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Top Gear S21 Episode 4 (23rd February)

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  • 18-02-2014 12:19am
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    colm_mcm
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    4/7. Jeremy Clarkson heads to Italy to get behind the wheel of the exclusive, hand-crafted Touring Superleggera Disco Volante, which is based on the already rare Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione sports car.
    Richard Hammond asserts authority over the sand dunes of Abu Dhabi in the six-wheel-drive Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6, while
    James May defies his status as Captain Slow by blasting two Caterhams around the test track - the minimalist entry-level Seven 160 and the full-fat supercharged Seven 620R.
    Comedian Jack Whitehall sets a lap time in the Reasonably Priced Car.

    Radio Times

    Rate tonight's episode 56 votes

    Excellent
    0% 0 votes
    Above average
    12% 7 votes
    Average
    39% 22 votes
    Below average
    17% 10 votes
    Terrible
    30% 17 votes


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    #2
    Nody
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    Has potential depending on how good the reviews are done...


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    #3
    Duggy747
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Comedian Jack Whitehall sets a lap time in the Reasonably Priced Car.

    Am oooot
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    #4
    Toto Wolfcastle
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    Jack Whitehall can't drive so it could be interesting.


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    spank_inferno
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    That little caterham 160 looks a hoot.


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    #6
    Red Kev
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    Hammond is so bloody annoying. Catherhams were excellent. Would love to see the 620 in the dry.


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    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,634 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    God the news segment is so poor; I know SiaRPC gets a routine kicking, but at least that can be good if the guest is decent; the comic routines during the news are so terrible. 10 minutes of Hammond gurning and overacting


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    bnt
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    Good to see James using the skills that Mika Hakkinen taught him ... :cool:

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #9
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,892 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Get on with it.

    What was the point of that pizza gag.


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    #10
    weekaizer
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    I LOLd at the gt3 gloves!!


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    #11
    Mycroft H
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    That Alfa is something special.


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    #12
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,945 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Painful to watch the constant stream of lame jokes and forced laughter, I don't think Ive actually laughed at TG since the Reliant Robin rolling around corners.


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    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 13,005 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    About that motorbike / tablecloth video, I'm pretty sure the MythBusters busted that one years ago ... so I knew how it was going to end.

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #14
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,459 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The bmw video was obviously faked though


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    Mike Litoris
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    Apart from Whitehall I thought it was pretty good. I ****in want that 6x6 Merc NOW!!:cool:


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    Thargor
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    Yeah that Merc kept this ep from being complete sh1t, loved the little hop it did from the desert onto that nice road at full speed.

    Is TG that stuck that they're starting to mine Youtube and Facebook for motoring related videos everyone was sick of 6 months ago though?


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    #17
    Myrddin
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    Pretty decent episode I thought:

    May's segment on the Caterhams was decent
    Clarksons segment on the Alfa was very good (what a car)
    Hammonds 6x6 section was alright too (Hammond aside)

    The SIARPC car was just painful, the pizza thing was pointless, as was the tablecloth thing. But all in all, prob the strongest episode of the season so far for me (which isn't saying much)


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    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Bigus


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    The bmw video was obviously faked though

    Yeah myth busters recreated it by having a sheet of clear hard plastic between the table cloth and under the Delph settings, having proven that anything else won't work.

    Delph (&&&&&)
    Clear plastic (______ )
    Cloth ( ~~~~~~) pulled
    Table (
    )

    Result


    Delph (&&&&&)
    Clear plastic (______ )
    Table (
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    #19
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,634 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Yeah it was an episode that see-sawed between being watchable, entertaining (the Caterham & Alpha segments) and downright dreadful (the pizza and tablecloth portions). Honestly, I had zoned out during the news so it was positively surreal when I looked up and saw a pizza being tied around Hammond's crotch. Who in their right minds thought this was a good idea? I wonder how many people in the audience felt a bit bewildered and annoyed that this is what they queued all day to see...


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    #20
    Dartz
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    Complicated.

    I like the piece with the Merc 6x6 a lot, it was the redeeming piece of the episode. Hated the pizza flaming porsche antics. Just wasn't funny.

    A lot of the time it feels like they're trying to be cool, and trying too hard. While being very much stuck in a mould.


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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    I really liked it, very good episode. Now the Pizza bit was rubbish - but i did like how they took the piss out of the GT3 and Hammond. Their guests are getting worse and worse - honestly - a guest on a car program who can't drive. Seriously can we please have some guests who have an interest in cars ffs. But overall I really enjoyed it and made me LOL on many occasions.

    Watched it on demand on upc, the recording ended just after he showed the "Datsun" - what happened?


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    spank_inferno
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    Zascar wrote: »

    Watched it on demand on upc, the recording ended just after he showed the "Datsun" - what happened?

    Man it must suck to be a UPC customer!

    The Nissan was predictably unsuccessful in its attempt, though did make a good effort.


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    cdeb
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    Zascar wrote: »
    Their guests are getting worse and worse - honestly - a guest on a car program who can't drive.
    Thought that was quite interesting actually!


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    georgefalls
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    Was I the only one that noticed..?
    At the end of the interview with Jack Whitehall, Jezza called him Joe..!!


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    Dravokivich
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    Zascar wrote: »
    Watched it on demand on upc, the recording ended just after he showed the "Datsun" - what happened?

    The problem with Top Gear is the show always over runs its slot. You need to add an extra 5 mins when set to record. Doesn't matter if it's UPC, Sky Plus or whatever other DVR setup you have.


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    fryup
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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    that the thing about epg, it records to the advirtised broadcasting time which doesn't always work out


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    Soarer
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    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    that the thing about epg, it records to the advirtised broadcasting time which doesn't always work out

    You can set the amount of time to record before and after the allocated time.


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    #28
    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Cant believe the voting! Above average?

    The show realistically could be shortened to half an hour cutting out the bull****.


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    #29
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Why is every thread full of people talking about how rubbish Top Gear is - if you don't like it, don't watch it! Or get your own thread to b1tch...


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    mickdw
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    Zascar wrote: »
    Why is every thread full of people talking about how rubbish Top Gear is - if you don't like it, don't watch it! Or get your own thread to b1tch...

    Seems to be the new cool now around here to rubbish it.
    I don't think it had changed a whole lot. The first episode was strange in that it went way over the top with the silly comedy. The rest have been ok.


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    #31
    Myrddin
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    Zascar wrote: »
    Why is every thread full of people talking about how rubbish Top Gear is - if you don't like it, don't watch it! Or get your own thread to b1tch...

    I think most here would be watching Top Gear in the hopes that they'll get a decent episode. TG has provided some fantastic tv over the years, & any complaints over the show aren't born of not liking the show, but instead of disappointment.


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