StangMahn

ok, I downloaded bitcomet, and downloaded the ep. 1 torrent, but when I double click to play it, I bring up an internet page, and if i right click, and hit play, it says its an unsupported media file format. its in .avi format, so what do I need to do

hi5.0

episode 2 is out! wait till you see the return of the "Cool Wall"...

05fordgt

Hey David, maybe I can help. When you downloaded BitComet, did you also download DivX? If not, you should do that too. It works with Bit Comet. Did you download the whole episode (meaning, does it say 100% and usually 698mb or so? If you did, right click, and go where it says Preview Video. Ciick on that, and a page opens (task preview). Click on the episode link and hit okay, and with DivX downloaded, the show should play. Any questions, feel free to PM me.

burningman

you can use windows Media player to view the file. Just right click the file hit "Open with" and the flyout should have windows media player in there. Should work a treat.

BTW EP2 was seriously great! I want an Evo 10 and that Black Merc

Moosetang

Marauder?

05fordgt

That Merc is AWESOME!! I got a customer from the dealership, who actually owns one!!! He got a Silver one, and its SICK FAST!!! Sounds just like it does on the show, but better in person!!! Its a darn race car, flat out. Seeing no back seats, in a MB is crazy!!! Can't wait for him to bring back one day. Promised me a drive in it (and his brand new 911 (997) GT2)!

Moosetang

Finally saw it, just an awesome Merc. Would be nice if the front end had a bit more character (like the SLR) or was super-clean (like the Audi S5), as right now it kinda sits in an unhappy medium between the two. But otherwise, hell yes.

bob

Did it include this? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20

titanjc

The only thing I haven't enjoyed about the first episodes of the new season so far are the Top Gear Stuntman sequences... they just seem a little useless and kind of out of place IMHO...

shatter

I feel they are trying too hard to be funny instead of letting it come naturally. It all just seems too contrived. It all started with the landscaping spoof show they did and has gone down hill from there.

StangMahn

the landscaping bit was quite predictable, but overall Im liking the new season so far

stangfoeva

yeah, it does seem like its missing that special charm its always had.....its like some of jokes and actions are being "written in" instead being spontaneous

Knight

umm, the show is scripted and has been for some a long time. so most likly its the line delivery not being done as well by the hosts.

Hollywood_North GT

I would dearly love to know how long it takes to shoot a single episode...and at what cost. The cinematography is so brilliantly choreographed, each shot looks to take hours to complete.

Just to give everyone some idea >>

Series Directors
Brian Klein (85 episodes, 2002-2008)
Nigel Simpkiss (55 episodes, 2002-2007)
Richard Heeley (49 episodes, 2002-2005)
James Bryce (34 episodes, 2003-2007)
Phil Churchward (32 episodes, 2005-2008)
Andrew Fettis (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Weintrob (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ben Hume-Paton (7 episodes, 2004)
Edward Bazalgette (7 episodes, 2007)
Chris Hooke (5 episodes, 2002)
Michael Tuft (5 episodes, 2003)
Simon Ludgate (4 episodes, 2002)
Ed Venner (4 episodes, 2006)
Graham Sherrington (4 episodes, 2007)
Ben Southwell (3 episodes, 2003)
Southan Morris (3 episodes, 2008)
Owen Trevor (3 episodes, 2008)
Dennis Jarvis (2 episodes, 2003)
Richard Thomson (2 episodes, 2003)
Rob Kaplan (2 episodes, 2005)
Gary Broadhurst (2 episodes, 2006)
Babak Zand Goodarzi (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Producers
Andy Wilman ... executive producer / series editor (90 episodes, 2002-2008)
Gary Hunter ... executive producer (43 episodes, 2002-2004)
Gary Broadhurst ... series producer (36 episodes, 2004-2005)
James Wiseman ... assistant producer / producer (35 episodes, 2004-2007)
Pat Doyle ... series producer (29 episodes, 2006-2008)
Rowland French ... assistant producer / producer (29 episodes, 2006-2008)
Alex Renton ... assistant producer / producer (28 episodes, 2006-2008)
Grant Wardrop ... assistant producer / producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Peter McCann ... series producer (19 episodes, 2003)
Justine Sullivan ... celebrity producer / celebrity associate producer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Maggi Gibson ... producer (5 episodes, 2002)

