[10x01] October 7th, 2007

[PieceOfTat]

Originally Posted by Frederic

1. I had this too, but only with the in-car footage from Hamster's Porsche. I think there was something wrong with that camera.

2. What does "to nip/tuck" mean?

Cut and paste. Used term for plastic surgery. A "nip" here (cutting excess skin for example). A "tuck" there (lifting and such)

About the pixelation, i saw this all the time, only in brighter shots it wasnt as clearly visible as it was in darker shots.

[nephelia8]

Originally Posted by thedguy

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

Nah, not really - at least I'm not aware of it. Just a bit of distorted information turned into entertaining exaggeration.
TBH, when listening to the banter on Top Gear about driving in Britain I often think they're far worse off than us.

[Martyn]

Originally Posted by PieceOfTat

At some points you could see the cars travel literally some feet between frames, or other hickups in the footage. Shame..

Those jumps were in time with the music, I think they were deliberate.

[Samu]

After someone complained about slow torrent DL:n, someone else suggested a FTP -site, but didnt post a link to there.

Anyone knows this site, is it actually open to everyone or .. ?

[PieceOfTat]

Originally Posted by Martyn

Those jumps were in time with the music, I think they were deliberate.

Ah, that would explain things. I was on the phone with my dad because of what i posted earlier, so i had the sound way down to 1.

Will check when I get the chance to download the ep.

[wags]

Brilliant show, really made my weekend actually!

The overnight ratings are in... not too bad!

"BBC2's ratings leviathan Top Gear also returned last night for a 10-part series and handsomely won its slot between 8pm and 9pm.

Top Gear attracted 6 million viewers and a 23% share for an edition which featured Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren and the three presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond driving lightweight supercars across Europe.

The BBC2 show beat its BBC1 opponent, Antiques Roadshow, which pulled in 5.7 million viewers and a 22% share in the same slot with a programme filmed in Coventry Cathedral."

http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnigh...186239,00.html

[Amanaman]

Did anyone else find the included borders a bit overbearing?

[Momo63]

Originally Posted by Frederic

1. I had this too, but only with the in-car footage from Hamster's Porsche. I think there was something wrong with that camera.

there was definitely something wrong with the in-camera in richard's car (but not the whole time) - it looked bad on broadcast tv and in the studio when we saw the film there.

[fbc]

Sweet - great episode, great way to kick off the new series. I can't complain about any of it - great work chaps.

[JosefCarlin]

Originally Posted by Momo63

there was definitely something wrong with the in-camera in richard's car (but not the whole time) - it looked bad on broadcast tv and in the studio when we saw the film there.

Sure rub it in. "I was in the studio, blah, blah..." Color me jealous!

[bahamut]

Great episode. I really liked the parts in Italy and I've been two times to the Stelvio with my motorbike and I can confirm that is truly ass kicking. There are a lots of road like this in the centre of Italy too and I'm sure that in switzerland or Austria there are some good too. Too bad that an episode is only 1 hour long .

I hope the cool wall will be back and I can't wait to see the next episode!

Oh my god, what a comeback after the poor 9 series

[FearTec]

Congrats on the Rip from Australia. It is a pity it was not HD (the polar special spoilt us).

Thanks Final Gear

[TJP]

A brilliant season opening episode.

As good as 5th Gear has been thus far, it won't be nearly as brilliant as this episode.

[SR_TII]

How refreshing to see Top Gear back in it's most entertaining form! Great location, great filming, great cars, great soundtrack and of course the interaction between the hosts.

Can't believe I was making by with Fifth Gear and the awful North American shows between 9th and 10th season lol.

[Mopar Man]

My god I almost died laughing "I know who did this....FIFTH GEAR"

[regiz]

Okay, here's the deal. The episode was fun. The lightweight supercar film was OK, but... in all fairness, what are those three cars about? About racing. You can take them on a trip to Switzerland for sure, but the main purpose why they were built is racing on a track. TG had them in the studio the day they shot the episode. THEN WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THE STIG TAKE THEM ON THE TRACK?! That's the ONLY way to find out if they're worth anything!

Rolling drag race on a motorway doesn't proove anything. And I believe that on a racetrack Aston would start making sense.

And I really hope to see Lewis Hamilton as a star in a reasonably priced car in three weeks time.

[BlitzR]

It was about the drive not really about the cars.

[ahpadt]

How dare you comment that film as "OK"? The finding-the-greatest-driving-road-in-the-world film was excellent.

[BlitzR]

^ some one called it boring before

[wooflepoof]

Originally Posted by regiz

Okay, here's the deal. The episode was fun. The lightweight supercar film was OK, but... in all fairness, what are those three cars about? About racing. You can take them on a trip to Switzerland for sure, but the main purpose why they were built is racing on a track. TG had them in the studio the day they shot the episode. THEN WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THE STIG TAKE THEM ON THE TRACK?! That's the ONLY way to find out if they're worth anything!

Rolling drag race on a motorway doesn't proove anything. And I believe that on a racetrack Aston would start making sense.

And I really hope to see Lewis Hamilton as a star in a reasonably priced car in three weeks time.

1. yes theyre made for a track, but the atmosphere wouldn't make for good hour long viewing.
2. the studio doesn't necesarily get them to race on the track when the guys do
3. its not as funny
4. good luck with lewis. tho i hope i do get to eat my words on that one