The "Top Gear", Season 24/25/26 thread

[DereksDontRun]

The SUV bit was weird anyway - the Jimny has just been updated, with a lot of press and attention, so why didn't they use that?!? Almost like they chose the wrong cheap Suzuki

 

[Ayahuasca]

if it wasn't for Chris Harris who managed to atleast inject something interesting, and he was struggling, I'd have turned it off.

Didn't help with how obviously they were pushing the "boring James May" character onto him with Matt playing Clarkson.

 

[MrKnifey]

The SUV bit was so boring! The rest of it was ok..

 

[Nasher]

This series seems to be so unpopular that no one has even bothered to upload it to..err..non-official streaming services

 

[antijoke]

Oh God, I’m at the Rory bit and I’m bored senseless.

When does it end

 

[hyperseven]

well, that was dire.

Couldn't even feel sorry for Rory this week as he only had about a minute of air time.

 

[wez130]

Completely pointless again, even the M5 review was pants compared to TGT review :/

 

[SDK^]

I really enjoyed the episode yesterday.
The M5 and E63S comparison was great and I even enjoyed the Sri Lanka segment. Chris and Matt are so much better and refreshing to watch than the TGT crew rehashing the same old jokes.

 

[Clarkey]

I really enjoyed the episode yesterday.
The M5 and E63S comparison was great and I even enjoyed the Sri Lanka segment. Chris and Matt are so much better and refreshing to watch than the TGT crew rehashing the same old jokes.

You have to be joking right. This is just 3 different people rehashing the same old jokes. They have literally even just copied what TGT have already done this season. M5 review, check. Rolling a car down a cliff, check. At the moment it's like a bad parody of TGT, and Chris Harris is embarrassing himself.

 

[antijoke]

You have to be joking right. This is just 3 different people rehashing the same old jokes. They have literally even just copied what TGT have already done this season. M5 review, check. Rolling a car down a cliff, check. At the moment it's like a bad parody of TGT, and Chris Harris is embarrassing himself.

I like Chris Harris, but I don't like the stupid persona he puts on in some segments.

 

[Mr Jack]

You have to be joking right. This is just 3 different people rehashing the same old jokes. They have literally even just copied what TGT have already done this season. M5 review, check. Rolling a car down a cliff, check. At the moment it's like a bad parody of TGT, and Chris Harris is embarrassing himself.

You realise that the M5 review, and - in fact - the rest of it was almost certainly scripted and filmed long before they knew what TGT was doing, right? It's hardly surprising that similar cars appear on different car shows, is it?

 

[Scania]

Think I preferred TGT’s M5 review but thought that was a bit meh tbh, not interested in Tuk Tuks (or whatever there called) both shows seem to be very hit & miss.

 

[TheVoice]

The SUV bit was weird anyway - the Jimny has just been updated, with a lot of press and attention, so why didn't they use that?!? Almost like they chose the wrong cheap Suzuki

Yep, I'd have really liked to see the Jimny across that terrain.

Then to pitch the ugly little Ignis against the Panda which has been around for almost 8 years now, it felt like they came up with a challenge and then randomly chose two cars for it rather than actually planning the segment properly.

 

[Clarkey]

You realise that the M5 review, and - in fact - the rest of it was almost certainly scripted and filmed long before they knew what TGT was doing, right? It's hardly surprising that similar cars appear on different car shows, is it?

Yes, and that's exactly why it makes Top Gear irrelevant.

 

[SDK^]

Yes, and that's exactly why it makes Top Gear irrelevant.

...because everyone has Amazon Prime

 

[Nasher]

Top Gear has lost it I think. It feels to...rigid.

TGT is just doing everything better right now. TGT should just offer Chris more money and recruit him for future seasons as the knowledge guy

 

[ChrisD.]

TGT should just offer Chris more money and recruit him for future seasons as the knowledge guy

No, they shouldn't. Clarkson, Hammond and May are TGT. They're a team and have been a team for yonks. If you change that formula it won't work well IMO.

 

[Mr Jack]

Yes, and that's exactly why it makes Top Gear irrelevant.

Not everyone has Amazon Prime.

 

[Clarkey]

Harris needs to go back to being a youtube independent. Something he was excellent at and where he could be himself without any stupid TV persona.

 

[hyperseven]

Not everyone has Amazon Prime.

Not everyone has a TV licence

You can easily get prime for free by using the months trial over and over.