The set is a bit better (the hamster needs his own gay chair - or can you no longer say anything bad about the hamster and have to bully James) and Sony should give them their biggest screen for free so it doesn't look like some apple designer fake kitch look, the budget the bbc puts behind it quite admirable but probably because they make a ton of money from selling it as well. The news seemed better, apart from the lack of any real info on "normal" new cars, like how good is a mondeo nowadays?
The thing that really disappoints me is that it seems it's going to be another 10 episodes of crap middle aged men living out their stupid fantasies. It makes me embarassed that one of my passports is english. TG (bbc) should have more responsibility, the country is turning into J.C. yobs. Quite different from some of his books and newspaper columns, do some journalism. All behind saying what you think but he often oversteps and isn't funny.
Fith Gear still easily is much better (if you are after a motoring show), much more current and fresh ... I don't think it should hark back to william wollard days quite, but I wish it were less blokeish and arrogant and cover more car things. 5th do some fun 'motoring' focussed things. e.g chip fat merc is better than building car boats and actually informative, green and useful to the world. And for gods sake, get rid of that crappy car on star in a car and let one of the others do some interviews...
The show should be renamed "Jeremys Big Ego".
we have those shows in the US. They review new, normal cars, like the new Accord and Camry and Sonata.
(semi-automated voice here)
"The steering is poised, and provides enough information to the driver while still being smooth. Disc brakes on the front and back provide excellent stopping power with just a hint of fade. Acceleration lags behind the competitors, but once up to speed, the handling is steady and sure footed"
(/semi-automated voice)
Holy shit. Health and safety lectures would shock you from beyond the grave with their excitement in comparison.
Its so horrible, i haven't watched a single episode of Car & Driver or that incredibly lame show where a NASCAR "driver" takes a Pontiac G8 for a drive on a track somewhere in the South behind the presenter in the same-car-with-different-badge in a different color and they talk to each other about what it was like growing up in a racing family over CB radios.
no, i'm not kidding. that is an actual show in the US. That's what passes for "a show that would tell us how good the new mondeo is" here in the US.
For crying out loud - a show to tell you that the new mondeo is basically just like the old one, except the cupholders are bigger and the satnav is below the vents instead of above them like last year? Are you fscking kidding?
The Jezza Ego Show is something that (at least) 23% of the people find entertaining... i read C&D on the shitter, i don't need to see it redone on TV. I watch very little TV, and it better fscking be beautiful, funny, and witty and watching 3 friends cocking-about and just loving every minute of it is something worth watching.
if you don't get the show - there was a Threroeaux show on man-boobs on after TG. Feel free to watch that pompus drivvel.
If you want to know about the new Mondeo, for the love of pete - go buy a magazine or go test drive one for yourself. And that's ANOTHER thing we love about TG.... 3 normal guys who's only pretentiousness is feigned for the show are getting to do something that all of us would only DREAM of doing... driving supercars and doing speed laps in 70's supercars and smashing caravans... We love the show because they're us doing what we couldn't and they invite us to go along with them on the ride.
"hows the new Mondeo..."?
"And how much do you NOT want to go to dinner with the guy that came up with that?"
- Jezza