

I thought overall it was 'alright' and it's something to watch on a Sunday evening, but it was pretty obvious where Evans was trying to do a clarkson with his phrasing etc, and it seemed like he was shouting all the time in the studio which was annoying. Challenge was a bit naff as well.

pa55ive · 29 May 2016 at 21:11

top gear extra is much better