Top Gear

[Steve Crook]

Watching Genevieve at the moment - I wonder if Jeremy and the boys ever took part in the London to Brighton rally? Or is it too tame for them?

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Marky B

They'd turn it into a race, which despite what the stars of Genevieve do, it most certainly isn't.



Steve

[AceofWands]

I can understand why some people are "rubbed up" the wrong way with the guys but i think you have to accept that Top Gear is no longer a "Which" type car programee now its just three men behaving badly and i for one think its a hoot!!!!

[Marky B]

Maybe Vicki could join up with Suzi Perry to front a female version of Top Gear.

Whatever happened to Michele Newman,who used to be on TG a few years ago?

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Marky B

Thanks for the Michele Newman site,but I was thinking of someone else to complete the trio and lo and behold she was on an episode of TG last night on the "Dave" channel. A German female driver called - I think - Sabine Schmidt.

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Marky B

[samkydd]

Thanks for the Michele Newman site,but I was thinking of someone else to complete the trio and lo and behold she was on an episode of TG last night on the "Dave" channel. A German female driver called - I think - Sabine Schmidt.

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Marky B

I'm gradually getting converted to Top Gear, well their specials anyway. I watched the African one in Botswana last week, and the race to the North Pole, the red Mitsubishi pick-up truck vs Hammond with a dog sled which was on over the weekend and it was very entertaining.



In complete contrast I actually switched off Long Way Down last night because it was boring. How many times have we seen "stars" on documentaries humbled by African poverty, and go on about it all the time as if we the viewers were totally unaware of it!



Perhaps they should go on about African corruption as the Sierra Leone man did in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme the other week. He said Bob Geldof's "make povertry history" crusade should be "make corruption history" and then reeled off the obscene fortunes stolen by the African leaders of "poor" countries over the years, most of it international aid money, and the figures for some were in the billions!



In Ethiopia back in the 90s they were given £6m for building irrigation schemes to ensure than never again would drought produce a famine, which was how Zim became such a successful farming country (before Mugabe gave all the farms away to his cronies as holiday homes). A few years later Ethiopia had another famine and when asked "What about the irrigation projects!" the Minister being interviewed denied all knowledge of the funding! Unfortunately this is the way it is and handing over money usually means that a few members of the inner circle open Swiss bank accounts, and also buy luxury apartments in Paris and London!

[Aaryk Noctivagus]

...reeled off the obscene fortunes stolen by the African leaders of "poor" countries over the years, most of it international aid money, and the figures for some were in the billions!

Human greed is an ugly thing. The thing is, its usually buried under facade and loop-hole. Greed and disregard of those less well off is world wide... and only seen as ugly as it is when the lid gets pulled off. Man is the only creature who is parasitical on his own kind.

[Marky B]

In complete contrast I actually switched off Long Way Down last night because it was boring. How many times have we seen "stars" on documentaries humbled by African poverty, and go on about it all the time as if we the viewers were totally unaware of it!



Perhaps they should go on about African corruption as the Sierra Leone man did in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme the other week. He said Bob Geldof's "make povertry history" crusade should be "make corruption history" and then reeled off the obscene fortunes stolen by the African leaders of "poor" countries over the years, most of it international aid money, and the figures for some were in the billions!



In Ethiopia back in the 90s they were given £6m for building irrigation schemes to ensure than never again would drought produce a famine, which was how Zim became such a successful farming country (before Mugabe gave all the farms away to his cronies as holiday homes). A few years later Ethiopia had another famine and when asked "What about the irrigation projects!" the Minister being interviewed denied all knowledge of the funding! Unfortunately this is the way it is and handing over money usually means that a few members of the inner circle open Swiss bank accounts, and also buy luxury apartments in Paris and London!

I agree,Sam. I am sure Bob Geldoff's heart was in the right place when he kicked off with Live Aid,twenty two years ago and it is heartbreaking to see men,women and children suffer so much,but while there are despots like Mugabe in Africa,the poverty will continue and the dictators will live in splendour.

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Marky B

[Marky B]

Richard Jordan,as Dr Jeffrey Pelt in The Hunt For Red October:I am a politician,when I am not kissing babies,I am stealing their candy. About sums it up.

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Marky B

[Marky B]

Did anybody watch the boys last night do a Ground Force on Sir Steve Redgrave's garden (what a a size) - it was a hoot?

