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Title: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on June 27, 2010, 06:40:43 PM
The last thread for this seems to have disappeared into the ether, so i'll start a new one.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/

New series starts today. (in about 20 minutes from this post actually) I'm out though, so I'm gonna miss it. I'll have to catch it again later.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on June 27, 2010, 06:44:03 PM
Fuck yyyeeeeeeeeah~

MotK's favorite non-Japanese television program.  I recommend Top Gear to anyone who has even the most remote interest in cars of any shape or size.  Definitely the best thing to ever come out of Europe.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 27, 2010, 06:45:39 PM
Oh hey, and I'm on a good connection too at the moment.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Helepolis on June 27, 2010, 06:54:17 PM
Quote from: EBIDLE on June 27, 2010, 06:44:03 PM
Fuck yyyeeeeeeeeah~

MotK's favorite non-Japanese television program.  I recommend Top Gear to anyone who has even the most remote interest in cars of any shape or size.  Definitely the best thing to ever come out of Europe.

Top Gear is an ace program. But yea unfortunate, I know enough people in real life who dislike Top gear. Because they think it is just another car show.

They always compare it to those stupid old farts driving in some stupid french mountain with stupid surroundings and acting all stupid about it. Those people should get smashed off the road imo.

Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 27, 2010, 06:59:55 PM
So where's it hidden at, exactly?
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on June 27, 2010, 07:03:04 PM
Quote from: Purvisen Silver on June 27, 2010, 06:59:55 PM
So where's it hidden at, exactly?

BBC2, last I checked.

BBC America is woefully behind on airing Top Gear seasons.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Rin Kagamine on June 27, 2010, 07:11:17 PM
"You don't have to like cars to like Top Gear, you just have to like fun!"
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 27, 2010, 07:13:32 PM
Well, BBC doesn't wanna work for me.

Ah well, I tried.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: theshirn on June 27, 2010, 07:36:20 PM
Quote from: Vic Vuvuzela on June 27, 2010, 07:11:17 PM
"You don't have to like cars to like Top Gear, you just have to like fun!"
Pretty much this.  I couldn't give half a damn about cars, but by all accounts Top Gear is pretty sweet nonetheless.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Nietz on June 27, 2010, 07:43:53 PM
Fuck yeah, Top Gear!

(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6249/touhoutopgear.jpg)

That being said, I don't think I'll follow this season as it is released, since I still have some of the previous seasons to watch. :ohdear:
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: dustyjo on June 27, 2010, 08:24:19 PM
god damn US television sucks


gotta wait until it's on final gear in HD

Quote from: EBIDLE on June 27, 2010, 07:03:04 PM
BBC2, last I checked.

BBC America is woefully behind on airing Top Gear seasons.

BBCA also cuts out a lot of the show so they can show shit commercials
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on June 28, 2010, 02:26:29 AM
HAHAHA OH FUCK

THE STIG LISTENS TO VUVUZELAS
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Menorah Jams, Pham on June 28, 2010, 02:47:45 AM
Goddamn, I need to watch Top Gear more.  If there's one thing I love as much as Touhou it's cars.  That full speed test they did of the Veyron on Bugatti's straight-line track (basically a 747-capable runway) was a-freaking-mazing. 
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on June 28, 2010, 03:15:48 AM
I nearly wet myself watching the Reliant segment.  Holy christ, that's Top Gear at its finest.

Great to see another season.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Kinzo the Astro Curious on June 28, 2010, 08:07:24 PM
Quote from: EBIDLE on June 28, 2010, 03:15:48 AM
I nearly wet myself watching the Reliant segment.  Holy christ, that's Top Gear at its finest.

Great to see another season.

QFT

I've never laughed so hard at an episode of top gear ever. That was absolutely brilliant. I might watch it again later just for that bit.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on June 28, 2010, 09:57:43 PM
Yeah, Definately a great opening Episode. I laughed-out-loud at the Vuvuzela's on the radio, and the Reliant Robin bit, of course.

I guess that gag with the Reliant flipping over came from this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3UFedde0zY&feature=related)
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: dustyjo on June 29, 2010, 03:33:30 AM
Yaaaaayyy- OH SHIT
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: ebarrett on June 29, 2010, 05:21:10 PM
It is also on BBC International, or at least it was back when I could get off the bed early in the morning on weekends.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: An Odd Sea Slug on June 29, 2010, 08:26:44 PM
I can't wait until this comes back to OnDemand
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on July 04, 2010, 08:40:13 PM
Episode 2 finished airing not long back. Missed it again, so I'll catch it on my on-demand service in a couple of hours.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Kinzo the Astro Curious on July 05, 2010, 03:08:07 PM
You know I think they should just ditch the part about sportscars now tbh and concentrate on the challenges. Its getting a little dry to me.

