[15x03] July 11th, 2010

[15x03] July 11th, 2010

  • 10

    Votes: 42 10.9%

  • 9

    Votes: 122 31.8%

  • 8

    Votes: 107 27.9%

  • 7

    Votes: 73 19.0%

  • 6

    Votes: 18 4.7%

  • 5

    Votes: 11 2.9%

  • 4

    Votes: 5 1.3%

  • 3

    Votes: 3 0.8%

  • 2

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • 1

    Votes: 2 0.5%
  • Total voters
    384
To the Cast and Crew of Top Gear:
In my opinion this episode was the best produced show of the series I can think of. Most entertaining, best videography, best performances, best dialog, best edited. Something is different, has changed, with this episode. Is there a new creative talent involved behind the scenes? I loved it! Keep up the great work!
 
MacGuffin said:
I'm getting tired of hearing all the time, how ugly the Panamera is. Yes, it's not good looking, it is somewhat lacking the right proportions.
Has been said a thousand times, though, so let's start being a bit more rational and fair. Because the truth is also, that in real life it doesn't look half as bad, as on pics and on TV.
Also Top Gear keeps ignoring the reason why it looks that way: Because it is the only true 4-seater of its kind, where 6'3" tall persons can actually fit conveniently in the back. It's strange but nobody ever mentions that. Not even in this review, where practicality was an issue.
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I was thinking about this too. Okay, the Panamera is ugly. The question is - was it even possible to make it pretty? I'm thinking "no". Porsche wanted a proper four-seater sedan, that would still maintain the image and integrity of the brand. Yes, they could have made it like the Maserati...but then it wouldn't look like a Porsche. The Panamera looks like this for a reason. And it works - people are buying them like hot bread.

Austere;1410906Here's the deal: When I said he was 14 I was [U said:
joking[/U]. Clearly. I mean, if he were 14 he wouldn't even be old enough to drive the reasonably priced car in the first place. I guessed his age by taking a quick glance at him. He looked about 17, 18... maybe 19, somewhere around there. I said I skipped the segment because I figured he would be boring. Maybe he isn't. Maybe he's the most fascinating guy in the world but I didn't care enough to find out. The interviews, as I explained, are usually light-weight fluff to fill a gap between the other segments. Even if he were interesting I didn't expect his interview to be. I'm not interested in the Harry Potter movies and I don't want to rub Vicks vaporub into his chest and cuddle him and read bedtime stories to him like LindenChase does and I don't have a lame crush on him and wish he were my boyfriend like you do. I don't know what the hell is the matter with warren but I imagine that no one does... Anyway, to me, Rupert Grint is just some boring celebrity from a big movie franchise. He's sort of a nobody to me. I don't mean that to sound hateful. I don't hate him, he's just not the least bit interesting to me. He's like that guy from Twilight or that other guy, the singer... what's his name... the one with the hair. I just don't care about them. They're the kinds of people that make me change the channel when they come on.

Sometimes the guest is a person that I've never heard of before but there'll be something about them that's engaging and makes me want to watch and listen. Rupert Grint wasn't one of those people. I dismissed him as little more than a boring actor from a popular series of children's films that I'm not a fan of. What did I call him that's upset you all so much? Boring? Ginger-haired? Loser? He is those things for fuck sake!


Really, it was a very small part of my overall post and I still maintain that it's desperatly lame of all of you to be personally offended on his behalf over a throw-away line from a stranger on the internet.:rolleyes:

You're all cool though... and you didn't sink to my level and call me a loser who'll never get laid.:)
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I am with you on this one. Top Gear does not need any of that Harry Potter non-sense. What's next - Twatlight? Both of them are equally annoying.
 
I loved that Ken Block called Jeremy a Pussy. That is so American. :lol:

And I loved that the BBC didn't bleep it. That is so British.

:D:D:D
 
_HighVoltage_ said:
I am with you on this one. Top Gear does not need any of that Harry Potter non-sense.
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I must take issue with the invective directed at Rupert Grint's appearance in this episode of Top Gear. Your (plural) reactions of disgust are purely personal and are in no way reflective of the actual interview segment as broadcast. I watched the interview. I felt it was snappy, respectful, flowed nicely; and I thought Rupert came off really well. Congrats to him for fastest lap time yet.

P.S. I'm 52 years old, not a teenager with a crush. Make something of that if you will.
 
