[GiRTh]

On now. Its been good so far.

Tell us what you think.

[GiRTh]

They've bought back the Stig. Could be a good move.

[GiRTh]

The format is pretty much the same. The same boys with toys show but I think these presenters are a bit less annoying than the old ones.

[Shaun]

I never enjoyed it in the past because Hammond and Clarkson both piss me off so this is a lot better for me. I'm sure it'll get criticism for not being the same though (when it basically is)

[GiRTh]

Its getting slaughtered on DS. Strange when its more or less the same show but its looks like Clarksons little army love him more than life itself.

[Drew.]

Clarkson, Hammond and May will never be topped. Even if the show is more or less the same the presenting is what counts and Chris Evans is a grade A tosser who nobody will warm to

[Shaun]

-in the minority that doesn't really mind him-

TGI Fridays is a great show. They're a bit rusty atm chemistry wise on this but everything is in the first episode. Just look at Breaking Bad/Game of Thrones

[GiRTh]

Evans always has great original ideas on his shows like TFI and dont forget your toothbrush so a little surprised he's doing the same show Clarkson did. Also a bit surprised he would agree to that.

I thought Matt LeBlanc was good but not sure about him and Evans together as a team.

The show is getting slaughtered on DS and twitter. It seems many made up their minds less than five minutes into the show, even though its the same show fundamentally, and the main arguments seem to be against Evans. Understandable as he is not everyone taste. I quite like Evans but can see why others really do not like him.

[Marsh.]

Chris Evans isn't my favourite person but he's miles better than the scraggly old scrotum that is Jeremy Clarkson. How anyone can "warm" to that I've no idea.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I never enjoyed it in the past because Hammond and Clarkson both piss me off so this is a lot better for me. I'm sure it'll get criticism for not being the same though (when it basically is)

Same, Hammond even more so towards the end, he was just trying to be a Clarkeson mini me and a total Clarkeson lick arse along with it (maybe he was afraid of getting punched )

Anyway i love Chris Evans and Matt Le Blanc so it worked for me

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Chris Evans isn't my favourite person but he's miles better than the scraggly old scrotum that is Jeremy Clarkson. How anyone can "warm" to that I've no idea.

I know right?

But yeah, I don't get the hate Chris Evans gets, he's always been one of my favorite presenters

[LeatherTrumpet]

I hated it. Its just the old show with a lot worse presenters. Evans shouting - its just the TFI Evans trying to do a pastiche of TG

Dreadful mess

and then I heard he was getting that girl from Texas on the show

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

The format is pretty much the same. The same boys with toys show but I think these presenters are a bit less annoying than the old ones.

yes he 3 previous presenters were so annoying they made it into the massive global success it was..


what next, replace Beyonce with Jamelia and still call her Beyonce and lets celebrate it as Beyonce was a bit annoying

[karl100589]

Well I watched it a couple of hours after everyone else (Indy 500 took priority), and whilst I don't have the extreme dislike for it that a lot of those on social media do I am also the first to admit that there were a number of issues.

Firstly though the positives. Like a lot of people I was very surprised by how well Matt did on his first episode. Yes his presenting style in the studio was very wooden but I think during the VT's he had a wry sense of humour that delivered some of the best laughs of the show, particularly the straight-faced hyperbolic descriptions he gave to the paparazzi before the challenge. Sabine was great in spite of not having that much airtime and I quite liked Rory and Harris on Extra Gear, the side show I feel could be a trump card for the main show in that it offers the producers an opportunity to experiment and try new things that I can imagine being part of the main show soon. I also like how the weakest segment of the old show (SIARPC) has been given the refresh that it has long needed.

Now for the negatives, and in particular Evans. Now I have to admit that I do listen to Chris Evans on Radio 2 and think that he is a fantastic radio broadcaster and deserving of the listener-ship that he has earned since taking over from Terry Wogan, but when it comes to television I feel that his presentation style has a very narrow niche which is awkward when in the wrong surroundings, it happened with the One Show and I feel that it happened here. Whether it was pre-recorded or in the studio it felt as if he was trying to hard to play his wacky zany persona whilst also attempting to ape Clarkson's presenting style, with neither ever feeling overly natural, the only time he seemed OK was during the interviews with Ramsey and Heisenberg, but even then that was ruined by him turning it into a studio vote over who had the better car. On that same subject the audience interaction just didn't work for me, I know this was something Clarkson and co used to do but it was very much in small doses, and not the whooping screeching mess it felt like at times.

As for the segments as I mentioned previously I enjoyed the Hammond-esque Nomad piece, elements of the Dodge piece were decent enough and I felt that the Britain vs America stuff did get better by the second half (John Anderson!) but throughout there was always this spark missing that made the whole thing feel a tad second rate. Whilst I know a lot of this will be down to it being the first series I just know that Clarkson and Co would have made something out of the drive to Blackpool in a way that Chris and Matt weren't able to to.

That being said though a lot of the major flaws of the show are things which I still feel can be tweaked. I think Evans will tone down his persona as the feedback from episode one comes in and I expect the members of the B-team being integrated into the studio segments a bit more. For all the criticisms that people have thrown at the show I remember how terrible Season One of the 2002 Clarkson era was and how they honed that into being such a success. It's going to take a while, even two series, but I'm going to tune in next week keep backing the team to turn it around.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes he 3 previous presenters were so annoying they made it into the massive global success it was..


what next, replace Beyonce with Jamelia and still call her Beyonce and lets celebrate it as Beyonce was a bit annoying

Not you comparing Jeremy Clarkson to Beyonce.

[Firewire]

4.32m for last night, lowest since Series 8 in 2006.

[LeatherTrumpet]

I mean Gordon Ramsey telling us about his Ferrari and some other guy no one has heard of?

As first guests?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I mean Gordon Ramsey telling us about his Ferrari and some other guy no one has heard of?

As first guests?

Jesse Eisenburg was Mark Zuckerberg and lex Luther

[Marsh.]

Yeah, LT. Get with the program.

[Niamh.]

also Zombieland is hilarious, everyone needs to watch that

[Ninastar]

I didn't see any positive feedback from it on my fb... which makes me a little anxious about it. But I wasn't a huge fan so to speak. I don't think it will be the same without the original 3, because (imo) they made the show

[Drew.]

Spent a good hour or so reading through the feedback on twitter last night and i must have seen about 5 positive responses to about 1,000 negative. It's sad to see but they've made a complete meal out of it with this new presenting team

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Jesse Eisenburg was Mark Zuckerberg and lex Luther

precisely

he had the personality of a toenail

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

precisely

he had the personality of a toenail

I thought he was funny

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes he 3 previous presenters were so annoying they made it into the massive global success it was..


what next, replace Beyonce with Jamelia and still call her Beyonce and lets celebrate it as Beyonce was a bit annoying

Why have you replied to me? There were a few people in here who didnt like the old presenters but only me who got the pleasure of the LT sarcasm.

I didnt like the show and that is my prerogative. I found James May moderately likeable and completely disliked the other two dickheads. I dont give a flying F-U-C-k how successful the show was, I didn't like it and never did. Do you have an issue with that cus I dont give an F-U-C-K if you do?