Fifth Gear vs Top Gear

[anonymous-user]

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[Dracoro]

I've never understood (on PH at least) why you cannot like both, it has to be one or the other.

Also, you have to be a 100% fan of one, you're not allowed to "just like it" in a throwaway TV manner. It's the moronic black/white way of looking at things (it's either brilliant or rubbish, never inbetween).

Personally I will enjoy good episodes of either. On the whole TG entertains me more but I'm still allowed to like 5G despite this no?

[DrYazz]

I find Jeremy Clarkson more sexually attractive than Jason Plato, and on that basis alone, I vote Top Gear.

Can I have my ice cream now please?

[jains15]

I've always thought Plato is an arrogant tt, so on that basis, Top Gear.

[durbster]

Not this again. Dracoro summed it up perfectly. Not everything has to be a black and white issue.

anonymous said:

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Just to knock this on the head before it gets repeated endlessly:

NO

IT

DID

NOT

And if you mean the ancient version which was so dull it was dropped, it would have absolutely no place on modern TV.

Edited by durbster on Tuesday 7th December 21:01

[Eric Mc]

durbster said:

Not this again. Dracoro summed it up perfectly. Not everything has to be a black and white issue.

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Just to knock this on the head before it gets repeated endlessly:

NO

IT

DID

NOT

And if you mean the ancient version which was so dull it was dropped, it would have absolutely no place on modern TV.

Edited by durbster on Tuesday 7th December 21:01

Because modern audiences have the attention span of a spirogyra and the intelligence of a poorly educated newt.

Bring back William Wollard I say - he could sort out his Datsun Sunnies from his Morris Itals.

[Torquey]

Fifth gear is probably the most informative car show of the 2.

If only they would focus on a car for more than 30 seconds it would be so much better.

In 30 minutes they fit in more reviews than top gear do in an hour, so you catch the top speed and 0-60 then into the next car...

[Conian]

bloody hell why do people even compare?

watch Where Eagles Dare and then watch Allo Allo
both about the war.... but different.

[Jasandjules]

I think they are both good but in different ways.

[Eric Mc]

Conian said:

bloody hell why do people even compare?

watch Where Eagles Dare and then watch Allo Allo
both about the war.... but different.

And both rubbish - in their own ways.

[Halb]

Eric Mc said:

Conian said:

bloody hell why do people even compare?

watch Where Eagles Dare and then watch Allo Allo
both about the war.... but different.

And both rubbish - in their own ways.

Both ace in their own ways


Anyone else who clicked on the youtube link, did they see a Tron advert? I got pretty annoyed, reclicked it, no advert. There isn't something where youtube force you to watch an advert on your first youtube visit of the day is there?

[y2blade]

Jasandjules said:

I think they are both good but in different ways.

agreed
but equally both are rubbish in there own ways too

We watch and generally enjoy both shows

[ZesPak]

Hmm, with some of the episodes of 5G I get the distinct feeling they're doing some more "top gear" stuff, which doesn't suit them.
The TG crew are entertainers, and the larger part of the 5G crew are racing drivers.
Let the entertainers entertain and the racers race.

Both have rubbish parts and both have good parts, but they are not comparable, it's like comparing an E63 AMG with a Ferrari, both have over 500bhp but that's about it.

[Frankeh]

Mythbusters is to BBC Horizon as Top gear is to 5th gear.

In short, I like them both.

[threesixty]

I find it really cringe worthy when some of the 5th gear guys (johnny mostly I think?) try to get up to some topgear type hilarity and fail miserabley.

The production on topgear is leagues ahead of 5th gear. Visually it looks so much better.

If both were reviewing a car I was interested in buying I'd watch 5th gear but outside of that I'd take topgear every time.

[tamore]

5th gear makes me slip into a brief coma. with 'tinternet these days is there really a need for a car test programme?

[bobr]

Fifth Gear for car reviews. Top Gear for comedy.

The only newly made Top Gears I will actually make time to watch are the "epic" road trips suchas the Bolivia one.

[ZesPak]

One of the best bits on 5th Gear imho:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86M_fV-1yKY

It's entertaining and educational at the same time! Infotainment ftw

[Conian]

Eric Mc said:

Conian said:

bloody hell why do people even compare?

watch Where Eagles Dare and then watch Allo Allo
both about the war.... but different.

And both rubbish - in their own ways.

Anything with Kirsten Cooke in cannot be rubbish in my eyes

[Mark34bn]

durbster said:

Not this again. Dracoro summed it up perfectly. Not everything has to be a black and white issue.

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Just to knock this on the head before it gets repeated endlessly:

NO

IT

DID

NOT

And if you mean the ancient version which was so dull it was dropped, it would have absolutely no place on modern TV.

Edited by durbster on Tuesday 7th December 21:01

Of course the old version was dull and boring....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwX0Ej1vIPA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Azl-drqMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82aDO0MuYQ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK6sr-wWnTA

It used to be about cars and you'd learn something. The post 2000 TG is entertaining and 5th gear has it's good times. I don't see why people have to like one or the other.

Edited by Mark34bn on Wednesday 8th December 16:22