Top Gear: Great Adventures 2 DVD

Amanaman · January 24th, 2009, 10:57 PM

Looks like there is another Top Gear dvd release on the horizon, with the Botswana and Vietnam special:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Gear-Gre...837776&sr=1-17

I'm hoping that one of them is a directors cut like the last set.

nate_bartlet · January 24th, 2009, 11:31 PM

apparently the running time is 141 minutes, since the average Top Gear episode is 60 mins and the vietnam special is 75 minutes which gives us a total of 135 minutes so thats a extra 6 minutes of Top Gear right there... well i'm sold already. an official Top Gear DVD release is more than enough to warrant me getting one. kinda balances out the karma from downloading TG all the time.

Kiskaloo · January 25th, 2009, 5:11 AM

Excellent. My DVD player can handle PAL to NTSC.

brydiem · January 25th, 2009, 6:30 AM

Just as long as it is coming to Australia sometime this year, I'm happy. Any extras will only sweeten the deal.

AarheadC · January 25th, 2009, 9:39 AM

I hope the extra 6 minutes is on the Botswana special.
That one was way better than the Vietnam special IMHO.

Cobol74 · January 25th, 2009, 10:39 AM

On my wish list - I loved the Botswana special, one of my all time fav's along with Pola special I think. HD anyone know?

Amanaman · January 25th, 2009, 12:37 PM

According to Play.com:

Special Features

* Audio Commentary with Executive Producer Andy Wilman and Crew Members
* Botswana Night Footage
* Photo Gallery
* Deleted Scenes

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nate_bartlet · January 25th, 2009, 2:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amanaman

According to Play.com:

Special Features

* Audio Commentary with Executive Producer Andy Wilman and Crew Members
* Botswana Night Footage
* Photo Gallery
* Deleted Scenes

images/smilies/biggrin.gif

thanks, if i weren't sold before i'm definitely am now.

ashspet · January 27th, 2009, 10:02 PM

Why is March 23 so far away?

freeferrarisdonotexist · January 28th, 2009, 3:27 AM

Yes!

Loved both specials, though Botswana was better. Extra footage... hopefully extra jokes as well...
I'm sold, too.

GullWing · January 28th, 2009, 2:31 PM

Excellent! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

I'm going to combine that purchase with Oz and James's new DVD. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

(Yes, I have the torrents, but only because I can't wait till March to see them.
I do enjoy having the discs properly boxed.
My region-free DVD player was the best $90 I ever spent, though you can hack into some DVD players to convert them to region "0".) images/smilies/biggrin.gif

DarthBane22 · January 28th, 2009, 7:21 PM

yup, getting that fo' sho'

matt2000 · January 29th, 2009, 1:34 PM

I still don't really understand why any of you want to buy a DVD that is exactly the same as the shows you saw a year ago and a just over a month ago, because you most likely have them on your PC or on DVDs already.

It won't be HD, because if I remember right the whole reason for not having the show on BBC HD was because they didn't have any HD cameras.

Ilpav · January 29th, 2009, 4:41 PM

It's not HD, but it's still much better quality than the rips we get here, so you can see all the detail and watch it on your TV instead of your computer screen. The Vietnam special featured some very beautiful scenery and I wanted to snapshot one of the scenes, but the resolution is too low to fully enjoy it.

And plus, as mentioned earlier, it'll feel good to actually pay money for TG since we get all the episodes for free, while British taxpayers have to pay for it.

Mike Bull · January 29th, 2009, 5:09 PM

Hope neither of them are hacked about though, like the DVD release of the America special was?

Kiskaloo · January 30th, 2009, 3:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

I still don't really understand why any of you want to buy a DVD that is exactly the same as the shows you saw a year ago and a just over a month ago, because you most likely have them on your PC or on DVDs already.

I like to show my financial support to things I enjoy and cherish. And since I don't pay the "tele tax" used to fund the show, by buying the DVDs I feel like I am helping.

skylock · January 30th, 2009, 3:59 AM

I'm in for a pre order.

Thanks for the heads up OP.

matt2000 · January 30th, 2009, 7:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilpav

It's not HD, but it's still much better quality than the rips we get here, so you can see all the detail and watch it on your TV instead of your computer screen. The Vietnam special featured some very beautiful scenery and I wanted to snapshot one of the scenes, but the resolution is too low to fully enjoy it.

