Are we being weaned off Captain Slow? - Page 2

Darryl · June 30th, 2008, 1:21 AM

My girlfriend likes James over Richard and Jeremy any day. I think they'll keep the show just as it is (aside from minor changes & additions) until it starts to fail.

Why would they fix it if it aint broke?

anti-net · June 30th, 2008, 1:34 AM

How come we always see these threads "some presenter is leaving", "Some presenter is going to get replaced", "Some presenter is going to be turned into a duck"

Its really getting boring.

Cobol74 · June 30th, 2008, 1:52 AM

Shit quack, quack! There goes James. ....

jayhawk · June 30th, 2008, 2:18 AM

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Originally Posted by anti-net

How come we always see these threads "some presenter is leaving", "Some presenter is going to get replaced", "Some presenter is going to be turned into a duck"

Its really getting boring.

Yes, and this thread should have been created in, I dunno, January, when people most obsess over this show.

skylock · June 30th, 2008, 2:18 AM

I just watched 11x02 and I am tying to figure out why this thought even vaguely crossed your mind.

Where else would they have put him?

The whole TGSM thing was his. And I think I have decided I like that part just because of it. Maths are his type thing as we have seen before and stunt work deals with calculations.

What are you doing? Counting how many lines and how many minutes each are on screen?

That is not how top gear works and I don't want it to work like that either.

James looks much happier this time around than last season. When we got that cut out clip of the news where he was talking about that black mood where you don't think your life has turned out like you wanted was like speaking from the soul. If I was going to worry he was going to leave, it would have been last season. So far this season, almost everytime you see him he is laughing or smiling. I even think his eyes look brighter. Look at him behind Hammond at the end this week. I really doubt that would have happened last season. I think it is possible he is on some type of medication, which is not a problem with me in anyway. Some people benefit from it. I can't say James is, but I know my boyfriend went from never smiling, to constantly smiling. ANd he is alot easier to live with now too.

James has been very active in the news section. What more do you think he should be doing?

I am sure a car review will come up for him.

And in case this seems like I studied James, I didn't. I also noticed Richard has gained his weight back and looks more back to himself than last season. And Jeremy seems to have lost weight.

Dieter Cabral · June 30th, 2008, 3:08 AM

Mmm... honestly I dont think theyll get rid of May...

There is to much of a chemistry among the presentors to replace any of them, plus the producers realize that he has far too many fans to can him

ChrisSRT4 · June 30th, 2008, 3:40 AM

You need May! He has the old charm that is missing from Clarkson and Hammond. I mean he is real..while Jezza and Hammond are kind of on the bandwagon...just me 2 cents.

ChrisSRT4 · June 30th, 2008, 3:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dieter Cabral

Mmm... honestly I dont think theyll get rid of May...

There is to much of a chemistry among the presentors to replace any of them, plus the producers realize that he has far too many fans to can him

Sorry for 2 posts so quick....but I agree ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Ottobon · June 30th, 2008, 4:01 AM

This goes for TopGear as a show in general, but i'd rather have 1 great James review then 5 mediocre ones, and to be honest he is only excellent when he has a car that he is genuinely interested in or critical of. I personally don't think James is going anywhere, but if it helps you sleep at night, you can sign me up as somebody who likes him as much as Clarkson. Hammonds a good guy and all, but JM and JC are two people i would love to actually talk to, and i'm not really into celebrities, so if that means anything then "wahoo".

Jos J. · June 30th, 2008, 6:17 AM

i think that when May decides to leave, or they make him leave, that then Top Gear will stop. And that's my biggest concern, this season only has 6 episodes, can we confirm a season 12? Or will the show be cancelled? This because the new boys from America/Australia are coming....

quarkburger · June 30th, 2008, 7:44 AM

I think James brings balance to the show, and makes it watchable by viewers who are not really into cars.

aaurora · June 30th, 2008, 8:29 AM

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Originally Posted by skylock

And in case this seems like I studied James, I didn't. I also noticed Richard has gained his weight back and looks more back to himself than last season. And Jeremy seems to have lost weight.

Skylock, you made some great observations in your post, thanks images/smilies/smile.gif

Although Richard has regained his lovely little tummy, his jeans during Ep1 Police Car segment were practically hanging off him images/smilies/lol.gif

I did notice James was very smiley during Ep1. I am yet to watch Ep2 but will be doing so tonight, and I will look out for your observations.

