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  • anthonypappa 5 Feb 2013 10:31:12 1,398 posts
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    if you think the last feature was treading old ground, there's another car-soccer one, except with a rugby ball this time. jesus.

    Edited by anthonypappa at 10:31:29 05-02-2013
  • MikeP 5 Feb 2013 14:17:57 1,240 posts
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    It's just so tired. I watched it for the first time in a couple of seasons, and the most interesting thing about it was figuring out wtf Richard Hammond's done to his hair.

    I actually bought a car partially based on their recommendations a few years back, and you know what, it's great.

    But the show, it needs a complete reboot. Maybe JJ Abrams could replace all the ridiculous grading with some lens flare?
  • ecureuil 5 Feb 2013 14:19:39 74,177 posts
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    What car did you buy?
  • jellyhead 5 Feb 2013 14:21:31 24,346 posts
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    Lexus LFA if i recall correctly?

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  • MikeP 5 Feb 2013 14:26:35 1,240 posts
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    Hah!

    Subaru Legacy Sport Tourer 3.0R Spec B.

    I'm just glad their engineering team are much better than the guys who come up with the names.
  • elstoof 5 Feb 2013 14:28:09 4,439 posts
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    I think they use the same naming department as Assos.
  • arials101 6 Feb 2013 17:03:44 25 posts
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    Some completely unscripted car pranking, it helps that Hammond isn't there:

  • Bremenacht 6 Feb 2013 23:00:18 11,256 posts
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    So TG producers make enough money to have Bentleys as runarounds? Never mind reducing Graham Norton's salary or bashing Clarkson etc - can't we sack some of those cunts instead?

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  • elstoof 7 Feb 2013 00:20:44 4,439 posts
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    Top Gear is a pretty good money spinner though, the uk show has been broadcast in over 100 countries, been franchised worldwide, several magazines are produced, there's DVD's as well - and until last November it's only been half funded by the BBC as Clarksonand his mates set up a production company. They still made a fuckton of cash before selling their rights to the BBC, it's not like some sort of money sink that out licence pays for to put people in Bentleys.
  • Maturin 7 Feb 2013 08:51:10 1,684 posts
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    Bremenacht wrote:
    So TG producers make enough money to have Bentleys as runarounds? Never mind reducing Graham Norton's salary or bashing Clarkson etc - can't we sack some of those cunts instead?
    I believe they said studio director.

    My late father in law was a BBC producer - one of the top ones in light entertainment by the time he retired. He did make very good money, but well deserved. The time and effort put into making shows - especially the live shows he worked on - goes way beyond a normal working week. It's all consuming during production runs.

    And you've got to remember this kind of position is a senior management role in any normal company. So why not get well paid? I certainly think the work of production members at the BBC should be well rewarded, certainly compared to the stupid sums paid to twats like Moyles who do very little of the actual work.

    I've never earned much money. But if I hadn't wasted what I had on booze, videogames and guitars - I could have a nice mid-range Porsche by now instead of a Citroen family runabout.

    Edited by Maturin at 08:52:10 07-02-2013

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  • JuanKerr 7 Feb 2013 09:10:52 35,454 posts
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    I'm shocked and appalled that the studio director of an incredibly successful TV programme can afford a Bentley.

    They should all be driving clapped out Ford Fiestas, the cunts.
  • kalel 7 Feb 2013 09:20:45 76,472 posts
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    Such a weird issue to take.

    It's not even like Bentleys are uber cars. You can get a Continental GT with about 5K on the clock for £50k.
  • nickthegun 7 Feb 2013 09:26:21 44,589 posts
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    Successful man drives nice car shocker.

    And that bloody clarkson, always going on about how they stick film crews in range rovers... put them in a 20 year old vitara, for fucks sake.

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  • JuanKerr 7 Feb 2013 09:41:10 35,454 posts
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    And I bet they use really expensive cameras to film all those fancy cars. They should just use the camera on an iPhone or something.
  • nickthegun 7 Feb 2013 09:50:19 44,589 posts
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    iPhone? Jesus fucking christ, mr moneybags.

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  • elstoof 7 Feb 2013 09:55:10 4,439 posts
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    kalel wrote:
    Such a weird issue to take.

    It's not even like Bentleys are uber cars. You can get a Continental GT with about 5K on the clock for £50k.
    There's a nice camo painted one just put up in Autotrader, Manchester area. Low mileage town runs only, smells quite strongly of piss though.
  • ecureuil 7 Feb 2013 13:25:02 74,177 posts
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    Maturin wrote:compared to the stupid sums paid to twats like Moyles who do very little of the actual work.
    Not even sure that's true.
  • mal 7 Feb 2013 14:18:04 20,527 posts
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    nickthegun wrote:
    iPhone? Jesus fucking christ, mr moneybags.
    They should use the camera on my old N73. They'd get the vaseline smeared blue speckled filter effect they like so much for free then.

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  • Maturin 7 Feb 2013 17:22:23 1,684 posts
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    ecureuil wrote:
    Maturin wrote:compared to the stupid sums paid to twats like Moyles who do very little of the actual work.
    Not even sure that's true.
    My brother in law is a radio producer. He works long hours. Many presenters do not.

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  • Bremenacht 10 Feb 2013 20:23:47 11,256 posts
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    Clarkson finds an excuse to get his car into the show again, and to pretend that its problems are completely new to him!

    Still, I like the races.

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  • Bremenacht 10 Feb 2013 20:30:08 11,256 posts
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    He's just called himself 'a european'.

    He's ageing.

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  • Kostabi 10 Feb 2013 20:35:11 3,923 posts
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    Zzzz. On the big race episodes I wish they'd can the interview bit. Totally ruins the flow of the show.
  • X201 10 Feb 2013 20:48:04 13,079 posts
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    The I'm going to lose schtick is getting boring.
    Clarkson will win
  • mal 10 Feb 2013 20:58:02 20,527 posts
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    Derp

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  • Iain815 10 Feb 2013 21:04:47 272 posts
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    I quite liked that episode.
  • X201 10 Feb 2013 21:36:27 13,079 posts
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    Rugby next week.
  • spindizzy 11 Feb 2013 09:16:32 6,116 posts
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    X201 wrote:
    The I'm going to lose schtick is getting boring.
    Clarkson will win
    ;-)

    Clarkson drove very close to my house in France - I had sympathy for his whinging about the jams, but I get that several times a week. Anyway, goodish episode I think.
  • wogsy81 11 Feb 2013 09:27:59 215 posts
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    I enjoyed last nights episode but i agree with you guys.
    Get rid of the star in a reasonbly priced car. Unless they are actually car fanatics and a bit interesting of course like Jay Kay or Rowan Atkinson. But that bint they had on last night was just embarrassing to watch.

    Who the hell was she?
    And the audience could barely even muster up a "Yeahh" when Jezza asked "who wants to see the lap". Even the studio audience were yawning when she was rambling on.
    It was quite possibly the most boring, dull, unknown guest they've ever had.
  • beastmaster 11 Feb 2013 09:38:19 8,020 posts
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    Still would though.
  • kalel 11 Feb 2013 09:41:35 76,472 posts
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    Having an opportunity for some celeb to come and plug whatever they're up to seems like it must be quite important to the show somehow, although I'm not sure how seeing as they're not going to be dependant on advertising revenue like non-BBC shows would be. It's an odd one.

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