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Title: Top Gear India special
Post by: JC on 27 December 2011, 23:56
wednesday @ 8pm for those who arent watching the crap xmas telly  :laugh:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: bob23 on 27 December 2011, 23:58
Putting it on my watch list, cheers for the heads up. :afro:

Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Steve_PD on 27 December 2011, 23:58
Its the only program worth watching.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: bricey on 28 December 2011, 06:23
should be a laugh  :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: boneybradley on 28 December 2011, 11:52
this thread will be full of people moaning saying it wasn't as good as they expected and other crap......and I recon the first will be by 8:01 tonight?
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: leigh_harty on 28 December 2011, 12:03
this thread will be full of people moaning saying it wasn't as good as they expected and other crap......and I recon the first will be by 8:01 tonight?


and have the moaning sentence pre-wrote at 7:48pm  :laugh:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: RandomJord on 28 December 2011, 12:27
Topgear special thread complaints check list

•Well this didnt live up to expectations at all.

•Disapointing they didnt show us the 'real' india.

•the same old jeremys right, hammonds a kid, an may is a buffoon routine is waring thin with me, who only approves of high brow guardian recommended programming.

•I wanted to see a review of 'real cars' like the new vauxhall agila, or nissan note, but instead i was confronted with 3 iconic british   vehicles.

•What a waste of licence payers money
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Mitching on 28 December 2011, 12:33
I'm looking forward to it  :cool:
Even though it's not as good as it used to be, it's still so much better than all the other sh!t on TV!
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: DubFan on 28 December 2011, 15:19
Topgear special thread complaints check list

•Well this didnt live up to expectations at all.

•Disapointing they didnt show us the 'real' india.

•the same old jeremys right, hammonds a kid, an may is a buffoon routine is waring thin with me, who only approves of high brow guardian recommended programming.

•I wanted to see a review of 'real cars' like the new vauxhall agila, or nissan note, but instead i was confronted with 3 iconic british   vehicles.

•What a waste of licence payers money

I reckon that the people who will post these sorts of comments shouldn't bother watching it and just let us enjoy it.

Unfortunately I'm working till 8pm, but I got the PVR set to record it.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: RandomJord on 28 December 2011, 15:21
Yeah i'm having to record it too, damn festive period and family events!
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: scott64 on 28 December 2011, 15:40
got it sky +  for later :smiley:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: R32UK on 28 December 2011, 15:52
im just going to wait for it to come on dave, in a few year
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Sam on 28 December 2011, 15:53
I have no way of watching this or recording it  :angry: Was interested to see what they got up to/what route they take as I traveled around india a few years ago
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 28 December 2011, 16:15
Topgear special thread complaints check list

•Well this didnt live up to expectations at all.

•Disapointing they didnt show us the 'real' india.

•the same old jeremys right, hammonds a kid, an may is a buffoon routine is waring thin with me, who only approves of high brow guardian recommended programming.

•I wanted to see a review of 'real cars' like the new vauxhall agila, or nissan note, but instead i was confronted with 3 iconic british   vehicles.

•What a waste of licence payers money

I reckon that the people who will post these sorts of comments shouldn't bother watching it and just let us enjoy it.

Unfortunately I'm working till 8pm, but I got the PVR set to record it.
Yeah i'm having to record it too, damn festive period and family events!

its ok guys, ill spoil it for you and tell you what happens ;) :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: DubFan on 28 December 2011, 18:09
I have no way of watching this or recording it  :angry: Was interested to see what they got up to/what route they take as I traveled around india a few years ago
Are you in the UK?
If so, you can get it on BBC iPlayer.
If you have the iPlayer app on an iPad/iPhone, you can even watch it live or you can watch live via the BBC2 website.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: sharki786 on 28 December 2011, 19:28
well heres the 1st complain, jeremy clarkson is a c*nt :evil:
the amount of poo that comes out of his mouth is madness, i used to love the show and now its just "his right and everyne is wrong".
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: gixer1400 on 28 December 2011, 19:51
Top Gear Special can also be watched on the HD channel....... usual stuff but with a sharper picture  :cool:

Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 28 December 2011, 20:03
its starteddd
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: richw911 on 28 December 2011, 20:11
Love the Mini  :laugh:  :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: postie on 28 December 2011, 20:16
bored with it already  :tongue:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: harlemex on 28 December 2011, 20:32
I like Jeremys brutal honesty.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: JC on 28 December 2011, 20:35
Love the Mini  :laugh:  :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:


 :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Dolly on 28 December 2011, 20:36
i think hes funny, however releasing air-con gas into the atmosphere is agaisnt the law in this country at least, probably get the wrist slapped for that one lol
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: JC on 28 December 2011, 20:37
like most their exhausts  :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: richw911 on 28 December 2011, 20:40
Love the Mini  :laugh:  :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

