[13x08] March 10th, 2008

[M///Power]

Celeb bit wasn`t that good.

Nascar was rubbish.

Tom`s C5 review was fantastic.

Shootout was ok.

[Jimi Hendrix]

I really liked this episode, particularly the NASCAR segment was quite interesting.

[Austere]

Originally Posted by TomCat

So you watched less then 10% of the episode and gave it a 1 out of 10? That's not a bad score, when you think about it.

That's actually a pretty valid point. The only bit I watched was kinda reasonably OKish so maybe it deserved a 4.

Originally Posted by JCE

You need to get out more. You obviously don't appreciate good television.

I think this show is average at best and most of the time it's only just barely worth watching. I only watch it because i'm interested in cars and this weeks episode only had 1 car review and I didn't think it was a very good one. The other problem was that downloading this episode put me over my download limit so now I'm on dial-up speeds. It really wasn't worth it.

You're right about me needing to get out more but right now I have a back injury and I can't really go anywhere. We're also going through the worst heatwave on record. If I went out I could die.

"GO OUTSIDE! GO OUTSIDE!" I hear you all say...

Anyway, I've said it before and I'll say it again; I know I bitch about Top Gear and Fifth Gear and everybody here thinks I'm "impossible to please" but I actually do like quite a few shows. Like The Sopranos, The Wire, Dexter, House.... you know, good shows.

Originally Posted by bartboy9891

If you didn't like anything that was going to be on the show, then why did you watch it?

Unfortunately I didn't know what was going to be on the show... I suppose I could have looked it up but I didn't.
So every time a segment came on that looked like it was going to be crap I skipped it - I was annoyed when I realised that I'd skipped pretty much the whole damn episode. Then I came to the most appropriate place I could think of to express my annoyance.

Originally Posted by 4G92Lancer

I can relate. I just skipped your post...

If you skipped my post then how do you know that you can relate? Dimwit.

Originally Posted by some negative rep giving moron

Absolutely terrible. Makes me wonder why he eve bothers watching.

If I have something to say to some user that I think is an asshole or even just a cool user that occasionally makes 'assholey' comments I either post what I have to say in the appropriate thread or I PM them. This way they can come back at me and we can discuss our differing opinions. You on the other hand just give me neg rep like a little girl.

Also, for future reference, the only person who'll read the rep comment is me so you might as well say 'you' instead of 'he'. I think you gave me neg rep a few weeks ago because you wrote the comment in a similar way. I called you a little girl then, too.

Usually when I give rep (+ or -) I sign it... Unless I forget to sign it like I accidentally just did with 4G92Lancer up there...

Originally Posted by the other neg rep giving jerk-ass

WTF?

Holy shit! You could be the next Oscar Wilde with such exquisite literary prose!

[BlitzK]

DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT!!!

I was at the 500 speedweeks for almost 2weeks... If I knew Tiff was there I would have been looking... hard!

I'm so bummed now.

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by Austere

Holy shit! You could be the next Oscar Wilde with such exquisite literary prose!

I know, I'm awesome like that. Thanks.

[Austere]

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

I know, I'm awesome like that. Thanks.

lol, I thought it was you because it made a big dent in my rep!


EDIT: Oh FFS, more neg rep from someone now? What's the point in having a thread for episode discussion if you're only allowed to use it to echo the general consensus?

I remember during season 11 most people here thought this show sucked yet every single week people would watch the show anyway and then come in here to tear it apart and nobody seemed to have any kind of problem with that. So it's fine to hate an episode as long everybody else hates it but it's not OK otherwise?

That's just horseshit.

[Donington]

Originally Posted by TomCat

I see what you did there? You got a Tonka truck and took the picture so it looked life size.

Anyone who buys one for non-towing-jubo-jet purposes is a grade A twat.

[MattD1zzl3]

Originally Posted by Donington

I see what you did there? You got a Tonka truck and took the picture so it looked life size.

Anyone who buys one for non-towing-jubo-jet purposes is a grade A twat.

Dont need trucks like that, heres what is used:

[JCTK]

Originally Posted by Austere

lol, I thought it was you because it made a big dent in my rep!


EDIT: Oh FFS, more neg rep from someone now? What's the point in having a thread for episode discussion if you're only allowed to use it to echo the general consensus?

I remember during season 11 most people here thought this show sucked yet every single week people would watch the show anyway and then come in here to tear it apart and nobody seemed to have any kind of problem with that. So it's fine to hate an episode as long everybody else hates it but it's not OK otherwise?