Momo63 · June 30th, 2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by aaurora

He unfortunately couldn't take part in the race due to the insurance being too high images/smilies/sad.gif

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Well Garmin think he's still in their boat...

http://garmin.blogs.com/uk/2008/06/team-garmin-reg.html
Team Garmin regroup and relax
Jun 26, 2008 2:58:04 AM |

Tuesday 24th June

The team arrived in Inverness safely by road and started preparing for the next leg from Inverness to Edinburgh. Jeff Hunton, Iain May, Nick Knowles and James May have all been in high spirits from the outset regardless of any complications faced. The guys took full advantage of thier time in Inverness to soak up the race atmosphere with their fellow competitors and the Scottish locals.

We wish the team all the best for the next leg.

Polly · June 30th, 2008, 10:12 AM

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/06/30/Zwischenablage02.jpg

So who here has no balls?

vikiradTG2007 · June 30th, 2008, 10:20 AM

My guess is Cpt Slow is keeping a lower profile now in preparation of the big moment of the series, the battle against ZE GERMANS!!! And since he has a pilot's license, he might fly one of the WWII fighters that we saw in the preview. Who knows?

Dsemaj · June 30th, 2008, 10:45 AM

Well, yes, he hasn't been involved that much, but it's always been a bit that way. He's probably been busy with other things lately.

Besides, him and Clarkson work brilliantly together. I mean, the car controls bit, and even in the (probably) running gag of the Dacia bit in the news, I just get some sort of chemistry between them..

Oh damn.

http://pic.phyrefile.com/e/ep/epp_b/2008/06/29/over-analysis_top_gear_clot.png

Okay, okay. Back to normal service.. I've had a bit too much to drink tonight!

vikiradTG2007 · June 30th, 2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Dsemaj

fbc · June 30th, 2008, 10:47 AM

Over-analysis FTL. I doubt James is going anywhere, nor do I see any reason for people to think otherwise.

ethirtysex · June 30th, 2008, 10:57 AM

I absolutely feel that May's reviews are the most substantive. His most recent review of the new Jag is one of the few pieces from last season that I remember with clarity. I hope they're going to step up his role more this season because he has a lot to contribute.

Dsemaj · June 30th, 2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vikiradTG2007

Hey, look at the last page! All credit to epp_b images/smilies/tongue.gif

June 30th, 2008, 1:34 AM	#22
anti-net Joined: Mar 17th, 2007 Last Online: September 16th, 2009 Location: Cornwall, UK and Birmingham, UK for uni Age: 19 Posts: 1,271 Rep Power: 23	How come we always see these threads "some presenter is leaving", "Some presenter is going to get replaced", "Some presenter is going to be turned into a duck" Its really getting boring. __________________ My Twitter You'd be surprised how close it is. I've actually got 57 cubic feet of cheese in there, and if you covert cheese into dogs, that's 4.3 great Danes - J.Clarkson

June 30th, 2008, 1:52 AM	#23
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 2:16 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,441 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 117	Shit quack, quack! There goes James. .... __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

June 30th, 2008, 2:18 AM	#25
skylock Not A Dude Joined: Jun 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 6:58 AM Location: USA Posts: 1,254 Car: Honda Civic Rep Power: 71	I just watched 11x02 and I am tying to figure out why this thought even vaguely crossed your mind. Where else would they have put him? The whole TGSM thing was his. And I think I have decided I like that part just because of it. Maths are his type thing as we have seen before and stunt work deals with calculations. What are you doing? Counting how many lines and how many minutes each are on screen? That is not how top gear works and I don't want it to work like that either. James looks much happier this time around than last season. When we got that cut out clip of the news where he was talking about that black mood where you don't think your life has turned out like you wanted was like speaking from the soul. If I was going to worry he was going to leave, it would have been last season. So far this season, almost everytime you see him he is laughing or smiling. I even think his eyes look brighter. Look at him behind Hammond at the end this week. I really doubt that would have happened last season. I think it is possible he is on some type of medication, which is not a problem with me in anyway. Some people benefit from it. I can't say James is, but I know my boyfriend went from never smiling, to constantly smiling. ANd he is alot easier to live with now too. James has been very active in the news section. What more do you think he should be doing? I am sure a car review will come up for him. And in case this seems like I studied James, I didn't. I also noticed Richard has gained his weight back and looks more back to himself than last season. And Jeremy seems to have lost weight. __________________ Judy People were crashing cars long before Top Gear existed. James May

June 30th, 2008, 10:12 AM	#34
Polly wants a cracker Joined: Dec 9th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Your Mom. Posts: 2,321 Car: Yes. Because of Parkinsons. Rep Power: 148	So who here has no balls? __________________ More is Better. We are here to get accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers.