I'm 24, harry potter rocks. Would i dress up in stupid wizard suits and talk about it in a harry potter club? No. Did i read all the books? Hell yea

Plus, say what you want about how old he looks, he did a stupid fast lap. I suspect the kia is at least a second slower than the chevrolet per lap, which would have put grint in the 1:44's, which is stig/jay kay territory.
 
Runil said:
I must take issue with the invective directed at Rupert Grint's appearance in this episode of Top Gear. Your (plural) reactions of disgust are purely personal and are in no way reflective of the actual interview segment as broadcast. I watched the interview. I felt it was snappy, respectful, flowed nicely; and I thought Rupert came off really well. Congrats to him for fastest lap time yet.

P.S. I'm 52 years old, not a teenager with a crush. Make something of that if you will.
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Okay, some people found it boring, others found it interesting. For me it was boring because...well it was just some guy being interviewed. There was nothing funny or special about it. Rubens may not be as popular throughtout the world as this guy, but you have to remember - this is still a car show, and this is still a car forum.

Oh, and don't tell me you are one of those people that defend Harry Potter saying "It's not just for kids, adults love it too." It's exactly the same as those claiming "Porn is not terrible, it is art."

Now let's get back to discussing proper machinery.
 
I'm also a big Harry Potter fan. The difference between me and those who seem to despise the series, is obviously the fact that I read the books ;)
 
Austere said:
Here's the deal: When I said he was 14 I was joking. Clearly.
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Nobody got your joke, then. That's the thing about humour... it has to be funny.

I guessed his age by taking a quick glance at him.
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But why not take literally five seconds to do a Google search? If you Google for a person's name and the word "age", you'll learn their age without actually having to look at another web site. You can always save yourself a lot of grief and self-defense if you just take that one moment to get some facts together before kicking up a tirade.

Sometimes the guest is a person that I've never heard of before but there'll be something about them that's engaging and makes me want to watch and listen. Rupert Grint wasn't one of those people. I dismissed him as little more than a boring actor from a popular series of children's films that I'm not a fan of. What did I call him that's upset you all so much? Boring? Ginger-haired? Loser? He is those things for fuck sake!
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Heh heh.... a "loser" who makes millions of pounds a year, is famous the world over, is by all accounts a very nice person, and is on the "want list" of many millions of girls. I wonder what you'd consider a "winner" to be in comparison.
 
GullWing said:
I loved that Ken Block called Jeremy a Pussy. That is so American. :lol:

And I loved that the BBC didn't bleep it. That is so British.

:D:D:D
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that is because the BBC actually has smarter people that relize that its just some guy calling some other guy a name. we are to anal in america. on that note, why, when someone says Ass Hole, do we bleep the word "Hole" and not "ASS". ill use it in a sentance as iff it were on TV...Man, the guy is suck an ass(beep). why!

God, i rant too much :rolleyes:

MattD1zzl3 said:
I'm 24, harry potter rocks. Would i dress up in stupid wizard suits and talk about it in a harry potter club? No. Did i read all the books? Hell yea

Plus, say what you want about how old he looks, he did a stupid fast lap. I suspect the kia is at least a second slower than the chevrolet per lap, which would have put grint in the 1:44's, which is stig/jay kay territory.
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i didnt read the book but i know a good film when i see one and i have a condo in the Orlando area. they just opened up a massive area in Universal Studios here call Harry Potters world of wizarding (or something like that) and you can bet your ass im going there. they have recreated Hogwarts.........and im 36!
 
I'm sorry (and I might have to take some shit for this), but I think the Panamera is better looking than the Maserati. The view of the Maserati's rear is awful.

Ok, everybody come down on me like a ton of bricks now...:rolleyes:

*runs away*
 
Voted 8, but on reflection probably should have been a 7.

Still REALLY enjoyed it - the Maserati has been my dream car for quite a while now (and it was in black! Gaaawwwd yeesss) and it sound it made was pornography for the blind. Thank the Lord that Clarkson shushed May during its lap so we could hear more of it being pushed to the edge by Stigson. Loved the comments made about it as well ("Manual... Semi-Automatic... Oh, these are the weapons.") Fair play to them that they also mentioned its suspension and layout issues ("'Ere! 'Ere is okay!") Clarkson summed the car up up beautifully as always with his 2 year old child analogy - it's absolutely captivating.