PORSCHE. FAST. LOOK IT TURNS CORNERS. IT GOES SIDEWAYS.

but im not discrediting the program, the challenge was neat.
should have had the stig do all the corners on two wheels or dragging the nose if possible :L but meh, was still a fantastic roll regardless. I almost thought it was gonna land on its wheels and carry on. also watched clarksons video online. right after. lol.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: dustyjo on July 07, 2010, 11:49:20 AM
James' Lap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbUgAI-VTZw)

Jeremy's Lap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKLw7iVpJc)

Richard's "Lap" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAXp6uqLkYs)

god damnit james I could do better than that
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on July 07, 2010, 02:24:12 PM
Episode 1 was better, but I love me some cheap car challenges.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Rin Kagamine on July 07, 2010, 03:11:16 PM
99% sure German Stig was Sabine Schmitz
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Momiji on July 08, 2010, 05:09:24 AM
The funniest moment I think I've ever had watching a TV show was the Police Car Challenge (Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtTnfFH2Hjc), Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwoUxeTWsA)), and Jeremy puts spikes on the wheels of his car (Part 2, 6:00).  The front wheels get so out of balance that one breaks off and shoots right past Richard, James, and camera crew.  I nearly broke ribs I laughed so hard.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Kinzo the Astro Curious on July 10, 2010, 01:07:09 PM
Agreed there, brilliant episode. Gotta love top gears "do it first, get whinged at by health and safety later" attitude.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on July 11, 2010, 10:46:59 PM
Episode 3 Aired Today. Gonna watch it in a minute.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on July 12, 2010, 03:35:16 AM
Watched it.  Wedding segment was kind of bleh, everything else was quality.  I honestly skipped the bit with the F1 driver, though.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: dustyjo on July 16, 2010, 02:05:42 PM
Quote from: Edible on July 12, 2010, 03:35:16 AM
I honestly skipped the bit with the F1 driver, though.

Dude,
he set a faster time than The Stig.

You should watch it.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on July 16, 2010, 02:12:32 PM
Quote from: dustyjo on July 16, 2010, 02:05:42 PM
Dude,
he set a faster time than The Stig.

You should watch it.

Oh, I watched the race bit.  Just not the interview.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on July 18, 2010, 11:53:50 PM
Just watched the next episode. Awesome stuff, my favourite of the series so far.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on July 19, 2010, 02:16:45 AM
I'm grabbing it now, will watch soon as I'm out of raid.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on July 19, 2010, 04:38:31 AM
Dahahah, May stuck in a box and Hammond's portable castle were amazing.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on July 26, 2010, 02:35:24 AM
Americans are the best drivers. :smug:
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on July 27, 2010, 12:38:42 AM
Only just caught the new episode since I had a nasty powercut last night.

Quote from: Edible on July 26, 2010, 02:35:24 AM
Americans are the best drivers. :smug:
But they don't have the fastest cars anymore :smug:
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Flibble!? on July 30, 2010, 12:06:46 AM
Ah Top Gear, I really can't think of a better way to spend Sunday night.  Or at least I wouldn't be able to if I didn't keep missing it, so I'm going to have to start watching it on iPlayer instead.
I've only seen episode 1 of the newest season so far but wow, I haven't laughed as much in the past year as I did at the entire Reliant Robin bit. :V
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on August 03, 2010, 12:06:30 AM
Just watched the episode that came out yesterday, and it's the last one of the series already  :ohdear:

