Top Gear "dream team" announced by BBC

Redirect Left · PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 2:15 pm

The new lineup 'will' include a woman, according to Evans.

Source: Metro

Pyoro · PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 2:20 pm

Only appropriate in modern times, but I wonder how they'll compensate for the fact that 30% of their jokes will suddenly be off limits? ^^

Chrill · PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 2:48 pm

Pyoro wrote:

Only appropriate in modern times, but I wonder how they'll compensate for the fact that 30% of their jokes will suddenly be off limits? ^^

I'm sure you mean 95%.

Pyoro · PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:22 pm

They aren't that bad. They also make jokes about badly manufactured US cars ('cause nobody buys British ones), tiny Japanese ones ('cause nobody buys British ones) and how they "won the war" (because you really don't make jokes about German cars). And then of course racial stereotypes, and a few jokes about each other.

...

Alright, maybe 50% ...

Redirect Left · PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:00 pm

ah yes, the BBC have new rules about panels having a woman onboard don't they? Forgot that might come into play here.

I hope they find a suitable woman and not just someone who is available because they agreed to it.

Mock The Week may end up suffering that after awhile, but thats another subject altogether.

Chrill · PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:13 am

Vicky Butler-Henderson, Jo Brand (she's done some rallying, I think), Sabine Schmitz and Suzi Perry. There are women who could do the job for sure.

EDIT: Susie Wolff, Sue Perkins (although she didn't enjoy the attention Clarkson followers gave her on Twitter, including rape threats and murder threats...), Jodie Kidd...

Redirect Left · PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:08 pm

Redirect Left wrote:

The new lineup 'will' include a woman, according to Evans.

Source: Metro

or perhaps not!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33180779

te_lanus · PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:29 pm

Wonder how the "new Topgear" will be received? I know a lot of people (that I know and have contact with) watched the show exclusively for the "comedy". And won't watch if they don't get the "Same British" Humour. I know my Mom watched the show, especially their Challenges/races/specials and stuff, but when the reasonable car segment came up she went and made coffee. And I know a lot of people who did the same.

BBC tried to introduce Topgear Aus and US here with very limited success, people didn't find them funny here, and if Topgear UK goes the same way as Aus and Us then a lot won't watch it

Dave · PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:34 pm

Redirect Left wrote:

Mock The Week may end up suffering that after awhile, but thats another subject altogether.

It's already terrible. Two series too many.

Anyway - Evans winds me up. But I haven't really watched Top Gear so probably shouldn't comment.

Redirect Left · PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 12:59 am

Dave wrote:

Anyway - Evans winds me up. But I haven't really watched Top Gear so probably shouldn't comment.

I mainly stopped watching it, other than the specials which were still pretty cracking. Despite the blatant setups.

Kevo00 · PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:21 am

Evans is a safe pair of hands, and these days a very BBC establishment one. This is probably their way of making sure he says loyal rather than going off to revive TFI Friday more fully.

Redirect Left · PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:04 pm

I just hope the new team will be up for doing the extreme stuff the specials often require, such as going to ridiculous places in ridiculous circumstances .

Chrill · PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:33 pm

A three year bump for this. Anyone catch the most recent episode of "New" Top Gear? Lovely little Friends reference at the end:

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