CallyRed
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But think of the great banter between the two
What a weird choice, surely there’s a better couple than those two? They probably wouldn’t want to do it but Amy Macdonald and Olly Murs are both petrol heads and knowledgeable.Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness taking over from Matt LeBlanc.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45937945
Even Stalin and Beria.What a weird choice, surely there’s a better couple than those two?
He's awful.Whenever I catch a bit of it I'm still surprised Matt LeBlanc can't read his lines without sounding like a school kid reading out loud in class.
I don't get it either because I've watched a few Friends episodes recently and he wasn't that bad. Maybe it's because they're on autocue in the studio or something and he doesn't have to learn them?He's awful.
People originally took Le Blanc's side because they hated Chris Evans even more than him. But he's done nothing to deserve that leeway.
As a presenter, a car reviewer, a driver and an actor, he's really, really bad. The only reason he's on the show is because he's deemed famous enough to maintain TG's international audience.
On top of that, every time he beats Chris to get into the driving seat, it feels like a wasted opportunity to get a properly talented driver behind the wheel.
I can't see what the problem is with LeBlanc, it seems perfectly alright to me.Whenever I catch a bit of it I'm still surprised Matt LeBlanc can't read his lines without sounding like a school kid reading out loud in class.
People are just overly being picky. Always happens with this show.I can't see what the problem is with LeBlanc, it seems perfectly alright to me.
I like him but he can't deliver his lines naturally. Everything sounds like he's putting on a forced voice.I can't see what the problem is with LeBlanc, it seems perfectly alright to me.
Not to me it doesn't.I like him but he can't deliver his lines naturally. Everything sounds like he's putting on a forced voice.
This season has been really meh, but Chris is holding it together. LeBlanc seems to be mentally not there.I don't like Matt LeBlanc but I don't he's helped with the rest of the team. I do rate Chris though, it's important to have somebody so knowledgeable about cars but he's not a main presenter type in the studio. The recent Grand Tour episodes especially the America trip were good and made me realise how poor Top Gear has become in terms of the team.
I thought I'd hate it but it was actually all right.Amazed no one is talking about the new series.
Big change with Paddy and Freddie. Only 10 mins in to the first and it's already way fresher and less forced. These 3 will click well I think.
Le Blanc left and Rory was let go, I believe.Did they can the other two, or did they leave?
The two new ones are going to have lay off the jokes about Harris' stature or it's going to look like bullying soon enough.
Flintoff's recklessness could see him seriously harmed by the end of the series - this is from seeing him in A League Of Their Own more than anything. Fully expect a Hammond-esque car flip/roll or ten by the end of the season.
McGuinness can dish it out, but can't take it.
The three of them seem more natural and organic than the previous trio.
Cheers.Le Blanc left and Rory was let go, I believe.
I thought it felt less scripted. The scripted lines are obvious. Even comedians struggle with those (Jimmy Carr presenting comes to mind) and their whole profession revolves around scripted delivery. Le Blanc was awful at it despite being an actor.Decent episode but still so scripted.
Game of Thrones did alright.I really like the dynamics. Seems quite organic and their TV personas seem quite aligned with their who they actually are. Laddish.
I only worry about the exportability of the show. Their accents could be too northern for Americans or elsewhere (other than the southerner, Chris.)