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08-05-2008, 02:35
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unusual suspect ™
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: DE, USA
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Hell yeah. However I'm from England and have watched it since I was a kid. Did the series just end on BBC America (assuming you watch it the same place I do)? I see there are no new episodes for as far ahead as my DVR can view. |
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08-05-2008, 05:43
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Pacific Northwest, USA
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Yeah it ended awhile back, like about Decemberish. I don't have tv, my way of watching it is through certain methods on the internet  I discovered it a few years back. When they introduced James May, and Richard Hammond it got way better. So hilarious! I love your guys' humor. I also think they are making an "Americanized" version, which I think will be shitty. I just hope the BBC version never goes off the air! |
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08-05-2008, 06:26
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Monash, Australia
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Top Gear in Oz
Top Gear is fantastic. It makes motoring more appealing to the masses ! I'm afraid I only found out about Top Gear about 2 years ago. Now I don't miss a show ! In Oz we are only up to the 9th series. But, at the moment we have been lucky enough to get vintage Top Gear episodes starting back from episode one of the 1st series ! We are also getting a Top Gear version here in Australia, due later this year. Although, I don't think it's going to be anywhere near as good as UK's. Does anyone have a favorite episode ? Cheers, Stephen |
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08-05-2008, 07:10
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On the Naughty Step
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Glasgow
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I love Top Gear. I'm not a car obsessive, but I really enjoy the programme. I think the appeal of Top Gear for me is that it's about more than just the car. Jeremy, Richard and Captain Slow are great presenters. I loved the episodes with the American roadtrip, the north pole and the African ones. The one with the limos from ordinary cars was brilliant too. |
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08-05-2008, 08:56
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unusual suspect ™
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: DE, USA
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Some great episodes mentioned above. Amphibious vehicles was a good one too. And the one where they tried to make a mini-van convertible that went ever-so-well through the car wash. BBC America repeats them a bit late with the last one being aired two weeks ago. Not sure what series that was though. |
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08-05-2008, 09:48
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wannabe
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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I'm pretty sure thats an old episode If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party
Design Never Dies A message to newcomers. This is not google. Before you ask us here why not try typing it into google. 60% of the time it works every time. |
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08-05-2008, 13:58
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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if it was the caravan one where they did a caravan holiday and took the piss out of the other campers, then that was last years series – I remember that clearly ‘cos a bloke I worked with has a mobile home and is really into the campsite brigade and he had the piss ripped out of him after that episode. I think after that and all the Max & Paddy jokes it pushed him over the edge & he quit because of ‘stress’!! BBC says new series “in the summer”. I loved the one where they painted ”MAN LOVE RULES” on the cars and drove through that redneck town in USA!! |
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08-05-2008, 14:10
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Irn Bru Connoisseur
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Inverness, Scotland
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I'm a petrolhead, although I mainly side with hammond on the motorbike issues  top gear is unbeatable as a car "magazine" series, and you've got to love the entire episode specials like the camping holiday, africa, the north pole, america in budget cars. Always awesome  |
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08-05-2008, 14:51
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Designers are strange :)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Shrewsbury, UK
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One of the best is when they went for a holiday in the caravan. Tried to turn it round in the middle of the road, stopped traffic and got the police called to them. They then decided to take the caravan off the tow-bar and put it back on. (Here come the funny bit) When they drove off the bloody caravan didn't go with them!! Then they set fire to it... Got to love the american trip when they went through Bagdad.  I laughed so hard when they bought porches for under £1500, and clrksons was crap and he spent most on it! Plus none of them actually made it to the damn strip club... Oh, how I spend my sunday evenings. If it works, it's valid.
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08-05-2008, 15:00
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Pacific Northwest, USA
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The Caravan one is definitely one of my top favorites. I just saw the 2006 Winter Olympics one for the first time yesterday, that was pretty funny.  I'm kind of surprised how many people watch it, haha. I'm a petrolhead too. PoooWAHHH!!! Haha |
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08-05-2008, 15:04
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Irn Bru Connoisseur
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Inverness, Scotland
Posts: 35
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"Yes, yes I want more of THAAAAAAAAAT" "POWEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR" Clarkson really is a dinosaur, but we love him. Another good one was the truffle race veyron vs. captain slow and his new pilots license |
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