New Top Gear presenters!?

teaston · 10-22-2018, 03:37 AM

Very strange choice of presenters for top gear, really shows that they're more interested in making an entertainment show than a car show!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45937945

Dyl · 10-22-2018, 03:38 AM

great minds... start the same thread at the same time

teaston · 10-22-2018, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyl

great minds... start the same thread at the same time

Wow exact same time! Did you hear it on the radio too?

creepy coupe · 10-22-2018, 03:42 AM

McGuinness was great in phoenix nights. but he's been annoying in everything since.

antjos1 · 10-22-2018, 03:46 AM

Both arseholes

Dyl · 10-22-2018, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by teaston

Wow exact same time! Did you hear it on the radio too?

No, I actually read about it last night but thought it was odd no one had posted about it.

willjames · 10-22-2018, 04:22 AM

Forget Freddie, just get Max & Paddy to do it

SkyJawa · 10-22-2018, 04:23 AM

Never thought I'd say it but I prefer the new Fifth Gear to TG!

Zippee · 10-22-2018, 04:27 AM

Agreed. Those pair of Muppets will make it shitter. 5th Gear, TGT and reruns of old TG for me thanks.

RobUK · 10-22-2018, 04:28 AM

Sheesh, with a choice of good motoring journos out there, they pick those two

They could have chosen from: The guy from Car Throttle, Matt from Carwow, Henry Catchpole from Carfection - oh wait, Rory Reid has just joined Carfection...

creepy coupe · 10-22-2018, 04:48 AM

Maybe Rory is getting the goonar. As he's now on the carfection team.

Watsey · 10-22-2018, 05:25 AM

So a tired show is about to get a lot worse. That's my viewing of TG at an end.

225 · 10-22-2018, 05:27 AM

Will be awful. I can just see it now, staged written "banter" even worse than it was theblast couple of series.

alpinafan · 10-22-2018, 05:37 AM

Who the F**k is Paddy McGuinness, never heard of him

teaston · 10-22-2018, 05:41 AM

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Who the F**k is Paddy McGuinness, never heard of him

Presents a trashy game show called take me out.

Abzynthe · 10-22-2018, 05:45 AM

Paddy's accent giving car advice is about as trustworthy as a pilot with a Birmingham accent.

Alice Coupe · 10-22-2018, 06:56 AM

You'll all still watch it though.

XK140 · 10-22-2018, 06:57 AM

Flintoff has one thing which seems to be valued more than anything now in presenters...juvenile exciteability.

As a cricketer he was good but over-hyped and quite thick.

Current Fifth Gear is OK and would stand being longer.

XK140 · 10-22-2018, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Alice Coupe

You'll all still watch it though.

Haven't watched it for years and there's zero chance I'll start again.

dopper99 · 10-22-2018, 07:06 AM

Goes to show what a great combination the original 3 stooges were - for 15 years.

The BBC dont seem to have got it right since the new Top Gear started, changing people and programme content every year.

RobUK · 10-22-2018, 07:14 AM

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You'll all still watch it though.

Nope, cos the other half will want to watch some whodunnit or period drama on the other side and given that line-up I won't be putting up a fight.

Easy win

JNW1 · 10-22-2018, 07:36 AM

Only plus I can see - and one which will keep me watching, at least initially - is they've retained Chris Harris.

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Zippee Banned 364 Rep 487 Posts Drives: BMW M4 CP SMB Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Agreed. Those pair of Muppets will make it shitter. 5th Gear, TGT and reruns of old TG for me thanks.
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