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Post by Alanović on Mar 21, 2017 9:54:16 GMT
Watched last nights, the Missus and I enjoyed it. Seems bits of it were filmed around Lake Garda, the James bond route, one that she and I did a year or two after the film. Most of the Bond car chase/Police stuff was filmed in Montenegro, around Kotor Bay. About 10 mins drive from our little property down there. The Policija were even speaking in Serbo-Croat on the radios. The chase through a stone built village with the houses right on the road was the Jadranska Magistrala (Adriatic Highway) as it passes through the village of Muo. I even recognised an apartment building I'd holidayed in once. Maybe some of the film was around lake Garda, but I'd be surprised if they'd bothered to take the cars to both locations. Maybe they did though, I've never been to Lake Garda so couldn't recognise it if I had to.
The Bond remake of Casino Royale was set in Montenegro, but filmed as you say in Italy, pretending to be Montenegro. Top Gear gave us the real thing this time. Stunning place.
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Post by Humph on Mar 21, 2017 10:34:19 GMT
I'm just glad there are a couple of car shows to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 15:21:45 GMT
I was quite optimistic after the first show, but I find the forced relationship and the allied scripting in episode 2 so toe curling it puts me off the whole program.
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Post by Alanović on Mar 21, 2017 15:32:08 GMT
It is bad, Otto, but getting better. Le Blanc is becoming slowly less wooden. I think the Kazakhstan challenge is easily the best thing of the series so far, and there was a bit of camaraderie building between the three. The series desperately needs more items like that and a less forced, scripted feeling in the studio. They're trying to do that thing of being insulting to eachother in a matey way, which Clarkson, May and Hammond do so well, but it's not working. They need to try less hard if it isn't there naturally and let a natural relationship build. I get the feeling that Harris in particular doesn't like having fun poked at him, so probably best not to try to pull that one off.
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Post by tyrednexited on Mar 29, 2017 16:31:58 GMT
...no comments about the latest episode?
I thought the mateyness was a bit less forced this time, but it certainly still doesn't keep me glued to the screen.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 17:42:09 GMT
I haven't bothered to watch it.
If the consensus is that its worth it, I'll give it a go at the weekend.
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Post by Alanović on Mar 30, 2017 8:43:24 GMT
Worth it. Just about. If only for the last segment, the race across the desert. Didn't know Honda made those.
Harris is increasingly getting on my wick, however. But I agree, the mateyness is becoming less forced.
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Post by tyrednexited on Mar 30, 2017 9:43:23 GMT
...... If only for the last segment, the race across the desert. I saw a comment that just about summed that up for me: "....but without any real sense of urgency or rivalry, I just wanted both of them to lose....."
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Post by Alanović on Mar 30, 2017 10:00:48 GMT
Well I don't really care who "wins" those things (although I was rooting for Le Plonker a bit as Harris is getting on my wick), I just enjoy watching and learning about the modes of transport used, even if it is pretty superficial, vacuous information. It's just a bit of mild fun.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2017 10:08:33 GMT
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Post by crankcase on Mar 31, 2017 14:58:58 GMT
I saw another bit last week. Not much, it quickly got to the "please make it stop" stage.
I keep hopping in because I so want it to work. But I realise the bit I used to like best was really when three reasonably amiable blokes were cocking about with silly stuff and making me laugh. Now it's three not very amiable blokes failing to cock about convincingly and certainly not making me laugh.
I shall keep trying for the rest of the series I guess. Maybe.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 16:24:35 GMT
I think there's only 6 or 7 episodes in the whole series.
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Post by WDB on Mar 31, 2017 21:42:43 GMT
I think there's only 6 or 7 episodes in the whole series. format.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 21:44:09 GMT
? Lost me.
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Post by WDB on Mar 31, 2017 21:52:17 GMT
I think the idea is wrung out. A paunchy sitcom star and two YouTube presenters don't make a team strong enough to revitalize an idea that was already tired - as CM&H proved by turning Amazon's gold into (mostly) dross.
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