Silly Top Gear and their 6 episode long series. Now to wait another 6 months for the next one.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Edible on August 03, 2010, 12:15:25 AM
uygutdiuhbiuh
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Flibble!? on August 03, 2010, 07:34:39 PM
It's been pretty short for a Top Gear series even, most of them get 7 or 8 episodes at the least. What made it more disappointing is that TV Information had it listed as episode 6 of 7. :<
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Rin Kagamine on August 03, 2010, 07:58:36 PM
Quote from: Flibble on August 03, 2010, 07:34:39 PM
It's been pretty short for a Top Gear series even, most of them get 7 or 8 episodes at the least. What made it more disappointing is that TV Information had it listed as episode 6 of 7. :<
Yep, 6 episodes this season.  Hopefully the next season will start in November like last year!
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: dustyjo on August 07, 2010, 04:31:52 PM
Huh, well that was short...
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: [⑨] Suzuran on August 29, 2010, 05:28:29 PM
Apparently some group of investigative reporter douchebags figured out who The Stig was and unmasked him. So now he's been fired. There's a bunch of drama going on about it.
They identified him by digging through financial reports looking for who was selling driving services to the BBC, and found reports mentioning Top Gear.
Ben Collins was The Stig
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Rin Kagamine on August 30, 2010, 03:43:28 AM
It's a real clusterfuck, but it doesn't seem that he's been fired yet.  Everyone seems to have a different story about what is going on.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on August 31, 2010, 03:45:31 AM
Quote from: Suzuran on August 29, 2010, 05:28:29 PM
Apparently some group of investigative reporter douchebags figured out who The Stig was and unmasked him. So now he's been fired. There's a bunch of drama going on about it.
They identified him by digging through financial reports looking for who was selling driving services to the BBC, and found reports mentioning Top Gear.
Ben Collins was The Stig

YOU BITCHES FUCK SHIT
The mystery was the fun part, just why.... now we may never see the Stig again...
at least not the white one, maybe the black one might resurface.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Rin Kagamine on August 31, 2010, 01:46:22 PM
Quote from: ♛Shirai Kuroko on August 31, 2010, 03:45:31 AM
YOU BITCHES FUCK SHIT
The mystery was the fun part, just why.... now we may never see the Stig again...
at least not the white one, maybe the black one might resurface.
I find it funny that it's a big deal now, since it's been fairly well-known for quite some time, just a wink-and-nod sort of thing.

Basically, after Hammond's crash before season 9, there was a report on the crash all the personnel who were on the track at the time, including The Stig, who was listed by his real name as the "Performance Driver" or something to that effect.  Anyone that cared to read that document could have found out.

I hope they don't kill him off though, I like White Stig's outfit :<
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on August 31, 2010, 03:15:39 PM
But I haven't caught that episode so yeah.
to us it is a surprise, consider how slow this show is rerunning here at our shores. (we are on season 5)
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Rin Kagamine on August 31, 2010, 03:22:20 PM
They don''t cover it on the show of course, it was something that I came across during the last Stig identity kerfluffle last year.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Doomsday on September 02, 2010, 04:06:17 PM
I just caught this on the front of one of the newspapers. I was almost heartbroken.

Well, the old stig isn't coming back at least, but after the Black and White stigs, what colour would they use next?
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Nat Tea on September 02, 2010, 04:25:31 PM
Quote from: Doomsday93 on September 02, 2010, 04:06:17 PM
Well, the old stig isn't coming back at least, but after the Black and White stigs, what colour would they use next?
The rainbow Stig. Not related to green Stig.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on September 02, 2010, 04:34:40 PM
Quote from: Nat Tea on September 02, 2010, 04:25:31 PM
The rainbow Stig. Not related to green Stig.
does he ride a unicorn? a ROBOTIC unicorn? this is important.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Kinzo the Astro Curious on September 02, 2010, 05:03:34 PM
Tartan stig. The stigs scottish cousin.

Or Yukkuri stig. A touhou fan can dream, a touhou fan can dream....
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Momiji on September 04, 2010, 11:12:01 PM
And the Stig is.... (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/columnists/jamesmay/7977662/And-the-Stig-is....html)


*mind blown*
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: Kinzo the Astro Curious on September 07, 2010, 08:01:45 PM
Quote from: Wild Dog on September 04, 2010, 11:12:01 PM
And the Stig is.... (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/columnists/jamesmay/7977662/And-the-Stig-is....html)
*mind blown*

Pretty good, But I found this much more convincing.

DANBOORU WARNING (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/602171/)

It makes perfect sense.
Title: Re: Top Gear!
Post by: [⑨] Suzuran on September 10, 2010, 07:58:32 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/tvandradioblog/2010/sep/10/stig-top-gear-bosses-dalek

"People seemed to have got used to me doing a stunt or slide brilliantly. If you do it right they look easy, but they're not. Yet Andy has since said I was the same as a Dalek or the Blue Peter dog. With respect to the Dalek operators, I don't think it's quite the same thing and I thought I could leave with more respect than that."