Top Gear Show/Site Suggestions - Page 37

Trollbooth · October 20th, 2009, 3:26 PM

A humble suggestion.

Inspired by the last review of series 13, how about a car review in which the reviewer (I think it'd have to be Jeremy) must convey their opinion on the car, but is not allowed to vocalize their opinion. In other words, they can't speak at all. Maybe some facial expressions. Maybe some visual cues (like Hammond showing a pie and key a next to each other). It becomes an opportunity to film Jeremy's absurd hyperbole. So it'll be a dozen greased eunuchs in one shot followed by Scarlett Johansson, naked, with pillows and lots of honey. In one film he's licking the boot of a new Ferrari and in another film he drops a bin of cowpat on some Hyundai.

Lots of really great visuals to make for great telly and it makes a typical car review a bit more interesting, without having to bring in the entire British Army.

Mr. Nice · October 23rd, 2009, 12:50 AM

1) A trip to Morocco, to go down the road posted in this thread. It just looks

absolutely fantastic

. (this could be a good excuse to use the song Marrakesh Express).

http://photo-blogging.blogspot.com/2...marrakech.html

http://bigkev.net/?p=200

Edit: This might also be something to have a Diesel Scirocco in, to follow James' song.

2) Richard Hammond, racing across Italy in a 1968 Suzuki Fronte 360 SS, trying to see how close he can come to the 76 mph average speed that Sir Stirling Moss accomplished in a publicity stunt.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/2009-to...o-suzuki-land/

Mr. Nice · October 24th, 2009, 2:35 AM

The three presenters could be asked to each turn up at the Test Track, with a rear wheel drive Toyota coupé. James could turn up with either a 2000GT or a 1970 Celica GT, Richard with the 1997 Supra Turbo, and Jeremy with the Lexus LF-A.

Both James and Richard could perform short reviews on their cars, with the main focus being on Jeremy's review of the LF-A. This could be set up in a similar fashion to "What's the best British car" from Series 3, adding a comical drag race, and a Stig lap.

The Fishman · October 24th, 2009, 11:24 AM

Top Gear vs Mythbusters. They would make their way from Anchorage in Alaska to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, a province of Argentina, train, plane, car and boat. There has to be explosions and mangled caravans. They need the blond girl (Maddie?) from series 13 episode 6 again or a similar glamourous extension. They could bust myths and chase each other from one end of the Americas to the other. They need more females.

That American Girl · October 25th, 2009, 9:29 PM

My perfect episode:

Each one of the guys get's to chose a car...knowing in advance what the challenges are going to be...so they can get the 'perfect' car.

However, the twist would be...right before the challenge starts, they have to trade with another person..in the hopes that the other guy will win!

Trade cars a total of 3 times...so they would each get to drive all 3 cars...but they only win...if the guys driving the trades win.

Jeremy would have a heart attack!

shellygrrl · October 26th, 2009, 5:15 AM

^ That idea is so evil it's awesome. Unfortunately...

You must spread some yellow Fezza paint before giving any to That American Girl again.

That American Girl · October 27th, 2009, 6:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shellygrrl

^ That idea is so evil it's awesome.

Evil? Evil? Of course it's evil..

Always do what you're best at. ~

efoolution · October 28th, 2009, 11:41 AM

Inspired by

http://forums.finalgear.com/general-...ferrari-39937/

Quote:

Outraged Italian cops are to crush this stunning looking Ferrari - after discovering it was cobbled together in England from a clapped out Toyota MR2.
[...]
But as they took a closer look they realised the pedigree supercar had far humbler British origins and confiscated it under Italy's copyright laws.

Buy a cheap mid engined Roadster/Coupe and turn it into a fake Ferrari for 10000 Pounds. Then try to drive it in Italy for 2 days ... who ever gets their cars taken away from them by the italian police first, wins

darrenmoss · October 31st, 2009, 9:12 PM

Has anyone ever thought of a "Top Gear Extra" video on the site? I mean, there must be lots of stuff that doesn't make it into the final cut of the show (the airport racing video for example), so maybe that'd be a place to put it, along with all of the outtakes, behind the scenes stuff and other videos that've taken over my life so wholly in the past few months.

My point being, why not combine the rag-tag collection of TG videos we have at the moment into a web show, something lasting a little like 10 minutes or something, rather than the odd 2 minute video every now and again.

Anyone agree? Just something to think about

shellygrrl · November 1st, 2009, 1:45 AM

Chances are, the airport vehicle racing thing and the ZR1 review will pop up in the coming series. That said, I posted the following a while back...

Quote:

Originally Posted by me

An idea I saw on the TG website in the comments for one of the posts, which I'm echoing here.

