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Top Gear Reminder

Postby EFFalcon » September 29th, 2008, 1:55 pm

Top Gear Aus starts tonight.
7:30 SBS
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Commando » September 29th, 2008, 2:51 pm

And Niko is on City Homicide tonight, Channel 7 8.30pm!
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby EFFalcon » September 29th, 2008, 2:52 pm

are you for normal?
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Commando » September 29th, 2008, 2:55 pm

It's the truth!
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby fordbaby » September 29th, 2008, 3:02 pm

EFFalcon wrote:Top Gear Aus starts tonight.
7:30 SBS


gee dam shame you wont be home to watch it
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby [D1SCNT] » September 29th, 2008, 3:32 pm

foxtel iq ftw
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby big-fella » September 29th, 2008, 3:38 pm

Whats niko on city homicide for?
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Commando » September 29th, 2008, 3:47 pm

He's a detective or something. Good on him I reckon!
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby EFFalcon » September 29th, 2008, 3:48 pm

fordbaby wrote:
EFFalcon wrote:Top Gear Aus starts tonight.
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gee dam shame you wont be home to watch it


should be able to download! :D
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Frost » September 29th, 2008, 4:03 pm

He is also in Rush.

Talk about change, he went from a Backyard wreaker doing accounting, and fixing computers for a living driving fords. To living on southbank, acting in TV shows driving a clubsport. Wogs I tell ya lol
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby G3R3N » September 29th, 2008, 4:50 pm

Looking forward to seeing how crap this will turn out. The interviews with the hosts wasn't too promising
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Frost » September 29th, 2008, 5:02 pm

gerendasi wrote:Looking forward to seeing how crap this will turn out. The interviews with the hosts wasn't too promising


Love you feedback of a show that hasn't even been aired yet.

How can you call something crap if you havn't seen the first episode ever made yet?
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Fairmont888 » September 29th, 2008, 5:11 pm

Frost wrote:Love you feedback of a show that hasn't even been aired yet.

How can you call something crap if you havn't seen the first episode ever made yet?


thats like saying how can you call a car crap if you haven't driven it... people still do
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby G3R3N » September 29th, 2008, 5:11 pm

Frost you're a retard.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby iliov » September 29th, 2008, 5:13 pm

Fairmont888 wrote:
Frost wrote:Love you feedback of a show that hasn't even been aired yet.

How can you call something crap if you havn't seen the first episode ever made yet?


thats like saying how can you call a car crap if you haven't driven it... people still do


Same with fat chicks. Most people who bag them haven't driven any.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Malakai » September 29th, 2008, 5:52 pm

Can't find it for download, has anyone else seen it available yet?
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby holmsy » September 29th, 2008, 7:59 pm

hope somone is putting it on youtube soon.
i watched till the first add break. decided i would rather watch two and a half men
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Frost » September 29th, 2008, 8:03 pm

it looked like hugh grant in the background.

They need more australianising not coming the poms segment for segment
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Fairmont888 » September 29th, 2008, 8:05 pm

the hosts are just annoying
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby [D1SCNT] » September 29th, 2008, 8:06 pm

when are they gunna trash a EA...this sucks
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Alesia » September 29th, 2008, 8:06 pm

i wanna see some aussie cars going around the track.

when they had the maybach segment on i recognized eastlink ,where they were doing the rolling filming i took pictures on the ORSM cruise .

Its not as shit as i was expecting but shit compared to UK version :)
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Commando » September 29th, 2008, 8:09 pm

The Stig's "aussie" introduction was crap.

I will judge the entire episode based on the mere 30 seconds I watched: Not a fan at all. Since that's a totally fair and unbiased and holistic way of judging something :P
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby [Sterling] » September 29th, 2008, 8:18 pm

i like it, i will watch it again..
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby holmsy » September 29th, 2008, 8:23 pm

wasnt a fan of the star in a cheap car.

was vince colosomo (fucked if i can spell it)
he seemed to be told what to say from the start and jus said it all without really needing prompts.
and then the actual lap seemed pretty slow and boring (matter of camera work really)
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Frost » September 29th, 2008, 8:27 pm

eyah the camera work and sound isnt that good, there track doesnt look that big based on that. the hummer the full way round would of been good.

And star in a bog stock car would of been better in like a 1990 ford laser or something more classy
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby UNEZED » September 29th, 2008, 8:28 pm

There usin a car as bait to fish for sharks
its a mini moke it should be either an ea or vn maby a vlt would be better
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Sunboost » September 29th, 2008, 8:28 pm

Lol Niko's a detective on City Homicide? I doubt it. No offence to him but sometimes when he speaks he sounds like he needs speech therapy.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Alesia » September 29th, 2008, 8:29 pm

i reakon they should do like the radio thing " blast from the past " and fang around eseries :P

EDIT: this car in the water scene SHIT ! stupidest thing ive ever seen !
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Kaddis » September 29th, 2008, 8:33 pm

Next week's Clubby Vs F6 should be good tho.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby holmsy » September 29th, 2008, 8:34 pm

yeh that bit was boring.
next week they are doin the whole ford vs holden thing. might be allright

anyone else notice at the start the 2 younger of the 3 didnt look very comfortable driving.
they jus seemed real tense just driving through some beach water.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby donno » September 29th, 2008, 8:34 pm

It has promise, give it some time. I have never seen a good pilot. The cast and crew need time to gel, and shape the show around the demographic.

Anyone else ever watched the first episode of brit top gear? I'd prefer to watch paint dry.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Dezza » September 29th, 2008, 8:43 pm

It was alright but not great. I'll still watch it but it doesn't compare with the UK version.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby CaRtZ » September 29th, 2008, 8:49 pm

was shit. didnt mind the 4WD's but im hopin they step up with a better test track and not so rehersed jokes n lines etc. it is quiet low quality, il stick with the poms on this one
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby serial_fool » September 29th, 2008, 9:00 pm

Just wait untill they get to the E series thrashing, it'll pick up then.

Pretty piss poor that they haven't shown any australian cars for the first episode. Piss off the cars 90% of the people in Australia can't afford- get back to more down to earth cars.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby UNEZED » September 29th, 2008, 9:01 pm

im only watchin next week because of for vs holden segment it better not be shit though
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby OED666 » September 29th, 2008, 9:03 pm

forgetting to set HDD recorder FTL!!!
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby slo_sprint » September 29th, 2008, 9:06 pm

Pretty average i gota say!

They have massive shoes to fill and i don't think they can pull it off personally.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Jim Beam » September 29th, 2008, 9:10 pm

Comparing the pilot of the Aussie version and the UK version the Aussie one is a hell of a lot funnier.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Bipolar » September 29th, 2008, 9:12 pm

I didn't mind it. Definitely better than other Aussie car shows I've seen. I agree with Donno - I think once we're more used to seeing them and they've had time to work together and become friends instead of just colleagues, the show will work much better.
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Re: Top Gear Reminder

Postby Malakai » September 29th, 2008, 9:13 pm

If it's not on torrent then it doesn't exist in my world. I'll check it out one day though.
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