Top Gear in Australia

kymboOz · January 23rd, 2007, 12:27 AM

Hi ya,

In Australia top gear is aired on SBS, however the shows are cut in such a bad way they are hard to view. SBS has said that the BBC does the editing. I am just wondering if this is the case in all countries, outside the UK or is SBS just finding a reason to blame the BBC for there crap ways.

Thanks very much and hope to hear from you soon.
Kym

rskrobot · January 23rd, 2007, 12:49 AM

I believe that is true. Top Gear was here in america for a while, edited for the american audience by the BBC. It was rather awful.
BTW images/smilies/welcome.gif

konradiusz · January 23rd, 2007, 01:42 AM

I found the same problem too. I think its due to SBS introducing commercials. Last season they didnt have commercials and the show went for a full hour (like it should). But now with commercials the shows ends faster.

BOOO SBS images/smilies/mad.gif

kymboOz

STi Nut · January 23rd, 2007, 01:59 AM

Anouther brother from down under! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

SBS (Sex Before Soccer) are crap because they show OLD eps and yeah theydo edit it fair bad. i was on a plain the other day and they had one of the crap edit episodes up and it was just stupid. I don't even bother to watch it on SBS anymore i just go back on the computer and look at old episode, just download VUK's rips.

pulse · January 23rd, 2007, 02:06 AM

They also change the music, due to licensing rights.. I was watching the ferrari vs aston martin thing they did and was sure the song was wrong for the segment.. Flipped over to my UK edition on the xbox and sure enough it was.

The episodes work so well with their original music, it makes them hard to watch with the replacements (or maybe it's just what I'm used to).

LeMans GTR · January 23rd, 2007, 03:02 AM

Why do you want to watch edited SBS TG when you can download hot steaming fresh high quality 425mb rips ripped by VUK and uploaded by Viper on this very site ?

awawaw · January 23rd, 2007, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSL

Why do you want to watch edited SBS TG when you can download hot steaming fresh high quality 425mb rips ripped by VUK and uploaded by Viper on this very site ?

well they do take forever to download. im lucky i had a mate download S3-S8 for me. now he's going to drop round S1.
I watched the ep last night S7 EP2 and had my copy going at the same time to see what was cut out. the news was halved and the grand prix car story was cut.

pulse · January 23rd, 2007, 03:15 AM

Because SBS's digital feed is better quality on a big screen than a downloaded rip? I tend to stick to the 700 mb scene rips anyway, but you have a valid point images/smilies/smile.gif

I rarely watch the SBS version, which is a shame as it should be supported (edited TG is better than no TG, and everybody should have the chance to watch the show)

Topher · January 23rd, 2007, 03:17 AM

Yeah i watched sbs top gear on monday night as well just coz i had nothing else to do, and thought what the hell?? where is the news?? they were missing huge chucks of episodes which really sucks.

I then went onto there forum (SBS has its own top gear forum http://topgear.sbs.com.au/) and yeah some of the stuff people are saying is just useless, can find out the answers by googling.

I thought about spamming i mean subtly suggesting that if people wanted the full episodes they should come to finalgear.com to get the full episodes, but didn't really want heaps of newbs.
It would make us Aussies looks bad, but CSL does a pretty god job of that already images/smilies/tongue.gif

hahah

whitehornmatt · January 23rd, 2007, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by konradiusz

I found the same problem too. I think its due to SBS introducing commercials. Last season they didnt have commercials and the show went for a full hour (like it should). But now with commercials the shows ends faster.

BOOO SBS images/smilies/mad.gif

kymboOz

SBS have never shown the full hour, they have also have the same amount of commercials as they did last year, but instead of showing them after Top Gear, they are now shown during Top Gear.

(And a big hello to everyone, I have been reading the forums for a while, I can't download the full episodes though, I'm stuck on dialup images/smilies/sad.gif

which means I have to watch it on SBS)

SL65 · January 23rd, 2007, 06:12 AM

I haven't watched Top Gear on SBS for a while now. The last time I did, it was almost an hour long but they only cut the News segment (yes I know thats quite a loss), so what have they cut now??