Turn Any Unused Footage from Each Episode into Webisodes

But I would also go beyond that a little bit. With Top Gear Live coming up later in the year, combined with the fact there are probably loads of fans who cannot make the trek to see it, and lord knows if someone will film a show and put it on Bittorrent again, but since there are cameras filming it anyway...

Turn Any Memorable Footage from Any Top Gear Live Show into Webisodes

Surely something memorable is bound to happen at some point during a live show that's worth adding to the website? Not to mention they'd be a great complement to any of The Mole's postings.

Mr. Nice · November 2nd, 2009, 7:02 AM

Import three V-8 engines complete with transmissions, (I'm suggesting carbureted engines and simple transmissions, with no electronics, to make this simpler) into Cuba, then go about finding vehicles to put them in. After the cars are properly assembled, they could then be driven from the border of Guantanamo, to Havana. Upon accomplishing this task, one of the vehicles could be chopped up and turned into a makeshift sea going vessel, which could then be taken to Florida.

Edit: The other two vehicles could be donated.

Mr. Nice · November 4th, 2009, 1:08 AM

Idea number 690 combined with number 723 adding in either some Ferrari California, or 458, so that the three new cars (SLS, LF-A, Ferrari) can be compared.

Mr. Nice · November 9th, 2009, 7:50 AM

A James May review of the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette. It seems like this would be a great opportunity for James to talk about the car, the design aesthetics of the car, its fuel injected 283 cubic inch 283hp engine, Ed Cole, Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, and Zora Arkus-Duntov. It might also give some room to talk about how far GM has fallen.

At the end of the review, James could be handed a challenge by Jeremy, at which time they could both seem very perplexed that this could happen. The challenge could state that a Top Gear presenter is to meet up with Vicki Butler Henderson, at a racetrack. VBH could be driving the recently refreshed Mazda MX-5, which she could then introduce. Given that the 283hp, 4 speed manual version of the vette had a sub 6 second 0-60mph time, it could be interesting to see the results. Either James, or Jeremy, could try their luck against Vicki. I guess that they could flip a coin or something like that.

Mr. Nice · November 13th, 2009, 4:39 PM

A mentioning of the natural gas discovery in the news.

Since this is in Pennsylvania, perhaps Centralia could be mentioned in the same vein.

Edit: I made a minor change to this idea but, in some way, it seems to have improved it greatly.

October 23rd, 2009, 12:50 AM	#722
Mr. Nice Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 779 Car: '08 Mazda MX-5 Miata Rep Power: 28	1) A trip to Morocco, to go down the road posted in this thread. It just looks absolutely fantastic . (this could be a good excuse to use the song Marrakesh Express). http://photo-blogging.blogspot.com/2...marrakech.html http://bigkev.net/?p=200 Edit: This might also be something to have a Diesel Scirocco in, to follow James' song. 2) Richard Hammond, racing across Italy in a 1968 Suzuki Fronte 360 SS, trying to see how close he can come to the 76 mph average speed that Sir Stirling Moss accomplished in a publicity stunt. http://blog.caranddriver.com/2009-to...o-suzuki-land/ Last edited by Mr. Nice; November 17th, 2009 at 2:56 AM.

October 24th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#724
The Fishman Joined: Apr 10th, 2008 Last Online: 2:43 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 411 Rep Power: 10	Top Gear vs Mythbusters. They would make their way from Anchorage in Alaska to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, a province of Argentina, train, plane, car and boat. There has to be explosions and mangled caravans. They need the blond girl (Maddie?) from series 13 episode 6 again or a similar glamourous extension. They could bust myths and chase each other from one end of the Americas to the other. They need more females. __________________ Ambitious but rubbish.

October 25th, 2009, 9:29 PM	#725
That American Girl Not A Dude Joined: Oct 4th, 2009 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Columbus Ohio Age: 40 Posts: 180 Car: 98 Ford Taurus Rep Power: 22	My perfect episode: Each one of the guys get's to chose a car...knowing in advance what the challenges are going to be...so they can get the 'perfect' car. However, the twist would be...right before the challenge starts, they have to trade with another person..in the hopes that the other guy will win! Trade cars a total of 3 times...so they would each get to drive all 3 cars...but they only win...if the guys driving the trades win. Jeremy would have a heart attack! __________________ Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was. The sort of house I lived in. Or the kind of car I drove. But the world may still be different because I did something so batshit crazy that the ruins become a tourist attraction.

