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David M · 01-09-2006, 12:24 AM

I just finished watching what I think is the best Top Gear episode ever. The host of the show takes a 1000 horsepower Bugatti Veyron across Europe racing against a Cessna 182. There is lots of great humor in the show as always.

Nigel Mansel also drives some turkey of a car around their track with some funny moments.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62249757043000

I think this is going to be the future of TV where you sit down with your remote, pick the TV show you want to watch amongst tens of thousands of selections and then the show streams in HD and your off and runnning with no commercials during the show. I have been watching old Top Gear shows this way lately.

**freakitchen** · 01-09-2006, 07:57 AM

I've been watching Top Gear for over 10 years, probably, and I concur that was the best episode I've ever seen. Proud that British television still puts shows like that out, even if it is considered very controversial.

Freakitchen

**mbossman2** · 01-09-2006, 08:25 AM

why controversial?

the humor is a little off beat, but nothing to cause any outrage (at least from my perspective)

**freakitchen** · 01-09-2006, 08:32 AM

It's not really the humour that's controversial, more Jeremy Clarkson himself. He 's an open critic of the Government's 'Speed Kills' program, claiming that our massive amount of speed cameras are simply a 'stealth tax'.

He also frequently has a go at Greenpeace and other such organisations, and is particularly anti-Europe

I think the BBC would quite like to shut him up in many ways, the problem for them, is that a massive amount of the population actually agree with his views, and of course find him very funny.

Freakitchen

**mbossman2** · 01-09-2006, 08:38 AM

ahhh...so he is, what we would call in this country, a conservative (or even a libertarian)....

"keep the government out of my life" kind of guy...

I knew I liked him for a reason (more for his "I don't care what you think, I'll think for myself thank you very much" stance than anything else)

mystvearn · 01-09-2006, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Freakitchen

I've been watching Top Gear for over 10 years, probably, and I concur that was the best episode I've ever seen. Proud that British television still puts shows like that out, even if it is considered very controversial.

Freakitchen

I've seen it 5 years now. Suprise to see a thread about it here. Best episode? Well there are lots of it-depending on what do you mean by best. I like when they buy old cars for <1.5K or less than 10K and put it thru test. But then again I like the news too. One thing I do not like is the celebrity section-maybe cause I don't know who they are.

**freakitchen** · 01-09-2006, 09:33 AM

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I knew I liked him for a reason (more for his "I don't care what you think, I'll think for myself thank you very much" stance than anything else)

Absolutely. It's nice to see someone still speaking their mind, very much a dying breed i fear.

Before the studio-based format of the show began a few years ago, when the show was really just a selection of location-based reviews, Clarkson actually left the show for about 2 years. Everyone literally stopped watching!

Freakitchen

**HAL9000** · 01-09-2006, 10:48 AM

He definitely makes the show.

786ARS · 01-09-2006, 12:08 PM

best episode - when thry ttied to blow up and destroy that indestructable pickup truck, great.

David M · 01-09-2006, 12:15 PM

I agree with mbossman. Europe has gone so far left that any well known person who speaks his mind from a libertarian or conservative perspective would be considered controversial. Where is the tolerance?

rave · 01-09-2006, 12:36 PM

1000 Bhp...omg!

**HAL9000** · 01-09-2006, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 786ARS

best episode - when thry ttied to blow up and destroy that indestructable pickup truck, great.

I agree... that was the best.. the heck with speed and HP... that thing was literally indestructable... I would like to see another car survive what that thing did.

Jaggannath · 01-09-2006, 05:59 PM

Good old unbreakable Toyota Hilux... great Australian ad

I liked the Apache one, and the one where they had the people mover championship, that was a laugh. However, one of my favourites is when they identical shoddy cars, and destroy them for fun... gotta love the catapault

Clarkson actually writes for the Sun in England, and they're very funny as well. He speaks his mind, but he's not an anarchist. He's basically a do unto others person, and believes in old fashioned values. If someone steals from you, you're entitled to chase and beat them etc.

BigRed CC Dually · 01-09-2006, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David M

I just finished watching what I think is the best Top Gear episode ever. The host of the show takes a 1000 horsepower Bugatti Veyron across Europe racing against a Cessna 182. There is lots of great humor in the show as always.