Magnet · January 23rd, 2007, 06:37 AM

They randomly cut segments I guess. Last night I had it on in the background and it looked like the Vanwall piece had disappeared.

HondaF1 · January 23rd, 2007, 07:02 AM

Arent they showing the Top Gear Xtra format?

LeMans GTR · January 23rd, 2007, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Topher

It would make us Aussies looks bad, but CSL does a pretty god job of that already images/smilies/tongue.gif

hahah

What did I do ?

lueyyou · January 23rd, 2007, 07:49 AM

We get Top Gear on Prime over here in NZ, but its been 3 or 4 years since I last saw it on TV. I will make an effort to watch it next Sunday and see if they do cut any of it. The only bits I don't remember watching are the Restoration Rip-Off and Top 5 Driving Songs...although that might have just been channel flicking images/smilies/tongue.gif

Its a bit sad that they cut it, the show is much better as a whole.

lueyyou · January 23rd, 2007, 07:53 AM

Ok I lied...Prime's stopped showing Top Gear without me knowing images/smilies/mad.gif

Will have to wait until they start showing the new season before getting an answer to that one!

konradiusz · January 23rd, 2007, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSL

you can download hot steaming fresh high quality 425mb rips ripped by VUK and uploaded by Viper on this very site ?

lueyyou

WRxb0y · January 23rd, 2007, 09:46 AM

just download all the episodes , then you wont have to worry about the SBS

Dsemaj · January 23rd, 2007, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by konradiusz

I found the same problem too. I think its due to SBS introducing commercials. Last season they didnt have commercials and the show went for a full hour (like it should). But now with commercials the shows ends faster.

BOOO SBS images/smilies/mad.gif

kymboOz

Not true. Back before SBS put in the different type of commercials, TG on SBS went for 40 minutes like it is now.

In these edited versions, they cut out most of the commercial music, cut down the news, and as I noticed last night, one of the smaller reviews. (07x02 last night, got rid of the Vanwall review)

Topher · January 24th, 2007, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSL

What did I do ?

Nothing, I am just teasing images/smilies/smile.gif

January 23rd, 2007, 12:27 AM	#1
kymboOz Joined: Oct 2nd, 2006 Last Online: November 18th, 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 26 Posts: 6 Car: Holden VT Rep Power: 0	Top Gear in Australia Hi ya, In Australia top gear is aired on SBS, however the shows are cut in such a bad way they are hard to view. SBS has said that the BBC does the editing. I am just wondering if this is the case in all countries, outside the UK or is SBS just finding a reason to blame the BBC for there crap ways. Thanks very much and hope to hear from you soon. Kym

January 23rd, 2007, 01:42 AM	#3
konradiusz Joined: Oct 29th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Adelaide Posts: 120 Rep Power: 0	I found the same problem too. I think its due to SBS introducing commercials. Last season they didnt have commercials and the show went for a full hour (like it should). But now with commercials the shows ends faster. BOOO SBS kymboOz

January 23rd, 2007, 01:59 AM	#4
STi Nut Joined: Dec 30th, 2005 Last Online: 04:40 AM Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 952 Car: 2008 Toyota Yaris 1.3L 5 Door Auto Rep Power: 12	Anouther brother from down under! SBS (Sex Before Soccer) are crap because they show OLD eps and yeah theydo edit it fair bad. i was on a plain the other day and they had one of the crap edit episodes up and it was just stupid. I don't even bother to watch it on SBS anymore i just go back on the computer and look at old episode, just download VUK's rips.

January 23rd, 2007, 03:02 AM	#6
LeMans GTR Previously Known As CSL Joined: Dec 20th, 2006 Last Online: 01:56 PM Location: Australia Posts: 1,823 Car: Aston Martin DB9 (In GT4!) Rep Power: 16	Why do you want to watch edited SBS TG when you can download hot steaming fresh high quality 425mb rips ripped by VUK and uploaded by Viper on this very site ? __________________

