His buddy's Richard and James refer to Jeremy when it comes to B&O "He is fully distracted when B&O shows up".

Yep, he's also discussed how much of a fan he is of B&O, generally.

Frankly, the big buffoon is a person who offers association B&O should not be seeking in the future. I don't know many <30-year-olds who hold Clarkson with much respect these days. Most Brits are starting to vew Top Gear as a group of highly paid aging buffoons who have the show so they can test sports cars that 99.9% of the viewers will never be able to afford.

moxxey wrote:

Yep, he's also discussed how much of a fan he is of B&O, generally.

Frankly, the big buffoon is a person who offers association B&O should not be seeking in the future. I don't know many <30-year-olds who hold Clarkson with much respect these days. Most Brits are starting to vew Top Gear as a group of highly paid aging buffoons who have the show so they can test sports cars that 99.9% of the viewers will never be able to afford.

IMHO is great entertainment. If they were testing Polo's and Fiats I wouldn't be watching. 😂

bayerische wrote:

IMHO is great entertainment. If they were testing Polo's and Fiats I wouldn't be watching. 😂

I agree. It is a great show. I am eagerly awaiting the season premier tonight. We, here in the USA, get it several months after the BBC broadcasts it. We have an American version of it also. Not as good as the original however.

Razlaw wrote:

I agree. It is a great show. 

It's much more popular in the US than it is in the UK these days. From what I discuss with people over here and on various forums, the general consensus is that the show has long since lost it's edge. It's the same formulaic "oh we just managed to run our car in to the river....that wasn't planned at all, honest" format. And the guys hosting it are a bit past it.

But, as I said, the opinion in the States is much different.

moxxey wrote:

But, as I said, the opinion in the States is much different.

I enjoy the show as much for the cinematography and editing as I do for the content or the hosts -though I love James May and some of his other shows that are trickling into the states.

I think that the real reason the UK show may have a stronger US following is because of the US version -which is utterly horrid.

Top Gear is my absolute favorite show, in fact I've set the new season premier to be recorded tonight. But only just in case I'm not there!

As people have said above, the U.S. version is just plain terrible. Something needs to be done about this...

Jaff, I'll second you on James May's other shows - really good telly.

'Loved the episode that was supposed to be a 3-way comparison of a R-R Ghost, Mercedes S65 AMG, and Bentley Mulsanne.  Bentley at the last moment refused to lend them a car so they substituted a Yugo and reviewed it as if it were the Bentley.  Good stuff..

I think I watch TV about 4 hours a week. And some of that time is devoted to Top gear. I have to admit that I like the show less than a few years back, but there's not much else worth watching.