October 26th, 2009, 5:15 AM	#726
shellygrrl Not A Dude Joined: Nov 29th, 2008 Last Online: 2:47 AM Location: Maine Posts: 1,087 Rep Power: 82	^ That idea is so evil it's awesome. Unfortunately... You must spread some yellow Fezza paint before giving any to That American Girl again. __________________ "Unlike James May, I will only run on television." ~ Jeremy Clarkson "This is where we'll see the advantage of the optional sport pack." ~ James May "Oversteer is best, because you don't see the tree that kills you." ~ Richard Hammond "James is NOT gorgeous. He’s hairy, churlish and has curious personal habits." ~ Oz Clarke "ALL TV programmes have a script (and/or storyboard), otherwise as other posters have said it would be chaos, and TG would look like a Youtube video from someone's backyard." ~ ozgirl

November 2nd, 2009, 7:02 AM	#731
Mr. Nice Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 779 Car: '08 Mazda MX-5 Miata Rep Power: 28	Import three V-8 engines complete with transmissions, (I'm suggesting carbureted engines and simple transmissions, with no electronics, to make this simpler) into Cuba, then go about finding vehicles to put them in. After the cars are properly assembled, they could then be driven from the border of Guantanamo, to Havana. Upon accomplishing this task, one of the vehicles could be chopped up and turned into a makeshift sea going vessel, which could then be taken to Florida. Edit: The other two vehicles could be donated. Last edited by Mr. Nice; November 13th, 2009 at 5:11 AM.

October 20th, 2009, 3:26 PM	#721
Trollbooth Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 91 Rep Power: 21	A humble suggestion. Inspired by the last review of series 13, how about a car review in which the reviewer (I think it'd have to be Jeremy) must convey their opinion on the car, but is not allowed to vocalize their opinion. In other words, they can't speak at all. Maybe some facial expressions. Maybe some visual cues (like Hammond showing a pie and key a next to each other). It becomes an opportunity to film Jeremy's absurd hyperbole. So it'll be a dozen greased eunuchs in one shot followed by Scarlett Johansson, naked, with pillows and lots of honey. In one film he's licking the boot of a new Ferrari and in another film he drops a bin of cowpat on some Hyundai. Lots of really great visuals to make for great telly and it makes a typical car review a bit more interesting, without having to bring in the entire British Army.

October 24th, 2009, 2:35 AM	#723
Mr. Nice Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 779 Car: '08 Mazda MX-5 Miata Rep Power: 28	The three presenters could be asked to each turn up at the Test Track, with a rear wheel drive Toyota coupé. James could turn up with either a 2000GT or a 1970 Celica GT, Richard with the 1997 Supra Turbo, and Jeremy with the Lexus LF-A. Both James and Richard could perform short reviews on their cars, with the main focus being on Jeremy's review of the LF-A. This could be set up in a similar fashion to "What's the best British car" from Series 3, adding a comical drag race, and a Stig lap.

October 31st, 2009, 9:12 PM	#729
darrenmoss Joined: Jul 27th, 2009 Last Online: 1:12 AM Posts: 21 Car: ford fiesta Rep Power: 0	Has anyone ever thought of a "Top Gear Extra" video on the site? I mean, there must be lots of stuff that doesn't make it into the final cut of the show (the airport racing video for example), so maybe that'd be a place to put it, along with all of the outtakes, behind the scenes stuff and other videos that've taken over my life so wholly in the past few months. My point being, why not combine the rag-tag collection of TG videos we have at the moment into a web show, something lasting a little like 10 minutes or something, rather than the odd 2 minute video every now and again. Anyone agree? Just something to think about

November 4th, 2009, 1:08 AM	#732
Mr. Nice Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 779 Car: '08 Mazda MX-5 Miata Rep Power: 28	Idea number 690 combined with number 723 adding in either some Ferrari California, or 458, so that the three new cars (SLS, LF-A, Ferrari) can be compared.

November 9th, 2009, 7:50 AM	#733
Mr. Nice Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 779 Car: '08 Mazda MX-5 Miata Rep Power: 28	A James May review of the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette. It seems like this would be a great opportunity for James to talk about the car, the design aesthetics of the car, its fuel injected 283 cubic inch 283hp engine, Ed Cole, Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, and Zora Arkus-Duntov. It might also give some room to talk about how far GM has fallen. At the end of the review, James could be handed a challenge by Jeremy, at which time they could both seem very perplexed that this could happen. The challenge could state that a Top Gear presenter is to meet up with Vicki Butler Henderson, at a racetrack. VBH could be driving the recently refreshed Mazda MX-5, which she could then introduce. Given that the 283hp, 4 speed manual version of the vette had a sub 6 second 0-60mph time, it could be interesting to see the results. Either James, or Jeremy, could try their luck against Vicki. I guess that they could flip a coin or something like that. Last edited by Mr. Nice; November 9th, 2009 at 2:23 PM.

November 13th, 2009, 4:39 PM	#734
Mr. Nice Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 779 Car: '08 Mazda MX-5 Miata Rep Power: 28	A mentioning of the natural gas discovery in the news. Since this is in Pennsylvania, perhaps Centralia could be mentioned in the same vein. Edit: I made a minor change to this idea but, in some way, it seems to have improved it greatly. Last edited by Mr. Nice; November 16th, 2009 at 5:23 AM.

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