TV Top Gear Australia - Page 11

chunder · 19 Jan 2009, 22:42 (Ref:2374870)

Seems he was just treading water and earning a few quid til MotoGP dealw as sorted as sadly we have to put up with him in teh UK doing bike commentary!

Damn shame as though he is reasonably funn he doesnt know a knee slider from a petal brake!

nic.v814 · 25 Jan 2009, 04:57 (Ref:2378538)

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Originally Posted by racer69

I'm not sure how you can make a statement like that. Charlie Cox's motorsport credentials in both Australia & England were mentioned earlier in the thread, and Pizatti holds a CAMS licence and is in driver training.

Lets be honest, in the producers mind the whole point of the Astra segment was to cause some damage!

Sorry i dont read all the posts and i didnt do a background check on the hosts i just called it how i saw it.

thunderbolt · 19 May 2009, 07:24 (Ref:2464945)

Behind The Wheel 1994 before topgear

http://www.caradvice.com.au/16744/vi...he-wheel-1994/

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Hosted by James Morrison and Monica Trapaga, the show is a far cry from the usual dreary Australian car show stereotype, made even more impressive by the fact it was created in 1994 - long before the current format of Top Gear ever existed.

johnh875 · 19 May 2009, 07:49 (Ref:2464959)

Anybody been watching series 2? I thought the first episode was ok - probably what they should have done last year with a detailed tour of the track etc, but I couldn't believe they didn't realise how boring it was to repeatedly watch James & Warren pounding waves on the jetski, or Steve driving at 40km/h even if it was a Lambo.

Missed the start of last night's episode, but what I did see was much better. The show is still not as slick as the UK version but that episode held up very well I thought.

David Towe · 19 May 2009, 08:25 (Ref:2464982)

Ditto!! Warren is much better as the front man than I would have thought.

mountainstar · 19 May 2009, 14:34 (Ref:2465170)

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Originally Posted by David Towe

Ditto!! Warren is much better as the front man than I would have thought.

Yeah I think they did well to put Warren up there as the interviewer. That worked well.

The race with the Lambo and waverunner did not.

Skaifey was a bit competitive. When his first time was revealed and it was worse than the other two V8 drivers he looked angry.

Amaroo Park · 1 Jun 2009, 09:46 (Ref:2473222)

Is it just me or does eanybody else find the one with the beard, Pizzati, extremly annoying????????

Would also like to see him have a wash once too.

Amaroo Park · 1 Jun 2009, 10:06 (Ref:2473235)

Be nice too if they got someone on the show who actually knows SOMETHING about cars

Cougar · 1 Jun 2009, 20:13 (Ref:2473635)

But its not really a CAR show is it?

Amaroo Park · 1 Jun 2009, 23:58 (Ref:2473733)

no it is certainly no Torque

mac · 5 Jun 2009, 02:19 (Ref:2475711)

It's not really a car show, then...

And it's not really entertaining...

So what is it?

Amaroo Park · 5 Jun 2009, 02:36 (Ref:2475714)

well the Australian version is ummm filler

Amaroo Park · 22 Jun 2009, 09:32 (Ref:2488149)

wish this Steve bloke would have a wash and a shave he looks greasy

AND he can't even pronounce Toyota

mac · 22 Jun 2009, 23:32 (Ref:2488648)

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Originally Posted by Amaroo Park

AND he can't even pronounce Toyota

The Tiyoda?

It's pure punishment. No sense of theatre or drama - and even if they did, they don't have the talent to pull it off...

I ask myself why I watch it - and it is purely because it is cars on tv, and I usually have nothing on on a Monday night...

johnh875 · 24 Jun 2009, 23:51 (Ref:2490146)

I think the odd glitch (and I have cringed at a few of Clarkson's) doesn't seriously detract from what is now a pretty decent show with the exception of a few segments that are clunky, don't go anywhere or where they shy away from a proper contest, eg the armoured car contest.

mountainstar · 25 Jun 2009, 00:38 (Ref:2490159)

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Originally Posted by johnh875

I think the odd glitch (and I have cringed at a few of Clarkson's) doesn't seriously detract from what is now a pretty decent show with the exception of a few segments that are clunky, don't go anywhere or where they shy away from a proper contest, eg the armoured car contest.

I haven't seen all the episodes and no it isn't on the level of TG UK, but then how could it be? For one the budget certainly isn't as much.

I think the main thing is they have to not mirror TGUK directly but find their own humor and ideas especially with an australian touch. There were a few segments I saw it felt they were trying to force things too much.

Overall I like it and it's nice to watch.

johnh875 · 21 Oct 2009, 07:58 (Ref:2566010)

New news - apparently supposed to be moving from SBS to Channel 9 (or at least Ch9 are trying to get it), and they are chasing Shane Warne to host it. BBC says it hasn't happened, but they are in negotiations re the future.

mac · 21 Oct 2009, 22:45 (Ref:2566701)

Umm, can it and leave us with more re-runs of the UK version please...

johnh875 · 23 Sep 2010, 13:04 (Ref:2763523)

Show returns on Sept 28 on Channel 9 - first episode is an Ashes special in Britain, including a race against the UK hosts

http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/bl...wcomments=true

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