Herbert,

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:50:16 -0500, Herbert Graf wrote:

> Hehe, yup, I love that show. You Brits seem to have figured out how to
> do that sort of show "right", Top Gear (and the one I like even more
> "Fifth Gear") are FAR better then any equivalent show I've seen produce=
d
> over hear across the pond (there is a small Canadian show called
> "Motoring 2005" which is very good, but the local station moves the tim=
e
> it's run so much I barely catch it anymore).

While I like the presenters in 5th Gear (especially Vicky Butler-Henderso=
n :-) I can't stand the camera work -=20
they seem to have a cameraman or director who's trying to make a name for=
 him/herself as an artist - all the=20
quick jump-cuts, in-out-in-out zooms, swirling angles and so on may win a=
n award from fellow artists, but it=20
gets right up my nose when I'm trying to see the ***** car!  It looks lik=
e someone's home videos when they=20
have just discovered the zoom and special-effects controls.  And that "ph=
one this number for a chance to=20
win..." thing annoys me too - they are jumping on the bandwagon of making=
 a profit from the viewers on top of=20
the advertising, and there's just far to much of it these days.

The thing I really like about Top Gear is that they do daft things as wel=
l as reviewing cars - such as the=20
race from their studio in England to the ski slopes in Switzerland, car v=
s. aircraft, or the bloke who=20
parachuted into a car moving atr 50mph (after a dozen or so attempts!).  =
Or the presenters buying a Porsche=20
each for less than =A31500 and seeing who came out best (I think Clarkson=
 cheated by selling the parts of his as=20
furniture! :-)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England



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