They were never funny.
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Seconded.
Does the humor not translate well to turkish?
I dunno that one scene where they wanted to recreate a movie chase scene and Clarkson wanted to show them realistically disabling the traction control was pretty funny
>turn off the traction control
>HOW
>press and hold the button for 10 seconds
>we should've got a bmw, it only takes 5 seconds in that
>close up of him holding the button for a whole ten seconds before the little light comes on
I chuckled when they showed him pressing the button, but it gets funnier and funnier as you realise just how long ten seconds is
They were never not funny*
they set out to be entertaining not funny
at some point they started trying to be funny
Im pretty sure a huge part of the love for this show comes from nostalgia. We grew up with it, and for many of us it was our first view into the car enthusiast world and culture.
Watching the show now with neutral and more experienced eyes quickly reveals the show for what it really was this whole time: a watered down introductory "babys first somewhat educational car program". They never REALLY targeted the hardcore enthusiast crowd.
Its like the Donut Media of the early 2000s
This is just straight up fricking contrarian bullshit and you know it, I rewatched the first half last year and you can really see them get into their groove. It was basic, fun, and yes entertainment but they clearly knew what they were talking about. Consider yourself and others lucky we got to enjoy this show week by week coming out. Grand Tour is great but with an unlimited budget you can make anything entertaining with enough money poured into it.
Yeah I completely agree we are really lucky we did have such great show in 2000.
Remember episode where they go to Deep South and write slogans like Man's Love rules , Nascar Sucks and Hillary for a president . It was all for to make entertaining show . ''New'' top gear did decorate cars in LGBT rainbow flag because Brunei don't gives a frick about homosexuals .
>tfw May is shitting on France 10 years before France got truly terrible
Based
>Man's Love rules , Nascar Sucks and Hillary for a president
So funny and daring
In Alabama, yes.
I live in a swamp in south alabama, pic rel is from my driveway.
You can drive a miata around here blasting weeb music and the worst that'll happen is you'll get coal-rolled or a truck will intentionally cut you off.
I still thought it was funny - rednecks around here are backwards as frick, but it was obviously staged like all their other shit.
I wouldn't be so sure man, rednecks riding around in the back of a pickup and being really weird was something I did see in Alabama when I was there. I wouldn't be surprised if they were real rednecks that were for real angry but someone on the crew knew about the gas station prior and had them go there on purpose to cause it.
>the worst that'll happen is you'll get coal-rolled or a truck will intentionally cut you off.
You realise that isn't normal in the civilised world?
>You realise that isn't normal in the civilised world?
Yeah, I grew up in Europe, I know that's not the norm everywhere. But we're not talking about the civilized world here - in the Eastern 2/3rds of the US aggressive redneckery is absolutely fricking everywhere.
Here comes Amos!
Dam,you’re so lucky to have surroundings that beautiful,Anon!
Stunning and brave BBC programming
You saw the Patagonia Special then?
That went pretty sour.
Had to duck out and go flat out to the border with Chile.
Epic.
kek, really struck a few nerves eh
>t. didn't even read the post
>ridicilously stupid statement
>people call you out on it
haha, you are seething so hard hmmm :))
none of the seethers made any logical counterpoints to anything I said in my post lmao. learn to read, ESL
Some did, it just fell on deaf moronic contrarian ears.
The one homosexual (who I assume is you, judging by your moronic insistence that I'm a contrarian) that did actually write a legitimate post literally agreed with me that they are
>basic, fun, and yes entertainment
Maybe next time stop to think about whether or not there's even a disagreement before immediately foaming at the mouth that someone dared critique the 3 british homos that you idolize and worship
Nah not the same guy, so I'll make a point to give my perspective you little b***h. Their target wasn't newbies alone, it was car enthusiasts as a whole. Top gear would explain core concepts to you from time to time but was never afraid to get technical. Anyone could watch Top Gear and be entertained at any level but also not feel talked down to like you are completely in the dark. Of course the media has to be digestible for the general populace, you can't avoid that with content that is broadcasted like this. It's not nostalgia that drives people to say top gear is good, it's that we haven't gotten anything like it anywhere else. Donut media tends to reiterate core concepts because they assume their viewer base have the attention span of a toddler, which is true.
What exactly was your point anyways? You led with top gear being "babys first somewhat educational car program" and state that hardcore audiences weren't targeted. Despite the fact that hardcore audiences are the type of enthusiasts that would support such a show. Instead you are now saying that it's "basic, fun, and yes entertainment" which is completely different much less abrasive.