Nigel Mansel also drives some turkey of a car around their track with some funny moments.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62249757043000

I think this is going to be the future of TV where you sit down with your remote, pick the TV show you want to watch amongst tens of thousands of selections and then the show streams in HD and your off and runnning with no commercials during the show. I have been watching old Top Gear shows this way lately.

David...how did you find this gem?? Are there others?? Is there an index of programs on the web somewhere?? This is great stuff!!!

David M · 01-10-2006, 12:23 AM

Big Red,
Go to video.google.com and enter in Top Gear in the search. There are a bunch of episodes.

BigRed CC Dually · 01-10-2006, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David M

Big Red,
Go to video.google.com and enter in Top Gear in the search. There are a bunch of episodes.

Thanks!!

**thefultonhow** · 01-10-2006, 11:32 AM

I liked the full-size remote-controlled car segment that they did recently.

01-09-2006, 12:24 AM	#1
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,746	The Best Top Gear Episode I just finished watching what I think is the best Top Gear episode ever. The host of the show takes a 1000 horsepower Bugatti Veyron across Europe racing against a Cessna 182. There is lots of great humor in the show as always. Nigel Mansel also drives some turkey of a car around their track with some funny moments. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62249757043000 I think this is going to be the future of TV where you sit down with your remote, pick the TV show you want to watch amongst tens of thousands of selections and then the show streams in HD and your off and runnning with no commercials during the show. I have been watching old Top Gear shows this way lately. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \| Last edited by David M; 01-09-2006 at 12:33 AM.

01-09-2006, 07:57 AM	#2
freakitchen Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 3,554	I've been watching Top Gear for over 10 years, probably, and I concur that was the best episode I've ever seen. Proud that British television still puts shows like that out, even if it is considered very controversial. Freakitchen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ -FK- "Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw, The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow, In Flanders fields." - John McCrae, May 1915

01-09-2006, 08:25 AM	#3
mbossman2 I am, in reality, a moose Staff Premium Member Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: RTP, NC Posts: 2,439	why controversial? the humor is a little off beat, but nothing to cause any outrage (at least from my perspective) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Veritas Principium Libertas Traveling Moose

01-09-2006, 08:32 AM	#4
freakitchen Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 3,554	It's not really the humour that's controversial, more Jeremy Clarkson himself. He 's an open critic of the Government's 'Speed Kills' program, claiming that our massive amount of speed cameras are simply a 'stealth tax'. He also frequently has a go at Greenpeace and other such organisations, and is particularly anti-Europe I think the BBC would quite like to shut him up in many ways, the problem for them, is that a massive amount of the population actually agree with his views, and of course find him very funny. Freakitchen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-09-2006, 08:38 AM	#5
mbossman2 I am, in reality, a moose Staff Premium Member Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: RTP, NC Posts: 2,439	ahhh...so he is, what we would call in this country, a conservative (or even a libertarian).... "keep the government out of my life" kind of guy... I knew I liked him for a reason (more for his "I don't care what you think, I'll think for myself thank you very much" stance than anything else) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by mbossman2; 01-09-2006 at 08:42 AM.

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HAL9000 Red-eyed Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,525	He definitely makes the show. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ -At Ford, quality is job #1, job #2 is making them explode. ~Norm MacDonald, SNL News -Switching to Glide..Balancing in my head..inside of me... taking the glide path instead.

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786ARS Member (9 bit) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 37.239°N , 115.816°W Posts: 391	best episode - when thry ttied to blow up and destroy that indestructable pickup truck, great. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-09-2006, 12:15 PM	#10
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,746	I agree with mbossman. Europe has gone so far left that any well known person who speaks his mind from a libertarian or conservative perspective would be considered controversial. Where is the tolerance? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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rave Member (10 bit) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nottingham UK or Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Posts: 600	1000 Bhp...omg! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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Jaggannath Gremlin Overlord Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,382	Good old unbreakable Toyota Hilux... great Australian ad I liked the Apache one, and the one where they had the people mover championship, that was a laugh. However, one of my favourites is when they identical shoddy cars, and destroy them for fun... gotta love the catapault Clarkson actually writes for the Sun in England, and they're very funny as well. He speaks his mind, but he's not an anarchist. He's basically a do unto others person, and believes in old fashioned values. If someone steals from you, you're entitled to chase and beat them etc. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-10-2006, 12:23 AM	#15
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,746	Big Red, Go to video.google.com and enter in Top Gear in the search. There are a bunch of episodes. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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