Top Gear Reminder

by **FairmontXR6** » September 29th, 2008, 9:15 pm

UNEZED wrote:im only watchin next week because of for vs holden segment it better not be shit though

ditto

by **Frost** » September 29th, 2008, 9:22 pm

A 5lt VS commo v a 6cyl EL XR6 would be a good holden v ford race.

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » September 29th, 2008, 9:45 pm

I will definently watch it again, may not be the calibre of the UK version but I thought it was still awesome!.

by **Benny** » September 29th, 2008, 10:21 pm

i agree, it was pretty good aslong as you didnt expect it to be as good as the uk version. considering it was the first show, and they havent recieved feedback yet i reckon they did okay!

by **galapogos01** » September 29th, 2008, 10:39 pm

i recorded it, if anyone wants a copy i might be able to work out how to transcode it...

by **rhys** » September 29th, 2008, 11:31 pm

Jim Beam wrote:Comparing the pilot of the Aussie version and the UK version the Aussie one is a hell of a lot funnier.

True, but the aussie show is almost a direct rip of the pommie one, they have a premade show, all they needed todo was drop in the actors in the set.

Personally i think the main host (aussie jerremy) was over-the-top aussie, like when you see an impersonation of an australian and you think the accent is way to thick.

by **Gubas** » September 30th, 2008, 6:57 am

I think they done ok. It's only thier first episode/season, they will get better, and soon enough those doubting the show now, wont be able to live without it.
Does anybody remember UK TG season one? I didnt enjoy it that much. Test track is gay. Porsche does a lap in 1.11, and stig does a fast lap in the celbrity car in 1.22??? WTF, thats gay. It explains why the times of the cars include micro seconds. Gonna be pretty tight.

BTW, All I saw of Niko, he played some fedral cop who was with a bunch of fedral cops doing a raid on some shop. He had about 3 seconds airtime. He had a pretty cool gun, probably plastic.

by **Dumpsta** » September 30th, 2008, 7:07 am

http://www.xtvi.com/torrents.php?mode=details&id=61172 Im gunna download it from there, looks to me like its the right one.. 'SO1EO1' meaning series 01, episode 01?

EDIT: Hmm I cant get it too connect at all, tried a couple of different links now. If anyone finds a decent torrent link, let me know.

EDIT II: Got it working.. from a more popular site. http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1636913/2325666/

by **Commando** » September 30th, 2008, 8:02 am

The older host sounded as aussie as Dicko from Idol

As for Niko, it was still worth the other 55 minutes

He wouldn't tell me whether he nailed the hot asian undercover character or not...

by **EFFalcon** » September 30th, 2008, 8:10 am

for a first ep it wasnt bad.
i'll keep watching it.

as we said, some people will hate it for being exactly like the UK one, while others would hate it if it were different.
the camera work is pretty damn bad though, and the track looks horrible.
I think if they could improve those it'd be a big plus.

by **Gunns** » September 30th, 2008, 9:56 am

It was gayer than aids. It will die a terrible terrible death!

by **SgtBourne** » September 30th, 2008, 1:36 pm

was lame and shit

by **Frost** » September 30th, 2008, 1:40 pm

Was first episode I say give it time. But then again apparently first impressions last

by **SVT8** » September 30th, 2008, 4:08 pm

the last segment was f****** stupid.....if a shark will eat a car? then they dump fish guts everywhere to make the sharks attack the car? WTF, where has grunt files gone on channel 31!!!

by **Phillis** » September 30th, 2008, 5:06 pm

serial_fool wrote: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.

How many poms do you reckon can afford the cars that Clarkson and co test drive every week?

and the moke shark things was kinda gay, but as has been previously stated, the first pommy top gear was a hell of alot worse than this one!

by **Malakai** » September 30th, 2008, 6:14 pm

I have it at last, I watched the intro quickly just then and it looks like it will be pretty good.

by **oneredED** » September 30th, 2008, 6:22 pm

I liked it, although I'm probably in the minority because everyone wants it to be a carbon copy of the UK one but featuring primarily Aussie cars, which will never happen. I think once the hosts/crew or whatever settle into it a bit more, it'll start to have more of the edgy host dynamics (or something) that make the UK one so good.

by **Frost** » September 30th, 2008, 6:32 pm

Did anyone notice the engine noise not match the footage shown on TV?

Any ideas yet on whos the stig? A black fella maybe?

by **Phillis** » September 30th, 2008, 6:56 pm

ive heard jason bargwana

by **Frost** » September 30th, 2008, 7:05 pm

hes short and got a funky walk

by **Frost** » September 30th, 2008, 11:02 pm

It got better ratings that Aus Idol
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24 ... 77,00.html

by **Kenaz** » October 1st, 2008, 8:03 pm

oneredED wrote:I liked it, although I'm probably in the minority because everyone wants it to be a carbon copy of the UK one but featuring primarily Aussie cars, which will never happen. I think once the hosts/crew or whatever settle into it a bit more, it'll start to have more of the edgy host dynamics (or something) that make the UK one so good.

