Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Ignoring the obvious outright winners, the Hammond crash and and American road trip episodes, which is your favourite Top Gear piece? Mine has got to be the Bugatti vs. plane, but the above are my also-rans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatful Of Hollow 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I liked the Italian Supercar for under £10k one aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I liked the Italian Supercar for under £10k one aswell. What's your avatar? It's been bugging me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatful Of Hollow 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I liked the Italian Supercar for under £10k one aswell. What's your avatar? It's been bugging me. 'Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# OO' album cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 The boat/car was genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I liked the Italian Supercar for under £10k one aswell. What's your avatar? It's been bugging me. 'Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# OO' album cover. Aah. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 All staged anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 All staged anyway. What was staged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 All brilliant to be honest. the veyron test drive by captain slow - ellen mcarthur - the test drive where hammond screams 'i am a driving god' ! too many favourites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Most of their challenges are staged and scripted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Most of their challenges are staged and scripted. Please expand. I can't see what your point is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 The point is that they're not really "challenges" if the outcome is predetermined now are they? Though they broadcast it as the accurate outcome of a fair experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 The point is that they're not really "challenges" if the outcome is predetermined now are they? Though they broadcast it as the accurate outcome of a fair experiment. Ah right, you meant 'fixed'. Can't see the point really, or what they are supposed to 'fix' exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 They fix what happens in the challenges, the interesting or funny bits don't just happen, they are scripted by the team or by writers therefore making the whole thing less funny. What exactly don't you understand about what I'm saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 They fix what happens in the challenges, the interesting or funny bits don't just happen, they are scripted by the team or by writers therefore making the whole thing less funny. What exactly don't you understand about what I'm saying? 1. Why they would need to. How unfunny do you think these challenges are with fixing? 2. What they actually fixed? Blowing the Italian engine block? What funny bits didn't actually happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 If they didn't stage these little hiccups in the challenges most of them would be uneventful and therefore less watchable. I'm no expert on the Top Gear challenges but things like the amphibious car capsizing just as they reached the pier, the shit that went on when Maye and Hammond were flying the plane like the fact Maye couldn't fly at night, the breakdowns and shite that went on on the 10k super car challenge but the most obvious was when Maye was racing a biker while in a Clio somewhere in Portugal I think, those shots were so obviously set up. I just find it less funny when I know it's not a realistic account of what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4456 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 The Toyota one for me - particularly when they dragged it out of the sea, started it and then hoyed in top of a building being demolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 If they didn't stage these little hiccups in the challenges most of them would be uneventful and therefore less watchable. I'm no expert on the Top Gear challenges but things like the amphibious car capsizing just as they reached the pier, the shit that went on when Maye and Hammond were flying the plane like the fact Maye couldn't fly at night, the breakdowns and shite that went on on the 10k super car challenge but the most obvious was when Maye was racing a biker while in a Clio somewhere in Portugal I think, those shots were so obviously set up. I just find it less funny when I know it's not a realistic account of what happened. I don't think it's all rigged but that biker one definitely was. And it's funny how the races ALWAYS go down to the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WubbleUC 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I think the Rock Climber one was actually against an RS4. Mint car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 If they didn't stage these little hiccups in the challenges most of them would be uneventful and therefore less watchable. I'm no expert on the Top Gear challenges but things like the amphibious car capsizing just as they reached the pier, the shit that went on when Maye and Hammond were flying the plane like the fact Maye couldn't fly at night, the breakdowns and shite that went on on the 10k super car challenge but the most obvious was when Maye was racing a biker while in a Clio somewhere in Portugal I think, those shots were so obviously set up. I just find it less funny when I know it's not a realistic account of what happened. Bits of the races are re-shot, that's a fact, you simply couldn't film them otherwise, but they do happen as they present. Of course the plane 'hiccups' were known in advance, but they're not going to blow the whole drama and reveal that at the start, but that hardly makes it a fix. They are part and parcel of running a light aircraft. I think anybody could work out that a plane at 150mph in a straight line will beat the Veyron travelling across Europe. I don't know what to say if you really think they need to stage capsizings or breakdowns, given what the actual challenge was in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 The outcomes and most of what happens in the challenges are generally pre-determined. You're naive if you think otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Personally, I don't care if the challenges are rigged so that they're close because that's not what I watch it for. It's the banter between the presenters which makes the show. It always has. Ofcourse, ewerk will now come along and tell us that they're all reading from scripts and that they weren't really in America on that episode. Edited April 20, 2007 by Skol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 FFS I'm not saying what they say is scripted but as you said the banter is good and I enjoy it for what it is but it has to be taken with a pinch of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47550 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Did they fix Hammond's crash too? Bit suss that he's back on telly so soon after it happening tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I can't watch Clarkson simply because of his hair and jeans and blazer combo. I can read his stuff in the Sunday Times though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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