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Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:07 pm
by Jobbo
I didn’t this week’s TG until a day or so ago but thought it was great. The skid shoe thing was mental but I suspect there were stuntmen in quite a few of the shots.
Rare that a TG car trip thing includes three I’d utterly love, but the Defender 90 massively appeals over the 110 and the Nomad and G63 are both awesome. All three for me.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:30 pm
by jamcg
The tribute program for Sabine on iPlayer was good. Very touching
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:35 pm
by John
Yep, really good tribute and great series overall.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:13 pm
by speedingfine
jamcg wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:30 pm
The tribute program for Sabine on iPlayer was good. Very touching
Yep, definitely worth the watch. Evans conspicuously absent
Enjoyed TG. Excellent work from the drone pilot in the gymkhana and very much enjoyed the Yaris sliding about
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:29 pm
by Maurice
Really enjoyed that Sabine programme. A lovely tribute to her.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:36 pm
by Coaster1
jamcg wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:30 pm
The tribute program for Sabine on iPlayer was good. Very touching
That was excellent. I can’t believe it was 2004 when Sabine first appeared on Top Gear.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:19 am
by Gwaredd
Yes, great series. Noticed they used Frees Avenue on the Castle Combe to RAF Lyneham segment. Great bit of road we enjoyed on the Southern meet a few years back.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:03 am
by scotta
Really enjoyed this series. I so want to be 17 again racing a saxo VTR.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:27 am
by McSwede
Another good episode. Really enjoyed it.
The Sabine tribute was lovely too. Got a bit of dust in my eye!
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:26 pm
by NGRhodes
Short but sweet series, think they have nailed the formula for the current presenters. After the disaster that was Chris Evans, I thought it took until the last series with Matt L, Chris H and Rory R to recover to something decent enough for me to want to try and catch on TV live, then a bit of a step back when Freddy and Paddy joined.
Sabine tribute left a lump in my throat.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:49 pm
by RobYob
Let's hope the quality continues like that for a few years. Thoroughly enjoyable.
The panning shots of those homologation specials were great.
Sabine special was an excellent tribute to a larger than life lady. Genuine sentiments from so many people.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:38 pm
by Ascender
Another very enjoyable episode and the Sabine programme was very well done & touching.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:18 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
Really enjoyed that episode. Even the wife was lolling at some points and she's hated TG for years. Not yet watched the Sabine tribute.
Best series for a very, very long time imo.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:35 pm
by dinny_g
They need to do away with any sort of “live” studio type parts. It’s painful to watch.
Pre-recording the whole thing would be just fine.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:41 pm
by mik
This season of TG has been the one I have fast-forwarded least. Progress. Iron Man section was pish this week, but otherwise pretty good and much (not all) of the banter continues to come across as genuine.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:55 am
by Ascender
Have the vague comments about how bad it was to work on TG with Chris Evans ever been expanded-on?
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:38 am
by Zonda_
Ascender wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:55 am
Have the vague comments about how bad it was to work on TG with Chris Evans ever been expanded-on?
He was certainly conspicuous by his absence in the Sabine tribute.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:17 am
by Gavin
Ascender wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:55 am
Have the vague comments about how bad it was to work on TG with Chris Evans ever been expanded-on?
By Sabine or across the board? He was shouty but he always was, so not sure what the Beeb expected of him.
This series was pretty good I thought. Far less oversteering pointlessly round an airfield which was good. No stupid celeb laps with stilted interview to contend with.
There were still some silly bits but like the majority on here, so it seems, I thought it was the best in years, since early May, Hammond etc.
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:51 am
by Ascender
Gavin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:17 am
Ascender wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:55 am
Have the vague comments about how bad it was to work on TG with Chris Evans ever been expanded-on?
By Sabine or across the board? He was shouty but he always was, so not sure what the Beeb expected of him.
This series was pretty good I thought. Far less oversteering pointlessly round an airfield which was good. No stupid celeb laps with stilted interview to contend with.
There were still some silly bits but like the majority on here, so it seems, I thought it was the best in years, since early May, Hammond etc.
I can't remember who said it first, but did Chris Harris not allude to him being a bit of a nightmare in his recent interview with Jonny Smith?
Re: New new new new Top Gear
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:17 pm
by Jobbo
Gwaredd wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:19 am
Yes, great series. Noticed they used Frees Avenue on the Castle Combe to RAF Lyneham segment. Great bit of road we enjoyed on the Southern meet a few years back.
Thought I recognised it.