mookaloid
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:42 PM |
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5th Gear
Is it just me or is 5th gear a really poor programme?
It's like they are trying to be amusing like Top Gear but they only end up being pointlessly stupid - and it isn't funny.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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blakep82
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:43 PM |
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totally agree.
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Angus180
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:43 PM |
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i agree, altho dougie was good, born to ride. i miss my bike but its made way to buy a kitcar.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:47 PM |
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I still watch, and enjoy it for what it is.
I like the way they are a little more grounded than top gear - for example the reviews are actually useful and not always some exotica, but they
should stick to that and not try and do the whole laugh a minute thing.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:47 PM |
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That little Toyota IQ would be great with a bike engine transplant.......... 
Phil
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McLannahan
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:48 PM |
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It really is. Always seems to get somewhere with an article too, starts to get interesting and then it tails off and finishes. You're left
wondering where the rest of the article is and why you've gained nothing from watching the last few minutes.
Poor.
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koiking125
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:50 PM |
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Not expecting to see re-runs on 'Dave' anytime soon! They will never be Top Gear.
Sorry it's on Wednesday at 8.00
[Edited on 2/2/09 by koiking125]
[Edited on 2/2/09 by koiking125]
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:00 PM |
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I think is the John Bentley influence who also does the Gadget Show. Testing a laptop by driving over it with a truck has similar relevance as testing
a polish by attacking it with a flame thrower. I lost patience when VBH 'tested' a really nice classic merc by beating it with a baseball
bat to see how tough it was - moronic
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:01 PM |
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Lovin the new Scirroco too...........
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Phil
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smart51
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
That little Toyota IQ would be great with a bike engine transplant..........
Phil
Not at 850kg it wouldn't.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:20 PM |
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There's plenty of scope for reducing the weight. Starting with the engine and gearbox, seats, fuel tank etc.
Phil
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andyps
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:45 PM |
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First time I have watched Fifth Gear for ages as I am usually out on a Monday. It is a disappointing show which lacks anything to make it worth going
out of my way to watch. I don't feel I miss anything by being out on Mondays!
The iQ looks interesting though.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 10:14 PM |
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I gave up after 10 minutes or so - went and watched Deep Space 9 instead (it's the women in the tight uniforms that does it for me...  ).
Swapped back briefly during an ad break and saw VBH and Dougie - I would have been happy to watch that, if it wasn't for all the rubbish around
it...
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idl1975
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| posted on 3/2/09 at 10:46 AM |
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I actually prefer it for this reason, although I don't watch TV unless I happen to be in the same room while the wife is.
Top Gear tells you nothing at all about the cars. Whenever they do a "review", they not only deliberately say nothing about the vehicle
as an ownership proposition (not much of an issue for me, as I have no interest in owning a production car), but you don't even learn anything
about its performance, because of the fast cutting and stupid effects. I.e., you never get to see the vehicle in motion for more than 3 seconds -
the camera's doing a swoopy dolly shot, they throw in some stupid visual effect, they cut in and out of the car quickly. Even for the Stig
laps, you basically only see a small part of one lap. So basically it's just an extended in-car shot of Cockson going "Pow-ah!" and
mashing the throttle.
At least when fifth gear let Jason Potato or Tiff Needle loose on something, or VBH is reviewing a car or cars, you do actually get some insight into
its/their behaviour. VBH will often give the audience her impressions of the vehicle's characteristics, and when JP or TN are ragging something
around, you're actually able to see what it's doing from the outside for more than 0.5 seconds.
quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
I still watch, and enjoy it for what it is.
I like the way they are a little more grounded than top gear - for example the reviews are actually useful and not always some exotica, but they
should stick to that and not try and do the whole laugh a minute thing.
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