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Old 10-23-2007, 07:24 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by everso
5th Gear is TERRIBLE. Tiff is still a dork, and their humor is completely unfunny. They're not clever, interesting, OR entertaining. I don't really watch it at all anymore.

Top Gear is still THE BEST TV around today....fantastic stuff...
Agree 100%
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Old 10-27-2007, 12:58 PM   #17
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No matter how hard 5th Gear tries, they will never be able to match TGs chemistry between the three presenters. TG is way more entertaining, even if they only do strange challenges, but sometimes they got car reviews way better than 5th Gear could ever do. And thats what makes TG much better imo.
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Old 10-28-2007, 05:38 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by martin100
No matter how hard 5th Gear tries, they will never be able to match TGs chemistry between the three presenters. TG is way more entertaining, even if they only do strange challenges, but sometimes they got car reviews way better than 5th Gear could ever do. And thats what makes TG much better imo.
Who cares about the entertaiment.
I just want to see proper car reviews whitout bullshit.
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Old 10-28-2007, 07:09 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by martin100
No matter how hard 5th Gear tries, they will never be able to match TGs chemistry between the three presenters.
Entirely true!, and thatīs the most important thing about the show.

I think TG is still way, way better than 5th gear
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Old 10-28-2007, 07:19 PM   #20
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One thing 5th gear failed to do is to make the show feel connected throughout the hour. I think it is mainly because of availability of Tiff and Plato. As a result, it always seems like multiple features joining in one in the 1 hour instead of 1 fluid show.
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Old 10-28-2007, 07:39 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by ferrari550
Originally Posted by everso
5th Gear is TERRIBLE. Tiff is still a dork, and their humor is completely unfunny. They're not clever, interesting, OR entertaining. I don't really watch it at all anymore.

Top Gear is still THE BEST TV around today....fantastic stuff...
Agree 100%
And I agree 200%

I dont like 5th gear at all anymore. I stopped downloading it all together. I cant stand how fake they all seem. Only Tom's reviews I could actually stand (And he works for Top Gear). I will always love Top Gear more.
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Old 11-03-2007, 01:14 PM   #22
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^ I stopped downloading the whole 5th Gear shows long ago. Only the best features are worth downloading IMO.
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Old 11-03-2007, 01:29 PM   #23
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Top gear wins i for me by a mile. Vicky, Tom, and that other moron try to be funny, but really miss. The only two presenters I like are Jason and Tiff, and their segments are the only ones I usually bother watching.

Top Gear is entertaining form start to finish, and I don't mind the challenges either. This upcoming Africa one is going to be a winner for sure. The presenters are soooooo much better than the 5th gear crew, and as far as editing and soundtracks and such, its a better put-together package, whereas 5th gear looks like its been assembled by a high school video editing class.
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Old 11-03-2007, 01:59 PM   #24
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You wont see 5th gear getting anything like this...
or Tiff getting anything like this...
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Old 11-03-2007, 06:39 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by MidEngine4Life
that brought a huge smile to my face...
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Old 11-11-2007, 04:55 AM   #26
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5thGear is really improving, and the show is very rich, with a lot of tests comparing to TopGear, but TopGear is still having an exclusive charm. Even if it's becoming rather an entertaining show than a car show.
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Old 11-11-2007, 11:57 PM   #27
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5th gear sucks... its as simple as that.... TOP GEAR FOR LIFE!!!
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Old 11-12-2007, 09:36 AM   #28
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No way yet; if the 5th Gear had the same structure as at the beginning (a right away technical program, objetive, and without any false humor), it would be better than TG in the current way; however, the 5th Gear has some nonsense tests, some, the presenters act in an stupid way, and the program lacks of seriousness when testing a certain car.

Although sometimes TG is not serious either when testing a car, the chemistry between the three presenters remain, and they give a lot of soul to the program
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Old 11-12-2007, 10:22 PM   #29
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%th gears humor is trying to hard to be funny.. its like lol at a retarded kid..... NOT FUNNY....and the presenters.... are stupid has bag of shit. Except Tiff.
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Old 11-18-2007, 07:57 PM   #30
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5th Gear is ok, but Top Gear is sub Zero

I really enjoy watching TG over and over again. I donīt do this with 5th Gear.
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