[09x02] February 4th, 2007 - Page 9

azuriana · February 6th, 2007, 07:45 AM

I must say that Captain Slow was very calm doing 407 km/h ... I was shocked images/smilies/wink.gif

otispunkmeyer · February 6th, 2007, 10:17 AM

i think the show, while good, really missed the train crash feature.... that omission unbalanced the show and it felt like they drew out the star in a car and the coupe test as best they could to make up for it.

its a shame, but political correctness is really starting to ruin this "PC and H&S free haven" that is topgear

upyourego · February 6th, 2007, 10:19 AM

I doubt removing the segment was anything to do with Top Gear - more a rule from above. However I'm not sure it's too bad a thing that it was removed, I don't think it's a case of PC gone mad but more a case of showing some respect for the people that lost a son.

otispunkmeyer · February 6th, 2007, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCE3000GT

I loved the Veyron segment. I liked the coupes review. And I thought the Art Segment of that coupe review was actually brilliant. I didn't like nor dislike the Star-in-a-reasonably-priced-car segment. As for the missing train crash thing--anyone have a link for some information? I don't know what anyone's going on about..? Good to see the news segment back and in good form. Overall a good episode...but when Jeremy said "and that's the end of the show" I almost felt cheated out of a segment. Granted, that's because of this "missing" train thing...but still.

Oh and did anyone notice that May was being more assertive in this ep versus ANY other? You think he's trying to get the BBC to pay him more money?

My approval rating: 90%

basically there was a fatal crash up in scotland, from what i understand it was pretty much the same thing TG were gonna show. car getting nailed at high speed on a level crossing, everyon in the car died i think. the PC crew deemed it too early to show a feature highlighting the dangers of riskin it for a biscuit on a level crossing and told the producers to axe it.

in hindsight although it would of upset the relatives and friends of those who died, it would of been a good idea to show it to the rest of the UK. those families and friends would of made up a tiny percentage of the viewers...if they even watched at all (id think theyd have more pressing matters the day after a death), and if they did....do they have trouble with the TV off button? i mean seriously this is PC shunning the interests of the majority to appease the minority and it makes me sick becuase it seems to happen all the time in this country.

otispunkmeyer · February 6th, 2007, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upyourego

I doubt removing the segment was anything to do with Top Gear - more a rule from above. However I'm not sure it's too bad a thing that it was removed, I don't think it's a case of PC gone mad but more a case of showing some respect for the people that lost a son.

no it wasnt TG, it was the beeb execs

im sure if i lost a son i'd rather have a popular tv show, show the world why i lost a son so that they dont have to suffer the same hurt as i did.

and its not PC gone mad....... that happened along time ago. this is normal behaviour now

upyourego · February 6th, 2007, 10:31 AM

When Holby Shitty had an episode around a train crash or something like that and a week before a lot of people died in a similar way to the Holby City episode people called for the Beeb to not show Holby.

They showed it and the complaints flooded in saying it was inconsiderate, too early and it should have been delayed and shown later.

People haven't said it SHOULDN'T be shown, just that as a mark of respect to people that lost children it should be delayed and shown at a later date.

otispunkmeyer · February 6th, 2007, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upyourego

When Holby Shitty had an episode around a train crash or something like that and a week before a lot of people died in a similar way to the Holby City episode people called for the Beeb to not show Holby.

They showed it and the complaints flooded in saying it was inconsiderate, too early and it should have been delayed and shown later.

People haven't said it SHOULDN'T be shown, just that as a mark of respect to people that lost children it should be delayed and shown at a later date.

i hate complainers...

thats why nothing gets done in this country......too many people get off on complaining. wankers. why cant people just turn the telly off so they dont have to endure something that might upset them? it baffles me. are they being held at gun point or something? seriously.

also i love the veyron film..... especially when it all goes quiet at 407km/h....that works so fucking well

RomanF · February 6th, 2007, 12:27 PM

i liked the ep a lot.,...

and i was sure they'd have chosen the alfa. come on!
and they gave the cars to the respective presenter just because it...uhmmm... "felt right": james may, the aesthetics-lover, in the truly wonderful looking alfa; the hamster, the youngest and sportiest, in the muscular rx-8 and jeremy in the fastest and most spot-on audi. it just felt right.

and, even if it is clear that it's the slowest, they still preferred the brera above the others... truly magic.

Donington · February 6th, 2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

just a quick note: shouldn't they make the last corner wider, even the stig goes off there.

I wonder about that. Lotus designed the course, and because of that it seems only the VX220 and Elise can make it round with ease. No wonder Bugatti won't lend them a car.

azuriana · February 6th, 2007, 04:19 PM

Was this really May doing 407 km/h ?? Well maybe ... but before someone else was driving Bugatti
I can see here some blond guy not James .... take a look maybe I'm blind ?

