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Ok, so I know I must be the last guy to see this show.

Been living out of the States for a while and got Dish TV recently down here and have become addicted to BBC and specifically Top Gear.

What a great mixture of humor and fast cars - the only way to improve would be to have Jessica Alba as a co-host.

Any other fans?

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I love this show and have been watching it for several years! One of my favorites is when they try to make a cheap space shuttle using a Reliant Robin (some british car -- a three wheeler I think).

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Huge fan.

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Range rooney!! :r

I've got the last 3 seasons on the pc and having the current episodes from this season in HD is amazing!!!
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Top what?

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Welcome to one of the most watched shows in the world ;) Weekly viewership is estimated at 350million worldwide, but that's just a guess since a large number of it's viewers download the program instead of watching a traditional tv broadcast.

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Love it! :tu

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Last one to the party then?

Great show, tonight they are flying a hot air baloon with an RV attached to the bottom...

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It's fan-freaking-tastic! I've loved this show for a long time.

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netflix has a few seasons for instant watching....

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Travis you have to watch my top 3 favorites of Top Gear:

1) Viet Nam Special
2) 24hr Endurance Race
3) Top Gear goes to Africa

Close 3rd is the "Bolivia" and "Learning The Finnish Flick" Episodes.

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the best one imo is the one where they are in the south of the US.

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Thanks, I will look to see if they have those episodes on you tube or somewhere else.

I saw the one from the Southern US - they take quite a bit of license by artificially creating certain situations however it is so funny.
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its my second favorite show ever to Seinfeld.

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No one mentioned when the tried to convert cars into amphibious vehicles!!! Two shows of it, the first is just across a pond, the next season...... across the English channel.
Hysterical!!!!

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I enjoy this show, but sometimes they can be go overboard. Still wish I had their jobs.

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Contrary to rumors you may hear, I am the Stig.

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Never heard of this show, but I remember the video game from the 90s.

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American Stig? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/...4e5c50ac5c.jpg :r

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1. Vietnam episode
2. Reliant Robin

The last 15 minutes of the first episode of this season is the funniest 15 minutes of TV that I have seen in a LONG time!

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Nothing better than watch them review your car. They seem to nail it correct on my last two cars that they've reviewed.

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Wow, thats pretty cool - what cars of yours have they reviewed?
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Honda S2000 and Jaguar VDP/Daimler

I think they also did a retro thing on my '85 Alfa GTV6, along with mocking my old Maserati Biturbo on a stunt

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Volvo S60-R :tu Lap times sucked but it was fun to watch.

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Great show! Are they showing new ones yet? Gotta like Schumi as the Stig!!

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That was epic.

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Last night they raced the Ferrari Daytona and the stealth speed boat.

I think they are a couple years behind here.
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Note to self if I ever see these cars cruising around Brighton.

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You are correct. they are at least 2 years behind in the states. But still funny as hell to watch!!!!!

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Ok, maybe I am addicted.

Last night they did the Car review of the Ford Fiesta where they did a Normandy style beach landing, so funny.
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I love the show! The best episode was Vietnam all 3 of them cruising around on the scooters..so damn funny!

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Especially in those custom suits! :r

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I like the custom shoe part....:r

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:r

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i drive amaerican, they'll never like anything i buy

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This is the ONLY TV show that I look forward to watching.

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News flash....BBC is awesome. The second thing I do every night when I get home after
feeding the fish is watch BBC world news. And NO, you are not the last one to the party,
I have not seen it ever. But I plan on DLing a few episodes so I can get the feel. I am
notoriously cheap and have not had cable for over a decade. Likely 15 years.

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I will concur with their assessment.

Though the episode with them in Vegas was fun..

:r

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Love the show as well.

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Last night they tried to drive across a 2 mile wide lake - great stuff!
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Not Really, Travis; Never Watched It!:r:tu

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Well I went and DLed a few episodes. Some season 12 and some season 10.
I could not figurre out a quick way to only grab Vietnam, Boats, etc, but as
luck would have it, I DID get the boatcar episode. I understand where you
guys get the enthusiasm. This show is cool. I have watched snatches of the
boats and ALL of the episode where they get the three snazzy proto cars and
go off looking for the perfect driving road. Which they find in italy finally.
In the end, the 'sad sack' one of the three guys ends up buck naked in the
cockpit pouring bottled water on himself cause he either doesn't have AC in
the Aston Martin he's driving, or it has never worked. (others are in a Orange
Lambo and a Green Porsche.)

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Good stuff! I made a conscious decision not to look up episodes because I enjoy watching with my gf every night.

I am not a big car buff however it works on so many levels.

Wonder which one is on tonight?
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The last episode for this season (in hd) was awesome!!!! OK actually Top Gear in HD is awesome...

Brad for good info on Top Gear go to Finalgear.com but don't bother with Fifth Gear..it was a spin off after one of the original guys from Top Gear was "Let Go"

Travis, my gf watches a few episodes with me because, well only because she like the british accent, but one night asked me "What's that cute car he is driving." I looked over and smiled to say "Porsche 911 GT" will you buy me one? Well I am sure you know where this conversation ended..yup at the price haha
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Appears the BBC has lost an injunction to protect the identity of The Stig for a second time.

Wonder how they will handle it?
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They'll probably kill off White Stig and bring back Black stig, the filmed that a year or two ago around the first challenge so that'll probably be the route.

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I think the whole thing is orchestrated. Bad or contentious press is better than no press. Top Gear is one of the most popular shows in the world, so it is inevitable there will be gossip in Britain.

Everyone knows who the Stig is, but it really does not matter.

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Except to the guy trying to sell his memoir that's claiming to be the Stig, to him it's priceless advertising. I'm just amazed that the Stig is a NASCAR driver :(

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Geez, I thought they had Sterling Moss filling in as the Stig.

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Tonight they are racing across Japan!
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