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I have to say "Driven" was great last might and the ENZO test was thrilling. The Jason Plato donut competition was a bit out of "Clarkson" school though!
Anyway who wants a 1990 "H" Supra; they could not go round corners in 1990; so they are hardly any better now! Next week a 2CV, class!
James
Anyway who wants a 1990 "H" Supra; they could not go round corners in 1990; so they are hardly any better now! Next week a 2CV, class!
James
No come on. It was shite!
The programme was crap last week and the comments on here reflected that. Most said they'd give it another week to see if it got any better and then dump it. Well looks like they'll be plenty dumping it
The format is attrocious
Whoever said "Look Ive got an idea" wants the sack
Plato, Brewer and Mallory are great. It's the sodding producer that wants his arse kicking.
God. Car Sumo, doughnuts, lets do some cheap half hearted stunts (unlike the original driver!) with a knackered Merc, PR people sell your car (two cup holders and air con blah blah).
Take that away and youre left with 10 minutes of decent programme. eg the ENZO. It was great, intoxicating, thrilling and heart stopping.MORE LIKE THIS!
Worth watching for that but the rest was dog poo.
If you are trawling the web sites Mr Driven - change the format back to how it used to be
Test exotica the rest of us cannot afford - get us droooooooling, not laughing at he standard youve stooped to.
Give me back broadslides, lambos, ferrari and of course TVR!
yours, one old time faithful.
The programme was crap last week and the comments on here reflected that. Most said they'd give it another week to see if it got any better and then dump it. Well looks like they'll be plenty dumping it
The format is attrocious
Whoever said "Look Ive got an idea" wants the sack
Plato, Brewer and Mallory are great. It's the sodding producer that wants his arse kicking.
God. Car Sumo, doughnuts, lets do some cheap half hearted stunts (unlike the original driver!) with a knackered Merc, PR people sell your car (two cup holders and air con blah blah).
Take that away and youre left with 10 minutes of decent programme. eg the ENZO. It was great, intoxicating, thrilling and heart stopping.MORE LIKE THIS!
Worth watching for that but the rest was dog poo.
If you are trawling the web sites Mr Driven - change the format back to how it used to be
Test exotica the rest of us cannot afford - get us droooooooling, not laughing at he standard youve stooped to.
Give me back broadslides, lambos, ferrari and of course TVR!
yours, one old time faithful.
Plato, Mallory and Brewer make the programme worth watching. Brewer is straight to the point and is not smarmy like Q. Wilson. Penny Mallory is superior to VBH in every way. Jason Plato wins races unlike poor old Tiff. The all time top auto broadcaster of all time has to Noel Edmonds! Closely followed by Clarkson.
James
James
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I have to say "Driven" was great last might and the ENZO test was thrilling.
I'm not actually sure whether or not you are taking the piss, but the consensus is that it was complete crap. I like the presenters, and I used to like the programme, but now it is just pathetic and should be put out of its misery.
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The all time top auto broadcaster of all time has to Noel Edmonds! Closely followed by Clarkson.
James
What about William Wilson?? Or that bloke with the beard: Geoff whats-it??
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Ahhh, happy days. In them' days they were allwoed to drive on the road and talk at the same time...
Did you really think the Enzo piece was good!!?!?!?
Admittedly the car is something else - but I sat there for the full 10 minutes wishing that bloke would shut up! Probably THE most uncharismatic, boring, monotone-istic voice I've ever had.... Why couldn't they have got someone else to do it? Or just tell him to shut up so we could listen to the car!
Oh well.
Maybe I was just in a bad mood.
-andy-
Admittedly the car is something else - but I sat there for the full 10 minutes wishing that bloke would shut up! Probably THE most uncharismatic, boring, monotone-istic voice I've ever had.... Why couldn't they have got someone else to do it? Or just tell him to shut up so we could listen to the car!
Oh well.
Maybe I was just in a bad mood.
-andy-
I really use to rate Driven, but not now. I thought the whole point of a 'motoring' programe was to inform the public of good and bad points of new products.
How does 2 idiots in heaps trying to push each other out of a circle help us ?
I have given it 2 weeks now and I shall not bother anymore.
