we_lol_at_you
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So I love this site and appreciate it as all the og Top Gear fans do.
I wanted to give my take on the filming. I agree with almost everyone?s sentiment here, the show didn?t disappoint and with some polishing, will be great. Adam was Adam (great as usual) and I really think Tanner was just as good. Eric also did well, and given time will become beloved, just like May.
The real reason I?m posting today is the reaction that you guys gave the ?pretty people? who kept getting placed in front, compared to how you have responded to Lara Burstein.
There have been several posts about how rude it was to have some people brought in front of you, and how some were obviously paid to be there. Well, me and about 50 or so other people had a different take on It and Laura.
When my group was walking in near the front, one of the producers pulled a couple off to the side and asked them to sit in front of the hangar and that they would be on camera. They were what looked to be very excited and a bit confused...not planted. Good for them. It was a little annoying that they and several others were placed in front every time, but what was VERY annoying was how Laura and the douche that was with her finagled their way to the spots on camera.
We noticed them after the 2nd or 3rd audience shift, where her and her guy happened to be in the back of the crowd and were talking very loudly the entire segment. The group that was around us, including people we didn?t know were all rolling their eyes and upset that they couldn?t be bothered that there was a show (that she?s a ?HUGE fan? of) being filmed a hundred feet away. We all laughed that since she wasn?t on camera, she didn?t care what was happening. Very rude.
But then.. we noticed what really made us laugh at her: when the director called for an audience shift, she BOLTED to where she thought she would best be seen on camera! Literally trotted to the next spot.
We all laughed and laughed- her man would slowly catch up to her. After that, each time the director would call to move, we would shout ?GO LAURA GO!!!? and yes sir, she went. During the news segment, when everyone was getting in position, not only was she heading fast to her spot, she had placed her 1992 coach bag and her suede shoulder padded jacket on the stage to secure her spot right behind Tanner and Eric! WOAH- did she really think she was any better than anyone else and thought she could reserve a spot? My oh my.
The very truth is, there were several of the producers laughing and talking about it to. One of them was telling us she was offended that at one point Laura said loudly ?I?m a girl that actually knows about cars!? she said ?wtf, who the hell is she, she doesn?t know me? We filled her in on what we had been laughing about and she said ?ohh I see people like her every day? and laughed about it with us. Does Laura actually think that because she?s an automotive journalist she is the only female that knows about cars? How vain. You might know about cars, but its obvious why you don?t write for a fashion blog.
Woof indeed.
Anyway all the attention seeking worked as Eric turned and wanted to ask some girls (I said GIRLS) their opinion on something. 2 girls stepped forward, but Laura?s hand reached the mic first (of course) and the other girl (the PRETTY one in the pink dress) slowly back to her spot, as she was edged out by the media mogul.
It was laughable and pathetic at the same time.
BUT THEN the best part of the night happened as we were speaking to Tanner after the show. After chatting a few min about TG and his other show, One of the good people in my group jokingly asked if when Laura was talking to him while he was on the couch, she asked him to move a bit so she would be seen. He laughed and said, ?no but she was talking about how we drove the same car on the winter Porsche camp.. I don?t know what the fuck she was talking about , whatever? All 6 of us busted out laughing so much that Adam, clear across the stage, kinda motioned his hand like what?s going on?
Good times.
Some of you have responded to her posts here and have been happy to talk to her, even complimenting her looks. Well, the truth is, she would step right in front of you (or over you) to get to the front if she had to.
In summation: Adam is awesome, Tanner was great, Eric will be great, the show was great, standing sucks, people laughed all day at Laura and the douche, 1000 points of light, fart.
GO LARUA GO!
I wanted to give my take on the filming. I agree with almost everyone?s sentiment here, the show didn?t disappoint and with some polishing, will be great. Adam was Adam (great as usual) and I really think Tanner was just as good. Eric also did well, and given time will become beloved, just like May.
The real reason I?m posting today is the reaction that you guys gave the ?pretty people? who kept getting placed in front, compared to how you have responded to Lara Burstein.
There have been several posts about how rude it was to have some people brought in front of you, and how some were obviously paid to be there. Well, me and about 50 or so other people had a different take on It and Laura.
When my group was walking in near the front, one of the producers pulled a couple off to the side and asked them to sit in front of the hangar and that they would be on camera. They were what looked to be very excited and a bit confused...not planted. Good for them. It was a little annoying that they and several others were placed in front every time, but what was VERY annoying was how Laura and the douche that was with her finagled their way to the spots on camera.
We noticed them after the 2nd or 3rd audience shift, where her and her guy happened to be in the back of the crowd and were talking very loudly the entire segment. The group that was around us, including people we didn?t know were all rolling their eyes and upset that they couldn?t be bothered that there was a show (that she?s a ?HUGE fan? of) being filmed a hundred feet away. We all laughed that since she wasn?t on camera, she didn?t care what was happening. Very rude.
But then.. we noticed what really made us laugh at her: when the director called for an audience shift, she BOLTED to where she thought she would best be seen on camera! Literally trotted to the next spot.
We all laughed and laughed- her man would slowly catch up to her. After that, each time the director would call to move, we would shout ?GO LAURA GO!!!? and yes sir, she went. During the news segment, when everyone was getting in position, not only was she heading fast to her spot, she had placed her 1992 coach bag and her suede shoulder padded jacket on the stage to secure her spot right behind Tanner and Eric! WOAH- did she really think she was any better than anyone else and thought she could reserve a spot? My oh my.
The very truth is, there were several of the producers laughing and talking about it to. One of them was telling us she was offended that at one point Laura said loudly ?I?m a girl that actually knows about cars!? she said ?wtf, who the hell is she, she doesn?t know me? We filled her in on what we had been laughing about and she said ?ohh I see people like her every day? and laughed about it with us. Does Laura actually think that because she?s an automotive journalist she is the only female that knows about cars? How vain. You might know about cars, but its obvious why you don?t write for a fashion blog.
Woof indeed.
Anyway all the attention seeking worked as Eric turned and wanted to ask some girls (I said GIRLS) their opinion on something. 2 girls stepped forward, but Laura?s hand reached the mic first (of course) and the other girl (the PRETTY one in the pink dress) slowly back to her spot, as she was edged out by the media mogul.
It was laughable and pathetic at the same time.
BUT THEN the best part of the night happened as we were speaking to Tanner after the show. After chatting a few min about TG and his other show, One of the good people in my group jokingly asked if when Laura was talking to him while he was on the couch, she asked him to move a bit so she would be seen. He laughed and said, ?no but she was talking about how we drove the same car on the winter Porsche camp.. I don?t know what the fuck she was talking about , whatever? All 6 of us busted out laughing so much that Adam, clear across the stage, kinda motioned his hand like what?s going on?
Good times.
Some of you have responded to her posts here and have been happy to talk to her, even complimenting her looks. Well, the truth is, she would step right in front of you (or over you) to get to the front if she had to.
In summation: Adam is awesome, Tanner was great, Eric will be great, the show was great, standing sucks, people laughed all day at Laura and the douche, 1000 points of light, fart.
GO LARUA GO!