Every time it came up
Discussion of Top Gear Vietnam special; critic complains about excessive and reckless boat crashing sequences
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“When he crashed the boat into innocent people and sank their little canoes, I'm like, you're being an asshole.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“It was so over-the-top stupid. I was angry at them for thinking I was stupid enough to like this show.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“They would crash the boat into the other boat like six times in a row. Crashing the boats was half of what this entire show was about.”
Discussion of rewatching Top Gear, particularly a 2009 Alabama episode where hosts write offensive things on cars.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've got back into watching that show again. And like it it's just a show that's like around cars. It's not really about the cars as much.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I fucking love that show. I can't get enough of all their adventures.”
Extended debate about whether Top Gear is entertaining; Taylor defends it while Kyle criticizes the show as contrived and fake
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Top Gear rocks. Top Gear's awesome.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“It's all contrived. It's all scripted. It's all [ __ ]. I just like a little more sincerity and realism even in my silly shows.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“It's not good. It's boring it's silly. I don't think his jokes are funny.”
Woody mentions watching Top Gear while stoned in bed with peanuts
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“I got so stoned like a week ago I brought two bowls into bed when I was sitting there watching Top Gear”
Hosts discuss the authenticity and quality of Top Gear's content, debating whether the show's manufactured drama and contrived scenarios undermine its entertainment value.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“i don't like the mixture that they do i don't like the balance that they've struck between the two”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“i know that it's totally contrived i know they're not really racing a train in india and that they're not really you know struggling that hard to drive their boats but i did like the adventures”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“so much of that show feels like a lie and i want to see the like what it's like to have these things that i don't get exposed to”
Discussion of the British car show and its challenge format
Taylor · unverified◆ mixed
“i don't know this is like the olympic you know ground zero for hammer fights... i think i'm alone on this island that everyone loves top gear everyone recognizes the charisma of the three hosts and like i get that... but”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“i like the punchy british like they're doing jokes... it's not serious... it's clearly tongue-in-cheek like being silly”
Extended discussion of automotive show challenges and comedy format across multiple episodes
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“top gear as a show and i dont give two about cars its not my area of interest but like when theyre like were going to drive across the entire amazon in a ferrari and its like im in jeremy clarkson yeah”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“ive liked what ive seen of it but ive just never really gotten into it um and i would probably like it more if i did if i gave it a chance”
Blametruth · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“the uh the episode where they go to like they go to maybe an older one they go to africa or some yeah and they have to drive theyre just giving like three random cars”