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Mon 30 May 2016 06:44
TOP GEAR - oldroverboy.

Didn't Watch.

Thank heavens for DAB and IPTV,

Gave up radio 2 in the mornings till 09.30-12.00 and 1700-1900.

Didn't like the friday thing. TFI or the one show.

A 50 year old in a teenagers body and mental processes.

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Mon 30 May 2016 06:49
TOP GEAR - madf

I refuse to watch Evans.

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Mon 30 May 2016 07:01
TOP GEAR - gordonbennet

I didn't watch it, and i won't be bothering, Evans ruins everything he touches for me.

However, the previous show, and its presenters, were years past their sell by date anyway, for me at least...lad culture might suit the overgrown children who presented it but one can only stand so many re-enactments of a trio of self worshipping overpaid pre pubescents being metaphorically handed the keys to the sweet shop.

What galls me most is i'm forced to pay for this tripe out of the BBC extortion levy.

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Mon 30 May 2016 08:31
TOP GEAR - RT

Watched it - same format as before, just new faces - rubbish!

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Mon 30 May 2016 08:56
TOP GEAR - Dwight Van Driver

Tuned in ......3 minutes tuned out.

What is the point of this programme and that b....... Geek Evans.

Oh dreeearie me

dvd

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Mon 30 May 2016 09:12
TOP GEAR - daveyjp
I tried, but it proved it was the presenters which made the old programme successful and the format does not now work.

Halfway through watching a Reliant on the back of a car transporter I'd had enough. It was then on in the background, but I wasn't drawn away from the ipad for the next 40 minutes.

However, the documentary about the Battle of Jutland on afterwards was excellent!
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Mon 30 May 2016 10:09
TOP GEAR - focussed

The previous Clarkson-Hammond-May format was just about watchable, mainly because of the interaction and banter between the three of them.

To try to replace that is impossible - I didn't bother watching it.

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Mon 30 May 2016 10:52
TOP GEAR - Boroman
It was truly dreadful; hackneyed, cliched rubbish. Only Sabine Schmitz looked remotely comfortable and natural but you knew she just had to lose her "challenge" with ace driver Evans.
Won't be watching it again, as without the rapport of May, Hammon & Clarkson the format is surprisingly weak.
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Mon 30 May 2016 16:08
TOP GEAR - groaver

I didn't watch it, and i won't be bothering, Evans ruins everything he touches for me.

However, the previous show, and its presenters, were years past their sell by date anyway, for me at least...lad culture might suit the overgrown children who presented it but one can only stand so many re-enactments of a trio of self worshipping overpaid pre pubescents being metaphorically handed the keys to the sweet shop.

What galls me most is i'm forced to pay for this tripe out of the BBC extortion levy.

You nailed it, gb.

I thought it was just me having to justfy my loathing for this purile nonsense when all around shouted "Emperor's new clothes!"

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Mon 30 May 2016 11:15
TOP GEAR - FoxyJukebox

The BBC's publicity department will say this has been a success. The BBC's commercial arm will will report it as a flop as overseas sales plummet.

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Mon 30 May 2016 12:02
TOP GEAR - Happy Blue!

Was barbequing with friends and we all said 'Oh Top Gear's on' and continued to eat meat and drink beer.

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Mon 30 May 2016 12:04
TOP GEAR - Happy Blue!

Just heard on BBC R4 news. 4.4M viewers. Chris Evans said he would be disappointed with less than 5M.

Edited by Happy Blue! on 30/05/2016 at 12:09

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Mon 30 May 2016 15:36
TOP GEAR - focussed

Was barbequing with friends and we all said 'Oh Top Gear's on' and continued to eat meat and drink beer.

The BBC doesn't approve of that.

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Mon 30 May 2016 12:08
TOP GEAR - corax

Truly dreadful. If it carries on like that then surely the plug will be pulled after the first season.

I feel sorry for Sabine Schmitz being involved. Chris Harris is a good presenter/driver but now I learn that he'll only be online.

Never liked Evans and hoped that the other presenters would maybe make it bearable, but his shouty, high pitched personality ruined it.

If they were having a completely different set of people they should have changed the format - it's not going to work again because it was set up for the previous presenters personalities.

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Mon 30 May 2016 12:58
TOP GEAR - RobJP

Five minutes of Matt Le Blank Expression and Chris 'good on radio' Evans was enough to have us changing over.

Too much trying to be Clarkson et al, too much rushing to get it back on air and proving to Clarkson that they didn't need him to be successful.

Truly dire.

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Mon 30 May 2016 13:04
TOP GEAR - John F

Oh dear. Used to be funny silly, now just silly silly. Why is Mr Evans always SHOUTING?

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Mon 30 May 2016 13:33
TOP GEAR - Wukl

It's a shame if Chris Harris is to be sidelined to the on-line show only. Aside from his shrewd reviewing skills, I was hoping his exploits in the Team Parker Bentley would open the wider public's eyes to the Blancpain Endurance series and GT racing in general. Not that the N24 went well for him or Sabine this weekend...

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Mon 30 May 2016 14:06
TOP GEAR - barney100

Two presenters only? dynamics might wear a bit thin but the show was a good try. I would like another presenter to be added.

