Stu Faulkner Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The presenters have become very likable and part of the program is about them but Top gear is rapidly becoming sensationalized. Why would you drive sports cars off road? Ending up in a bog and crossing over a bridge to a dead end, not very realistic. Its entertaining but getting same old same old IMHO of course. (and I still watch it every year. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I thought it was not as good as previous ones too, maybe it is getting a bit to same old same old. Or maybe they were told to tone it down a bit after the number plate furore ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTR2Turbo Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I wonder if the number plate furore has required them to pad it out as the don't have the planned ending that would have probably filled alot of time. I still watched and enjoyed apart from the section with the cars bottoming out. Infact top gear, James may Toy Story, Bear grylls and the queens speech were all I could salvage from the christmas TV schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Our telly didn't get turned on til' 9pm on Christmas night, then it was just cos' the wife wanted to watch a recording of Call the Midwife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolf Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I heard Hammond on Radio 2 recently saying that they were not aware of the number plate issue. Clearly this was to drum up viewing figures, as the first instalment was a tad boring Of course they were aware of the number plate, do they think we are that daft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M444TTB Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The number plate wouldn't have registered on me had it not been mentioned over and over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I got to El Calafate before TG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 We spotted this racetrack on the road into El Calafate. Then some cars in town, like the sponsors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolf Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Well that was an interesting end to part 2. Looked real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Yeah it looked a little 'uncomfortable' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 They did seem genuinely rattled by it. They had a lot of nice things to say about Argentina, and I'm sure the rude comments were edited out. I think that going to a place full of Belgrano survivors was a bit daft, but somebody should have told the locals that these people are ridiculed in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackydo Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 But 90% of part two was still pretty boring, with only the last few minutes being surprising. I would probably not bother to watch another TG special, there's no special left in it, just driving cars in completely inappropriate places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 In my opinion the top gear producers knew exactly what they were doing regarding the number plate, it's definately a stunt Clarkson would do, way too much of a coincidence for it not to have been planned, it definately back fired!! ....the crew were lucky none of them were seriously injured, I also got the impression the presenters were not in the convoy of vehicles I wasn't fussed on the two episodes at all, apart from the stunning scenery, but like most of us who made a comment, I'll be back for more next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanPlace Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 It might follow the same formula.....................but still way more entertaining than 95% of the rubbish on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 In my opinion the top gear producers knew exactly what they were doing regarding the number plate, it's definately a stunt Clarkson would do, way too much of a coincidence for it not to have been planned I'll bite... did they find the number plate then plan a whole trip on it? No way was that bit planned. Presumably their fixers told them they'd get a better reception there than they actually got. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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