No, and I loved Top Gear and the presenters. What made that show great was the banter and three man doing whatever they liked, which most people can't. This show is not nearly as entertaining because May is not doing much that the average tourist can't do themselves. And although May is a great guy, he really isn't that entertaining. As he says himself, James May is having a great time but it's not nearly as much fun to watch. Unless you can't, you should just go to Italy yourself and skip the show.
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Clarkson's Farm was an absolute delight though can't wait for the next season
>i want to go to japan but not make the same le whacky documentary as everyone >OY BIM LELEL
predictable unwatchable crap just like clarkson's scripted farm
No, and I loved Top Gear and the presenters. What made that show great was the banter and three man doing whatever they liked, which most people can't. This show is not nearly as entertaining because May is not doing much that the average tourist can't do themselves. And although May is a great guy, he really isn't that entertaining. As he says himself, James May is having a great time but it's not nearly as much fun to watch. Unless you can't, you should just go to Italy yourself and skip the show.
I agree with this for the most part. I like May, but he's funny because he's the "straight man" amongst the over the top Clarkson and the childish Hammond
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Clarkson's Farm was an absolute delight though can't wait for the next season
Clarkson farm is good because it has little outside input. The Goodfellas rip off shouldnt be in it but thats Clarkson.
whereas "Our Man in..." is controlled by producers who think people want to watch James in forced situations. Show wouldve been better just James going as he pleases through a city
I think its because May was genuinely more interested in Japan. The best parts of the Italian show were him geeking out over wood working. The forcing May out of his element bits didnt really work with him as James gives zero fricks about looking foolish.
The subway station jingle is the only thing you wouldn't see in a wikipedia article. First things anyone knows about Japan are robots, seafood, otaku, swords, temples. The Italy series goes much deeper into unusual subcultures.
Jonathan Ross' Japanorama is a much deeper dive into Japan.
Don't really have an opnion on which is better, the Japan or Italy series, but I don't think the Italy series goes deep at all. Only truly new and surprising thing to me was the Scottish enclave.
this is true, the japan series was very clichè for anyone superficially familiar with japan
But that's the entire point of the series I think, having James May showcase the usual stuff to fat british/amerishart boomers
>James may in japan >Japan is so unique and interesting because it’s held onto its own culture and customs for thousands of years >but also it’s bad because they need more foreigners >but it’s so unique!
Bim
Guess what
not as entertaining as the japan series
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Clarkson's Farm was an absolute delight though can't wait for the next season
>Clarkson's Farm
I liked the nod to goodfellas
>that robot
What the frick was his problem?
>i want to go to japan but not make the same le whacky documentary as everyone
>OY BIM LELEL
predictable unwatchable crap just like clarkson's scripted farm
yes
t. pleb
No, and I loved Top Gear and the presenters. What made that show great was the banter and three man doing whatever they liked, which most people can't. This show is not nearly as entertaining because May is not doing much that the average tourist can't do themselves. And although May is a great guy, he really isn't that entertaining. As he says himself, James May is having a great time but it's not nearly as much fun to watch. Unless you can't, you should just go to Italy yourself and skip the show.
I agree with this for the most part. I like May, but he's funny because he's the "straight man" amongst the over the top Clarkson and the childish Hammond
on his own, he's just a kinda boring guy
Clarkson farm is good because it has little outside input. The Goodfellas rip off shouldnt be in it but thats Clarkson.
whereas "Our Man in..." is controlled by producers who think people want to watch James in forced situations. Show wouldve been better just James going as he pleases through a city
>Unless you can't, you should just go to Italy yourself and skip the show.
I'm italian but I don't want to leave the comfyness of my bedroom
What's wrong with you. You live in the best country in the world.
>best country in the world.
>shitaly
>dumb rich boomer speaking in unintelligible broken italian for a whole series
Wow that's telly
wiener
Really boring compared to the Japan one. I think Italy itself is boring though.
Like watching a boomer take the generic Italian tourist trip they've dreamed about.
I think its because May was genuinely more interested in Japan. The best parts of the Italian show were him geeking out over wood working. The forcing May out of his element bits didnt really work with him as James gives zero fricks about looking foolish.
>James gives zero fricks about looking foolish.
>James also refuses to run on camera if he can help it because he looks foolish
It was better than the Japan one.
>It was better than the Japan one.
No, it really wasn't.
yeah it really was
The subway station jingle is the only thing you wouldn't see in a wikipedia article. First things anyone knows about Japan are robots, seafood, otaku, swords, temples. The Italy series goes much deeper into unusual subcultures.
Jonathan Ross' Japanorama is a much deeper dive into Japan.
Don't really have an opnion on which is better, the Japan or Italy series, but I don't think the Italy series goes deep at all. Only truly new and surprising thing to me was the Scottish enclave.
this is true, the japan series was very clichè for anyone superficially familiar with japan
But that's the entire point of the series I think, having James May showcase the usual stuff to fat british/amerishart boomers
>pretends to be nice on camera
>disrespectful, insulting, smug c**t on the voiceover
I really liked, even more than the Japan series. It's just a comfy show set in a comfy country by the comfiest of presenters
>James may in japan
>Japan is so unique and interesting because it’s held onto its own culture and customs for thousands of years
>but also it’s bad because they need more foreigners
>but it’s so unique!