:afro:  :wink:


like most their exhausts  :grin: :laugh:

 :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: richw911 on 28 December 2011, 21:00
Corby Nan press  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: JC on 28 December 2011, 21:03
i am a big top gear fan, normally   :lipsrsealed:

what a load of crap  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 28 December 2011, 21:12
i am a big top gear fan, normally   :lipsrsealed:

what a load of crap  :rolleyes:
best crap thats on though
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Uruk Hai on 28 December 2011, 21:33
If nothing else watching that has served to remind me why I started watching 5th gear again, same rubbish different country  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Jay on 28 December 2011, 21:40
Had some funny bits, had some crap bits. Overall normal Top Gear stuff. Had to be watched though.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Toby on 28 December 2011, 22:16
I liked the credits at the end  :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 28 December 2011, 22:48
Seriously a huge load of sh!t.

I knew I stopped watching the new series they keep doing for a reason.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: patc on 28 December 2011, 23:31
More proof why I enjoy 5th gear.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 December 2011, 23:38
What's that, you spent ONLY £7k on each of the cars, drove them an EPIC 1300miles across not particularly challenging terrain, then bu99ered 2/3 of them up.

Wow, that's AMAZING.

You might have thought they'd have reduced the budget on the cars and made the challenges more challenging, instead of turning the money up and the challenges down.

best crap thats on though

Nope, the Tommy Cooper thing was much better.  Thank f*ck for the PVR.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Thom89 on 29 December 2011, 00:19
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=217125.0

 :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Thom
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: topman2u on 29 December 2011, 06:35
Topgear special thread complaints check list

•Well this didnt live up to expectations at all.

•Disapointing they didnt show us the 'real' india.

•the same old jeremys right, hammonds a kid, an may is a buffoon routine is waring thin with me, who only approves of high brow guardian recommended programming.

•I wanted to see a review of 'real cars' like the new vauxhall agila, or nissan note, but instead i was confronted with 3 iconic british   vehicles.

•What a waste of licence payers money

I reckon that the people who will post these sorts of comments shouldn't bother watching it and just let us enjoy it.

Unfortunately I'm working till 8pm, but I got the PVR set to record it.


well said  :grin: :wink: :laugh:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: dubber36 on 29 December 2011, 08:56
So it wasn't just me that thought it was shiit then?
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Hartside on 29 December 2011, 09:23
I turned it off half way through, normally I quite like Top Gear but that was just the same old sh1t
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: stu646 on 29 December 2011, 09:26
Top Gear used to be the only show I would look forward to each week, but did not bother with any last series but thought would give this a go, wish I had not.

Surely they and the makers of the show can see it needs to change, how many specials have they done which are all the same, bar the country they are in? Buy 3 cars..turn up and laugh at the car each has brought..drive across the country..scripted unfunny events happen..JC is always right..the end.

Just all to predictable now, shame really as was a very good show
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: boneybradley on 29 December 2011, 09:43
To me it was same old top gear! What did people really expect?  :huh:

and I bet it's viewing figures were still high, the new series will be the same and they won't change the format it if people still watch it (no matter how much people moan about it)
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: AlanD on 29 December 2011, 09:45
I was mildly entertained. Clearly not the best special they have done but there is plenty worse on TV.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: JimBR on 29 December 2011, 10:09
It is predictable, but you know that before you watch it. I enjoyed, better than bloody strictly come dancing and all the other rubbish the BBC produce!
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: gixer1400 on 29 December 2011, 12:46
It is predictable, but you know that before you watch it. I enjoyed, better than bloody strictly come dancing and all the other rubbish the BBC produce!

regarding strictly ....i suppose you are too much of a 'man' to want to get close to sexy girls wearing almost nothing then ? ? ?  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 29 December 2011, 17:44
Not the best of Christmas specials but I did enjoy it  :smiley:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: bobbarley on 29 December 2011, 18:05
I was very disappointed with the episode.  I'd say about 95% of it was scripted.  There were none of their trade mark races or tests as such.  I'd say the worst special they've done so far.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: dubber36 on 29 December 2011, 21:29
There's only so many time you can flog a dying horse.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: houston on 31 December 2011, 14:22
it was better than there last xmas special, but i can watch the old vietnam and america specials over and over again, this one i think just the once will be enough

its all too obviously staged, in the old ones it looked like they were having a laugh and if it was staged (most likely) then they acted well.

i want to see them buy crap cars, get set stupid challenges, and have a laugh at them failing, not a staged "oh look, there car gets smashed up while they look the other way"
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: bob23 on 02 January 2012, 02:49
I really wanted to say your all whining and it was brilliant, but after having watched it I think you have all been far too nice about it, it was without doubt the worst, crappiest, utterly boring, mind numbing, IQ lowering piece of trash that they have ever made!

