[01x04] October 20th, 2008

GerFix · October 8th, 2008, 10:05 PM

I was at the filming of this episode and and the synopsis of this episode is:

Challenge: Steve and Charlie, driving a TRD HiLux fitted with a TomTom GPS are pitted against Warren, a Horse, and a bloke called Diesel in a trek through Australia's far north.
News: spot drnick in his FinalGear t-shirt behind the television
"What Were They Thinking?"
Star in a Bog Standard Car: Jack Thompson
Road Test: Steve takes the HSV W427 around Holden's Lang Lang proving grounds and the Stig takes it around the test track
Warren's bit of fluff: Warren challenges Charlie and Steve to a game of Top Gear lawn bowls

The last segment is classic Top Gear images/smilies/biggrin.gif

drnick · October 8th, 2008, 10:30 PM

hey, i did what i could to get finalgear representation... however, not sure exactly how much of the shirt one will actually see :/

And yea, Warrens segment...gold. Havent laughed so much at a segment of TGA before this one.

Hidden_Hunter · October 8th, 2008, 10:35 PM

What would you guys rate it?

GerFix · October 8th, 2008, 10:44 PM

^ based on my voting so far ... which is a work in progress ... I think it will be an 8. The weakest segment is the challenge ... I got a little lost (pun) in who was going where and where the two groups were in relation to each other. The rest was good, particularly the lawn bowls images/smilies/lol.gif

drnick · October 8th, 2008, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GerFix

^ based on my voting so far ... which is a work in progress ... I think it will be an 8. The weakest segment is the challenge ... I got a little lost (pun) in who was going where and where the two groups were in relation to each other. The rest was good, particularly the lawn bowls images/smilies/lol.gif

yea, same here

the thing that bugs me, is that they have ample places in some of these challenges to talk about the car itself (ie, in the holden v ford in 1x02, there was no mention of how much the cars cost, why they chose those two to compare, some stats, some detail about interior quirks & annoyances etc)

In the 1x04 challenge, there were plenty of places where they could talk about stuff like this...would have just made it a bit more complete. Oh, and a map images/smilies/smile.gif

metallix · October 13th, 2008, 6:10 AM

Preview on CarAdvice as usual...

http://www.caradvice.com.au/17570/to...ode-4-preview/

Viper007Bond · October 13th, 2008, 6:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GerFix

News: spot drnick in his FinalGear t-shirt behind the television

Wow, I'm VERY surprised they allowed him in with a logo on his shirt.

whitehornmatt · October 13th, 2008, 6:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Wow, I'm VERY surprised they allowed him in with a logo on his shirt.

Maybe they will blur it (they do that on Fifth Gear with nearly everything Tim wears).

GerFix · October 13th, 2008, 6:55 AM

^ Yeah, the dress code was "smart casual. no sponsor logos or branding". Guess the FinalGear logo was subtle enough to not offend. According to the code, I should have been refused as well ... I think my shirt had a little Rodd & Gunn dog embroided on the pocket images/smilies/ohmy.gif

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Actually, entry was pretty lax (coming to think of it) .... one condition of entry was "18 years or over", but there were a couple of kids who were definitely younger than this there.

drnick · October 13th, 2008, 7:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GerFix

^ Yeah, the dress code was "smart casual. no sponsor logos or branding". Guess the FinalGear logo was subtle enough to not offend. According to the code, I should have been refused as well ... I think my shirt had a little Rodd & Gunn dog embroided on the pocket images/smilies/ohmy.gif

.

Actually, entry was pretty lax (coming to think of it) .... one condition of entry was "18 years or over", but there were a couple of kids who were definitely younger than this there.