Ian V
>> Edited by Ian V on Monday 23 September 08:56
How does 2 idiots in heaps trying to push each other out of a circle help us ?
I have given it 2 weeks now and I shall not bother anymore.
Ian V
>> Edited by Ian V on Monday 23 September 08:56
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But when 'he speaks, people listen'. I didn't. I almost fell asleep. That and the crap camera work made what could have been a fascinating piece look like an amateur video.
Agreed.
Ian V - I'm with you on that one.
Are there NO decent motoring programmes about these days? Top Gear went down hill... 5th gear was not much better... even the "Deals on Wheels" repeats on whichever Sky channel it is are far better!
Ted - time to move into telly?
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Admittedly the car is something else - but I sat there for the full 10 minutes wishing that bloke would shut up! Probably THE most uncharismatic, boring, monotone-istic voice I've ever had....
Here here ! Where DID they dig that bloke up from ?!? Talk about BORING ..... man, you're driving one of the most expensive new cars available at the moment, a car which probably every member of PH would give their eye teeth to have a razz in ..... for FCUKS SAKE GET EXCITED !!!
Very poor - the last series was bad, this one plumbs new depths.
Plato and Mallory have egos bigger than any talent they may posess - the 'wrecking' of the Mercedes was pitiful and pointless - This is not entertainment.
Car Sumo? again, pointless - Not entertainment either.
Donuts while eating donuts? - Nope, still not there.
Vel Satis vs a Skoda? - apart from the fact that they are two totally undesirable cars, if I was in the market for either of these, I want to hear the opinions of someone who knows what they're talking about, not some numpties they dragged out of their 1.6 cavaliers for the day with the promise of a pie and a spot on the TV. Still no entertainment visible.
Enzo? - Well, they kept it until the end of the show just to force me to watch all their other tat...and then they dig out Mr. Monotone to drive it, with a camera strapped to his head, which wobbled all over the place. Good idea, poor execution.
Someone has had the bright idea that a programme about motoring can appeal to the general public who only think of their cars as methods from getting from A to B. People who don't think much about their car aren't going to watch a programme about cars, no matter how 'wacky' you try to make it. In the meantime, the only thing Driven is the car enthusiasts, away from this sorry excuse for a programme.
Plato and Mallory have egos bigger than any talent they may posess - the 'wrecking' of the Mercedes was pitiful and pointless - This is not entertainment.
Car Sumo? again, pointless - Not entertainment either.
Donuts while eating donuts? - Nope, still not there.
Vel Satis vs a Skoda? - apart from the fact that they are two totally undesirable cars, if I was in the market for either of these, I want to hear the opinions of someone who knows what they're talking about, not some numpties they dragged out of their 1.6 cavaliers for the day with the promise of a pie and a spot on the TV. Still no entertainment visible.
Enzo? - Well, they kept it until the end of the show just to force me to watch all their other tat...and then they dig out Mr. Monotone to drive it, with a camera strapped to his head, which wobbled all over the place. Good idea, poor execution.
Someone has had the bright idea that a programme about motoring can appeal to the general public who only think of their cars as methods from getting from A to B. People who don't think much about their car aren't going to watch a programme about cars, no matter how 'wacky' you try to make it. In the meantime, the only thing Driven is the car enthusiasts, away from this sorry excuse for a programme.
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Admittedly the car is something else - but I sat there for the full 10 minutes wishing that bloke would shut up! Probably THE most uncharismatic, boring, monotone-istic voice I've ever had....
Here here ! Where DID they dig that bloke up from ?!? Talk about BORING ..... man, you're driving one of the most expensive new cars available at the moment, a car which probably every member of PH would give their eye teeth to have a razz in ..... for FCUKS SAKE GET EXCITED !!!
Richard Bremner used to be at Car magazine when it was still quite good. Bit of an Alfa fan as I recall. I was quite looking forward to hearing what he had to say despite his having written a whole feature in 1989 about what a clunker the TR6 "was then, is now, and always will be". Not that a bear a grudge. Anyway I digress as usual. Started to lose interest as soon as he opened his mouth, and switched channels when he started to investigate the toilet facilities.
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