Jon Bentley ... producer (unknown episodes, 1987-1999)
Dennis Adams ... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Julie Clive ... series producer (unknown episodes)
Richard Pearson ... producer (unknown episodes)
Ken Pollock ... producer (unknown episodes)
Derek Smith ... producer (unknown episodes)
John Wilcox ... producer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Willerth ... producer (unknown episodes)

Series Editors
Guy Savin (43 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dan James (37 episodes, 2004-2008)
Andy Batten-Foster (34 episodes, 2003-2004)
James Bryce (28 episodes, 2003-2007)
Chris Muckle (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mark Talbot-Butler (20 episodes, 2005-2007)
James Clement (14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Brian Hovmand (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Wright (9 episodes, 2003)
Gavin Douglas (7 episodes, 2002-2003)
Daren Tiley (6 episodes, 2004)
Matt Watson (6 episodes, 2005)
Dave Austin (5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Paul Martin (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tom Fulford (4 episodes, 2002)
Adam Rudd (4 episodes, 2004)
Chris Baker (4 episodes, 2007)
Richard Lace (3 episodes, 2006)
Dan Glendenning (3 episodes, 2008)
Sebastian Morrison (2 episodes, 2006)
Paul Richmond (2 episodes, 2007)

James Hey (unknown episodes)
Brian Watkiss (unknown episodes)

Series Production Designers
James Rowell (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jonathan Paul Green (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Simon Kimmel (5 episodes, 2002)

