Series 15 episode 1

[lew]

Just if I get run over and forget to start a new board/thread ;D

[From Afar]

Nothing like being prepared eh Lew? ;D

11 days and counting........

[lew]

Thought I'd better get in quick ;D.......anyway if any want to start a thread for each other episode tis fine, just remember to add poll

[bob]

OOOOOH!!! Im going to dunsfold tomoro as it happens for work but not the arodrome unfortunatley :-(

[Mayfayre]

45 minutes to go:

Glass of alcoholic liquid: Check
Bottle to top up from: Check
Chocolates: Check
Big tub of ice cream: Check
Space on sofa (removes cat): Check
HDD recorder set: Check
TV: Check
Remote control: Check

Removes cat again.

Right, all set ;D

[jacqui]

Ditto ;D
plus phone off hook ;D

[xjsarah]

TG is back on TV at last! Yay!!! ;D

[jacqui]

Finally some decent bl**dy great TV ;D

[aeromanda]

I'm so envious of you gals in the UK. We don't get the new season of TG on BBC America yet. Don't know when it will be on Hopefully it won't be too long!

[flatin5th - Knight of the NC]

a good start to the series!

That poor Robin!

[jacqui]

A great first episode.

James' volcano film was brilliant but i'm sure the film didn't do it justice it must have been an amazing sight to see. The best bit as always was the news... although the S('s)IARPC was funny too

Just one thing................... NOT ENOUGH JAMES ;D

[inky]

Enjoyed it very muchly Thought the new SIARPC bit was good, loved the Bentley bit (I fell in love with the Continental convertable at MPH a couple of years ago) and the Reliant Robin piece made me laugh out loud! I used to live next door but one to a young couple who had one. Hubby was totally besotted with it (same model as the one Jezzer was driving BTW). One evening, the local scallys sneaked up the road and tipped it over on it's side (I know, I shouldn't have laughed and I wouldn't have until I saw his response ) He went absolutely ballistic! He couldn't have been more cross if someone had poured paint stripper on his Ferrari ;D ;D

PS Loved Jezzer talking dirty Yorkshire

[Mayfayre]

Yes, I noticed the relative lack of James as well but still a good "serious" programme!

Loved the bit with the Reliants - my cousin Up North used to have one (she had a bike license) with no passenger seat at all but I don't think she managed to roll it. She did stab it with a screwdriver in frustration once though!

[xjsarah]

A great start to the new series. Loved it! ;D

That was a very good film on the volcano. Spectacular stuff!

[From Afar]

Not seen it yet.... hopefully tomorrow..... but can't wait even more now with all your positive comments on how good it is! Except for the fact there seems to be a lack of James :-( Well I guess some is better than none

[nobody]

I enjoyed it but I did not think it flowed quite has well has some eps.
I remembered when a 3 wheeler crashed into a garden wall, near where I lived, it demolished the wall but the body of the car was left on some wasteland and it sat there untill they built some warehouses on the land.
Also my friend had one when she went into labour, she did not half feel it when the car when into the groves in the road

[chariset]

Are you seeing "teh serius" we were warned about?

[Deleted]

OK, the Bentley Continental film was very arty but was ok. News felt a bit stilted and back to school, next week should be good.
The James volcano film was really interesting but not enough of it. More James please!
The new reasonably price car is an interesting choice and the BBQ was a nice touch. I wasn't impressed with Louie Spence's antics but when you book him that's what you get. I was disappointed they didn't have any 'Lady cakes'. Would have been nice to have had a nod to the original, tea party in series 8.

The Robin Reliant film was too scripted and too many falling overs and finding famous people to set it upright again. It was ok but then it was a Jeremy film.
If they are going to do a running gag this is the way www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LwMZHrRG0I

Overall not a bad start to the series. The first one is always a bit back to school and hopefully now they aren't manic and rushed, the series will be one it deserves to be.

[gemmiejewel]

Loved it loved it loved it.

One thing ... more Mr May next week please!

