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#1 Will Riker

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 03:12 PM

Seeing as its returning to our (UK) screens tomorrow evening, i thought i'd start up a thread to celebrate the reurn of Top Gear

(of course, now that i've finally got my driving license, i'm more interested than usual lol)

So, what're you TG fans looking forward to in the upcoming series? While I'm just happy that Hammond is back infront of the camera, i have to admit that i'm looking forward to all the needling that is sure to come his way because of THAT crash!

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 06:16 PM

I'm not sure that I have ever heard of the show. Do you have any links?

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 06:55 PM

Top Gear is a motoring magazine type show here in the UK. Where the three presenters inbetween testing new cars that hit the UK market, do absolutely stupid things such as build amphibious cars, drive jet engined vehicles (unsuccessfully) and have celebrities such as Patrick Stewart himself drive around a race track in order to find the fastest celeb guest.
Not sure if you get this in the US - I know some of my mates have BBC America, but not sure if they show Top Gear
anyhoo.. here's a link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

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Posted 28 January 2007 - 01:19 AM

MattP pretty much summed it up, FHC.

I have a comparison for you tho - if you've ever watched Home Improvement, just think of it as a motoring version of 'Tool Time', had that been a real show

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Posted 31 January 2007 - 09:30 AM

^^^Very accurate comparison Will! tongue.gif

How did I miss this thread? ohmy.gif

Coming up this series........the guys get to build their own stretch limousines and are required to drive a celebrity to an awards ceremony! roflmao.gif roflmao.gif

***Prays**** Please give Jeremy Jade Goody! roflmao.gif roflmao.gif

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 12:48 AM

QUOTE(JulesLuvsShinzon @ Jan 31 2007, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
^^^Very accurate comparison Will! tongue.gif

How did I miss this thread? ohmy.gif

Coming up this series........the guys get to build their own stretch limousines and are required to drive a celebrity to an awards ceremony! roflmao.gif roflmao.gif

***Prays**** Please give Jeremy Jade Goody! roflmao.gif roflmao.gif



Y'Know, if that were the case, i could just see Clarkson 'accidently' reversing the limo at full-speed into a brick wall tongue.gif

Back on the 'HI' comparisons, just how many tmes during that first ep did Jeremy Clarskon want 'more power'? lol

And i say we nominate JC for a 'Motivational Speaker of the Year' award, even though we're only in January. Those speeches were priceless

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:41 AM

^^^OMG!! Let's just hope that he doesn't turn up with a megaphone at roadworks near you or I! laugh.gif

Hang on though, there's those pesky roadworks on the Upper Bristol Road that are taking longer than they should.................................... blink.gif

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 04:38 AM

QUOTE(JulesLuvsShinzon @ Feb 1 2007, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
^^^OMG!! Let's just hope that he doesn't turn up with a megaphone at roadworks near you or I! laugh.gif

Hang on though, there's those pesky roadworks on the Upper Bristol Road that are taking longer than they should.................................... blink.gif


actually, considering the lengths he's apparently willing to go to, we should consider ourselves fortunate if he only turns up with a megaphone. Its when he turns up with a karoake machine, a microphone and a cd of Maggie Thatcher that we really need to worry!

BTW, i loved the 'i'm gonna kill you, May' look he gave james after his megaphone got steamrolled into the tarmac lol

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 09:13 AM

^^^Curiously enough, we were all cheering at that point! tongue.gif

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 03:43 PM

Okay first of all... Jules you do know that Shinzy is attacking troi?

Secondly I was drinking a cup of tea (highly British tongue.gif) and when Captain Slow lost his fish and chips too a steam roller, needless to say there was mopping up biggrin.gif Its shame they didn't do more road-testing of cars so lets hope more are done on Sunday to make up for it... all though its good to see em back on the box.

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 05:05 PM

QUOTE(Totalus_Kat @ Feb 1 2007, 09:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Okay first of all... Jules you do know that Shinzy is attacking troi?

Secondly I was drinking a cup of tea (highly British tongue.gif) and when Captain Slow lost his fish and chips too a steam roller, needless to say there was mopping up biggrin.gif Its shame they didn't do more road-testing of cars so lets hope more are done on Sunday to make up for it... all though its good to see em back on the box.

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Welcome to the thread, TK!

Nothing against Jules of course, but i was beginning to get worried that we were the only TG nerds on here lol

Although i'll happily debate the (unintentional) comedy genius of Jeremy Clarkson all day with you, Jules tongue.gif

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Posted 01 February 2007 - 05:31 PM

Ty biggrin.gif But i've been a top gear fan for a long time... plus I made the Thread on the OLD AA board and the MMV board <<< not so popular over there. I was converted to be a petrol head of top gear not that fifth gear thats a knock off of the best Car show on TV.

No you are not alone... I shall join you in the topic of your desires by also saying Clarkson is a comic god biggrin.gif

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 11:10 AM

^^^^A man of rare and stunning genius!

I'm waiting for when for him to start on James for his trip around France with Oz Clark! laugh.gif

All set for Sunday night guys!

(P.S. he's not attacking her...she's enjoying it!)

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 12:34 PM

Yes you can tell by the look on her face... just give me a little while tongue.gif When I decide to open my box of delights then I'm gonna take some funny pictures biggrin.gif Should be interesting, and two days to go <G>

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 12:37 PM

^^^Looking forward to that! And your pictures! We should set aside a thread for toy tomfoolery somewhere appropriate...............just so long as we don't blow Mark's bandwidth! tongue.gif

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 12:42 PM

^^^ Tomfoolery? was that a hint... or you can't write a sentence with out mentioning your future husband he just doesn't know about it yet <G>

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 01:22 PM

i see captain slow is driving a bugatti veyron this week

hmmm...the slowest driver on TG in the fastest car to ever grace the TG track (correct me if i'm wrong lol)? Let the hillarity ensue!

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 01:31 PM

I want sunday now biggrin.gif Hilarity will most likely ensue.


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Posted 03 February 2007 - 07:34 AM

Crikey, I reckon even I could get round Gambon faster than Captain Slow! roflmao.gif

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Posted 03 February 2007 - 11:38 AM

Never seen this, it must be a Brit thing. But I did watch Junkyard Wars (Scapheap) and it was a good show into they tried to "Americanize"it.




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