[15x04] January 26th, 2009

Viper007Bond · January 27th, 2009, 12:22 AM

http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/15/4/

SheZZaR · January 27th, 2009, 3:26 AM

i tink it was ooookkkk.....

#1 - Monster trucks = pointless *yawn*
#2 - Megane = Don't see how paintball fits with safety *yawn**yawn*
#3 - Diesel = a few flaws with the test (IMO it shud be using 3 different C5 to give a more fair review on the diesel)
#4 - 17yr old rally boy - it was ok..but can't stand vicki's laugh
#5 - BMW 7 series - it was ok...not bad but not great
#6 - Voice recognition - that was good..especially with the "movie trailer guy"
#7 - Race of champions - nice...but im curious to noe why hamilton din represent britain instead...

Overall....i gave it a 4...

SheZZaR

seaney · January 27th, 2009, 3:42 AM

what was that Red's name? (The movie trailer bloke). whats his full name?

awdrifter · January 27th, 2009, 3:49 AM

Other than the ROC coverage and the rally kid vs Vicki, the ep was pretty boring. 7/10.

Formula Stig · January 27th, 2009, 4:26 AM

I liked it. This season is doing pretty well.

There aren't any annoying hosts like that tool from two seasons ago.

I liked the ROC coverage. The VO guy was funny. Vicki's challenge was fun. The only thing a little lame was Tiff and Jason at the beginning and that wasn't their fault.

blue2fire · January 27th, 2009, 4:53 AM

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Originally Posted by seaney

what was that Red's name? (The movie trailer bloke). whats his full name?

Redd Pepper

blue2fire · January 27th, 2009, 4:57 AM

6 -Only because it had Schumacher in it.
LOL at Plato trying to strike up a conversation, they obviously dont know each other well.
(JC managed to get Schumacher to drive him around while still world champion.)

Even the Jonny and the Tom segments were boring.
Tim Shaw was good.
Butler-Henderson was average.
Monster Trucks were Boring.

C- Could do better

MadCow809 · January 27th, 2009, 5:38 AM

Best ep of the season so far!

Loved pretty much all the segments, especially the ROC bit.

Handonam · January 27th, 2009, 7:16 AM

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Originally Posted by blue2fire

Redd Pepper

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ahpadt · January 27th, 2009, 8:11 AM

- Monster trucks = pointless
- Megane review didn't need the paintball. It could've been atleast 2 or 3 minutes longer just doing 'normal' review stuff.
- Diesel segment was okey but didn't explain a lot.
- I skipped the rally bit. Just make all the other bits longer and scrap films like these, PLEASE!
- BMW 7-series review was okey but again, short. Could've done more about the iDrive.
- Voice recognition was quite funny and INFORMATIVE - HURRAY. Red ftw. images/smilies/lol.gif

- RoC was okey aswell.

If they had ditched the monster truck and rally film and extended the other bits it would've been good. Shame they didn't.

Cobol74 · January 27th, 2009, 8:14 AM

Well, I liked it a lot. Nice mix of stuff - I'd love to win the P1.

Sony · January 27th, 2009, 8:37 AM

Voice recognition was nice and the idrive test was good though I must say the overall test seemed way too hasty. Im sure theres much more to the 7 series than what Tom quickly put together.
The rally bit was good in essence but the camera work was appaling. I think this is the first time my head started to hurt. Wtf really, I dont think ive seen one clear shot of a nice drift in the whole segment. I really wanted to see how the kid takes the corners.

insane · January 27th, 2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SheZZaR

#7 - Race of champions - nice...but im curious to noe why hamilton din represent britain instead...

The Sports Personality of the Year awards were on that night, and they would clash with the event.
From the coverage I've seen, he's booked himself a place for next year, and hopefully the awards won't be at the same time

I actually liked it, it was pretty good had some good segments. I was surprised by voice recognition though, I've never seen it work that good - can I put that system into Vista? lol

cobs · January 27th, 2009, 11:27 AM

I thought it was a good ep - mix of stuff, the monster truck was a little meh, but it looked to put Plato and Tiff out of their comfort zone, especially as there seemed to be as much mud inside the cabin as outside images/smilies/smile.gif

The paintball thing has been done a few times between TG and FG, but I still liked Jonny's review.

