I hate Channel 9!!

[team_v]

You are all sort of missing the point. If you can download it, great, excellent work.

But Top Gear is an entertainment show but based around cars and they way it has been cut and manipulated by Channel 9 means it has been ruined for those who are genuinely interested in watching a show about cars. There are tonnes of shows about celebrities and their activities but only one genuine car show on normal telly. And they ruined it by cutting out this segment.

My father in law for example doesn't know how to read an email but loves cars and enjoys Top Gear, so he watches it on TV, but he has missed out because of their misguided representation of the show.

I just don't understand why they did it. It normally runs untill 9pm but for some weird reason they finished it at 8.40pm. Why not show it in full?

And despite my woeful internet contract i've just downloaded it. Ayrton Senna was my hero as a boy, so i gotta watch it.

I believe they cut it to 8:40 so they could re-run the Polar Special episode which was in my mind one fo the worst "special" episodes.
The Senna doco part was the best piece of automotive television i have ever seen.

[cube_3]

"Apparently" the show is not cut by the local networks but by BBC for their various international distributions.
I noticed the same thing on SBS one night where the Vauxhal "Monaro" hot lap (and a few other bits and pieces) were missing from a particular Top Gear Episode. I sent an email to SBS and they replied stating that BBC edits the show before sending it to them for various reasons e.g. a permisson to air certain songs, played in the backround, have not been given for that country, parties involved may have not given permission for something to be aired about them etc. I'll see if I have the response email somewhere and post it later.

[walshydub]

I believe they cut it to 8:40 so they could re-run the Polar Special episode which was in my mind one fo the worst "special" episodes.
The Senna doco part was the best piece of automotive television i have ever seen.

I watched it and you are right, it was a very special film. Reminded my why he was my hero.

Now this puts me in a social dilemma. I'll get the inevitable watercooler Top Gear chat and get asked what i thought. Now do i lie through my teeth and say i enjoyed it, Cameron Diaz and Mr Scientology were great blah blah or do i say what i really think and come across as a tragic car bore with no life.

Damn you channel 9!!!

[gerhard]

Clarkson was so gushy over Diaz it was embarrasing -

Their lap times were highly suspicious if you ask me.......

[jasn78]

Clarkson was so gushy over Diaz it was embarrasing -

Their lap times were highly suspicious if you ask me.......

i was thinking the same things, i could imagine the agents coming up and saying they will only do this if the "get" a good lap time

[DangerDan]

i got sick of seeing that kia ad with the guy rapping.

Must of seen it 10 times.

Couldn't believe they cut it after the interview, seems like it took half the show up.

[gerhard]

i got sick of seeing that kia ad with the guy rapping.

Must of seen it 10 times.

Couldn't believe they cut it after the interview, seems like it took half the show up.

You need to make friends with a PVR.

Start watching the 1 hour TG program half an hour after the start time, and you can cut out the 30 minutes of ads.

No more ads for me

[Spyda]

You can bet that Ben Cousins bs thing will be the full version though.

[gareth_oau]

it really wouldnt surprise me if the channel 9 editor wasnt even a car fan.

probably thinks to himself that people specially tune in just to watch cruise/diaz

[Tony_Mitchell_1983]

While my cynicism makes me doubt 'the people' have any power any more, we should all email the BBC and inform them what a mockery commercial tv is making of their show.

SBS deserves that show, they did it justice. Channel 9, like every commercial station (including radio) is atrocious. LONG LIVE TRIPLE J. Rant over.