Black Rose Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 After a 5 week gap for the football... ...Top Gear is back :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Been filling the 5 week gap by reading Clarksons books. Hilarious stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 If you like the clarkson books, you should buy James May book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Top Gear presenter hurt in crash Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the programme. The presenter, 36, was taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary which has a special neurological unit. A North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman said he was unconscious when they got to the scene and a hospital spokesman described him as "critical". The BBC confirmed the presenter had been injured during a Top Gear shoot. Inspector Mike Thompson, of North Yorkshire Police, said officers were dealing with the incident at Elvington airfield, a former RAF base, in North Yorkshire. He said: "At 5.45pm this evening we received a report via the fire service of a male person trapped in what was described as an overturned jet car which had been driven on the airfield. "The male occupant has received serious injuries and has been airlifted to hospital at Leeds." The presenter was born in Birmingham, educated in Yorkshire and lives near Cheltenham. In addition to presenting Top Gear for the BBC, he also fronted Brainiac on Sky One until recently. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm Get well soon Hammy :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 :sad2: Here's hoping for a swift recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smut Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 If you like the clarkson books' date=' you should buy James May book.[/quote'] Whats that like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 This most certainly will have consiquences to the show. Maybe they will stop doing bits about these sort of extreme machines (jet cars, racing motorised canoes etc). To be fair i don't enjoy those features as much anyway. I think they should concentrate more on road cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay_steph Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Just heard that he's out of intensive care now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 This most certainly will have consiquences to the show. Maybe they will stop doing bits about these sort of extreme machines (jet cars, racing motorised canoes etc). To be fair i don't enjoy those features as much anyway. I think they should concentrate more on road cars. If you just want a old-school motoring program which focuses just on reviewing cars than your pretty much stuck, 'cos those programs won't surive these days (look at Fifth Gear for example, they have moved away from a pure reviewing show now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 If you just want a old-school motoring program which focuses just on reviewing cars than your pretty much stuck' date=' 'cos those programs won't surive these days (look at Fifth Gear for example, they have moved away from a pure reviewing show now)[/quote'] Nah. I love the current format Top gear (it's one of my favourite programmes). I love the things they do with the super cars and would bored if they did week after week of reviews for cars like Nissan Micras. It's just that i've personally seen a very slight change over the last few series which is taking them further away from 'traditional' road cars and more toward these 'extreme machines' (by which i mean things like jet cars which are not even available to buy as far as i know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 That Jet Car wasn't even a car. Just an airplane engine on a chassis with wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Exactly. I'm sure the film he was doing about the jetcar would have been entertaining, but to me Top gear should not really be about those types of machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 So you prefer it to be about racing a nissan micra from london to sheffield? Top Gear has always pushed the levels of what a motoring show should be about, like last year with the Toybota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 So you prefer it to be about racing a nissan micra from london to sheffield? Maybe if it were a Veyron :P The thing about features like racing Astons against trains, is that there is a point to prove i.e cars > trains/planes/boats. I guess i'm just less interested in non-production cars. BTW i did think the Toybota thing was hilarious *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 It would have made good tv that jetcar to see if they could set an unoffical british land speed record. Good TV = Makes more people watch show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Good TV = Makes more people watch show That's fair enough. I was just saying that personally i find things like trying to break the indoor speed record less interesting, than say trying to get from London to Edinburgh on one tank of fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Top Gear star begs BBC to show 280mph car crash Top Gear star begs BBC to show 280mph car crash Last updated at 11:43am on 26th September 2006 Reader comments (12) With Top Gear facing the axe, injured presenter Richard Hammond has begged the BBC to show the 280mph car crash that almost killed him. In a bid to save the motoring show, the 36-year-old is also prepared to appear on television live from his hospital bed as BBC bosses have said they will only screen the new series if Hammond is well enough to appear on it. Hammond, who suffered a serious brain injury after his jet-powered dragster crashed, is desperate to get in front of a camera as he is worried the programme will be cancelled before he has had a chance to recover from his injuries. A friend of the presenter, told the Daily Star: "Richard could not stand to feel he was to blame for the demise of the show he loves. "He's fuming they've postponed the next series because he fears that's the first step towards the BBC pulling the plug permanently. He's terrified they're going to axe it while he's stuck in hospital. "He'll do anything to keep Top Gear going, even if it means broadcasting from his hospital bed. It would be an emotional broadcast for everyone involved and a ratings winner." Hammond, affectionately nicknamed the Hamster, has been angered by rumours that Top Gear's future is in doubt as the new series which was due to be aired on October 8 has been postponed indefinitely. Now out of intensive care at Leeds General Infirmary the presenter has amazed doctors with his fast recovery as only last week his life hanged in the balance. Reunited with his two daughters Isabella, five, and Willow, two, he is now walking, talking and eating. Producer Andy Wilman has threatened to quit the show if the BBC try to tone down the show's emphasis on speed and stunts. While co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson, 46, said: "Swarms of bureaucratic bluebottles are nibbling away at the crash site on York airfield desperately trying to find some reason why Top Gear should be banished from our screens." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I can't see Top Gear returning to what it was, despite appeals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I can't see Top Gear returning to what it was' date=' despite appeals[/quote'] Pity. Then it will be yet another victory for the "nanny state"!!:angry: If Hammy says it's OK, they should abide by his wishes!!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 unfortunately it's not his decision. Imagine the complaints from RoSPA :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 unfortunately it's not his decision. Imagine the complaints from RoSPA :stunned: Screw 'em, I say!!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 but that's exactly what it was, an accident. accidents do happen, and the only way to prevent them is to wrap everyone in cotton wool and never leave the house. as I saw in one of the papers today, Top Gear is not irresponsible and it doesn't promote speeding. if anything, it can show you the consequences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 whats in your egg?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 whats in your egg?? Wait a few more days and you'll find out!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 whats in your egg?? dunno! have to wait for it to hatch. hopefully, its better than that scrawny ostrich hing that hatched out of the last one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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