Yea it was pretty lax... chances are those on the door have no idea what final gear is images/smilies/smile.gif

having said all this...i hope you can see me! i may be obscured by the television, and there were 2 guys to my left with "i am the stig" shirts which im sure will be visible. I didnt feel comfortable asking if i could swap spots with them images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

tone76 · October 13th, 2008, 7:26 AM

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Originally Posted by drnick

2 guys to my left with "i am the stig" shirts which im sure will be visible. I didnt feel comfortable asking if i could swap spots with them images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

I wonder if the old dude in the beige suit with an ‘I Am The Stig’ t-shirt underneath the jacket will pop up in 1x04 at all? That was pure class. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

As for me ... I deliberately dressed like I’d just walked out of a Target catalogue purely because I didn’t know how militant (or not) security would be as far as dress code was concerned. I’m guessing the reason for the ‘no sponsor branding’ is to stop either Ford/Holden fanboys wearing gang colours or some enterprising self employed people using TGA as a way to get a free plug.

stiggie · October 13th, 2008, 7:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tone76

I’m guessing the reason for the ‘no sponsor branding’ is to stop either Ford/Holden fanboys wearing gang colours or some enterprising self employed people using TGA as a way to get a free plug.

It would be because SBS has a strict product placement policy.

Tranquillizer · October 13th, 2008, 8:28 AM

finalgear being the biggest fan site for all gears aound the world, they might have let it slip through some hole to be on tele. we will see it in an hour or so.

fbc · October 13th, 2008, 8:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tranquillizer

finalgear being the biggest fan site for all gears aound the world, they might have let it slip through some hole to be on tele. we will see it in an hour or so.

An hour and a week or so images/smilies/tongue.gif

Hidden_Hunter · October 13th, 2008, 8:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fbc

An hour and a week or so images/smilies/tongue.gif

we've had members at every filming I think (some aren't very regular though)

fbc · October 13th, 2008, 8:47 AM

^ Yeah, but we're talking specifically about this filiming

Generation IV · October 13th, 2008, 11:11 AM

looking forward to this episode. Extremely interested in the W427 segment. The first proper review of the car on a proving ground by Steve. If Steve is at least at the level he was at when he tested the Benz Black, then I've got high hopes.

The Lawn Bowls sounds interesting and Charlie at the wheel of a TRD Hilux in the dust lol looks great. Hoping all goes well. And ive noticed the presenters have all started to get a bit smart/cheeky with each other as each episode airs. And the comedy is improving. Nice nice. few more episodes and this will be a faster maturing show than Top Gear UK which took a few series to get really going. All looks good

Dsemaj · October 14th, 2008, 9:42 AM

I'm like the sounds of the bowls segment! They're really doing unique Aussie segments images/smilies/biggrin.gif

gti138 · October 14th, 2008, 9:49 AM

Looking forward to the TRD hilux segment - I had one of Toyota's fleet cars (actually two of them) for a week.
I'm:
a) wondering if it's the same one as I had
b) wondering what they think of it.

The petrol consumption of the thing when i had it... well it was not great! (went thru 3/4 tank in an hour of spirited driving) Went like stink though!! Still think it's the most ridiculous thing putting a 4 litre supercharged V6 in a hilux!

dragonboy3000 · October 14th, 2008, 12:08 PM

SPOILER: The top gear australia website now has a preview of the Astra Bowls challenge and the W427 review
http://www.sbs.com.au/topgearaustralia/

October 8th, 2008, 10:05 PM	#1
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	[01x04] October 20th, 2008 I was at the filming of this episode and and the synopsis of this episode is: Challenge: Steve and Charlie, driving a TRD HiLux fitted with a TomTom GPS are pitted against Warren, a Horse, and a bloke called Diesel in a trek through Australia's far north. News: spot drnick in his FinalGear t-shirt behind the television "What Were They Thinking?" Star in a Bog Standard Car: Jack Thompson Road Test: Steve takes the HSV W427 around Holden's Lang Lang proving grounds and the Stig takes it around the test track Warren's bit of fluff: Warren challenges Charlie and Steve to a game of Top Gear lawn bowls The last segment is classic Top Gear __________________ This Pork Sword

October 8th, 2008, 10:30 PM	#2
drnick Joined: Jan 27th, 2005 Last Online: October 31st, 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 31 Posts: 122 Car: '98 Peugeot 306 GTI6 Rep Power: 22	hey, i did what i could to get finalgear representation... however, not sure exactly how much of the shirt one will actually see :/ And yea, Warrens segment...gold. Havent laughed so much at a segment of TGA before this one. __________________

