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Post by lew on Dec 8, 2010 16:10:57 GMT
Top Gear
Tuesday 21 December
8:00pm - 9:05pm
BBC2
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May compare the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Porsche 911 GT3 RS and Ferrari 458 Italia in an epic road trip up America's east coast. They undertake a series of challenges culminating in a race to find the fastest way into New York City, all in the name of crowning the world's greatest sports car. Plus, motor-related gear for Christmas and another Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
Sorry RG nicked it ;D
I suppose pic's and bit's will slowly creep out, until the day it's self.
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Post by jacqui on Dec 8, 2010 16:17:04 GMT
can't wait to see them in NY city, they stayed in the hotel my daughter and I had morning coffee in - thats all we could afford  ;D We're more Holiday Inn people  |
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Post by andypanty on Dec 8, 2010 18:04:44 GMT
I just missed them when they were filming this - we arrived in North Carolina and drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway two days after they'd been there ;D
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Post by violetrose on Dec 9, 2010 0:41:14 GMT
I am honestly so excited to see this. I am from New York originally and I am just chuffed that they've been anywhere near anything I personally know!
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Post by richmondgal on Dec 9, 2010 11:54:53 GMT
No probs, didn't know where to put it. Really looking forward to what they do. From what I've heard, they went off road at some point. |
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Post by bayleaf on Dec 9, 2010 13:09:00 GMT
Opportunity for all the US gals to join the oh b*gger i was only 10 minutes down the road club...
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Post by From Afar on Dec 9, 2010 13:28:46 GMT
Opportunity for all the US gals to join the oh b*gger i was only 10 minutes down the road club... Sad but true |
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Post by jacqui on Dec 9, 2010 14:25:02 GMT
It's a great club.... growing rapidly ;D
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Post by heymysock on Dec 9, 2010 15:13:16 GMT
Opportunity for all the US gals to join the oh b*gger i was only 10 minutes down the road club... I'm sadly in that club.  What makes it worse was that I KNEW they were there! I just couldn't get into Manhattan that day. On the bright side, the room that were were stripping and painting at the time looks great. Next time. If there is one. |
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Post by jacqui on Dec 9, 2010 16:22:54 GMT
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Post by heymysock on Dec 9, 2010 17:02:47 GMT
Yes! One of the guys who was driving for them had twittered about it. And there were updates from other people as well. I had promised my beloved that we would finish painting that stupid room that took forever to finish and I would occasionally check the intertubes to see if there was an update. Of course, this only made me feel worse. I would see a pic and be like, "They're in Central Park!" "They're in Times Square!" And there I was, sweaty and covered in light blue paint. |
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Post by jacqui on Dec 9, 2010 18:04:24 GMT
Sorry if that was me the decorating would take go to the back burner. ;D
I loved the way you could walk around NY and see on the lamp posts etc signs of what was going to be filmed in that area. If i lived there i'd be forever following the notices ;D
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Post by violetrose on Dec 10, 2010 15:01:49 GMT
Oh, Sock. I'm so sorry - I think I would have gone mad if I'd been stuck so close and not been able to go! I'm in Maine and felt similarly as NY really is my home and I've only been away from NY for about seven years. I miss it terribly.
That day was a lot of fun to follow, though. I was following a few people on Twitter who were tracking them as they traveled through Manhattan - it was really fun to see the updates as they came in! A friend of mine actually got to meet James after it was all over. It was so awesome.
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Post by jacqui on Dec 10, 2010 15:29:18 GMT
Don't blame you VioletR for missing it - I loved NY can't wait to back again ;D
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Post by violetrose on Dec 10, 2010 23:38:19 GMT
Don't blame you VioletR for missing it - I loved NY can't wait to back again ;D I was born there and raised just outside the city; there really is no other place like it in the world, warts and all. ;D |
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Post by dit on Dec 21, 2010 21:45:03 GMT
I enjoyed it; a good balance between cars and silliness (and the cars were brilliant). Hammond's hair looks good, wish I could say the same for James' as it had that 'I've just been shorn and I'm shocked' look about it but he's still James and seemed to be enjoying himself. After all, hair grows.
As always, the Christmas gifts section was hilarious, and AP - Saw you!
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Post by andypanty on Dec 21, 2010 21:58:26 GMT
 More importantly, did you all spot Mr W? Behind the Christmas tree during the news - well within groping distance 
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 21, 2010 22:06:05 GMT
More importantly, did you all spot Mr W? Behind the Christmas tree during the news - well within groping distance Saw you AND saw Mr W  Gosh, they cut so much, not that they had much choice and yet it still ended up at 75 minutes... pity the friction motor salt and pepper pots and dressing up James (and Richard and the panties) didn't make it in. Mind you, IIRC that was the point where Jeremy said a very rude word and when they did the pickup, the others didn't have their silly garments... and to be honest, if anyone worked out what 'custard' meant they probably wouldn't have let that through anyway... |
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Post by crumbs on Dec 21, 2010 22:13:56 GMT
I enjoyed this - lots of laughs. I loved the NY bit - but then I love NY.