And plus, as mentioned earlier, it'll feel good to actually pay money for TG since we get all the episodes for free, while British taxpayers have to pay for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiskaloo

I like to show my financial support to things I enjoy and cherish. And since I don't pay the "tele tax" used to fund the show, by buying the DVDs I feel like I am helping.

That's true, I forgot about that completely. I also forgot that I watch it on cable here so the quality issue doesn't affect me. images/smilies/smile.gif

blackredcrimson · January 30th, 2009, 7:24 PM

I did just make a post about this, actually (sorry, I'm new and just joined) but is 23rd March the official date it comes out? I've seen March 1st, too, which offers up some confusion!

Thanks. images/smilies/smile.gif

freeferrarisdonotexist · February 2nd, 2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilpav

And plus, as mentioned earlier, it'll feel good to actually pay money for TG since we get all the episodes for free, while British taxpayers have to pay for it.

Yes, just think! I pay everytime you download a TG torrent. Feel ashamed!!! images/smilies/unsure.gif

January 24th, 2009, 10:57 PM	#1
Amanaman Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bristol, UK Age: 20 Posts: 542 Rep Power: 20	Top Gear: Great Adventures 2 DVD Looks like there is another Top Gear dvd release on the horizon, with the Botswana and Vietnam special: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Gear-Gre...837776&sr=1-17 I'm hoping that one of them is a directors cut like the last set. __________________ IGCD - The Internet Games Car Database The Sims Is About To Get Ugly - the first ever Sims 2 car chase Top Gear on IMCDB

January 24th, 2009, 11:31 PM	#2
nate_bartlet Joined: Jun 22nd, 2008 Last Online: October 9th, 2009 Age: 31 Posts: 1,081 Rep Power: 33	apparently the running time is 141 minutes, since the average Top Gear episode is 60 mins and the vietnam special is 75 minutes which gives us a total of 135 minutes so thats a extra 6 minutes of Top Gear right there... well i'm sold already. an official Top Gear DVD release is more than enough to warrant me getting one. kinda balances out the karma from downloading TG all the time. __________________ "Do i really look like a guy with a plan? You know what i am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if i caught it. You know? I just do things. The Mob has plans, the Cops have plans. Gordon's got plans. You know they're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. I'm not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things are. It's the schemer's that put you where you are. You were a schemer, you had plans and look where that got you. I just did what i do best. I took your little plan and turned it on itself. Nobody panics when things go 'according to plan.' Even if the plan is horrifying. Nobody panics, because its all part of the plan. Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos. Oh and you know the thing about Chaos? It's Fair." - The Dark Knight

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January 25th, 2009, 12:37 PM	#7
Amanaman Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bristol, UK Age: 20 Posts: 542 Rep Power: 20	According to Play.com: Special Features * Audio Commentary with Executive Producer Andy Wilman and Crew Members * Botswana Night Footage * Photo Gallery * Deleted Scenes __________________ IGCD - The Internet Games Car Database The Sims Is About To Get Ugly - the first ever Sims 2 car chase Top Gear on IMCDB

January 25th, 2009, 5:11 AM	#3
Kiskaloo Joined: Jan 10th, 2009 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 327 Rep Power: 15	Excellent. My DVD player can handle PAL to NTSC.

January 25th, 2009, 6:30 AM	#4
brydiem Not A Dude Joined: Oct 28th, 2008 Last Online: 6:52 AM Location: Newcastle, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,116 Car: 1994 Suzuki Cino Swift/1998 Toyota Starlet Rep Power: 74	Just as long as it is coming to Australia sometime this year, I'm happy. Any extras will only sweeten the deal.

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Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 7:24 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 20 Posts: 1,730 Car: '96 Grand Voyager, '01 Grand Caravan, '05 Matrix LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	It's not HD, but it's still much better quality than the rips we get here, so you can see all the detail and watch it on your TV instead of your computer screen. The Vietnam special featured some very beautiful scenery and I wanted to snapshot one of the scenes, but the resolution is too low to fully enjoy it. And plus, as mentioned earlier, it'll feel good to actually pay money for TG since we get all the episodes for free, while British taxpayers have to pay for it. __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson

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