June 30th, 2008, 10:20 AM	#35
vikiradTG2007 Joined: Feb 8th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania Age: 18 Posts: 6,505 Car: Ford Focus MkI 1.8D Rep Power: 96	My guess is Cpt Slow is keeping a lower profile now in preparation of the big moment of the series, the battle against ZE GERMANS!!! And since he has a pilot's license, he might fly one of the WWII fighters that we saw in the preview. Who knows? __________________ "There's no damage to the car, except to the car itself." (Murray Walker, 1991 British GP) 1980s-1990s F1, Group C and Supertouring nostalgic. And I'm proud of that.

June 30th, 2008, 1:21 AM	#21
Darryl Joined: May 1st, 2007 Last Online: July 1st, 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	My girlfriend likes James over Richard and Jeremy any day. I think they'll keep the show just as it is (aside from minor changes & additions) until it starts to fail. Why would they fix it if it aint broke?

June 30th, 2008, 3:08 AM	#26
Dieter Cabral Joined: Oct 31st, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Mexico Age: 23 Posts: 109 Car: 2009 A3 1.8t Rep Power: 9	Mmm... honestly I dont think theyll get rid of May... There is to much of a chemistry among the presentors to replace any of them, plus the producers realize that he has far too many fans to can him

June 30th, 2008, 3:40 AM	#27
ChrisSRT4 Joined: Apr 24th, 2008 Last Online: November 5th, 2009 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 197 Car: Subaru! Rep Power: 10	You need May! He has the old charm that is missing from Clarkson and Hammond. I mean he is real..while Jezza and Hammond are kind of on the bandwagon...just me 2 cents.

June 30th, 2008, 4:01 AM	#29
Ottobon Banned Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: May 27th, 2009 Location: Detriot Metro Area Posts: 3,313 Car: 2 Rust buckets and a confused 1999 American. Rep Power: 0	This goes for TopGear as a show in general, but i'd rather have 1 great James review then 5 mediocre ones, and to be honest he is only excellent when he has a car that he is genuinely interested in or critical of. I personally don't think James is going anywhere, but if it helps you sleep at night, you can sign me up as somebody who likes him as much as Clarkson. Hammonds a good guy and all, but JM and JC are two people i would love to actually talk to, and i'm not really into celebrities, so if that means anything then "wahoo".

June 30th, 2008, 6:17 AM	#30
Jos J. Joined: Oct 10th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Groningen Age: 25 Posts: 221 Car: Audi RS4 Convirtible...(some day maybe..) Rep Power: 11	i think that when May decides to leave, or they make him leave, that then Top Gear will stop. And that's my biggest concern, this season only has 6 episodes, can we confirm a season 12? Or will the show be cancelled? This because the new boys from America/Australia are coming....

June 30th, 2008, 7:44 AM	#31
quarkburger Joined: Jun 27th, 2008 Last Online: July 8th, 2008 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	I think James brings balance to the show, and makes it watchable by viewers who are not really into cars.

June 30th, 2008, 10:45 AM	#36
Dsemaj Previously Known As Jamesd Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Adelaide, Australia. Age: 18 Posts: 2,657 Car: '95 BMW 530i, '85 Nissan Bluebird S3 GXE Rep Power: 40	Well, yes, he hasn't been involved that much, but it's always been a bit that way. He's probably been busy with other things lately. Besides, him and Clarkson work brilliantly together. I mean, the car controls bit, and even in the (probably) running gag of the Dacia bit in the news, I just get some sort of chemistry between them.. Oh damn. Okay, okay. Back to normal service.. I've had a bit too much to drink tonight! __________________ 1995 BMW E34 530i V8 M60B30 218HP/163kW 5sp Auto 1985 Nissan 910 Bluebird I4 CA20S 105HP/78kW 3sp Auto

June 30th, 2008, 10:47 AM	#38
fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 7:16 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,770 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 128	Over-analysis FTL. I doubt James is going anywhere, nor do I see any reason for people to think otherwise. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

June 30th, 2008, 10:57 AM	#39
ethirtysex Joined: Dec 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 3rd, 2009 Location: oregon Posts: 12 Car: E36 M3 Rep Power: 0	I absolutely feel that May's reviews are the most substantive. His most recent review of the new Jag is one of the few pieces from last season that I remember with clarity. I hope they're going to step up his role more this season because he has a lot to contribute.

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