Both Top Gear and Donut Media have the same problem for actual enthusiasts, and thats being too surface level. They just go about it in different ways.
There's nothing more boring to someone who already knows what they're doing than Clarkson talking the most basic shit like how "the ultra light weight of this Nissin is just SO characteristically Japanese, and really helps le corning ability" and then some shitty angled action shots of the Nig throwing it around the test track meant to impress normies who've never seen a car break traction before. Cut to the normie "audience" in their studio clapping and cheering because the director flashed the "clap" sign behind the camera.
Then they bring on some dumbfrick celebrity movie star who knows jack shit about cars. "Ok, lets see how Simon Cowell does in the Nissin!!" Hammond cracks a quippy joke, crowd laughs and claps. Cut to Simon Cowell driving on the test track. Really great car enthusiast content here, Top Gearheads!
Read: baby's first somewhat educational car program.
>Despite the fact that hardcore audiences are the type of enthusiasts that would support such a show
This is just blatantly false. Like I said, most hardcore enthusiasts that still watch and defend this show grew up with it, or at least watched it when they were first getting into cars. That was me for the longest time too, I watched it just because I've always been watching it since the day I started getting into cars.
Why are you still talking like a gay when your shits been proven moronic?
>no argument, just "ur wrong"
I accept your concession.
you could've just said "i'm cripplingly moronic" no need for an essay
refer to:
the rage is real
Donut Media's hosts are all insufferable loudmouth homosexuals. At least Top Gear's hosts have chemistry.
How are any of those points faults of the show?
lol I can't believe you managed to reply to me in an even more moronic fashion. You need help, take your meds.
Kys
>a watered down introductory "babys first somewhat educational car program"
What you're describing is just Donut Media where some moron reads a wikipedia article with wacky 6 year old tier jokes and sound effects inserted every 5 seconds. Top Gear is purely entertainment directed towards the average guy who likes cars, humor and adventures.
tell me you're born in 2005+ without telling me directly.
moron
>Its like the Donut Media of the early 2000s
Why are you insulting them? What they ever did to you?
They hated him because he told the truth
Pretty much yea. Except I'd say its more like the Masterchef or Hell's Kitchen of cars.
Like will you learn a few things about cooking and working in a kitchen? Probably, if you're new.
Is it a good technical show for any serious chef past the level of amateur? Absolutely not.
Entertainment for the masses with a little bit of fun facts sprinkled in
holy shit you guys are homosexuals
>Muhhhhhhh this show is not car nerdy enough for me, mr.expert car guy
kill your fricking self, its a show, its meant to be entertaining, which it is, not meant to teach you anything.
i hate car homosexuals so much
>I hate car homosexuals
>is on a car board
How oblivious can top gear tards be?
Wow its almost like thats exactly what I said, which is why I said its not a good show for enthusiasts specifically
Learn 2 Read.
You were a moron for expecting a show to be super technical to begin with you halfwit. Read a goddamn book, homosexual.
Wow it's almost like a TV show needs to appeal to a wide audience to be successful
except they were funny and they didn't have the gay lisp
why it has to be more than that, old top gear episodes from trio era is still enjoyable.
Every funny moment was James being oblivious to something.
Very true
But he was doing nothing wrong there
Only no guns homos thought so
WELCOME TO BOTTOM GEAR M8
OP says things hoping that will make people mad.
>we love cars
>look at this car
>this car was very important to the industry
>this exempt is a very rare combination
>it trully is, quite astonishing, AN car
>*destroys*
fricking reddit
i thought they were funny when i was 14. watching it again now its terrible. i wonder how many "adults" took it seriously at the time
Britbongs are infantilized. Top Gear is perfect for them.
I never liked them. They were not funny and the program not informative.
t. Elon Musk
The later seasons of Top Gear are too scripted, and Clarkson's celebrity interviews were insufferably boring (as all celebrity interviews are)
Seasons 6-12 were gold, frick off
Tonight on DA, I post a bait thread, hammon applies for janny and may posts on DA
I've never watched them but recently decided to pick it up. Shit's hilarious, go eat a dick OP.
It wasn't really a car show. It was a social/matinee/daytime TV type show. The vast numbers of people that watched those type shows in the mid-20th century - there was just a generational change. Needed to be a device to keep Boomers from realizing they were the same as their parents - that was cars.