That Champions racing looks like it'd be awesome to go to.

GerFix · January 27th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Meh!

Monster trucks. Why? Pointless and incomplete.
Paintballing the new Renault Megane. What an idiotic road test.
Race of Champions. Was OK as was the Rally segment.
7-series, voice recognition, Audi Q5, diesel comparison segments were worthwhile.

Overall, a pretty forgetable episode (even by Fifth Gear standards). images/smilies/sad.gif

Militant-Grunt · January 27th, 2009, 7:22 PM

I think its the worst episode of the 4 so far. Some of the segments were so incredibly lame.

pepitko · January 28th, 2009, 8:02 AM

I shouldn't have read this read before watching the episode, it makes me want to skip it altogether.. images/smilies/smile.gif

FordGT · January 28th, 2009, 8:19 AM

I liked it! images/smilies/lol.gif

The Race of Champions was fun and I really liked the BMW 7 bit with Tom.

The Audi Q5 bit was boring as is the real thing so I thought Tom did the best he could with the car.

I skipped past the paintball crap. Stupid shit anyway. Johnny needs better assignments.

The rally segment was good, not great.

9/10 since I really liked the RoC.

Wyvern · January 28th, 2009, 12:26 PM

Really enjoyed that one. The iDrive thing completely exonerated the points I made in my uni assignment on the subject last term! Nice job on the voice recognition thing too, and the Race of Champions item made me even more miffed that I couldn't make it. This series is shaping up nicely, for me anyway images/smilies/smile.gif

Shawn · January 28th, 2009, 1:04 PM

Pretty enjoyable overall... I am really getting more and more irked by Tim Shaw though.

If they canned him, and extended all the other bits by a minute or two each, this show would be as good as it has ever been. The fuel segment was done previously on FG by Jon Bentley, and the results were the exact same this time around (more expensive cars get more out of expensive fuels).

The race at the end with Plato seemed really short though... if they are that pressed for time they might as well save it for another episode, because there wasn't much to enjoy there.

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January 27th, 2009, 8:11 AM	#10
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 2:44 AM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,572 Rep Power: 60	- Monster trucks = pointless - Megane review didn't need the paintball. It could've been atleast 2 or 3 minutes longer just doing 'normal' review stuff. - Diesel segment was okey but didn't explain a lot. - I skipped the rally bit. Just make all the other bits longer and scrap films like these, PLEASE! - BMW 7-series review was okey but again, short. Could've done more about the iDrive. - Voice recognition was quite funny and INFORMATIVE - HURRAY. Red ftw. - RoC was okey aswell. If they had ditched the monster truck and rally film and extended the other bits it would've been good. Shame they didn't.

January 27th, 2009, 8:14 AM	#11
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 3:20 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,597 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	Well, I liked it a lot. Nice mix of stuff - I'd love to win the P1. __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

January 27th, 2009, 8:37 AM	#12
Sony Joined: Oct 23rd, 2005 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Eu Posts: 308 Car: Alfa GTV with sexy alfa 17" Rep Power: 17	Voice recognition was nice and the idrive test was good though I must say the overall test seemed way too hasty. Im sure theres much more to the 7 series than what Tom quickly put together. The rally bit was good in essence but the camera work was appaling. I think this is the first time my head started to hurt. Wtf really, I dont think ive seen one clear shot of a nice drift in the whole segment. I really wanted to see how the kid takes the corners. Last edited by Sony; January 27th, 2009 at 6:37 PM.

January 27th, 2009, 12:22 AM	#1
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January 27th, 2009, 3:26 AM	#2
SheZZaR Joined: Nov 6th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Malaysia, KL Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	i tink it was ooookkkk..... #1 - Monster trucks = pointless yawn #2 - Megane = Don't see how paintball fits with safety yawnyawn #3 - Diesel = a few flaws with the test (IMO it shud be using 3 different C5 to give a more fair review on the diesel) #4 - 17yr old rally boy - it was ok..but can't stand vicki's laugh #5 - BMW 7 series - it was ok...not bad but not great #6 - Voice recognition - that was good..especially with the "movie trailer guy" #7 - Race of champions - nice...but im curious to noe why hamilton din represent britain instead... Overall....i gave it a 4... SheZZaR

January 27th, 2009, 3:42 AM	#3
seaney Joined: Dec 15th, 2008 Last Online: June 18th, 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	what was that Red's name? (The movie trailer bloke). whats his full name?

