TV: The Grand Tour

[Jumptheshark]

They generally hate everything that is French made (sometimes Citroën gets a pass). Peugeot isn't generally seen as a top choice outside of France here in Europe.

Explain the morgan hatred

 

[ProPAIN]

It's not even the first ad he's done for them. Look three posts up.

I honestly don't know what could go wrong with a service like that

 

[luiginb]

Stupid and overrated.

 

[ProPAIN]

Explain the morgan hatred

Morgan the motor company or Piers Morgan? In any case, I fail to see what that has to do with French car companies...

 

[Jumptheshark]

Morgan the motor company or Piers Morgan? In any case, I fail to see what that has to do with French car companies...

it is an engish company they bash

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Amazon already using Clarkson for advertisement.

I thought he was gonna say "Much better to behave like a rational human being...punch him in the face"

 

[ProPAIN]

it is an engish company they bash

Yes, and they bash Korean, Japanese and other car companies too. Still don't see your point. I was just pointing out they generally don't like French cars

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Finally got to see the Top Gear episode from the lost season where Hammond is marooned on a mountain near the BC/Alberta border and Jeremy and James have to rescue him by blasting across the interior in two souped-up pickups.

I was all stoked when I heard Top Gear would be in Vancouver, but all they do is stop at YVR for autographs and photos with fans before having breakfast in Hope. Funny bit where they stopped at Canadian Tire (the camera lingered over the store signage, possibly for the UK audience to marvel at the existence of a store in the colonies) and Jeremy bought sunglasses with a bottle opener on them. Definitely the biggest laugh was on about day 4 for Hammond getting progressively angrier at having been abandoned in the snow while James and Jeremy browse for souvenirs and spout Top Gear rhetoric about their pickups; he rips apart his homemade snowshoes, builds wooden effigies of his cohosts, and narrates their conversation. "Ooh, I'll tell you all about how I like to leave Hammond alone on a mountain, because I just love talking about myself!" Then he starts throwing knives at them. "AAH! YEAH! I GOT YOU!!! AAAAAH, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

RIP true Top Gear.

 

[njdevsfn95]

As long as the Amazon version does similar crazy ****...and based on the use of Reliant's as "company cars" I am confident...it'll all be OK

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Recorded in November.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

Matt LeBlanc confirmed as 2nd presenter of Top Gear alongside Chris Evans

http://www.macon.com/entertainment/celebrities/article58371773.html

 

[End of Line]

Matt LeBlanc confirmed as 2nd presenter of Top Gear alongside Chris Evans

http://www.macon.com/entertainment/celebrities/article58371773.html

Not bad actually.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Matt LeBlanc confirmed as 2nd presenter of Top Gear alongside Chris Evans

http://www.macon.com/entertainment/celebrities/article58371773.html

here in London what some of us are talking about is that stuff was filmed with the German girl (if you watch top gear--you kno who the German girl is) but now she is no longer part of the show. New show is starting in May--3 months after the original plan

 

[Lord Moriarty007]

here in London what some of us are talking about is that stuff was filmed with the German girl (if you watch top gear--you kno who the German girl is) but now she is no longer part of the show. New show is starting in May--3 months after the original plan

If is true. I don't care about the new Top Gear. I wanted Sabine to be a presenter.

 

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here in London what some of us are talking about is that stuff was filmed with the German girl (if you watch top gear--you kno who the German girl is) but now she is no longer part of the show. New show is starting in May--3 months after the original plan

Sabine and Chris Harris were the most interesting part of the new lineup.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Matt LeBlanc confirmed as 2nd presenter of Top Gear alongside Chris Evans

http://www.macon.com/entertainment/celebrities/article58371773.html

Came here to post this.

And so dies any lingering chance whatsoever of my watching whatever the Beeb cooks up as the "new" Top Gear.

Joey from Friends. Seriously. Joey from ****ing Friends.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

Supposedly they wanted a name with international recognition - Top Gear was huge internationally with the previous 3, but while Chris Evans is a big name in the UK, no one has heard of him in the rest of the world. Hence why they've picked MLB, someone known around the world.

So just the 3rd presenter now - am expecting a woman, but there are also persistent rumours of a racing driver like Jenson Button.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I am rewatching Top Gear from the start and I had completely forgot James May was not part of the reboot but repaced Jason Dawe who had nothing going for him

 

[Apaharn]

Supposedly they wanted a name with international recognition - Top Gear was huge internationally with the previous 3, but while Chris Evans is a big name in the UK, no one has heard of him in the rest of the world. Hence why they've picked MLB, someone known around the world.

So just the 3rd presenter now - am expecting a woman, but there are also persistent rumours of a racing driver like Jenson Button.

Susie Wolff.

(i.e. why not both? I know, she technically retired, but still...)

 

[Jumptheshark]

Susie Wolff.

(i.e. why not both? I know, she technically retired, but still...)

I prefer the German girl--wolfe is toooooo upper class and full of herself--does not come off well in interviews

 

[Mount Suribachi]

I prefer the German girl--wolfe is toooooo upper class and full of herself--does not come off well in interviews

Yeah I'd prefer Sabine whatsherface. I just can't stand Wolfe's whole "believe in yourself girls, and you can do anything!" Yes Susie, all they have to do is marry one of the most powerful executives in F1 and then they too can get a seat they don't have the talent for!

 

[John Price]

Chris Evans? Captain America?

 

[Nurmagomedov]

Chris Evans? Captain America?

I can see where one might get confused.

It's the bottom one, This one

 

[Mount Suribachi]

So the official line up has been announced:

http://www.topgear.com/car-news/top-gear-tv/meet-your-new-top-gear-presenters

Chris Evans (Ferrari nut, annoying ginger)
Some random bloke you've never heard of who is a supposed "youtube star"*
Joey from friends
German professional test driver. Ticks the female diversity box - but on merit!!!!
Some random black bloke you've never heard of*
Former F1 team owner who made a career as a commentator by saying and doing stupid, idiotic things all the time.
The Stig

* To be fair, we'd never heard of Hammond and May pre Top Gear either.

Well, it's going to be interesting to see how this all pans out.......

 

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Some random black bloke you've never heard of who is a supposed "youtube star"

I've absolutely heard of Chris Harris - he is the most respectable reviewer there and they're lucky to have him. He and Sabine are the only reason I'll be giving this likely dumpster fire the time of day.