How ch9 managed to ruin topgear

[jasn78]

I didnt think it was possible due to being an overseas show but they still managed to

FFS cutting out the lap times of the r8 v10 and the zr1 is just f'ed and they didn't even do a good job of it as they still had hammond and may throwing to clarkson for the next part with the laptimes board behind them

TORRENTS it is for me then. I just hope this means everyone will go this way and stuff ch9 and the amount of money they spent buying the rights to it.

End Rant

[gtimk5]

here we go again...
Everyone used to complain here about SBS and Top Gear over the past few years.
Best not spoil it for those people that actually enjoy watching a motoring show rather than the biggest loser series
Thanks.

[Tim]

I didnt think it was possible due to being an overseas show but they still managed to

FFS cutting out the lap times of the r8 v10 and the zr1 is just f'ed and they didn't even do a good job of it as they still had hammond and may throwing to clarkson for the next part with the laptimes board behind them

TORRENTS it is for me then. I just hope this means everyone will go this way and stuff ch9 and the amount of money they spent buying the rights to it.

End Rant

Maybe they have to do it to comply with local broadcasting regulations? Seems a bit of a weird thing to do.

At the end of the day "the all new top gear series" is the old series from several months ago so until it gets fast tracked to our screens I dont think ch9 is on a winner anyways.

[jasn78]

here we go again...
Everyone used to complain here about SBS and Top Gear over the past few years.
Best not spoil it for those people that actually enjoy watching a motoring show rather than the biggest loser series
Thanks.

lol i might go watch kitchen rules instead

[team_v]

I gave up trying to watch topgear on tv.
They cut out 20 minutes of footage to give you 20 minutes of boring adverts.

I just watch it online now as i can watch the episodes 4 months before they are out here and i get the whole thing.
Sure i may not want to watch the whole episode (star in a car interviews are boring for me) but it is up to me to skip it if i want.

Can only imagine the same thing happening if mightymods managed to get a spot on a channel other than ABC.





I gave up trying to watch it last night (As i had already seen it and the episode was a bit boring - as was most of the current season) and played Sega All Stars racing instead.
More enjoyable and still motorsport related.

[GoLfMan]

meh... My friends have every single episode (internets is a wonderful thing ), so I just watch them without interruption when I want to

[madglf3]

It's not like they're making any programming deadlines either; last night it finished at around 8:40. Are they just trying to squeeze in more ads? (yes lol) I kind of felt that Ch9 would ruin it someway. I'll still watch it though, not enough internet bandwidth to d/l it.

[walshydub]

It's not like they're making any programming deadlines either; last night it finished at around 8:40. Are they just trying to squeeze in more ads? (yes lol) I kind of felt that Ch9 would ruin it someway. I'll still watch it though, not enough internet bandwidth to d/l it.

I'm in the same situation with a massively restrictive internet connection so i have to watch the 9 broadcast.

The ads wouldn't bother me as much if the were far enough apart. This is gonna make me look very sad but i i timed the ad breaks and the first set finished at 7:47 and the second set came at 7:55 third set at 8:10 then the last set at 8:30.

Ad breaks don't seem to bother my missus but they p*ss me off and ruin the 'flow' of a TV show. Its worse because TG is a BBC program and therefore has no ads in the UK so it runs for a full hour, which means we only get 60% of the actual show.

Like you said it was kind of inevitable 9 would ruin it with their constant need to sell me cat food and shannons insurance and then tell me when survivor is gonna start.

Rant over!

[seangti]

I second the venting going on here. The first episode was crap, last nights marginally better. I couldn't put my finger on why it was lacking, but you're right about the adverts and no lap times.

So would anyone with any episodes of any of the last 5 seasons be keen to rip onto a few DVD's or memory sticks that I provide?

[Rocket36]

It's so easy to watch every episode the day after it airs in the UK. The so called "current" series wound up months ago and I finished watching it then.

It's nice to be able to go back through and watch any episode/special of Top Gear ever made, any time I want to, in full and without ads. Anyone in Melbourne that wants a copy, feel free to PM me. More than happy for people to bring over an external HDD to copy them.

I lol'd when I heard Channel 9 paid $19million for it! What a joke!

I have so much ad free TV these days of GOOD shows that I actually ENJOY watching that I don't even need to watch FTA TV.

[Arctra]

...The co called "current" series wound up months ago...

...Anyone in Melbourne that wants a copy...

I lol'd when I heard Channel 9 paid $19million for it! What a joke!

Yeah, it's a joke with the delays. At least with some of the shows they've improved things so there's only a day or so break, but we still have a way to go.

You living in Melbourne now? When did you move from the ACT?

I knew 9 had paid a lot for the series, but I didn't realise it was THAT much. That is a joke! It may be the most watched series on earth, but if you are going to snip out so much in order to have more adverts than the actual show, then it loses it's gloss somewhat. No wonder the cooking show pulled in a bigger viewership than TG for the 1st show!

[Bora Sport]

I agree even though SBS had some adds when watching it on Ch 9 it seems like there are more ads than there is actual show. Where do you go to get it on line?

[K1W1]

I have one word to say - torrents!

Don't give a toss about TG moving to Channel Bogan I've already seen all the most recent episodes in full months ago.

[MattyT]

Torrents ftw! SBS did well with Top Gear UK but the delay meant i'd already seen em 4-6 months ago.

There is something to be said about not having to download em, deal with the crappy video compression, hard drive space and streaming issues (i watch em on my xbox 360 and it refuses to playback any of the hidef versions) but putting up with serious cuts and loads of ads kills it for me.