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6721/dsc09705kq5.jpg

one second after this picture is James in long hair and red pullover..

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7283/dsc09707zk8.jpg

cstead · February 6th, 2007, 06:09 PM

James May in the Veyron was brilliant. The cinematography in every TG segment is absolutely beautiful, but the Veyron segment was even more so.

For me, the best part of the coupe review was watching Richard Hammond stutter and stammer about oriental art in front of the art experts! I was almost rolling on the floor laughing. Same with Clarkson comparing his trousers to Bauhaus. images/smilies/lol.gif

Donington · February 6th, 2007, 06:25 PM

I've watched the clip a number of times and I'm sure it's James

Danny Tran · February 6th, 2007, 07:02 PM

^

I wonder if we could take some similar super close-up shots from the Bugatti race, as Jeremy pointed out in his TG monthly column that the BBC had the Stig drive back to Italy for the shots.

azuriana · February 6th, 2007, 07:05 PM

This man doesn't looks like James. He is blond hair man images/smilies/wacko.gif

and have a white shirt ... You can see a collar on picture ... images/smilies/blink.gif

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny Tran

^

I wonder if we could take some similar super close-up shots from the Bugatti race, as Jeremy pointed out in his TG monthly column that the BBC had the Stig drive back to Italy for the shots.

Are You series????

I can't believe that

acky3000 · February 6th, 2007, 07:34 PM

it doesnt matter whether it was james may or not.

this is the first episode of Top Gear that really sent my heart racing.

Law · February 6th, 2007, 08:12 PM

I liked when Clarkson said "freedom" and the Braveheart music came on.

GTR-13 · February 6th, 2007, 08:51 PM

The Bugatti bit was wonderful but I still want it to go round the track, Bugatti shouldn't be afraid that it would be slower than the other cars. I've read a comparison test between the veyron and enzo, and the bugatti was better in the corners. tt vs brera vs rx-8 was good. It was better than season 8 images/smilies/smile.gif

yusha · February 6th, 2007, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azuriana

This man doesn't looks like James. He is blond hair man images/smilies/wacko.gif

and have a white shirt ... You can see a collar on picture ... images/smilies/blink.gif

Are You series????
I can't believe that

Yes the Veyron was driven back to Italy by the Stig accompanied by a TG filming crew. most of the exterior passing shots shown in the Bugatti race were shot on the drive back to Italy with the Stig driving. The Stig took three days to reach Italy. You can read about it on http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/pr...s/veyron.shtml.

Jeremy has mentioned the same in a column he writes for the Times.

robertearl · February 7th, 2007, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Stig_2007

hey Quiky may be if you jack asses would put the torrents up for download I would have to ask for the link

I hope that everyone here knows that a native Texan would not behave like this. He must be a Yankee with a U-Haul that moved down here. We are trying to get rid of all of them as fast as we can. I apologize for his behavior.

Reb

naylor83 · February 7th, 2007, 01:48 AM

So you think they are using material they shot when the Stig drove the Veyron back from England... like, ages ago? I guess it's possible.

Anyway, here are the best frames of what might be the Stig:
http://davidnaylor.org/blog/2007/02/...ut-helmet.html

February 6th, 2007, 07:45 AM	#161
azuriana Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: 05:41 PM Location: Wrocław Age: 26 Posts: 108 Car: Audi 100 almost major ;) + Younger brother Audi A6 Rep Power: 0	I must say that Captain Slow was very calm doing 407 km/h ... I was shocked __________________

February 6th, 2007, 10:19 AM	#163
upyourego VIP Joined: Nov 12th, 2006 Last Online: 08:52 PM Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, UK Age: 27 Posts: 1,043 Car: Never learnt to drive Rep Power: 33	I doubt removing the segment was anything to do with Top Gear - more a rule from above. However I'm not sure it's too bad a thing that it was removed, I don't think it's a case of PC gone mad but more a case of showing some respect for the people that lost a son. __________________ --------- Ryan Morrison howtobeageek.net

February 6th, 2007, 10:31 AM	#166
upyourego VIP Joined: Nov 12th, 2006 Last Online: 08:52 PM Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, UK Age: 27 Posts: 1,043 Car: Never learnt to drive Rep Power: 33	When Holby Shitty had an episode around a train crash or something like that and a week before a lot of people died in a similar way to the Holby City episode people called for the Beeb to not show Holby. They showed it and the complaints flooded in saying it was inconsiderate, too early and it should have been delayed and shown later. People haven't said it SHOULDN'T be shown, just that as a mark of respect to people that lost children it should be delayed and shown at a later date. __________________ --------- Ryan Morrison howtobeageek.net

February 6th, 2007, 04:19 PM	#170
azuriana Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: 05:41 PM Location: Wrocław Age: 26 Posts: 108 Car: Audi 100 almost major ;) + Younger brother Audi A6 Rep Power: 0	Was this really May doing 407 km/h ?? Well maybe ... but before someone else was driving Bugatti I can see here some blond guy not James .... take a look maybe I'm blind ? one second after this picture is James in long hair and red pullover.. __________________ Last edited by azuriana; February 6th, 2007 at 04:25 PM..

