movies/tv Top Gear

[Zoop 8,384]

Anyone here a fan of the BBC show Top Gear?

 

For the unaware, it's a car show that does what I once thought to be impossible: make things interesting for blokes like me that just aren't all that into cars. This is accomplished through feats of complete and utter silliness, such as...

 

Airport vehicle racing

 

Attempting to cross the English channel in homemade car boats.

 

...and a fair bit more.

[SXCJ40 125]

YESSSSSS TOP GEAR FTW!!!!

 

 

 

sorry, im just a huge Top Gear fan

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Never watched it before but this is looking awesome

[Crispy 5,563]

Me. I also love how they do "Star in a reasonably priced car."

 

I had high hopes for the American Top Gear... but it was god awful.

[Slictz 110]

Gotta say i'm a fan.

I've watched most of the series and they still make me laugh after such a long time.

So yeah... If anyone here hasn't seen it yet... Go see it now is all i'll say.

[SXCJ40 125]

American Top Gear was... ok.. to watch while waiting for the new seasons, but really, i have seen every episode of top gear UK

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

That was epic though it seems like it could be somewhat staged O.o

[Zoop 8,384]

Never watched it before but this is looking awesome

Well, have a couple more, then.

 

Extreme motorhome racing

 

 

Car vs engine powered canoe race

 

[SXCJ40 125]

That was epic though it seems like it could be somewhat staged O.o

 

it is, as said by Jeramy Clarkson.. " i was unable to recive the award for most succesful non scripted tv show because i was too busy writing the script for this episode"

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

it is, as said by Jeramy Clarkson.. " i was unable to recive the award for most succesful non scripted tv show because i was too busy writing the script for this episode"

 

Damn that's disappointing, is the entire show scripted or just one episode?

[SXCJ40 125]

it's scripted to a degree, like the challenges such as water crossing and races are real, but the camping trip that they go on and set the camper and some one elses tent on fire is scripted

[Zoop 8,384]

Aye, it's a combination. The fire in the camping trip was staged due to the obvious safety concerns.

 

copy/pasted from Wikipedia,

 

Awards and nominations

 

In November 2005, Top Gear won an International Emmy in the Non-Scripted Entertainment category.^[39] In the episode where the presenters showed the award to the studio audience, Clarkson joked that he was unable to go to New York to receive the award because he was busy writing the new script.

Edited November 29, 2011 by Zoop

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Aye, it's a combination. The fire in the camping trip was staged due to the obvious safety concerns.

 

copy/pasted from Wikipedia,

 

Awards and nominations

 

In November 2005, Top Gear won an International Emmy in the Non-Scripted Entertainment category.^[39] In the episode where the presenters showed the award to the studio audience, Clarkson joked that he was unable to go to New York to receive the award because he was busy writing the new script.

 

I lol'd xD

But it still looks somewhat staged O.o

[SXCJ40 125]

lol Clarkson bringing an AK47 to a camp site

 

Edited November 29, 2011 by SXCJ40

[Zoop 8,384]

But it still looks somewhat staged O.o

Eh. There's actually been a fair number of injuries and such during the course of the show; there was one incident in particular in which one of the hosts could have very easily been killed.

[SXCJ40 125]

yes i remember the dragster crash............

 

I just found this on youtube. it's funny

http://youtu.be/Gdp265hOoiE

[SugarSlatheredCandyApple 20]

I have no interest in cars whatsoever, and I watch that show. It's hysterical.

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

I have no interest in cars whatsoever, and I watch that show. It's hysterical.

 

same here, I'm not big about cars anymore but the show is funny

[Zoop 8,384]

same here, I'm not big about cars anymore but the show is funny

 

Likewise, actually; this was never a show I ever expected to have any interest in, let alone become a fan of.

 

Hell, even the normalish segments are still pretty amusing

 

[Pinkie Prectar 43]

I FUCKING LOVE TOP GEAR!

[ingster 16]

Gooooooooosh, top gear is on one of mah top three faveriot shows :3

[yehaaa6 60]

I've only seen bits and pieces of this show, but I should watch more. loved every bit of it I did see.

[Zoop 8,384]

I've only seen bits and pieces of this show, but I should watch more. loved every bit of it I did see.

 

Your room mate is a Top Gear nut. Allow his madness and fanboyism to overtake you.

[willinilly 134]

Top Gear is a wonderful show, and the original UK version is way better then our US knockoff. I still like the US version but it is nowhere as good.

[Otter 1,942]

One of the funniest things I've ever seen. At least the British Top Gear is funny. The American one is just a complete rip-off, not even a good rip-off.