jamesmark Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Watched this today and I must admit I am pleasantly surprised, it was actually not bad, and had a laugh a few times. I thought that with McGuinness & Flintoff onboard it would have been the absolute death of Top Gear. Yes at times it did not flow when in the studio, but give it time. Already showing signs though it will be better than Le Blanc and that other one, forget his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Watched this today and I must admit I am pleasantly surprised, it was actually not bad, and had a laugh a few times. I thought that with McGuinness & Flintoff onboard it would have been the absolute death of Top Gear. Yes at times it did not flow when in the studio, but give it time. Already showing signs though it will be better than Le Blanc and that other one, forget his name. Totally agree I can only see the chemistry getting better with them and enjoyed the northern monkey / southern softie banter looking forward to the rest of the series and the new zupra review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I really liked it too, breath of fresh air. Towards the end when Le Blanc and Harris's chemistry clicked it worked well, I love Matt's style. There will always be the grim spectre of the previous 3 hanging over TG now, the last few seasons of their tenure were pretty crap, but people have rose tinted glasses. Im in it for the cars and the cars alone, anything else is a bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Im afraid I found it a bit boring,the trips across the desert have all been done many times,it's not just fresh presenters required it's a fresh look at content,however it's early days ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Presenter wise thought they worked well, as said above content is tricky to be original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott.wild Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 The episode on the Mkv / mkiv should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott.wild Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 The episode on the Mkv / mkiv should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPreece Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 I watched it last night on catchup and I thought it was good they seemed to have a good laugh together more naturally than some of the presenters since Clarkson and co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmakz Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I've enjoyed the first episode and definitely pleasantly surprised. As to the supra - I cant wait to see it, but regret I didn't know it was filmed literally couple of miles away from my house. I've only found out on my way from work ON THE SAME DAY that it already happened and everyone enjoyed. So disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPreece Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I've enjoyed the first episode and definitely pleasantly surprised. As to the supra - I cant wait to see it, but regret I didn't know it was filmed literally couple of miles away from my house. I've only found out on my way from work ON THE SAME DAY that it already happened and everyone enjoyed. So disappointed. Haha was ideal for me as I work in Brecon so was just down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy147 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 The episode on the Mkv / mkiv should be good Do we know which episode this is going to be yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rsb Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 It was my UK TT6 they used for filming and that Paddy drove for the piece and I was privileged to spend nearly 2 days with all the crew watching it all being filmed in Wales. It is mind blowing the amount of effort they go to to get all the shots, the amount of people and also equipment. They did a lot of filming with the car on its own as well as though they also got a 993 Turbo, Aston DB7 and Ferrari 512 TR (belonging to Chris Harris) and did high speed over takes on closed roads with Paddy basically saying the stock Mk4 destroyed those cars in its day. I got to chat to Paddy and he was such a lovely guy. The whole premise for this piece was his idea as he always wanted a UK car in the 90s and said he regretted not buying one so he was made up to drive an unmolested example and said it was better than he expected (he would say that I know) but their senior producer Clare Pizey who was there all day said he constantly talked about the Supra in meetings and was made up they found a UK car for him and he loved it. They have a number of professional drivers who do a lot of the driving for the outside shots and even they loved it and they drive a lot of stuff. I went to the the studio for filming for one of the episodes but unfortunately not the Supra as this was filmed last Saturday and I was away. I spoke to the director and she said it was due to be the last one of the 5 they show so assume it will be in around 4 weeks as episode 2 has just aired. They were still editing the final cut and they tend not to realise too much information for episodes until closer to the air date. Having said all that they will probably hardly show the car now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 So you haven't sold it yet? At least now it'll be as featured on Top Gear car for hopefully more than a brief moment. That should raise the interest level if you are still planning on moving it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Fantastic, can’t wait to see it and interesting insight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rsb Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Ha - no Rider. I took it off sale a while ago and have been enjoying tinkering with it. The whole TG thing was random and ironic really as this car has been a pain in the arse most of the time. Not seen the final video so he might slate it but it was an awesome day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I'm from South Africa, really struggling to understand the accents of the new presenters.. Guess you guys are used to it, difficult for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Found this second show a big improvement:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Just watched on iPlayer, lots of laugh out loud moments, best since when Clarkson and co were funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Same old tired routine and personally not keen on either Mcguinness or Flintoff, i find them nearly as annoying as Evans was I do like Harris though, time TG in this format was put to sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I'm unconvinced. It is basically 3 guys acting like they are on a Stag do every weekend, the messing about v actual car content and info seems out of balance to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I'm unconvinced. It is basically 3 guys acting like they are on a Stag do every weekend, the messing about v actual car content and info seems out of balance to me. You've changed, lads lads lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I'm unconvinced. It is basically 3 guys acting like they are on a Stag do every weekend, the messing about v actual car content and info seems out of balance to me. Tsk! You're just missing that German bint. Watch the women's WC instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 You've changed, lads lads lads Those weekends are only fun if you're involved - - - Updated - - - Tsk! You're just missing that German bint. Watch the women's WC instead. Oh, the new TG is way more interesting than football! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rsb Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 https://www.topgear.com/car-news/top-gear-tv/top-gear-ep5-s27-paddy-vs-toyota-supra-and-lotus-79#6 Some of the still photography looks spectacular. I have been told there is a lot of focus on the Mk4 using my TT6. They might slate it but I am still proud :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Be tuning in to the live broadcast for the first time in a while for this one. I'm more optimistic of some mkiv praise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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