February 6th, 2007, 06:25 PM	#172
Donington Joined: Jan 26th, 2007 Last Online: 11:32 PM Location: Straight outta London, Englandshire Posts: 2,811 Car: Peugeot 106 Rep Power: 45	I've watched the clip a number of times and I'm sure it's James __________________

February 6th, 2007, 10:17 AM	#162
otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: 10:13 PM Age: 22 Posts: 2,712 Car: Carrera Subway... its a bicycle Rep Power: 23	i think the show, while good, really missed the train crash feature.... that omission unbalanced the show and it felt like they drew out the star in a car and the coupe test as best they could to make up for it. its a shame, but political correctness is really starting to ruin this "PC and H&S free haven" that is topgear

February 6th, 2007, 12:27 PM	#168
RomanF Joined: Jun 30th, 2006 Last Online: November 18th, 2007 Location: Monza, Italy Posts: 11 Car: 1972 Alfa Romeo GT, 2005 Alfa Romeo 147 Rep Power: 0	i liked the ep a lot.,... and i was sure they'd have chosen the alfa. come on! and they gave the cars to the respective presenter just because it...uhmmm... "felt right": james may, the aesthetics-lover, in the truly wonderful looking alfa; the hamster, the youngest and sportiest, in the muscular rx-8 and jeremy in the fastest and most spot-on audi. it just felt right. and, even if it is clear that it's the slowest, they still preferred the brera above the others... truly magic.

February 6th, 2007, 06:09 PM	#171
cstead Joined: Aug 22nd, 2006 Last Online: February 6th, 2007 Location: Riverton, UT USA Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	James May in the Veyron was brilliant. The cinematography in every TG segment is absolutely beautiful, but the Veyron segment was even more so. For me, the best part of the coupe review was watching Richard Hammond stutter and stammer about oriental art in front of the art experts! I was almost rolling on the floor laughing. Same with Clarkson comparing his trousers to Bauhaus.

February 6th, 2007, 07:02 PM	#173
Danny Tran Joined: Dec 20th, 2004 Last Online: 02:53 PM Location: Montreal, Canadaland Age: 26 Posts: 779 Rep Power: 18	^ I wonder if we could take some similar super close-up shots from the Bugatti race, as Jeremy pointed out in his TG monthly column that the BBC had the Stig drive back to Italy for the shots. __________________ If I were a caravannist, with a family to feed and a modest income, I'd probably buy a Kia. No, come to think of it, I wouldn't. If I were a caravannist, with a family to feed and a modest income, what I'd actually do is kill myself.

February 6th, 2007, 07:34 PM	#175
acky3000 Joined: Jun 5th, 2006 Last Online: November 16th, 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	it doesnt matter whether it was james may or not. this is the first episode of Top Gear that really sent my heart racing. __________________ BMW 528 19k VGC TNT FSH PAS AAC OBC ICE EBS EBD PDC DTC DSC 15,000 Pounds ONO

February 6th, 2007, 08:12 PM	#176
Law Joined: May 22nd, 2005 Last Online: November 14th, 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	I liked when Clarkson said "freedom" and the Braveheart music came on.

February 6th, 2007, 08:51 PM	#177
GTR-13 Joined: Jan 10th, 2007 Last Online: 08:40 PM Location: Craiova, Romania Posts: 16 Car: Daewoo Nexia Rep Power: 0	The Bugatti bit was wonderful but I still want it to go round the track, Bugatti shouldn't be afraid that it would be slower than the other cars. I've read a comparison test between the veyron and enzo, and the bugatti was better in the corners. tt vs brera vs rx-8 was good. It was better than season 8

February 7th, 2007, 01:48 AM	#180
naylor83 Joined: Feb 20th, 2006 Last Online: October 25th, 2008 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	So you think they are using material they shot when the Stig drove the Veyron back from England... like, ages ago? I guess it's possible. Anyway, here are the best frames of what might be the Stig: http://davidnaylor.org/blog/2007/02/...ut-helmet.html __________________ http://davidnaylor.org/blog/

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