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Mon 30 May 2016 15:11
TOP GEAR - Doc

I gave up watching after 15 minutes. Not good.

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Mon 30 May 2016 18:33
TOP GEAR - Warning

I love the (old) Top Gear and I thought it was hillarious and I love the journey and the producer challences. Just glad a few a few old episodes are still running on UK Gold.

I have never been a fan of Chris Evans as a TV Presenter, he seems to be a marmiate choice for me.

Though surprised they did not choose someone like Rebecca Jackson for Top Gear....

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Mon 30 May 2016 23:10
TOP GEAR - xtrailman

I watched it and thought the american was great, red head a bit loud.

A huge improvement over the old crap, but it does need new content.

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Tue 31 May 2016 13:04
TOP GEAR - merlin

For me there were a few moments that were entertaining such as Matt LeBlanc getting into the Nomad, however overall I was disappointed. Why has the format hardly changed? If the situation had been reversed and it was Clarkson taking over a successful established show, then I'm sure he would have done things very differently to put his own mark on the show.

As for the presenters, Chris Evans some how didn't fit in the role. Perhaps he was trying too hard and being shouty didn't help.

Matt LeBlanc was better. I thought he was cool and amusing at times although not so sure when he was in the studio.

Sabine Schmitz was nothing special, yes she looks great and can no doubt drive very well, but is she really a presenter?

I enjoyed Chris Harris driving round the track, but in the studio he didn't look at all comfortable.

Rory Reid came across well. I was impressed. Pity he isn't doing the main show with Matt LeBlanc.

Anyone know what happened to Eddie Jordan? I thought he was meant to be in the line up too.

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Tue 31 May 2016 13:55
TOP GEAR - daveyK_UK
I thought the new show was poor and the presenters lacked chemistry
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Tue 31 May 2016 15:13
TOP GEAR - HandCart

I think a lot of why the old presenters were popular was because they never took themselves too seriously: It was that old British 'underdog' thing, where they had personae that came across as 'not terribly competent'.
The average Brit can identify with that, warms to it, and feels comfortable with its self-deprecating undertone.

Matt Leblanc is never going to come across in that way - he won't want to risk losing a 'cool' image (for himself, rather than as a character part). And Evans too was just trying too hard to be likeable and competent.

Yes Evans was shouty. But they've increased the size of the 'studio' and the audience - different, but not necessarily better, and as a result, one thing that really really irritated me was the 'echoey' audio quality of the dialogue in the studio. Lost any intimacy it may have had before. Which further added to the trying-too-hard "HEY WE'RE ALL HAVING A RIP-ROARING GREAT PARTY-LIKE TIME HERE, AREN'T WE!!" demeanour conveyed towards us.

A fair effort, but it made me curl one end of my mouth up, slowly shake my head, and sigh "Heeummmmmm.."

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Tue 31 May 2016 18:06
TOP GEAR - xtrailman

I thought it was a great improvement over the old tired and frankly boring presenters from the old series.

Not perfect but has potential. Evans needs to relax and not try to much, or shout so loud.

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Wed 1 Jun 2016 13:21
TOP GEAR - Ben 10
Give it a chance. Everyone comparing and wanting it axed after 1 episode. Let it bed in.

Agree Evans shouting is annoying and Le Blanc is not a presenter but it may improve. I'll decide to continue with it after the series ends. As for content, they need to have the news section back, maybe with a petrolhead bit covering motoring products etc.
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Wed 1 Jun 2016 17:48
TOP GEAR - slkfanboy
Give it a chance. Everyone comparing and wanting it axed after 1 episode. Let it bed in. Agree Evans shouting is annoying and Le Blanc is not a presenter but it may improve. I'll decide to continue with it after the series ends. As for content, they need to have the news section back, maybe with a petrolhead bit covering motoring products etc.

It simply won't as the presenters have nothing in common with each other and lets face it, it was a rather tired format already

It need a revamp and it didn't happen even the camera was poor in contrast too what I would expect

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Wed 1 Jun 2016 19:05
TOP GEAR - paulc924

I gave it a chance because the stupid stunts of the old programme were just farcical. I wish I hadn't bothered. A total waste of time and electricity. Just think how much of the licence fee has been wasted here.

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Thu 2 Jun 2016 10:28
TOP GEAR - bazza

I thought Matt Leblanc held it together really, with his super-cool dry humour and poking fun at the Brits. CE needs to relax and calm down a bit and we haven't seen enough of Sabine yet, clearly she's a highly skilled and competitive sort. Content may improve, it's early days. Even less car content than before!

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Tue 28 Jun 2016 14:06
TOP GEAR - Gibbo_Wirral

Not by a long shot. Episode 3 was good because there was little Evans air time. But he was back to his normal self on Sunday.

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Wed 29 Jun 2016 00:07
TOP GEAR - colinh

Top Gear USA, which was shown on the History chaanel there, has been cancelled after six seasons. BBC Worldwide looking around for a new sponsor

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Wed 29 Jun 2016 09:27
TOP GEAR - sandy56

the new TG is awful. Let it die.

There is space for a new motoring program for real petrol heads and not the noisy children.

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