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Marky B

[Steve Crook]

Did anybody watch the boys last night do a Ground Force on Sir Steve Redgrave's garden (what a a size) - it was a hoot?

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Marky B

I caught about 10 seconds of their Keystone Cops act before switching over to something more worthwhile. i.e. anything else



Steve

[AdrianTurner]

I'm keen on gardening, I'm mad on cars, love top gear, dislike Monty Don's round the world programme. I saw the Sports Relief special and thought it was absolute rubbish, cringe-making in the extreme and the guys' only excuse is that it was being done for charity. The gardener (and snob) in me couldn't help but notice the awful, housing estate banality of the Redgrave house and its empty, bereft-of-an-idea 'garden,' as well as the self importance of the man himself.

[Marky B]

Oh,well,I guess I'm alone on this one!

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Marky B

[zandycap]

I am certainly no petrol head, and never bothered with it, until the 'New' Top Gear started several years back. But once i had seen the antics of Clarkson, Hammond and May, i couldn't resist tuning in every Sunday night. Like the millions of us who may never get to drive the Bugatti Veyron but would love to, I am hooked. At least we are seeing someone obviously enjoy themselves and letting us know how it feels. Even if we only get a small bit of the experience its well worth it. With Clarkson as the leader of this trio of naughty schoolkids who never grew up. The antics they get up to every week, with the odd "epic" thrown in, ie: across Africa in a 20 year old front wheel drive vehicle, or a race to the poll against a sled dog team, or a jet/train to switzerland against a supercar, etc etc. It is classic unmissible viewing, i', almost embarassed to admit :)

Great entertainment, dont ruin it by letting "them" change it.

[Marky B]

I am certainly no petrol head, and never bothered with it, until the 'New' Top Gear started several years back. But once i had seen the antics of Clarkson, Hammond and May, i couldn't resist tuning in every Sunday night. Like the millions of us who may never get to drive the Bugatti Veyron but would love to, I am hooked. At least we are seeing someone obviously enjoy themselves and letting us know how it feels. Even if we only get a small bit of the experience its well worth it. With Clarkson as the leader of this trio of naughty schoolkids who never grew up. The antics they get up to every week, with the odd "epic" thrown in, ie: across Africa in a 20 year old front wheel drive vehicle, or a race to the poll against a sled dog team, or a jet/train to switzerland against a supercar, etc etc. It is classic unmissible viewing, i', almost embarassed to admit :)

Great entertainment, dont ruin it by letting "them" change it.

Whereas Fifth Gear was the Top Gear of old,it is trying to become the Top Gear that it is now.

I believe the lads are doing a live tour of the show,as well as a US version. They have also done a show with our lads and lasses in Afghanistan.

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Marky B

[homeguard]

Great entertainment, dont ruin it by letting "them" change it.

But you'd think they could reverse a caravan! A little contrived I feel, but a grudging admittance that it is a laugh. My Rover 200 has done 195,540 miles with no problems. When it gets to 200,000 I've promised myself I'll hunt Clarkson down and run over his size 14 feet.

Regards,

HG

[Harleybloke]

They should do sumfink about motorbikes, after all James and the Hamster both have bikes.

[zandycap]

I believe the lads are doing a live tour of the show,as well as a US version.

Marky B

I heard that Hammond and particularly Clarkson where not too happy to have to be over in America for long periods, without there families. Particularly Clarkson, who never bothers much to hide his dislike of all things American. So the show with them in it looking at American cars was scrapped. So they are trying it with some American no name petrol heads. The yanks as ever wanted to change it, take it out of the Hangar into a flash studio etc etc..

[Marky B]

The boys are back tomorrow night!

8.00pm on BBC2

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Marky B

[EHV_Emmetts]

The boys are back tomorrow night!

8.00pm on BBC2

Yes, and I'll be watching.



'Top Gear' is the best show on TV by miles.



Clarkson does appear to be bombastic and "controversial" - but it's done with his tongue firmly in his cheek.



I just wish Captain Slow would get his hair cut, the scruff.

[billy bentley]

Excuse me, sincere question here - did Olivier really have a brand of fags named after him ? It's not out of the question as I know in the 30's the British Union Of Fascists (Blackshirts) had their own brand !

[Marky B]

Reading the Sunday Express today,it appears the format for the programme has been sold to Australia and the USA,with both countries having their own Clarkson,Hammond and May.

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Marky B