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Data Graham posted:The back better be the line about that bridge
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I just noticed Top Gear is back with Season 29, did anyone watch last weeks episode?
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Oct 11, 2020 19:35
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Yeah I enjoyed it
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Oct 11, 2020 19:44
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How/where do people watch this in the US without BBC America? I have used iTunes in the past, but for some they seem to be about 6 months behind on releasing these episodes. They are just about it finish with season 28 (episode 6 should be released tonight). I tried BritBox but it didn't have Top Gear, which I thought was very odd.
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Oct 11, 2020 20:15
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A VPN that tells the BBC website you're in England is one method.
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Oct 11, 2020 20:23
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Toe Rag posted:They are just about it finish with season 28 (episode 6 should be released tonight). Because that's where the US airings are right now. Season 28 Episode 6 airs tonight on BBC America. Who knows when season 29 will come, but it's not going to be legally viewable to anyone in the US until BBC America airs it.
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Oct 11, 2020 20:25
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Pretty solid ep yesterday. The F40/XJ220 segment was great. Paddy's off with the Diablo was painful though, but at least of the three that was probably the least valuable? Wonder who lent them that car and how that phone call went. I was also cringing along with Chris when that RS was getting beat up, but I was super glad he got it fixed up.
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Oct 12, 2020 18:49
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Mmmm mmmm mmmm, mmmm mmmm mmmm, merchandise is kind of getting me excited!
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Oct 12, 2020 19:19
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Great ep. The guys have great chemistry and I thought the challenge was great. Not going too far into whacky stuff (now turn your car into a food truck) but going all out with the impressive wall of death finale. Did anyone else notice the horrible rattles in the 220 on the top speed run though? Jesus. Like, of course a 30yo Jag rattles, but that seemed bad enough that no way am I keeping it buried for 200mph  Also enjoyed Freddie’s sheer excitement, comparing it to his cricket days x100 or whatever, impressive given the guy bowled easily two of the greatest overs in test cricket history. Demolishing Kallis in 2008 is textbook perfect, perfectly distilling the chess-like strategy of test cricket down to one perfect over. Do not want to face 150kmh bouncers from someone that tall. https://youtu.be/NziCH4Tx3CQ Bonus vid running out Ponting because loving off smug wanker Ponting is always a good time. https://youtu.be/xHzL-TIF_Bc
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Oct 12, 2020 20:07
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bull3964 posted:Because that's where the US airings are right now. Season 28 Episode 6 airs tonight on BBC America. Who knows when season 29 will come, but it's not going to be legally viewable to anyone in the US until BBC America airs it.  I don't really understand why they would delay the broadcast over here by so much. I guess I'll have to do something else, then.
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Oct 12, 2020 20:13
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Yeah both so far were good. Bringing something new to the cheap car challenge is always fun.
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Oct 13, 2020 00:53
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Seconding that the chemistry between this trio is great and feels way more like Old Top Gear (seasons 2-17 or so) than the last 3 or 4 seasons of Clarkson/May/Hammond did, where you can tell they're all just sick of the same couple of jokes/pranks (and each other) and are basically just going through the motions. Grand Tour has improved a lot over the course of the show though, by midway through season 3 it is starting to regain the stride.
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Oct 13, 2020 01:33
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Toe Rag posted:
The version shown on BBCA and made available for home purchase replaces most of that with stock music and IIRC at least some seasons they cut out segments like The News to make room for commercials.
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Oct 13, 2020 15:00
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And it's awful, the music is such a huge part of some specials like the Bolivia one
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Oct 13, 2020 15:07
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Whoa the US/world get different soundtracks too? But that's some of the best parts! I used to love watching it and noting that whoever picked the soundtrack in certain episodes had similar taste to me. If you have a VPN just make a fake account and throw in a UK postcode, gently caress waiting 6+ months for it. You have my blessing as someone who pays the license fee.
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Oct 13, 2020 15:24
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The music doesn't explain the delays because they were releasing them the same day for awhile there. The real reason is Top Gear isn't as popular as it used to be so it's not a priority for them anymore.