January 23rd, 2007, 03:15 AM	#8
pulse Joined: Nov 16th, 2004 Last Online: November 20th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 183 Rep Power: 24	Because SBS's digital feed is better quality on a big screen than a downloaded rip? I tend to stick to the 700 mb scene rips anyway, but you have a valid point I rarely watch the SBS version, which is a shame as it should be supported (edited TG is better than no TG, and everybody should have the chance to watch the show)

January 23rd, 2007, 12:49 AM	#2
rskrobot Joined: Jun 21st, 2006 Last Online: November 7th, 2008 Location: Canton, GA USA Age: 26 Posts: 308 Car: 05 Scion TC Rep Power: 10	I believe that is true. Top Gear was here in america for a while, edited for the american audience by the BBC. It was rather awful. BTW

January 23rd, 2007, 02:06 AM	#5
pulse Joined: Nov 16th, 2004 Last Online: November 20th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 183 Rep Power: 24	They also change the music, due to licensing rights.. I was watching the ferrari vs aston martin thing they did and was sure the song was wrong for the segment.. Flipped over to my UK edition on the xbox and sure enough it was. The episodes work so well with their original music, it makes them hard to watch with the replacements (or maybe it's just what I'm used to).

January 23rd, 2007, 03:17 AM	#9
Topher Joined: Feb 3rd, 2006 Last Online: June 1st, 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Yeah i watched sbs top gear on monday night as well just coz i had nothing else to do, and thought what the hell?? where is the news?? they were missing huge chucks of episodes which really sucks. I then went onto there forum (SBS has its own top gear forum http://topgear.sbs.com.au/) and yeah some of the stuff people are saying is just useless, can find out the answers by googling. I thought about spamming i mean subtly suggesting that if people wanted the full episodes they should come to finalgear.com to get the full episodes, but didn't really want heaps of newbs. It would make us Aussies looks bad, but CSL does a pretty god job of that already hahah __________________ I would happily exchange the following body parts (all or just some) in return for an 2007 Audi RS4 B7 1x Soul, Liver, 1x Kidney,1x Lung, 1x Testicle and other body part which doesn't directly impair my driving ability

January 23rd, 2007, 06:12 AM	#11
SL65 NOT the owner of this place! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: 06:40 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,101 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 39	I haven't watched Top Gear on SBS for a while now. The last time I did, it was almost an hour long but they only cut the News segment (yes I know thats quite a loss), so what have they cut now??

January 23rd, 2007, 06:37 AM	#12
Magnet Joined: Jan 13th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Perth, WA Age: 27 Posts: 1,992 Car: BMW E46 328Ci Rep Power: 23	They randomly cut segments I guess. Last night I had it on in the background and it looked like the Vanwall piece had disappeared. __________________ Remember, a dog is not just for Christmas. It can also be for a birthday. In fact, you can eat them all year round!

January 23rd, 2007, 07:02 AM	#13
HondaF1 Aussie Bastard Joined: Dec 8th, 2006 Last Online: May 12th, 2008 Location: SCOTLAND Age: 26 Posts: 4,205 Car: First Aberdeen Bus Network Rep Power: 17	Arent they showing the Top Gear Xtra format? __________________ I am the Honda F1 team's number one fan.... and number 2, and number 3, and 4....

January 23rd, 2007, 07:49 AM	#15
lueyyou Joined: Jan 23rd, 2007 Last Online: 08:11 AM Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 103 Rep Power: 8	We get Top Gear on Prime over here in NZ, but its been 3 or 4 years since I last saw it on TV. I will make an effort to watch it next Sunday and see if they do cut any of it. The only bits I don't remember watching are the Restoration Rip-Off and Top 5 Driving Songs...although that might have just been channel flicking Its a bit sad that they cut it, the show is much better as a whole.

January 23rd, 2007, 07:53 AM	#16
lueyyou Joined: Jan 23rd, 2007 Last Online: 08:11 AM Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 103 Rep Power: 8	Ok I lied...Prime's stopped showing Top Gear without me knowing Will have to wait until they start showing the new season before getting an answer to that one!

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WRxb0y Joined: Apr 26th, 2006 Last Online: November 18th, 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 32 Car: VT II Calais Rep Power: 0	just download all the episodes , then you wont have to worry about the SBS __________________ Real men smoke rubber !!

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