January 27th, 2009, 3:49 AM	#4
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 5:15 AM Posts: 1,956 Rep Power: 47	Other than the ROC coverage and the rally kid vs Vicki, the ep was pretty boring. 7/10. __________________ TP

January 27th, 2009, 4:26 AM	#5
Formula Stig Joined: Sep 26th, 2006 Last Online: 3:00 AM Location: USA Posts: 53 Car: is a bike Rep Power: 0	I liked it. This season is doing pretty well. There aren't any annoying hosts like that tool from two seasons ago. I liked the ROC coverage. The VO guy was funny. Vicki's challenge was fun. The only thing a little lame was Tiff and Jason at the beginning and that wasn't their fault.

January 27th, 2009, 4:57 AM	#7
blue2fire Joined: Sep 16th, 2008 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	6 -Only because it had Schumacher in it. LOL at Plato trying to strike up a conversation, they obviously dont know each other well. (JC managed to get Schumacher to drive him around while still world champion.) Even the Jonny and the Tom segments were boring. Tim Shaw was good. Butler-Henderson was average. Monster Trucks were Boring. C- Could do better

January 27th, 2009, 11:27 AM	#14
cobs Joined: Sep 27th, 2006 Last Online: February 18th, 2009 Location: Secret Subaru test track, New Zealand Posts: 41 Car: ^2000 JDM Subaru Legacy RSK B4 Rep Power: 0	I thought it was a good ep - mix of stuff, the monster truck was a little meh, but it looked to put Plato and Tiff out of their comfort zone, especially as there seemed to be as much mud inside the cabin as outside The paintball thing has been done a few times between TG and FG, but I still liked Jonny's review. That Champions racing looks like it'd be awesome to go to.

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GerFix Joined: Oct 13th, 2007 Last Online: November 10th, 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 534 Car: BMW E92 M3, MG TF160, Citroen C2 VTS Rep Power: 19	Meh! Monster trucks. Why? Pointless and incomplete. Paintballing the new Renault Megane. What an idiotic road test. Race of Champions. Was OK as was the Rally segment. 7-series, voice recognition, Audi Q5, diesel comparison segments were worthwhile. Overall, a pretty forgetable episode (even by Fifth Gear standards). __________________ This Pork Sword

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January 28th, 2009, 8:19 AM	#18
FordGT Joined: Jan 11th, 2005 Last Online: 7:46 AM Location: New York Posts: 139 Rep Power: 30	I liked it! The Race of Champions was fun and I really liked the BMW 7 bit with Tom. The Audi Q5 bit was boring as is the real thing so I thought Tom did the best he could with the car. I skipped past the paintball crap. Stupid shit anyway. Johnny needs better assignments. The rally segment was good, not great. 9/10 since I really liked the RoC.

January 28th, 2009, 12:26 PM	#19
Wyvern Not A Dude Joined: Oct 4th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Loughton, Essex Age: 36 Posts: 404 Car: Triumph Herald 1200, not quite as broken as it was Rep Power: 173	Really enjoyed that one. The iDrive thing completely exonerated the points I made in my uni assignment on the subject last term! Nice job on the voice recognition thing too, and the Race of Champions item made me even more miffed that I couldn't make it. This series is shaping up nicely, for me anyway

January 28th, 2009, 1:04 PM	#20
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	Pretty enjoyable overall... I am really getting more and more irked by Tim Shaw though. If they canned him, and extended all the other bits by a minute or two each, this show would be as good as it has ever been. The fuel segment was done previously on FG by Jon Bentley, and the results were the exact same this time around (more expensive cars get more out of expensive fuels). The race at the end with Plato seemed really short though... if they are that pressed for time they might as well save it for another episode, because there wasn't much to enjoy there.

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