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07 November 2007, 19:46
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Top Gear.
What a load of boring old tosh those silly jollies have become. I'm sure that they're great fun for the presenters and crew to traipse around continents in clapped out cars. Pointless, contrived and fast becomming tedious.  Ewan and his mate have that gig.
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07 November 2007, 19:51
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Err, don't watch it then, watch 5th gear instead.
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07 November 2007, 20:11
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Its getting like 'Last Of The Summer Wine'.
1. Take 3 old gits
2. Formulate some contrived stunt (drive across desert, go down steep hill in wheelbarrow)
3. Repeat each week.
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07 November 2007, 20:13
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Err, don't watch it then, watch 5th gear instead.
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Err, I wont. Derrr.
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07 November 2007, 20:16
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aahhhh come on its great fun!!
Now stop being so grumpy.. 
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07 November 2007, 21:15
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Shows your getting old when you have to watch the rerun of the show that was on an hour later on Sunday!!
(only joking)
Yes agree it is a bit dole at times, did the same thing but around america last year. But it is funny!
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07 November 2007, 21:22
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So if you don't watch it, how do you know it's a "load of boring old tosh"
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Err, I wont. Derrr.
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07 November 2007, 21:26
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So if you don't watch it, how do you know it's a "load of boring old tosh" |
'Wont' is future tense. 
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07 November 2007, 21:56
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Did you like watching Ewan and his mate then  on the "easy way down"
I haven't bothered with that one since the last farce "easy way round"
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07 November 2007, 23:06
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What a load of boring old tosh those silly jollies have become. I'm sure that they're great fun for the presenters and crew to traipse around continents in clapped out cars. Pointless, contrived and fast becomming tedious. Ewan and his mate have that gig. |
Agreed.. fave prog .. but since i watched last 3 times... the've lost that certain 'je ne sais quoi'
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07 November 2007, 23:16
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Dont knock winning formulas look at Jeremy Kyle - profitable, quality... sorry I can't keep this up. Or how about "Deal or no deal" now call me a cynic but I reckon you could easily get a person of small staure to go round underneath all those desks and stick what ever chuffing value you want in those boxes and that " banker" - there's no one there!
Some say he has an honorary degree in getting flanned, some say his waist has been in the shade since DelOrean went bust - all we know is he's a mop topped, potbellied porker who cant shut up!
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07 November 2007, 23:16
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top gear is brill, now stop being a boring miserable git
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08 November 2007, 01:35
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I loved that special and every normal episode has been great too.
It makes sunday night tele
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08 November 2007, 10:52
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It's still entertaining but it is beginning to loose what ever it used to have - some of the original stunts where much more entertaining than this.
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08 November 2007, 12:09
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best motoring prog on the box, by far.
and that's a definite.
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08 November 2007, 15:39
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Now we wern't all moaning when they were plonking big outboards on the back of pick-ups and watching James May sink in his car/yacht and the hampster sinking too! they have to make TV for eveybodys taste. Just driving cars across a dryed out lake is not everyones choice.  I tend to agree that very show dragged on a little though.
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10 November 2007, 15:36
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We watch Top Gear every week on BBC America and laugh our "arse" off. There is no comparable car show on U.S. television. I guess it is still new here but we love it.
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12 November 2007, 10:04
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Can't argue with this weeks show surely? How to tackle congestion, courtesy of Mr Curtis!!!
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12 November 2007, 15:04
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Don't give away too much, we are at least a complete season behind the UK.
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12 November 2007, 15:39
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Can't argue with this weeks show surely? How to tackle congestion, courtesy of Mr Curtis!!!
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...and Thames filming/production support courtesy of a Ribeye.
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