It was like an hour and a half of having pins shoved under my finger and toe nails, I'd have enjoyed having an angry wasp shoved under my foreskin and needles in my eyes more than watching that.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: autohausdolby on 02 January 2012, 21:36
I liked it :)
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Mr Blue on 02 January 2012, 22:14
Topgear as a car program was finished a long time ago.

Its now barely a comedy.

Indian roads are terrible. I learnt how to drive in New Delhi at about 13-14? Honestly its soo easy.
I carried 500 rupees with me incase I got stopped. To us that like £10 to them thats like a years wage or something silly  :laugh:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: JimBR on 03 January 2012, 18:00
It is predictable, but you know that before you watch it. I enjoyed, better than bloody strictly come dancing and all the other rubbish the BBC produce!

regarding strictly ....i suppose you are too much of a 'man' to want to get close to sexy girls wearing almost nothing then ? ? ?  :grin: :grin:

If Anne Widecombe is your idea of sexy then fair enough  :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: bobotheclown on 04 January 2012, 23:53
I just rewatched the first and best special they did, the north pole. It has emotion, humour and not so much buffoonery because it was so extreme. I liked how the pixelated man pushed clarkson in the ice cold water
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: bob23 on 05 January 2012, 00:46
I just rewatched the first and best special they did, the north pole. It has emotion, humour and not so much buffoonery because it was so extreme. I liked how the pixelated man pushed clarkson in the ice cold water
:grin: :grin: :grin:
I have this one and the USA trip on DVD, watch the north pole one a lot, infact, I'm going to watch it now.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Diamond Hell on 05 January 2012, 11:10
Interesting response here:

http://www.topgearbox.com/2012/news/the-top-gear-india-special-aftermath/
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Diamond Hell on 05 January 2012, 12:17
Chris Harris now alleging that the TG response is fake.  :rolleyes:

Did seem too understanding to be true.  :grin:

Would be nice if they didn't think they'd done any good though.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: JDM82 on 05 January 2012, 22:06
Just watched the india special and Im neither here or there on it........ But I will say this, Why destroy 3 nice cars? The mini was an immaculate cooper, its like when Jezza destroyed the EVO a while back, OK it belonged to a drug dealer but so what! Its still a fooking EVO. I really think the Top Gear team need to realise that ruining cars isn't what car lovers really want to see  :undecided:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: OakeyDoak16v on 06 January 2012, 01:29
I was very disappointed with the episode.  I'd say about 95% of it was scripted.  There were none of their trade mark races or tests as such.  I'd say the worst special they've done so far.
Fantastic! 5 whole pages before someone came up with the goods. - SCRIPTED REALITY - extremely expensive piss poor telly.. end of.  :sad:
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: raptorSE on 06 January 2012, 09:12
The Mini was definatly a waste looked mint not bothered about the other 2 sheds. Was funny though
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: stu646 on 06 January 2012, 12:41
I am not so bothered about it being scripted as any one who watches Top Gear knows by now it is scripted but for me the problem is the fact it seems to be the very same script for each show.

Buy 3 cars, meet up, slag each others car off, go on a long drive where they will either breakdown or something similar. James May and Hammond will bash each others car, Clarkson is always right and then at the end the cars are destroyed.

Like someone said above, why destroy the Mini Cooper? Was immaculate. Stupid to do that.

Used to really love Top Gear, but find myself enjoying the shows they present separately more interesting these days, like James May's Toys ect
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Jay on 06 January 2012, 13:02
They're not allowed to sell the cars after the show afaik (I'm sure they've said it before), so that's most likely the reason for destroying them.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: dragonfly on 06 January 2012, 19:18
Apparently the Cooper was going to be destroyed anyway.
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: DCD on 06 January 2012, 23:32
boring... time to call it a day on these "specials"
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: bob23 on 06 January 2012, 23:42
they should stop calling them special and start calling them mundane!
Title: Re: Top Gear India special
Post by: Mk1Macca on 07 January 2012, 09:18
We've all known for a long time that TG has been going down hill, but up until now the specials have actually been pretty good. Sadly, after watching the Indian trip last night, I feel the BBC should give us our money back.

Utter, utter tripe. Yes, we know the jokes are all scripted, but seriously, this was the worst I have ever seen. We didn't even get to see any parts of India, like you would on a normal special.

Same old cock jokes from very, very wooden actors. Oh look, the signs have ripped in half and now say 'sh!t' and 'muff', hilarious - never saw that one coming.

The whole thing was painfully drawn out. Even an hour would have been too long for the actual content they had.

Lastly, why did they keep referring to places in India by their old names? Mumabi hasn't been Bombay for a long time now?