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Post by tyrednexited on Mar 31, 2017 21:52:41 GMT
I think it's a terminal prognosis.....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 23:45:59 GMT
May well be.
CM&H can make it if they focus on that and the adventures and, to use an awful phrase, "keep it real".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 11:50:27 GMT
Top GearAgree? I do. Rory hasn't had enough screen time; there has been precious little outside filming with all three and the celebrity stuff is always a little cringing. But it is a lot better than with the ginger screamer and it could become a solid performer for the BBC. It may even get to include a little more genuine consumer stuff without going back to the William Woollard days.
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Post by WDB on Apr 24, 2017 12:41:29 GMT
I've actually found myself enjoying it. Le Blanc is polished, Harris is sardonic and surprisingly erudite, a little in the May mould. Reid is - well, underexposed, I suppose. Would be better if they let him play with the big boys more often, and I don't get the opening format where the other two present the first item, before "over to Rory", but not for Rory to actually do anything.
I like that they're doing more with the guests. Tamsin Greig and Ross Noble were great value. Jay Kay is a tedious drone but keeps coming back, so someone must like him. The track practice footage with the guest is the best innovation and a great showcase for Harris as coach and droll commentator. I can tolerate a bit of tedious tyre smoke if there's some of this as relief.
All told, I find myself deploying the fast forward button a lot less than for C, M & H - in either of their formats. I think the BBC is ahead at the interval.
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Post by Alanović on Apr 24, 2017 12:46:42 GMT
I still can't quite get over the feeling that Harris is a bit too much in love with Harris. When there's matey banter about, it doesn't really come across a banter from Harris but genuine arrogance and put-downs. It's not fun.
Rory was best in the early Kazakhstan episode, where he got far more screen time. I get the impression Harris wants to keep him in his box.
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