the stig !!

a Bugatti Veyron at 250 MPH would you refuse, of coarse not, and why?, because you are a man, and cars are a man thing, Lincoln. 7

you have obviously never sat in a car with my crazy bitch sister !!:eek:

i kiss the ground every time i get out and i used to hammer motorcycles around crazily !!

Further to the Bugatti Veyrons top speed, it has just, over the last few days topped 268 MPH thus making it the fastest production car in the world, and also, at the same time, setting a new land speed record for production cars.
Wan’t ONE!!

Lincoln. 7:diablo:

This post makes me laugh, all the opinions posted, some for T.G. and some against. The ones who, like me like T.G. and will continue to watch, and have a laugh at the stupidity of some of their antics, and the ones who are against T.G. you must have watched the program to formulate the opinions that you think it’s a waste of time and money. Lets face it, If all of us had the chance of driving a Bugatti Veyron at 250 MPH would you refuse, of coarse not, and why?, because you are a man, and cars are a man thing, regarding whether presented by T.G. or Blue Peter, and will continue, or there again, perhaps those who don’t like T.G. or the formatt, would be happier watching Eastenders:eek:

Lincoln. 7

…the increasingly dire ‘set-up’ comedy gems, which infact are highly patronising, not funny enough to be funny, not arch enough to acknowledge that you are in on the joke.

Say what you like about Top Gear but IMHO it has produced some of the most genuinely funny moments on British television in the last few years. Yes, it’s childish much of the time and yes, not politically correct but in this day and age in many ways it’s better for that.

Only those with a below average IQ (approximately 75% of the audience :rolleyes:) will fail to understand that the set-ups are, truly, set up but within those set-ups there is still room for reality to take hold with often funny (and sometimes dangerous) consequences.

The first amphibious vehicle challenge springs to mind; nobody can tell me that Clarkson’s ‘TOYBOTA’ was meant to capsize like that!

Subconsciously it may be bringing its (huge) audience a taste for ‘engineering adventure’ and risk-taking, in an age where youngsters are far more likely to stay safely behind the PC or Playstation so in my view that is no bad thing; remember when the British were fond of tinkering with real machines in the shed?

So for the ‘blokes’ out there who enjoy it, what is the harm, and if you don’t find it funny, one question; what other BBC programme do you think is funnier?

Make Sabine Schmitz the new STIG!!! 😀

isn’t this just wrong ?? or is there something i don’t know ???

Make Sabine Schmitz the new STIG!!! 😀

Hmm, all very presumptuous of you.

You were made for each other 😉

My point is as much as people want to slag it off, or find quotes to the contary, it is still a remarkably populor programme.
There is nothing slavish, nor do I swear any allegience to it, I just thoroughly enjoy it as great piece of programming.
In which way is this misplaced?

In the opinion of James May himself, too.

James added to the Daily Star newspaper: “It’s like drinking in the pub – there’s a point that you think you are still funny but everyone else is finding you a bit wearing.”

Moggy

Your slavish allegiance to the merits of this particular programme is misplaced, in my opinion.

Normally before I post anything , I attempt to illicit the views of the Pope, Simon Cowell, and President Mugabe, but sadly they are all at lunch, so for clarity let me state the views expressed above are mine alone.

All publicity is good, for a show like this, and suddenly is has a bit of ‘real life’ soap opera style interest, in contrast to the increasingly dire ‘ set-up’ comedy gems, which infact are highly patronising , not funny enough to be funny, not arch enough to acknowledge that you are in on the joke.

At least most of us of had the decency to say ‘in our opinion’.

Well, they announced they sacked him, and Jezza is having a public flounce about being very ‘let down’.

Collins got his timing just right, as his book will be a lucrative christmas hit, and he is getting all the publicity, at the point where the show itself heads for the toilet. Had he left it any longer, his thoughts and revelations would be old news, with the Top Gear circus burnt out.

No doubt the BBC will try and try to jump-start their golden goose into life for another session, but with the show now being such a parody of itself, one of the presenters will probably choose an honourable exit ( J.May most likely) and then it will be pretty much all over.

Collins was paid £70 k per year, the others made literally millions, and they ALL have lucrative book deal etc. If the show really had regard for BC, and if his character was as important as they claim, the BBC should have looked after him a whole lot better.

All publicity is good, for a show like this, and suddenly is has a bit of ‘real life’ soap opera style interest, in contrast to the increasingly dire ‘ set-up’ comedy gems, which infact are highly patronising , not funny enough to be funny, not arch enough to acknowledge that you are in on the joke.

Not entirely.

Top Gear is ‘Last of the summer wine’ for those with a vague interest in cars. Clarkson, Hammond and May are just three men with nothing to do, too much time to do it in and a seemingly limitless amount of other people’s money to waste in trying to fill their time.

Regards,

kev35

Hello there Mr Needham, us Top Gear fans will be looking forward to your complaining letter on Top Gear when it starts.

Kind regards

:diablo:

Aren’t Facebook campaigns about the difference between ‘not-lifting-a-finger’…..and lifting-a-finger…

…(I care this much) CLICK! :rolleyes:

Sounds like I had a lucky escape. What was it about?

Moggy

You obviously didn’t see the Facebook campaign!

Truth is that for most people it wasn’t actually a matter of any great interest, despite the BBCs assertion in court.

Moggy

you read it here first.
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=79824

Trouble is Moggy there were a few suggestions from different members who the driver might be on that thread, unfortunately we didn’t trust your input!:D
Interesting that on the Mustang forum that it appears that only two people were interested enough to post!

So why the ‘court case’ then; the BBC surely has the rights to ‘The Stig’ for merchandising purposes?

Which will be the biggest selling DVD this Xmas, Ben Collins or the Stig? :rolleyes: