[10x01] October 7th, 2007

[Aston Martin]

I know him and Burns were good friends, but they need to do something for McRae too IMO.

[otispunkmeyer]

i think they probably will at some point in the series.

i dont think scrubbing the news in the very first show is a good idea to be fair, they've been gone so long, they needed to really fill in the gaps rather than just cast it aside.

hopefully colin will get his much deserved tribute/acknowledgement next sunday.

cracking show though, absolutely cracking.

[Stig-ish]

I think it was a hilarious hour of TV. The shots where great and you really felt they want to find something new,. but I'm not pleased with the sound,. the engine noises were to loud,. and the presenters' voices were barely understandable,.
And is it just my imagination or does the audience laugh "differently"? It's a bit like in talkshows. It just feels a bit artificial.

But hey, they're back, and the road-review was absolutely fantastic and epic.

I can't wait for next week.

[trpnbillie11]

Originally Posted by Stig-ish

And is it just my imagination or does the audience laugh "differently"? It's a bit like in talkshows. It just feels a bit artificial.

I've always felt the laughter sounded artificial. Worst was on the Mileau (or however you spell it, effing french) Bridge/Supercar clip where they're talking about which supercar they wanted to bring and James says "Utter Nonsense."

The audience laughs but the quote was, objectively, in no way funny. When I saw that I started to wonder if they add a laugh track in every once in a while.

[Momo63]

Originally Posted by Stig-ish

And is it just my imagination or does the audience laugh "differently"? It's a bit like in talkshows. It just feels a bit artificial.

It's your imagination - we were real people and really laughing (a lot!). It may have been miked up differently though.

I did notice that they had gone for very saturated colour filming in the supercars segment - perhaps because they are now being screened in HD?

[ahpadt]

OMG

The tunnel! The sound!
Jeremy running out of fuel!
That last mountain road!

[thedguy]

So whats with the swiss laws, are they really that harsh on cars?

[maz]

Great episode, though I did notice that the vocal sound was much lower than the engine / soundtrack sound. Had to turn the TV up, then turn it down for the louder sections. (As much as I enjoy the engine note, due to the disgraceful unaffordable rip-off property prices in this country I find myself in a place with paper walls).

No mention of Colin McRae hopefully later.

Cool Wall - Why was there not a hole from the "chainsaw incident"? Hope they continue this on, it was fantastic banter.

Some fantastic scenery on continental Europe. Just like some cinematography from a movie. There are also some great drives in the British Isles that could be mentioned. Why was this section letterboxed in 16:9 (or was this a glitch on the NI Virgin Media region)?

Must say though, that much as most folk thought they should get back to proper cars, I enjoyed the old "mucking about".

[nomix]

Great episode. The filming was amazing, the vit was in classic Top Gear style and so on.

And, James May naked. Err, that'll haunt him, won't it.

[Amanaman]

Originally Posted by maz

Why was this section letterboxed in 16:9 (or was this a glitch on the NI Virgin Media region)

I had the same problem.

[upyourego]

Really incredible episode - had to watch it at work as I was covering the bloody Jersey Marathon - but we have a 42" plasma at work so wasn't all bad

I know I've said in the past that I only really like the mucking about and not so much the car stuff but after re-watching series 9 - I now admit I was wrong - Top Gear lost a bit of its soul in the last series - this episode saw it come flooding back.

A real gem of an episode in what looks set to be a perfectly balanced series featuring a great group of guys with a geniune love of cars, each other and have a laugh.

Top not and beautifuly shot - as always.

Oh and - do you guys want me to post the overnight viewing figures like I did last series? They come in about 11am on Mondays.

[Blythy]

I noticed the letterboxing too, looked like 2.15 or whatever the crazy director kids are calling it these days. but meh, looked fantastic anyway.

Oh will those people reading the thread please express opinions? otherwise you're clearly just desperate for information cos you haven't seen it :p (Is that a mackem I see there?)

Oh as for the laughing they apparently die horribly sometimes and laughter gets dubbed in a lot (did the studio look empty to anyone else - there was a guy in a motorised buggy who kept getting all the air time)

[Cobol74]

^^ Thanx. Yep one of the best I'd say.

^ Re Buggy Bloke - No did not notice myself - I got it on Hard Drive I'll run it again and keep a look out.

[noname00]

I just love the GT3 RS, especially in green. And on thows roads ... heaven.

[Blythy]

http://www.topgear.com/blogs/planett...-gear-returns/ wilman blog

[thp]

Anyone know of this was also aired in 720P like the Polar Special? After going 720P you can't go back!

[purplehaze]

w00t to bad i have to wait til tomorrow to watch this since i gotta go back to studying for my tests, but thanks a bunch man

[dice]

Good to have the boys back. Excellent episode. Now I'm waiting for a HD rip if it's available, it's quite annoying to watch regular quality when you are used to HD. It's ok in the studio shots, but those nature ones would be a million times better with some proper HD

[Jacobfox]

brilliant return...i love that crazy ass golf.

[Vette Boss]

This episode was simply brilliant, glad to see TG back in its proper form. Less of that mucking about nonsense.