The Rapide was nice to look at, although far too expensive for what it offers, and the Porsche was horrible. What a dreadful racket it made going round the bzznzz park! Yes, it was the fastest, but unless you live one long autobahn blast away from work largely irrelevant.

I know I shouldn't have enjoyed the second half of the feature but I laughed a lot anyway. Some dynamite quotes from the trio ("I'll do the bride's mother in the Porsche!") and Richard's unnerving speech with the groom made him seem like a taxi driver. I get why lots of people didn't like it, even though I really can't fathom how it managed to 'ruin' the entire episode for some, but horses for courses I suppose.

Not an F1 fan, but the guest made me smile anyway. Seems like a nice enough man. Rupert Grint wasn't as entertaining as I'd hoped, but I enjoyed the stories about his Range Rooney (painted orange! How did the salesman keep a straight face?) and the discussion about kissing the delightful Emma Watson. Nothing particularly interesting about the Camaro vs Merc - great editing as normal, but quite a confusing choice for comparison. News was fun though!

What knocked it down to a 7 for me was the lack of anything outstanding. 15X01 has the Iceland film, 15X02 has the cheap car challenge (bolstered by the Poland extra) but this was missing the final cherry on top. The Maserati made a big effort, but it's just one car out of five. Very solid Top Gear, but nothing I'll lie awake at night going over in my mind.
 
MacGuffin said:
I'm also a big Harry Potter fan. The difference between me and those who seem to despise the series, is obviously the fact that I read the books ;)
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:lol: Well said!


Anyway, the episode. I would have given it a solid 9, right up to the wedding bit. Collectively, my least favorite Top Gear moment in the past was the second part of the Stretch Limos challenge, and this reeked of it. That unfortunate bit pulled my rating down to a 7.
 
GullWing said:
I'm sorry (and I might have to take some shit for this), but I think the Panamera is better looking than the Maserati. The view of the Maserati's rear is awful.

Ok, everybody come down on me like a ton of bricks now...:rolleyes:

*runs away*
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I can see why you would say that. The rear of the Maserati isn't that pretty. But still...the Panamera is uglier.
 
Solid episode until the last 10 minutes with the painfully unfunny Chauffeur bit. It's an old dead horse they keep flogging relentlessly. We got it the first time Top Gear, now fire Richard Porter and find some new jokes. Didn't bother with the SIARPC for the same reasons as Austere*. There's nothing about Rupert Grint I'm particularly interested in or want to know more about.

Maserati was drop dead gorgeous. Gave the epiosde a 7.

* I havent read the thread, only glanced through the last few posts on this page and his was quoted somewhere and I found myself nodding and agreeing as I usually do when Austere comments on Top Gear.
 
9/10

+ Maserati
+ Rubens
+ Hamster in Camaro
+ James saying "too much grip" while sliding Panamera :p
 
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Wait, are people seriously arguing about Rupert Grint's looks? I didn't think these were the forums for Tiger Beat.
 
"I don't care if it picks its nose and farts in bed..." -RH :thumbup:
 
GullWing said:
I'm sorry (and I might have to take some shit for this), but I think the Panamera is better looking than the Maserati. The view of the Maserati's rear is awful.

Ok, everybody come down on me like a ton of bricks now...:rolleyes:

*runs away*
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i was thinking about what you said about the porsche and it caused me to throw up on my shoe! that thing is just ugly. they tried to recreate the rear engine 911 into a front engine sedan, wrong! as far as the Maz, well, like them i didnt like it at first then my neighbor got a white one and it grew on me, now i think its very nice looking. i didnt agree with what they said about the inside though. my point is, i think you have the wrong glasses on, please, run and check...i wait

all jokes aside, i just wanted to respond because you asked for it ;) (and your taste in cars is crap lol)
 
Sik Pony said:
i was thinking about what you said about the porsche and it caused me to throw up on my shoe! that thing is just ugly. they tried to recreate the rear engine 911 into a front engine sedan, wrong! as far as the Maz, well, like them i didnt like it at first then my neighbor got a white one and it grew on me, now i think its very nice looking. i didnt agree with what they said about the inside though. my point is, i think you have the wrong glasses on, please, run and check...i wait

all jokes aside, i just wanted to respond because you asked for it ;) (and your taste in cars is crap lol)
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Fair enough, Florida, but I stand by my assertion that the back of the Mazza is shit. ;)
 
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