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Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:01 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,777 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 76	What would you guys rate it? __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

October 8th, 2008, 10:44 PM	#4
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	^ based on my voting so far ... which is a work in progress ... I think it will be an 8. The weakest segment is the challenge ... I got a little lost (pun) in who was going where and where the two groups were in relation to each other. The rest was good, particularly the lawn bowls __________________ This Pork Sword

October 13th, 2008, 6:55 AM	#9
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	^ Yeah, the dress code was "smart casual. no sponsor logos or branding". Guess the FinalGear logo was subtle enough to not offend. According to the code, I should have been refused as well ... I think my shirt had a little Rodd & Gunn dog embroided on the pocket . Actually, entry was pretty lax (coming to think of it) .... one condition of entry was "18 years or over", but there were a couple of kids who were definitely younger than this there. __________________ This Pork Sword

October 13th, 2008, 6:10 AM	#6
metallix Joined: Jul 17th, 2008 Last Online: August 11th, 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 55 Car: Holden VY Ute Rep Power: 6	Preview on CarAdvice as usual... http://www.caradvice.com.au/17570/to...ode-4-preview/

October 13th, 2008, 8:28 AM	#13
Tranquillizer Previously Known As Mianz Joined: Oct 18th, 2006 Last Online: 11:48 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 373 Car: Holden Statesman WH V8 GEN III Rep Power: 15	finalgear being the biggest fan site for all gears aound the world, they might have let it slip through some hole to be on tele. we will see it in an hour or so. __________________

October 13th, 2008, 8:47 AM	#16
fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,776 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 128	^ Yeah, but we're talking specifically about this filiming __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

October 13th, 2008, 11:11 AM	#17
Generation IV Joined: Mar 28th, 2008 Last Online: March 15th, 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 6 Car: Holden Commodore SS-V Rep Power: 0	looking forward to this episode. Extremely interested in the W427 segment. The first proper review of the car on a proving ground by Steve. If Steve is at least at the level he was at when he tested the Benz Black, then I've got high hopes. The Lawn Bowls sounds interesting and Charlie at the wheel of a TRD Hilux in the dust lol looks great. Hoping all goes well. And ive noticed the presenters have all started to get a bit smart/cheeky with each other as each episode airs. And the comedy is improving. Nice nice. few more episodes and this will be a faster maturing show than Top Gear UK which took a few series to get really going. All looks good

October 14th, 2008, 9:42 AM	#18
Dsemaj Previously Known As Jamesd Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 8:10 AM Location: Adelaide, Australia. Age: 18 Posts: 2,671 Car: '95 BMW 530i, '85 Nissan Bluebird S3 GXE Rep Power: 40	I'm like the sounds of the bowls segment! They're really doing unique Aussie segments __________________ 1995 BMW E34 530i V8 M60B30 218HP/163kW 5sp Auto 1985 Nissan 910 Bluebird I4 CA20S 105HP/78kW 3sp Auto

October 14th, 2008, 9:49 AM	#19
gti138 Joined: Apr 26th, 2005 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 514 Car: Peugeot 206 GTi & Mazda 3 Rep Power: 22	Looking forward to the TRD hilux segment - I had one of Toyota's fleet cars (actually two of them) for a week. I'm: a) wondering if it's the same one as I had b) wondering what they think of it. The petrol consumption of the thing when i had it... well it was not great! (went thru 3/4 tank in an hour of spirited driving) Went like stink though!! Still think it's the most ridiculous thing putting a 4 litre supercharged V6 in a hilux! __________________ I'm worse at what I do best, and for this gift I feel blessed, I found it hard, it was hard to find, oh well, whatever, nevermind

October 14th, 2008, 12:08 PM	#20
dragonboy3000 Joined: Dec 8th, 2007 Last Online: 10:34 AM Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 114 Car: '97 Toyota Camry, soon to be a final gen Celica Rep Power: 10	SPOILER: The top gear australia website now has a preview of the Astra Bowls challenge and the W427 review http://www.sbs.com.au/topgearaustralia/

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