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Oct 13, 2020 15:39
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Did anyone else notice the horrible rattles in the 220 on the top speed run though? Jesus. Like, of course a 30yo Jag rattles, but that seemed bad enough that no way am I keeping it buried for 200mph It really did sound like that thing was ready to pop as the speeds were going up. The turbo sounds though 
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Oct 13, 2020 15:43
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So, all that said, I just looked at BBC-A schedule and Sunday at 8pm they have S29 E1 one listed, so it looks like maybe they are just going right into it? That may have been the delay for the prior season, they wanted more than 6 weeks of programming.
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Oct 13, 2020 15:46
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Whoa the US/world get different soundtracks too? But that's some of the best parts! I used to love watching it and noting that whoever picked the soundtrack in certain episodes had similar taste to me. Just curious, does this allow you to watch old episodes as well?
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Oct 13, 2020 16:00
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-glN3ReMrw
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Oct 13, 2020 16:08
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Hell drat yes
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Oct 13, 2020 16:10
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Residency Evil posted:Just curious, does this allow you to watch old episodes as well? Seems it only goes back to season 24. I mean they obviously own the rights to all of them so ideally they should put them all on because it's such as well-watched show. 
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Oct 13, 2020 16:24
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Is The News still a thing that I’ve been missing the last few series due to only getting BBCA/Motortrend cuts/archives? I always liked that part and frankly could do without the guest segment
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Oct 13, 2020 16:26
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Yeah, The News seems like an odd segment to cut when no one in the US usually has any idea who the guest is.
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Oct 13, 2020 16:42
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It's probably the easiest thing to cut since it's so UK specific.
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Oct 13, 2020 17:08
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And now let's welcome Jimmy Slippyslop from Slippyslop's Grand Parade, a show that aired once on BBC2 on June 17th 1965. What was your first car, Jimmy?
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Oct 13, 2020 17:11
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Chris Knight posted:It's probably the easiest thing to cut since it's so UK specific. And the guest segment isn't? Maybe, maybe there's like one guest per season that I've heard of and there's like 1 guest every 3 seasons that I'm familiar with their work.
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Oct 13, 2020 17:59
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I thought the guest was the easiest thing to cut lol Ya the news is way more interesting to me than whatever random guest and the lap stuff that's all usually real forced. I mostly watch for the presenters and hearing them just semi freeform bitch about things is great in that little 8 minutes or so.
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Oct 13, 2020 18:08
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I would much rather hear about whatever lame traffic laws there are in London than listen to someone I've never heard of talk about how they had a Peugot 204 as a teenager.
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Oct 13, 2020 18:45
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The guest segment in the original Top Gear was always almost precisely ten minutes long. Which was great because it made skipping it a breeze. Over all the years, all the guests, there are maybe half a dozen I would ever sit through on a re-watch. The news segments, on the other hand, were always some of the top moments of the show. All three of them together, shooting the poo poo about whatever came across their desk that week. All the incredible chemistry the hosts had was never highlighted more than when they were doing the news.
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Oct 14, 2020 13:21
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Megillah Gorilla posted:The guest segment in the original Top Gear was always almost precisely ten minutes long. Which was great because it made skipping it a breeze. It was basically a prop comedy / observational humor segment. Any "news" content was purely incidental. When they tried bringing it to TGUSA they totally forgot to make it funny so it was like "....what the gently caress, I'd rather see a SIARPC than this"
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Oct 14, 2020 13:29
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Ross Noble's tank story is a classic for the ages.
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Oct 14, 2020 14:01
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A meetup in Portmeirion? Be seeing you...
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Oct 27, 2020 04:05
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The bangers & mash 99 was loving genius.
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Nov 3, 2020 01:36
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Nov 18, 2020 15:26
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I can't wait 
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Nov 18, 2020 18:27
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Seems it only goes back to season 24. I mean they obviously own the rights to all of them so ideally they should put them all on because it's such as well-watched show. So there's no way for someone in the UK to watch Top Gear the way it was originally broadcast? December 18th for those of us that are lazy.
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Nov 18, 2020 18:32
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James' "Oh Cook" cooking show is on Prime and it's and good as you'd expect.
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Nov 25, 2020 03:21
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One episode a year. Must be nice. Also, can't wait.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:One episode a year. Must be nice. Probably the last one they do, to be honest. They aren't getting any younger.
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