Mr Crumbs said James now reminds him of his Auntie Joyce. As Dit says - hair grows. I just hope James's hair grows as fast as Jezza drives.
Great start to the series. Just wish I had more time to make intelligent comments! More anon maybe - nighty night.
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Post by inky on Dec 21, 2010 22:24:19 GMT
Thought it was very good. For me, there were many laugh out loud moments and thought Danny Boyle was very quick given the conditions. Hopefully, the TG site will put up some of the out takes for those of us who were not lucky enough to be there on the day |
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Post by brycegold on Dec 21, 2010 22:50:08 GMT
Thought tonights episode was brilliant, lots of laughs, some silliness plus some serious bits too. It seems like the old Top Gear magic is back.
But of course there was one aspect that I just can't grow to like ............ James's short hair. Trying to get used to it but sadly no, not for me.
Richard's new har cut is, however, lovely.
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 21, 2010 23:01:09 GMT
Thought it was very good. For me, there were many laugh out loud moments and thought Danny Boyle was very quick given the conditions. Hopefully, the TG site will put up some of the out takes for those of us who were not lucky enough to be there on the day I hope they do too, because it was very funny - but to be honest, Jezza (and to a lesser extent Richard) was very sweary and they'll struggle to find anything usable! However, when I was waiting for the hangar doors to open, I saw Danny Boyle out on the track and I was really not surprised that he got a decent time because he was absolutely flying. Mind you, I know how quickly I went around that track (with a pro behind the wheel) ;D |
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Post by Heartabam on Dec 21, 2010 23:07:58 GMT
*sighs* Jezza looked a luffly tonight.
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Post by dit on Dec 21, 2010 23:08:33 GMT
Custard? (If it can be explained! If not here, perhaps in the NC? You've raised my curiosity!)
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 21, 2010 23:10:41 GMT
Dit, you're familiar with the concept of portmanteau words, aren't you? Two words coming together to form another? The first two letters come from one word and the rest from another...
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Post by TheDaisy on Dec 21, 2010 23:23:29 GMT
*nods* Like my ex boss..... ;D
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Post by Jacksgirl on Dec 21, 2010 23:51:00 GMT
Nope, but it is a new episode. It's actually series 15 episode 7. Long story! Ok now i'm really confused  know you said it's a long story lol but i just want to get some things clarified,if this series is 15(which i thought it was 16 what series was i watching last cause i thought i was watching 15 last) The site i usually go onto to watch top gear this series they have paid eps has someone got a torrent where i can watch it for free. |
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Post by dit on Dec 21, 2010 23:53:08 GMT
Dit, you're familiar with the concept of portmanteau words, aren't you? Two words coming together to form another? The first two letters come from one word and the rest from another... Ah! I assume they were talking about the Stig, then? |
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Post by andypanty on Dec 22, 2010 0:07:11 GMT
Nope, but it is a new episode. It's actually series 15 episode 7. Long story! Ok now i'm really confused know you said it's a long story lol but i just want to get some things clarified,if this series is 15(which i thought it was 16 what series was i watching last cause i thought i was watching 15 last) The site i usually go onto to watch top gear this series they have paid eps has someone got a torrent where i can watch it for free. You were watching S15 last summer - 6 episodes of it. This has been titled S15E07 by the BBC, even though it's only just been filmed now. The Boxing Day special has been titled S16E01. So not really a long story, my bad, it's just no-one really knows why it's called as such, so there's been loads of interweb rumblings about it on another site. I'm uploading the episode at the mo and will post a link tomorrow. Final Gear[/color] have a torrent up, and so do The Box[/color], but you need to be a member of the latter, even though it's still free to d/l. |
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Post by andypanty on Dec 22, 2010 0:07:46 GMT
Dit, you're familiar with the concept of portmanteau words, aren't you? Two words coming together to form another? The first two letters come from one word and the rest from another... Ah! I assume they were talking about the Stig, then? Nope - Jez was talking about Richard and James  |
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;D We're more Holiday Inn people 
I love a man who can handle a gun 
What makes it worse was that I KNEW they were there! I just couldn't get into Manhattan that day. 
I held you, you felt me, I touched you, you kissed me.......
know you said it's a long story lol but i just want to get some things clarified,if this series is 15(which i thought it was 16 what series was i watching last cause i thought i was watching 15 last) The site i usually go onto to watch top gear this series they have paid eps has someone got a torrent where i can watch it for free.