Dangle_kt
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:09 PM |
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TOP GEAR "Challenge"
I saw the earlier thread on top gear dumbing down.
I thought I'd post soemthing which has been annoying the hell out of me for years.
You know top gear insist on doing these bizarre races, one on a plane or something and on in a car, and see who wins.
Has no one else noticed the flaw?
Jeremy is filmed doing his cross continental dash, by a small crew in a (I would guess) transit van.
Do you imagine the BBC has a fleet of film crews and kit and vans? And they film Jeremy as he whilstles past at 200mph? recording about 10 seconds of
footage, and then radio ing ahead to tell the next van and crew to be ready for jeremy?
NOPE
1 crew, 1 transit van, following jeremy the whole way.
It has nothing to do with the speed of jeremies super car, no 200mph cannon ball runs to beat captain slow, no close calls - just a boring road trip
in a van following a very pretty, but ultimatly unnessisary super car.
As soon as I realised that a few years ago, I cant watch the stupid races anymore.
I love the rest fo the show, but they must think we are idiots.
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scotty g
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:17 PM |
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Sure I read somewhere that the challenge is pretty much genuine, then when its done, the crew go back and do it again filming all the sexy shots with
sunsets in the back ground or blasting down a long tunnel etc etc.
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carpmart
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:22 PM |
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Never believe anything you watch on TV, its all lies!
Dangle I would hazard a guess that you are significantly above the average UK citizen intelligence level so work these sort of things out so have a
poor 'light entertainment' experience compared to the masses who won't have a clue!
Don't beat yourself up because you are one of the elite!  
The other side of the same coin is who cares? 
You only live once - make the most of it!
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:22 PM |
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Even tho I know I am fooled, I still like to watch the 'challenge'. They always make me laugh with their hilarious stunts.
BLOG: http://thunderroad-super7.blogspot.com/
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:24 PM |
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quote:
Never believe anything you watch on TV, its all lies!
@carpmart: you might call that a Top-Gear-Top-Tip!
BLOG: http://thunderroad-super7.blogspot.com/
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:32 PM |
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youll be telling me that Heroes is all mafde up next!
what the hell! I enjoy it anyway!
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:32 PM |
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WHO CARES ITS JUST SOME FUN!!
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smart51
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:42 PM |
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I've often wondered about this myself. It never stopped me enjoying their films.
I reckon that many of the shots on the artic challenge were shot on the way home. How would you tell? Perhaps it's the same when they raced
from Italy to London. They drove out the day before taking lots of overtaking shots on motorways and things. The Lexus SUV with the camera crew set
out before clarkson on the way home and film him going past. They then compose a film to go on air out of all the fragments that they have. Remember
that whilst clarkeson may have a 200 MPH car, he doesn't do 200 MPH in it.
[Edited on 26-11-2008 by smart51]
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scotlad
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
WHO CARES ITS JUST SOME FUN!!
Yes- wasting my bleeding tv license money!!!!
Wonderous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun, and joy to everyone that rides along!
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afj
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:43 PM |
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I watch topgear cos it makes me laugh, simple- im not bothered about how 'real' its is or wheather its all put on or not its comedy
nothing more nothing less
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emsfactory
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 03:20 PM |
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I read in a boating mag when they did the Thames race. The race is apparently genuine and they then film the nice looking shots after.
But hey, the way their budget goes they may end up having 100 odd transit vans along the route and film the race live.
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zetec
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 03:32 PM |
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I watch it, my wife watches it as does my 12 year old daughter and 8 year old son...they must be doing something right! In fact the kids insist in
watching old reruns before they go to school. The problem is the kids now argue about the merits of Aston Martin DB9 over a Zonda and I ain't
got a clue what they are going on about.
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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RK
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 03:37 PM |
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They do look a bit silly if you think about it. But that's not what TV is all about is it? You used to have Top of the Pops too, and all but a
handful were mimed; didn't seem to bother anybody, because people used to see the artists they didn't get to see otherwise.
I don't know how anybody can get anywhere in life THINKING too much. You'll just get a headache.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 04:23 PM |
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Now the filming on the way there is an interesting thought.
I might be able to watch the challenge more merrily now.
I just look forward to them destroying more caravans.
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kipper
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 04:44 PM |
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top gear
as far as I know, racing on the roads is illegal.How do they get away with it.
People on U tube have been taken to court for less.
Regards Kipper.
Where did that go?
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 04:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Has no one else noticed the flaw?
Jeremy is filmed doing his cross continental dash, by a small crew in a (I would guess) transit van.
Do you imagine the BBC has a fleet of film crews and kit and vans? And they film Jeremy as he whilstles past at 200mph? recording about 10 seconds of
footage, and then radio ing ahead to tell the next van and crew to be ready for jeremy?
NOPE
1 crew, 1 transit van, following jeremy the whole way.
It has nothing to do with the speed of jeremies super car, no 200mph cannon ball runs to beat captain slow, no close calls - just a boring road trip
in a van following a very pretty, but ultimatly unnessisary super car.
As soon as I realised that a few years ago, I cant watch the stupid races anymore.
I love the rest fo the show, but they must think we are idiots.
James May was on (I think) Radio 2 a while back, and stated that many of the shots are done either before or after the actual event, since as you say
it would be impossible to take them during.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 04:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kipper
as far as I know, racing on the roads is illegal.How do they get away with it.
People on U tube have been taken to court for less.
Regards Kipper.
They aren't usually racing on the roads though, it's generally several different forms of transport.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 05:17 PM |
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TV progs like Top Gear are what they are - entertainment shows. They have to be filmed in a way that makes them interesting and entertaining. Im not
sure why people think they are anything else.
Next we will be compaining that James Bond films etc arent really real or that Coronation Street isnt real life.
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eddie99
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 05:56 PM |
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I have the same response to the other post as well... Who cares? Its a entertainment show based around cars, its good fun to watch. If you dont like
it, you dont watch it, its as simple as that
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