I'm with Jared

I enjoyed it and will watch it again. The last segment was stupid though :roll:

by **Fairmont888** » October 6th, 2008, 7:52 pm

the short guy cant launch a car for shit... him attempting to get the F6 off the line was bloody dreadful

by **FairmontXR6** » October 6th, 2008, 8:00 pm

Fairmont888 wrote:the short guy cant launch a car for shit... him attempting to get the F6 off the line was bloody dreadful

Funny how the F6 got more air time than the VE (F6 got drifted around the track twice), the VE must have broken down,

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by **holmsy** » October 6th, 2008, 8:02 pm

i forgot was on tonight.
ah well torrents it is

by **spuddly2003** » October 6th, 2008, 8:07 pm

...and tonight's episode...yeah the Ford V's Holden was pretty interesting...and was worth the watch...and the Ford GT40 RHD001 was nothing short of spectacular...but what was with the other STUPID segments they had? An XR6, a Nissan Navara...and of all things...a friggin Proton Jumbuck....comparing value for money in the Kalgoorlie gold mine up against a Caterpillar? And the Mercedes "Smart Car" hearse....the whole time I was left scratching my head....not knowing whether to be horrified and insulted that they were treating the concept of a Hearse with such blatant disrespect (I would say I would be one of only a limited few that would be offended by this!) or to just crack up in laughter with that bloody coffin hanging 4 feet out the back of it held in by occy straps!!!
I guess it can only get better from here???

by **[Sterling]** » October 6th, 2008, 8:10 pm

are you serios? it was an awesome ep, they pretty much thrashed every car they had on the show.
im enjoying it and will watch again.

by **Fairmont888** » October 6th, 2008, 8:15 pm

FairmontXR6 wrote:
Fairmont888 wrote:the short guy cant launch a car for shit... him attempting to get the F6 off the line was bloody dreadful

Funny how the F6 got more air time than the VE (F6 got drifted around the track twice), the VE must have broken down, .

haha yeah i noticed that

by **Frost** » October 6th, 2008, 8:15 pm

I loved the mine segment, tribe to Australian outback/industry. Loved the jumbuck thou. Protons are sikkkkkkk.

It will be good to see the junkyard ep.

by **wolf** » October 6th, 2008, 8:15 pm

i dont get why they chose the f6 against the clubby instead of the GT but meh good episode

by **Frost** » October 6th, 2008, 8:21 pm

cause they knew the GT would loose.

And the junkyard ep has an E-series and a cortina. haha

by **spuddly2003** » October 6th, 2008, 8:25 pm

...The interview with Steve Bisley was awesome though....I met him in person when I was a kid....and he really is as much a thoroughly nice bloke in real life as he was in tonight's interview...good to see there are still a few decent actors in Australia willing to still mix it with the masses....rather than the stereotypical "Hollywoodfied" actors that have their heads so far up their own arses that they can't see daylight. (Guy Pearce...for example...)

by **FairmontXR6** » October 6th, 2008, 8:29 pm

Frost wrote:It will be good to see the junkyard ep.

Looks like one of the cars is an EA

Great episode. :mrgreen:

by **Dezza** » October 6th, 2008, 8:53 pm

IMO Episode 2 was a lot better than episode 1. I actually thought it was pretty good this week.

by **Bipolar** » October 6th, 2008, 9:41 pm

I thought it was pretty good. That Smart Hearse bit was hilarious! The only thing I didn't like was I didn't see The Stig take the big Aussies for a lap.

by **Rollin** » October 6th, 2008, 11:12 pm

I missed the F6 V Clubby segment

Saw the mining one and was cheering at old mate letting it all hang out in the FG - and then he goes "I dunno why I keep doing that, it's just fun". That's wtf I'm talking about.

Smart car was meh, but seeing an FG copping it large was worth it.

by **ClassicAU** » October 7th, 2008, 8:32 am

I agree about last nights ep being much better! I loved how those blokes didn't even need an excuse to rip circle work in brand new aussie muscle! rubbish conclusion to the F6 vs Clubbie if you ask me though.
Anyway, looks like all you blokes wishes/predictions have come true all ready! EA budget build FTW! Should be a laugh to watch I hope.

by **Frost** » October 7th, 2008, 8:58 am

ClassicAU wrote:I agree about last nights ep being much better! I loved how those blokes didn't even need an excuse to rip circle work in brand new aussie muscle! rubbish conclusion to the F6 vs Clubbie if you ask me though.
Anyway, looks like all you blokes wishes/predictions have come true all ready! EA budget build FTW! Should be a laugh to watch I hope.

The thing between the commodore and falcon, I suppose a conclusion like that keeps them both on side of the car manufactures and keeps both sides of the public happy.

by **Bipolar** » October 7th, 2008, 9:10 am

We should write in and tell them to get a random fan from both sides to race them.

by **Allen** » October 7th, 2008, 9:18 am

"Just need to warm up the tyres first..." Awesome!

The conclusion between the F6 and the Clubby was a bit gay, they should have the balls to be opionated and not give a shit who it offends. Whats going to happen if they offend Ford or Holden? They are the ones that should be striving to make cars to impress the journos and road testers... The Top Gear guys shouldn't be any different.

As for the show itself, it all feels a bit rushed. The segments dont seem to go into much depth about the cars before they go off onto the next one.
The Maybach one was a good example... The Armored Van and police escort got more airtime than the Maybach, and then the only thing we hear about are headphones in the armrest? Pfft...

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