Sunday 22 June 2008

Not a Comic #2: Top Gear

Top Gear returned tonight, which if you missed can be found here, and I'm so glad they're back to the cutting edge of cocking about. The episode started with a supercar race, to demonstrate what supercar does the most MPG (mile per gallon), in the TG tongue-in-cheek response to the fuel crisis in the UK at the moment. Then the boys demonstated how a BMW M3 is does more MPG than a hybrid car. News was hilarious, James talking about 'change priorities' signs, Richard comparing cars to Pokemon, and Jeremy upsetting the audience (with, I think, goatse.cx). The review of the new Ferrari rambled on a bit, the interview with Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr was a bit boring. Then, the TG boys were given £1000 to buy a used car to make a "better" police car, than the current UK police force's Vauxhall Astras. May bought a terrible Lexus, Clarkson going OTT as usual and buying a Fiat coupe, and Hammond turns up in the "Barbie-mobile". I won't dare spoil what happened, but it was all too much, and had me in hysterics.

I've left out the fact they also had a "Top Gear Stuntman", due to the fact it was more irritating than entertaining. I also feel health and safety or some higher power in the BBC had some control over the show, but hey, things can only get better! I'm not saying it was terrible, cause it wasn't. It was TG back to it's best, I just can't wait to see more!

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