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Samray · #16 Post by **Samray** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:44 pm

A few small smiles, loadsa belly laffs and his epiphany!

Gio · #17 Post by **Gio** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:35 am

I hate to to say I thought the prog was crap, it was like a kids outing and all rigged for the desperate Clarkson.

D-Rider · #18 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:55 am

Gio wrote:I hate to to say I thought the prog was crap, it was like a kids outing and all rigged for the desperate Clarkson.

So what else did you expect it to be? That is Top Gear and in particular these adventures they have.
There would be precious little value in a factual journalistic evaluation of a clapped out C50, Scooter and obscure Russian 125 on an endurance run so they write a plot and make a bit of a light-hearted comedy of it.
That's what we all expect and if you view it in those terms then in comparison to most of the TV sh#te this Christmas, it was one of the few relative jewels.

To actually see Clarkson on a long journey on two wheels .... and catch him falling off two wheels .... was worth the watching itself.
Good to see something of another part of this world too.

Syltiz · #19 Post by **Syltiz** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:25 am

I quite liked it... but then again im easily amused

Aladinsaneuk · #20 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:34 am

Also think on this.
It was obviously recorded in the summer but clarkson has been on a moped more recently - maybe his hunger is there to ride a bike after all

And yes I did like the falling off but!

Gio · #21 Post by **Gio** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:52 pm

D-Rider wrote:
Gio wrote:I hate to to say I thought the prog was crap, it was like a kids outing and all rigged for the desperate Clarkson.
So what else did you expect it to be? That is Top Gear and in particular these adventures they have.
There would be precious little value in a factual journalistic evaluation of a clapped out C50, Scooter and obscure Russian 125 on an endurance run so they write a plot and make a bit of a light-hearted comedy of it.
That's what we all expect and if you view it in those terms then in comparison to most of the TV sh#te this Christmas, it was one of the few relative jewels.

To actually see Clarkson on a long journey on two wheels .... and catch him falling off two wheels .... was worth the watching itself.
Good to see something of another part of this world too.

They should rename it, "The Jeremy Clarkson Show".

A complete waste of licence payers money IMO

Samray · #22 Post by **Samray** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:07 pm

Ya grumpy old man!

Arthur playing up again?

Gio · #23 Post by **Gio** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:53 pm

Samray wrote:Ya grumpy old man!
Arthur playing up again?

Yes

and

No

But I see you think I might be right with the selection after the 1st sentence

snapdragon · #24 Post by **snapdragon** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:38 pm

bah damm missed it - I don't get to drive the remote

#25 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:42 pm

Try BBC Iplayer (bbc website) it's still on there

BikerGran · #26 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:45 pm

Never mind Snap - watch it on BBC I-Player whenever you like!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/t/

(Episode 8, new series)

Samray · #27 Post by **Samray** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:40 am

It's on again tomorrow at 20:00 on BBC2.

lazarus · #28 Post by **lazarus** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:53 pm

Gio wrote:
A complete waste of licence payers money IMO

Couldn't be more wrong there Gio. Not only the most popular BBC2 show of all, but a real money earner for the Beeb from overseas sales - according to daughter who works at the Beeb.

Personally I find it irritating and predictable. I particularly dislike the silly Clarkson bits where he pretends to be an idiot not knowing how to start it, how to put it on its stand , drops it on its side at the kerb etc. Or the other bits where they deliberately damage goodd cars by driving into each other. Not funny - just stupid. But then I've never been able to stand stupidity