[Wyvern]

Jun 27, 2010 21:03:39 GMT @maygrail said:

OK, the Bentley Continental film was very arty but was ok. News felt a bit stilted and back to school, next week should be good.
The James volcano film was really interesting but not enough of it. More James please!
The new reasonably price car is an interesting choice and the BBQ was a nice touch. I wasn't impressed with Louie Spence's antics but when you book him that's what you get. I was disappointed they didn't have any 'Lady cakes'. Would have been nice to have had a nod to the original, tea party in series 8.

The Robin Reliant film was too scripted and too many falling overs and finding famous people to set it upright again. It was ok but then it was a Jeremy film.
If they are going to do a running gag this is the way www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LwMZHrRG0I

Overall not a bad start to the series. The first one is always a bit back to school and hopefully now they aren't manic and rushed, the series will be one it deserves to be.

Couldn't put it any better. It did feel better to me than last year's shows though, and I think it bodes well for the rest of the year. They need to drop the characterisations though.

On the other hand, I loved James's film, the Bentley film was nice (though the conclusion was odd). Not enough 'proper' car stuff for me, but series openers are always a bit hit and miss, and they did have a big chunk of it dedicated of necessity to the new RPC. It seems OK to me.

[dit]

Really enjoyed it. Thought James' volcano segment was the best (not just because of James!), followed by the fabulous testosterone-fuelled direction on the Bentley section.

The news was pretty good, the new RPC section was a bit overlong and the Reliant segment was a bit self-indulgent but then again, it was definitely a Jeremy piece.

A very good start, but why are there only six episodes? Seems such a waste of the talent.

[lindenchase]

Only have seen the volcano film, but what a treat!

I have just spent 10 days in Iceland and every Icelandic person I met told me that the latest eruption (even the ash one) was only very small by Icelandic standards. Guess James will have to go back one day when a big one occurs. He's now proven he's got balls of steel anyway. ;D

[Wyvern]

Jun 27, 2010 22:05:02 GMT dit said:

A very good start, but why are there only six episodes? Seems such a waste of the talent.

Apparently, this year they've split the 14 episodes as 6 and 8 rather than two lots of 7 like they did last year.

[richmondgal]

Found it a mixed bag for me, but really enjoyed it. Some bits they really need to work on badly (their personalities are too much for the show) but I really liked the whole visual of it. James's film was quite nerve racking at some points (I could never drive through a blizzard) but very well executed. SIARPCs and Reliant Robin and power test seemed fine, I laughed though but indeed just fine.

I'm looking forward to the next episode already.

[katherine]

WHOA!!! Harry Gration and Christa Ackroyd on Top Gear!!!!!!! COOL!

[mcrouch2000]

You can watch them here. You need to have an older version of DIVX which they have on the site. Make sure you have java installed and click on the "beta" helper so the episodes load. They have them all

www.ninjavideo.net/cat/2674

[mcrouch2000]

Here is another site that shows Top Gear continuously. You can choose the shows, but they start with episode 1 and run until current. I keep this on at work. Even has a popout window. Brilliant

www.justin.tv/rajkop

[lymaze]

Enjoyed some of it. The volcano film was very good, and could have been longer. I lost interest in the reliant robin stint though. Maybe it was the weather but I didn't really stick with the whole episode. The new car looks good, even if it seems more red than brown to me, and the stars coming along worked well enough, but has been done before. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood....

[eshalda]

I greatly enjoyed the programme, it was just lovely having something on TV that I enjoy watching. I loved the volcano segment with James, but felt it could have been a bit longer (it probably was, but got pared down in the cutting room.) The Reliant section was good, it brought back memories of uni, when a friend plus her luggage was ferried back and forth in one, a journey of over 80 miles, not 14 Jeremy. I quite enjoyed the launch of the reasonably priced car too. James looked lovely and I liked his hair, Jeremy was just Jeremy. What has Richard hammond done to his hair, it looked awful.

[mayniac]

Enjoyed the first show of the series but felt (like maygrail) that it was like first day back at school. Found reliant section bit too obvious, and the news section a bit disjointed, am sure it will improve over the series. Still better than most other things on TV at the moment though........