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Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« on: December 27, 2014, 08:07:21 pm »
Been a long time away but Tonight at 20:30 on BBC2 they are back for a Christmas Special....

1600 mile across Patagonia.
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2014, 10:37:30 pm »
Yes and I fell in love with the Lotus Espire and its been trashed!
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2014, 10:55:43 pm »
Always loved the Esprit turbos
Didn't realise 928 had rws
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2014, 09:59:12 am »
Part 1 was on last night and was a little... Dull, to be honest. Hopefully part 2 will liven up when the Argies try to kill Clarkson.

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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2014, 10:06:31 am »
Part 1 was on last night and was a little... Dull, to be honest. Hopefully part 2 will liven up when the Argies try to kill Clarkson.

You could just have watched all the other "Specials" except they had different cars . I watched it just now on Sky+ and i was very disappointed will all the same "Funny" bits !
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2014, 10:15:25 am »
It was when they even pointed out on the show that they were reusing jokes that I felt truly disappointed. I know Top Gear is now an entertainment programme and not a car review show, but its not really entertaining anymore either.

That said, still not sure which I'd rather, the Porsche or the Lotus...

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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2014, 10:49:59 am »
Was a tad disappointing TBH with last night's show.

Won't hear a bad word about the Porka. My father had a 928 S4 about 20 years ago, awesome car IMO. Still check Autotrader regularly for a long termer.
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2014, 11:07:17 am »
Both cars are awesome, that's what makes it tricky to choose.

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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2014, 01:01:41 pm »
Top Gear Content aside, Argentina looks pretty awesome
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2014, 01:09:41 pm »
Agreed. Argentina looks epic but the episode itself was a smidge lacklustre and not all that epic. Hope part2 makes up for it fingers xd!
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2014, 01:19:37 pm »
Yep, but these top gear specials are seldom about the cars, more the adventure, the challenge, and spending license payers money :)
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2014, 03:30:12 pm »
They still have the best job going heheee!!  :signLOL:
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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #12 on: December 28, 2014, 05:47:27 pm »
Hoping tonight's is better. Best thing on part 1 was seeing James May lose the Esprit back end and sh1t himself. It's ace when you can do that and come out unscathed.  :driver: :ashamed: :congrats:

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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #13 on: December 28, 2014, 10:01:00 pm »
Having just watched it and I although enjoyed it,I felt that the show has become tired and formulaic.
Most TV shoes of this age have had a revamp to avoid this but Clarkson and co are of the opinion that as long as folk keep watching it,then they'll stick to that formula.
It's also a case of the persona taking over the real person.They've become accustomed to acting in such a way,that I think they've become like that in life as well.
TG and Jereny Clarkson in particular,are getting publicity for all the wrong reasons nowadays and I think the writing is on the wall for the show in it's current format,even if it is a huge money maker for the Beeb.

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Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2014, 03:10:34 am »
The press portrayed the incident (Argie Bargie) quite differently from what TG did - typical media!
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