>let the boys retire
I'm just not ready for their retirement. I've been watching these three frick around since I was a child. These three are genuinely some of the last actual wholesome and simply entertaining blokes in the media.
>Zoomers have 2 jokes that they all use on rotation for a few months because they're all morons and can't come up with their own material.
I was today years old when I learned this!
the haha bits were painfully scripted
I guess nothing funny happened organically so they had to insert all that silly stuff? sad, but at least the cars were nice
It helps that Clarkson has massive support from farmers in England as well and isn't just an entertainment programme but much more, showing for a large audience for once the amount of bureaucracy a farmer in England has to put up with.
Truth be told the lads have always been surprisingly good at highlighting what life is like for everyday people and being somewhat educational. Clarksons farm showing what it's like for farmers. Always meeting up with the armed forces to do cool shit but also showing how dangerous it was in places like Afghan. I actually know the pilot of the Chinook that James May was in at camp Bastion. I think the lads actually handled a lot of bullshit just for the purpose of making a good show. The pilot told me about how the producers wouldn't let James wear a jacket at Bastion at night because they wanted to create a sense of continuity by not showing James changing clothes even though he was freezing his balls off.
>nothing funny happened organically >Hammond's car is on the fritz and the lads keep making references to Terminator and Skynet and John Connor >this culminates in Jeremy putting a bluetooth speaker in Hammond's car in which he sends messages in the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger >GET OUT >GET OUT
I laughed so hard.
>and then jezza is gonna make fun of hammond a lot, because that always works >he's gonna reference something funny a lot... like a movie >ghost busters... no, change it to terminator, yes that's it >and then jezza is gonna place this bluetooth speaker in hammond's car and it's gonna play terminator sounds so that's our punchline >yes we'll just add that in post, no need for actual speaker >good one mark, write that down >now, let's see what to do with may's car...
>scripted
That's what makes it funny you idiot. >"Hammond, there is a parasite in the Senegal river that burrows into your skin and lays eggs in your veins and liver. Your plan better work. If we capsize we're dead." >boat capsizes >"AH MY LIVER THEY'RE BURROWING INTO ME! DAMN YOU HAMMOND!"
luv me setup scripted comedy
simple as
Quite boring. Could have been 1-1.5hrs and it would have been better. Deserts make for boring TV and Africa is a shithole.
But these 3 old blokes could read the phonebook and I would still watch.
I dont need city content, but its better when they are driving somewhere interesting. A large open, desolate desert juts doesn't make for good TV. >The intro with the train >the oasis (only 2min) >and the end with the beach
were the only good parts.
I honestly didn't like it. Northern Africa is a huge shithole and it looks like a shithole. The cars were boring and the scenery was boring. The boys were great but man am I disappointed...
>Northern Africa is a huge shithole and it looks like a shithole. The cars were boring and the scenery was boring. The boys were great
Spot on. I ended up using it as background noise because it was just....boring. But I will watch anything these guys do.
>Clarkson will never give you a sandjob
I thought it was one of the episodes of all time.
I thought it was the best episode in the last couple years
Zoomers have 2 jokes that they all use on rotation for a few months because they're all morons and can't come up with their own material.
I enjoyed it but they're starting to show their age. One more and then let the boys retire.
>Zoomers have 2 jokes
What are the other 2?
>let the boys retire
I'm just not ready for their retirement. I've been watching these three frick around since I was a child. These three are genuinely some of the last actual wholesome and simply entertaining blokes in the media.
>Zoomers have 2 jokes that they all use on rotation for a few months because they're all morons and can't come up with their own material.
I was today years old when I learned this!
Just started watching it and already enjoying it
the haha bits were painfully scripted
I guess nothing funny happened organically so they had to insert all that silly stuff? sad, but at least the cars were nice
Claxxons Farm has massively overshadowed the Grant Tour, Mays travel show has been cancelled, and Hammond, yeah who cares. It's basically over.
I will admit Clarkson's Farm is better than the entirety of the grand tour
>Clarkson's Farm
Season 2 seems massively higher budget than TGT as well, better camera work, better droneshots, grading, editing, music, the lot.
It helps that Clarkson has massive support from farmers in England as well and isn't just an entertainment programme but much more, showing for a large audience for once the amount of bureaucracy a farmer in England has to put up with.
Truth be told the lads have always been surprisingly good at highlighting what life is like for everyday people and being somewhat educational. Clarksons farm showing what it's like for farmers. Always meeting up with the armed forces to do cool shit but also showing how dangerous it was in places like Afghan. I actually know the pilot of the Chinook that James May was in at camp Bastion. I think the lads actually handled a lot of bullshit just for the purpose of making a good show. The pilot told me about how the producers wouldn't let James wear a jacket at Bastion at night because they wanted to create a sense of continuity by not showing James changing clothes even though he was freezing his balls off.
it's been scripted since series 10 of top gear
>nothing funny happened organically
>Hammond's car is on the fritz and the lads keep making references to Terminator and Skynet and John Connor
>this culminates in Jeremy putting a bluetooth speaker in Hammond's car in which he sends messages in the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger
>GET OUT
>GET OUT
I laughed so hard.
what's it like being a dad
>and then jezza is gonna make fun of hammond a lot, because that always works
>he's gonna reference something funny a lot... like a movie
>ghost busters... no, change it to terminator, yes that's it
>and then jezza is gonna place this bluetooth speaker in hammond's car and it's gonna play terminator sounds so that's our punchline
>yes we'll just add that in post, no need for actual speaker
>good one mark, write that down
>now, let's see what to do with may's car...
No way bong tv can afford a writers room of 8 people, they poor
>scripted
That's what makes it funny you idiot.
>"Hammond, there is a parasite in the Senegal river that burrows into your skin and lays eggs in your veins and liver. Your plan better work. If we capsize we're dead."
>boat capsizes
>"AH MY LIVER THEY'RE BURROWING INTO ME! DAMN YOU HAMMOND!"
luv me setup scripted comedy
simple as
It was comfy but they were clearly just phoning it in
James going full autistic over the train and then at the library was funny.
May could have his own train series where he gets on a train and then fricks off never to be seen again.
Kino
Quite boring. Could have been 1-1.5hrs and it would have been better. Deserts make for boring TV and Africa is a shithole.
But these 3 old blokes could read the phonebook and I would still watch.
>Quite boring.
This, there was only about 5 minutes of walkable city content in the whole thing. very disapointing
I dont need city content, but its better when they are driving somewhere interesting. A large open, desolate desert juts doesn't make for good TV.
>The intro with the train
>the oasis (only 2min)
>and the end with the beach
were the only good parts.
>Hammond almost gets run over twice
>some African deliberately crashes into Hammond's car
That was kino.
Less laughs but max comfy. It was a good special. I'm sad they're almost done with it for good. Never be another three amigos like them.
>Never be another three amigos like them.
Clarkson = Clarkson
Kaleb = yokel moron = hammond
Charlie = the posh autistic one = may
Stig = Gerald
He's basically remade the dynamic for his comfy retirement show.
I honestly didn't like it. Northern Africa is a huge shithole and it looks like a shithole. The cars were boring and the scenery was boring. The boys were great but man am I disappointed...
>Northern Africa is a huge shithole and it looks like a shithole. The cars were boring and the scenery was boring. The boys were great
Spot on. I ended up using it as background noise because it was just....boring. But I will watch anything these guys do.
pretty boring ngl
Just finished watching.
It was one of the better ones. Just them, the environment and a few curveballs.