Yes, infotainment, a derivative of Variety Television. Performance and personalities on a theme, production upgrade trades volume downgrade.
clarkson be like
>all porsches are rubbish
>volkswagen beatle lmao
also clarkson
>i love the 928 so much it reminds me of my dad
>the falklands war number plate reference was totally not on purpose senpai i-i love porsches!
Imagine defending this, going to a place where most people had a family member getting killed because of a dumb war and bantering them. It's like going to NY with a number plate referencing 9/11
peak reddit
funny that argies are still salty about a war they started
Anybody got a lead on a torrent for all the seasons?
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Frickin sweet, thanks m8.
That Bolivia special was amazing
Africa, Bolivia, Burma and Vietnam are my favorites, with Africa probably being my top pick.
It had an absolutely kino soundtrack too.
All the Specials were epic,to be fair.
It was funny before 99% of the scenes and dialogues were heavily scripted. It stopped being a good show post 2008
>It stopped being a good show post 2008
More like post-2016.
agree
Nah, they are very entertaining and often funny.
Mostly cringe
Black person DICK! Black person DICK! OP SUCKS Black person DICK!
Hello.
Best part Top Gear was the adventure eps. Wagons across Africa still stands out as a favourite.
why are yanks seething at top gear?
no idea
You are the one who seems obsessed
spotted the triggered american lads
absolutely no clue
couldn't tell you
yeah if i was a yank i'd be seething too, imagine watching 30 seasons of a show only to get your feelings hurt, just imagine how upset they'd be if they could understand more than half the insults
>5 posts by the same person seething at americans
lol
>entire thread of posts by americans seething at 3 british blokes
>entire thread of posts by britbongs seething that superior americans dont idolize and worship the same 3 homos they do
OBSESSED
(im not even american btw)
it isn't you spastic yank
>literally proves me right by seething at me
are all britbong nonces as dumb as you are?
you're the one seething moron
>y-y-YOU'RE the one thats mad, not mee!!!!
I'm not the one that started immediately foaming at the mouth and throwing a fit when someone dared critique my favorite car show lmaooo
answer my question: are all britbong muppets as dumb as you are?
>I'm not the one
yeah you are?
>quadruple samegay
damn
They were great, the show was 90% funny, i guess its bad if you get mad at everything they say tho, Black person. hahah Black person gay. YWNBAW
Anyone else find their solo stuff really good? Clarkson of course, James’s trip to Japan or the full scale house stuff is super comfy. Even Hammonds pre top gear reviews of cars are good, albeit a bit dated.
Full scale Lego house I meant
>James’s trip to Japan
he's just done a new one to Italy
James May and Oz Clark's wine adventures was pretty good.
James May’s Cars of the People is a personal favorite of mine
Yeah they are
You're just a bus riding homosexual
Idk anon, the frankenstein ambulances firing patients like a cannonball was pretty damn funny. It was just so unbelievably outlandish. To each their own, though.
>clarkson hammond and may
stand back for the GOAT
trio top gear was still good though, just as a semi-improvised (it was always scripted since they started doing "challenge" episodes) comedy show, but clarkson by his own admission is a terrible car journalist, may's alright though
Americans not understanding British humour: a thread
oh no
anyway
Were you not entertained wiener sucker mother fricker?
Oh crikey, it's the Albanian rozzers!
No,not at all.
They were utterly hilarious.
Until they went to Amazon Prime.
Early top gear was extremely good. It was scripted but it didn't feel like it, they even won an award for best unscripted show and they joked about it in an episode.
However the show was more and more obviously fake and scripted, and it reached the peak with the Grand Tour, where they basically just play caricatures of themselves.
the big brain move is noticing when the show got too overly scripted and watching their solo shows instead
clarkson's farm and man in japan were based, but hammond's show sucked
he's new car show is ok
Never watched a single episode of these guys. AMA.
How many dicks have you sucked ever since you figured out you were gay?
ZOMG shove some tesla bicycles in my onions leaking ass. Shitty take OP
bomp
gotta love the npc 'kars are muh personalitieh' types who feel obligated to like this stupid scripted show for punters who dont really know much
Which special/episode was it where they have face paint on and Hammond applies Clarkson's paint but draws a penis?
It may have been from the grand tour.
I think that was the episode where they made the ev Geoff.
That it was.
Love that episode when they tried getting hatecrimed and nearly DID
And you will never be a woman