TC
aka TomCat
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2005
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It's always been staged. The only episode I can think of that wasn't truly staged would be the polar special.
The show is and always has been scripted and staged.
TopGear themselves would disagree, as they always claim lots of stuff was real, like the epic races. But I'm not talking about them planning films and challenges. Yes, the show is scripted, just like every other show, including documentaries. That's never been the problem. It's only been in the last few years that they've gotten overly fake with the accidents and calamities.
It's like the old cheap-van-man-challenge. They had a race test and Richard went into the first turn and attempted the Scandinavian flick, which of course caused him to roll his van in spectacular fashion. Fast forward to this episode and Richard over-cooks it into a corner and rolls his hot hatch into a ditch. Except he didn't, and we all know it. It never happened. Now it's very possible that the cheap van roll was planned, but at least they actually did it. At least it actually happened. I've said it before, but scripting is just like CGI or breast implants, when it's done right, you shouldn't know it was done at all. When it's obvious, it's shit.