That's just horseshit.

hold on a sec, u're claiming that this ep suckedc but u havn't even watched most of it~?
that's even more horseshit

[Cobol74]

^ Probably why he got the - rep.

[Necx0]

I watched bits of it on Youtube. SUVs were ok but why on a track?? Completely pointless, the X5 sounded mental though.

Skier bit was pretty silly. Would rather have seen Jason have a go and then get taught by Mikko or something.

NASCAR was really really really great. Very interesting, well presented and man have they got a good set up there. Shows that F1 maybe the technological pinnacle, but as far as looking after the fans they are decades behind.

[pepitko]

shootout was great, but please next time we need to hear more engine noise (something like this --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badA0ntOxsE)
wow, I always thought Nascar was just really turning left, and now it seems it is really cool, I might even start liking it
Celebrity was hot and funny. C5 was also a good review, overall, a very solid episode.

[JCTK]

Originally Posted by pepitko

shootout was great, but please next time we need to hear more engine noise (something like this --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badA0ntOxsE)
wow, I always thought Nascar was just really turning left, and now it seems it is really cool, I might even start liking it
Celebrity was hot and funny. C5 was also a good review, overall, a very solid episode.

yeah NASCAR is a really big challenge for the drivers... but no, I won't sit there for 3.5 - 5hrs looking at cars turning left~ I'll wait for the highlights + the results instead~

[Aston Martin]

"Our favourite SUV for track use" Go frick yourself VBH.
I was also shocked that they chose the S2000.




And..... that's ^^^ not a truck.... this is a truck.

[Gman333-X-ferrari]

Jesus Christ. I actually enjoyed this episode of Fifth Gear.

Usually, my loyalty to Top Gear prohibits me from eulogising anything Fith Gear related, but this episode was actually good. The NASCAR segment especially, diffused my biased view of NASCAR. And that skier was

/What's with all the trolling Austere?

[4G92Lancer]

Originally Posted by Austere

If you skipped my post then how do you know that you can relate? Dimwit.

Easy. I read the first line that said "That was rubbish", and decided your critique was so well formed that it was safe to skip the rest...

Did you really need a "dimwit" to explain it?

[bartboy9891]

The NASCAR segment was great, easily one of my favorite Fifth Gear segments.

[EV1]

Like everyone else, I was surprised by the NASCAR segment. Wasn't a fan, semi interested now. My question is how the hell did a NASCAR driver hook up with Ashley Judd?

[JCTK]

Originally Posted by EV1

Like everyone else, I was surprised by the NASCAR segment. Wasn't a fan, semi interested now. My question is how the hell did a NASCAR driver hook up with Ashley Judd?

Franchitti~? he only started driving in NASCAR this year... he was racing in the Indy Racing League in the past few years...

started off work as a driving instructor for a certain T Needel, went to racing in America (Champcar/IRL) after racing in some junior category in Europe, hook up with Ashley Judd, ended up in NASCAR, what a path~!

[Mytola]

The SUV shootout was just completely horrible. All that talk about "Track performance" etc. on SUV's? What a load of bollocks. Test the SUV's where they belong. Only idiots buy SUV's to run them on tracks. I liked Toms comment about "Taste bypass" at the end of the segment though!

S2000 vs 350Z was alright. I really think they should have taken these to the racetrack instead of the bulky SUV's, and tested the SUV's in this segment instead.

The ski-girl segment was decent. I didn't see why many of you were screaming "HOT!" though.

I liked Toms T-shirt in the C5-segment. I had actually watched a BMI-video just before I saw this episode. The C5 rear looks very much like a BMW, but I find it a lot more elegant. The review was really good, as is usual with Tom. This is the sort of stuff Fifth Gear really does well, as opposed to the stupid half-acting segments with Tiff vs. Jason, as we saw last week.

Used car segment was cool and had a lot of good advice. This is also something FG does well, as usual. Those Mustangs are cool!

NASCAR... well... I sort of get the part about it being fun for the drivers, but it is SOOO tedious to watch. Luckily, this segment was not just some footage of cars racing, but actually quite nice and insightful. Allthough I hate the sport, this bit was interesting. I would have liked to see Clarkson doing something like this as well

I'd give it a 7/10. I was a bit worried about how the NASCAR-segment would be, but it wasn't bad at all. The SUV's at the start almost made me skip this episode, though. If there had been something decent at the start instead, it would have been a 9/10.