Aussie Top Gear

Alext · 11-10-2008, 05:43 PM

Last night's episode was laughable!

Breville · 11-10-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by professor

breville, downloadable from the net, but its also on youtube. the first episode was absolutely hilarious. i was almost choking, i laughed so hard.

Cool, thanks Prof. I wasn't sure if I'd missed it on the TV.

TimH · 11-11-2008, 04:24 AM

Even I'm not going to try and defend last nights episode...

I have wanted to see a real life petrol vs diesel test though.

amk2912 · 11-11-2008, 04:47 AM

I was watching the helicopter v WRX skit...fell asleep and when I woke there was some doco with Yassar Arafat! Sheesh!

Guran · 11-11-2008, 09:07 PM

Ratings for TGA this week were 612,000 viewers. The average audience seems to be stable at 640,000 each week. This is easily the highest rating show on SBS and helps to boost their daily audience share from less than 4% to about 7%. I'm sure SBS are not overly worried about all the criticsim of TGA.

05C4R · 11-11-2008, 09:34 PM

i like TGA. its not as good as TGUK but it fills the gaps between series and its better then when sbs replaced tguk with myth busters between series. its better to have it then not.

harpoon · 11-12-2008, 12:28 AM

The piece about the GTR was ok and seeing the V8 drivers doing the standard car was quite interesting...separated by 7 hundredths of a second! The Stig driving the GT2 was impressive too.

BBK · 11-12-2008, 01:14 AM

Yeah it is well below par from TGUK, but TGUK is well ABOVE par...

I think it's still decent for Australian automotive TV and will probably continue to watch it. Just think the main host is boring and predictable...

SimonB · 11-17-2008, 06:45 AM

I know this is the Aussie Top gear thread, but I've just about wet my pants on the couch watching the V8 Blender in the Kitchen segment on TGUK. You must see this, classic stuff. Oh, so silly, but soooo funny.

123D-M · 11-17-2008, 06:48 AM

That was soooo gross. Mmmm a meat and brick smoothie...

But yes, another fine episode from TGUK.

volk613 · 11-19-2008, 12:00 AM

This TGUK has been great so far. Have had many lol moments.

TimH · 11-19-2008, 05:36 AM

For those Brown fans, 1st episode of Peking to Paris has just started on ABC2 (10:30pm)

Guran · 11-20-2008, 02:36 AM

Final episode of TGA hit 662,000 viewers according to the ratings figures.

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/11/week-47.html

That makes an average audience of 654,000 for the 8-episode series.

Guran · 11-20-2008, 02:42 AM

BTW, that means TGA ratings were down about 25% on the average TGUK audience for Series 10 and 2 that were shown in the few months prior to TGA. Not bad really considering that just about everyone who had anything to say about it reckoned it was a pile of steaming manure.

professor · 11-20-2008, 01:48 PM

actually there are many intervening factors that make it hard to infer statistical significance either way. for example, a contemporary TGUK episode running in parallel may well have blown TGA out of the water more convincingly. and, i would say that there was substantial bias owing to it serving as a substitute for the real thing.

WAY · 11-20-2008, 05:07 PM

Forgot to tell you guys. I was invited to a Porsche drive event at Sandown earlier in the week. They brought every interation of the new 911 out there for us to drive on the track with the instructors. A few of those instructors already know me well so I was able to go ahead from the word go which was nice. Anyway, one of the instructor was new to me, but I knew him anyway. It was Steve from Top Gear Australia! I knew he was a Porsche instructor, but I didn't think he would still be working for them now that he is a star. Real nice guy. Had a few chats with him throughout the day and he likes what I am doing with my 135i.

harpoon · 11-20-2008, 09:16 PM

Did he talk about Top gear? ie Yeh I know it's shit but we'll try harder next year?

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TimH Symptoms of 135i denial.. 0 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 2005 120i Sydney Blue Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Even I'm not going to try and defend last nights episode... I have wanted to see a real life petrol vs diesel test though.
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Guran Captain 24 Rep 895 Posts Drives: 08 135i Coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wollongong, Australia iTrader: (0)	Ratings for TGA this week were 612,000 viewers. The average audience seems to be stable at 640,000 each week. This is easily the highest rating show on SBS and helps to boost their daily audience share from less than 4% to about 7%. I'm sure SBS are not overly worried about all the criticsim of TGA. __________________ 08 BMW 135i Sport Coupe \| Manual \| Sparkling Graphite \| Coral Red Boston Leather \| 10 Speaker Hi Fi
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05C4R Major 62 Rep 1,147 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sydney iTrader: (0)	i like TGA. its not as good as TGUK but it fills the gaps between series and its better then when sbs replaced tguk with myth busters between series. its better to have it then not.
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11-12-2008, 12:28 AM	#227
harpoon Lieutenant 12 Rep 440 Posts Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Syd iTrader: (1)	The piece about the GTR was ok and seeing the V8 drivers doing the standard car was quite interesting...separated by 7 hundredths of a second! The Stig driving the GT2 was impressive too. __________________ E92 M3
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BBK Banned 87 Rep 3,070 Posts Drives: A boring one... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 135i [5.76]	Yeah it is well below par from TGUK, but TGUK is well ABOVE par... I think it's still decent for Australian automotive TV and will probably continue to watch it. Just think the main host is boring and predictable...
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Guran Captain 24 Rep 895 Posts Drives: 08 135i Coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wollongong, Australia iTrader: (0)	Final episode of TGA hit 662,000 viewers according to the ratings figures. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/11/week-47.html That makes an average audience of 654,000 for the 8-episode series. __________________ 08 BMW 135i Sport Coupe \| Manual \| Sparkling Graphite \| Coral Red Boston Leather \| 10 Speaker Hi Fi
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Guran Captain 24 Rep 895 Posts Drives: 08 135i Coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wollongong, Australia iTrader: (0)	BTW, that means TGA ratings were down about 25% on the average TGUK audience for Series 10 and 2 that were shown in the few months prior to TGA. Not bad really considering that just about everyone who had anything to say about it reckoned it was a pile of steaming manure. __________________ 08 BMW 135i Sport Coupe \| Manual \| Sparkling Graphite \| Coral Red Boston Leather \| 10 Speaker Hi Fi
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11-20-2008, 01:48 PM	#235
professor Major 46 Rep 1,473 Posts Drives: Z4 M40i Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	actually there are many intervening factors that make it hard to infer statistical significance either way. for example, a contemporary TGUK episode running in parallel may well have blown TGA out of the water more convincingly. and, i would say that there was substantial bias owing to it serving as a substitute for the real thing.
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11-20-2008, 05:07 PM	#236
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11-20-2008, 09:16 PM	#237
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