Series Production Managers
Janice Mezzetti ... production manager (59 episodes, 1999-2000)
Roger Houston ... production manager (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Susan Cooper ... production manager (29 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jacqui Moore ... production manager (10 episodes, 2002)
Judy Evans ... production manager (10 episodes, 2003)
Lucy Bugiel ... production manager (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Gordon Nightingale ... sound recordist / sound: film / film sound (128 episodes, 1998-2003)
David Pollock ... sound supervisor (51 episodes, 2003-2008)
Renato Ferrari ... sound: film (42 episodes, 2003-2008)
Russell Edwards ... sound: film (38 episodes, 2003-2008)
Simon Ware ... sound: film / film sound (25 episodes, 2002-2006)
Robin Saunders ... dubbing mixer (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kiff McMannus ... sound: film (22 episodes, 2004-2008)
James Kenning ... sound: film (20 episodes, 2003-2007)
Sam Staples ... sound: film (19 episodes, 2003-2008)
Michael Wood ... dubbing mixer (17 episodes, 2004)
Rob Entwistle ... sound: film (17 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ryan Chandler ... sound: film (16 episodes, 2004-2008)
Chris Walker ... sound: film (16 episodes, 2004)
Peter Cowasji ... sound: film (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tim Worth ... sound: film (15 episodes, 2003-2006)
Keith Mayes ... sound supervisor (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Julian Chatterjee ... sound: film (13 episodes, 2003-2007)
Luke Tennant ... dubbing mixer (13 episodes, 2003)
Dan Gable ... dubbing mixer (12 episodes, 2002-2004)
Laurie Rose ... sound: film / film sound (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Graham Kirkman ... dubbing mixer (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Lebert ... sound: film (10 episodes, 2002-2008)
Paul Johnson ... sound supervisor (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stewart Harper ... dubbing mixer (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Wright ... sound: film (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rob Leveritt ... sound: film / sound recordist (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gabriel Scott ... sound: film (5 episodes, 2003-2006)
Keith Gunn ... sound supervisor (4 episodes, 2002)
Steve Middleton ... sound: film (4 episodes, 2005)
Andy Chorlton ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Colin Bowes ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Brian Powell ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
James Thomson ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doug Dreger ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Grant Lawson ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Richard Walcott ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Ned Hards ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Richard Munns ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Marc Wojtanowski ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Darren Tate ... sound: film (3 episodes, 2007)
Kirsten Jones ... sound: film (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dennis Fitch ... sound recordist (2 episodes, 2002)
Lucy Pickering ... sound: film (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tom Gibb ... sound: film (2 episodes, 2003)
Kenny Allan ... sound: film (2 episodes, 2004)
Patrick Boland ... sound: film (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Langton ... sound: film (2 episodes, 2006)
Joe Walters ... sound: film (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Casper Lever ... film camera (82 episodes, 2002-2008)
Dennis Fitch ... mini camera operator (78 episodes, 2003-2008)
Neil McLintock ... camera supervisor (77 episodes, 2002-2008)
Rob McDonald ... camera operator / camera supervisor (73 episodes, 2002-2008)
Phil Piotrowsky ... camera operator / camera supervisor (70 episodes, 2002-2008)
Ben Joiner ... film camera / camera operator (68 episodes, 2002-2008)
James Ramsay ... camera operator (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
John Couzens ... film camera (54 episodes, 2002-2005)
Iain May ... film camera (45 episodes, 2003-2008)
Stuart Gain ... lighting director (41 episodes, 2002-2005)
Toby Wilkinson ... film camera / mini camera operator (25 episodes, 2004-2008)
Chris Kempton ... lighting director (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jay Kennedy ... mini camera operator / film camera (23 episodes, 2005-2008)
Warwick Fielding ... lighting director (18 episodes, 2002-2005)
Julian Harries ... camera operator (17 episodes, 2002-2008)
Paul Bamford ... film camera / mini camera operator (15 episodes, 2005-2008)
Charlie Ponniah ... film camera (14 episodes, 2004-2007)
Paul Baldwin ... film camera (12 episodes, 2003-2007)
Ben Foster ... film camera (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tom Pridham ... film camera (11 episodes, 2003-2007)
Matt Ingham ... camera operator (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jamie Cairney ... film camera (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Keith Schofield ... film camera (7 episodes, 2002-2005)
Mark Cruickshank ... camera operator (7 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nick Manley ... film camera (7 episodes, 2004)
Will Potter ... film camera (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nat Hill ... camera operator (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Robin Sunderland ... film camera (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Derek Pennell ... camera operator (5 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Evans ... film camera (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jonathan Henderson ... camera operator (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Steve Albins ... film camera (4 episodes, 2002-2005)
Robin McDonald ... film camera (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Nick Cleave ... film camera (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stafford Gillot ... camera operator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paul Riley ... film camera (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Paul Dugdale ... camera operator (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Meadows ... film camera (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sean Wilton ... mini camera operator (3 episodes, 2003)
Shane Daly ... film camera (3 episodes, 2004)
Dave Evans ... camera operator (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Paul Robinson ... film camera (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Orlando Stuart ... film camera (3 episodes, 2006)
Gary Boulter ... mini camera operator / film camera (3 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Thursby ... mini camera operator / film camera (3 episodes, 2007)
Barrie Foster ... film camera (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nigel Reynolds ... film camera (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sam Key ... film camera (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Matthew Huntley ... film camera (2 episodes, 2003)
Ben Wheeler ... film camera (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Martin Schlote ... camera operator (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mike Carling ... film camera (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephen Dobson ... film camera (2 episodes, 2006)
Simon Wagen ... film camera (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Ball ... film camera (2 episodes, 2007)
Dan De Castro ... film camera (2 episodes, 2008)

Ollie Green ... camera operator: mini cameras (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Joe Orr ... on-line editor (88 episodes, 2002-2008)
Hilary Briegel ... vision mixer (69 episodes, 2002-2008)
Leigh Panton ... vision mixer (5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Carol Abbott ... vision mixer (5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Caroline Carrol ... vision mixer (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Simon Sanders ... vision mixer (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Miscellaneous Crew
Richard Porter ... script editor / script supervisor (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Liz Campbell ... production team (85 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jane Bentham ... production executive (46 episodes, 2003-2006)
Rowland French ... researcher / production team (43 episodes, 2002-2005)
Katy Henderson ... researcher (39 episodes, 2003-2005)
Neil Taylor ... researcher (36 episodes, 2004-2005)
James Wiseman ... researcher / production team (34 episodes, 2002-2004)
Oisin Tymon ... production coordinator (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jon Grubb ... production team (31 episodes, 2002-2004)
Andrew Jones ... engineering manager (31 episodes, 2003-2007)
Rachel Lister ... production team / production coordinator (31 episodes, 2005-2007)
David Pembrey ... production team (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
Justine Sullivan ... guest booker (29 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gavin Whitehead ... researcher / production team (28 episodes, 2006-2008)
Alex Renton ... researcher (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sophia Vaizey ... production team (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michelle Julier ... researcher / production team (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ed Sharpe ... floor manager (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Marc Baker ... floor manager (21 episodes, 2004-2008)
Grant Wardrop ... researcher (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Elena Christodoulou ... production team / production coordinator (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Laurence Hill ... guest booker (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jon Briest ... production coordinator (19 episodes, 2004)
Rick Horne ... production team (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Alec Potter ... floor manager (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Owen Butler ... production team (17 episodes, 2005)
Jack Beardsley ... assistant floor manager (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mel Hoffman ... production executive (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Paul Williams ... production executive (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Richard Cole ... floor manager / assistant floor manager (14 episodes, 2003-2008)
Peter Holton ... production team (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jane Taylor ... production executive (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sara Hulme ... production coordinator (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Adrian Walsh ... assistant floor manager (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Graeme Robson ... engineering manager (13 episodes, 2005-2008)
Seonaid Murray ... production coordinator / production team (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nick Dalton ... production team (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Greg Vince ... production team (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michelle Clinton ... production coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Poppy Ross ... production coordinator / production team (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Richard Shaylor ... engineering manager (12 episodes, 2003-2006)
Jack Burnford ... production team (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Theresa Lydon ... production coordinator (12 episodes, 2003)
Hannah Young ... production team (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Helen Gibson ... production team / researcher (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tom Watt-Smith ... production team (10 episodes, 2003)
Louisa McDonald ... production coordinator (10 episodes, 2007)
Ian Morris ... production team (9 episodes, 2003)
Nimira Velji ... production coordinator (9 episodes, 2003)
Jules Hawkins ... production team (9 episodes, 2004)
Claire Holdsworth ... guest booker (9 episodes, 2004)
Elaine Stephenson ... production accountant (9 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lew Henson ... engineering manager (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
Roger Dempster ... floor manager (7 episodes, 2007)
Bob Young ... engineering manager (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Chris Gosson ... production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Andy Batten-Foster ... creative director (5 episodes, 2002)
Bethanie Roser ... production team (5 episodes, 2002)
Yonni Usiskin ... researcher / production team (5 episodes, 2002)
Steve Chapman ... engineering manager (4 episodes, 2002)
Amanda Man ... production team (4 episodes, 2003)
Tom Munden ... production team (4 episodes, 2003)
Lucy Buckley ... production team (4 episodes, 2004)
Deborah McCarthy ... researcher (4 episodes, 2007)
Anna McVey ... production team (4 episodes, 2008)
Nick Keene ... floor manager (3 episodes, 2002)
Henry Biggs ... production team (3 episodes, 2003)
John Charlton ... engineering manager (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Colin Hewitt ... engineering manager (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rachael Fraser ... production team (3 episodes, 2004)
Ged Parsons ... script consultant (3 episodes, 2008)
Will Thomas ... production team (3 episodes, 2008)
David Gold ... floor manager (2 episodes, 2002)
Kat Gros ... production team (2 episodes, 2004)
Dave Currie ... engineering manager (2 episodes, 2005)
Osman Ijaz ... production team (2 episodes, 2007)

Now, clearly not all of those people worked on the show at the same time, but there is a LOT of overlap there, and gives you some idea of how many people work behind-the-scenes to make it all come together. Typically, this is what you would expect to find in hour long dramatic episodic TV, not a show like Top Gear.

At any one time they've had up to nine producers - pretty "above-the-line" heavy.

Boomer

Well TOP GEAR is shot like a movie... so all those people involved wouldn't surprise me.

Didn't really think they made that stuff up on the fly did ya?

Strickland

I LOVE the way Top Gear looks, their production quality (I think that's the term) is through the roof. Plus they go to some GREAT locations.

stangfoeva

i guess i was a bit naive, but yeah i thought a lot of the stuff just came off the top of their heads

Boomer

Usually on the DVDs or specials... they have bloopers.
Funny funny stuff

titanjc

The one thing that I really enjoy about the show is that it always has an epic feel to it. The locations they pick to test cars, the music they set each segment to, and the cars themselves always feel larger than life.

Hollywood_North GT

Oh, I absolutely KNOW they don't.

What I don't know is how much each episode costs, or how many days they take to shoot a single episode. In regular dramatic episodic TV, it's typically a six day work week. My guess is longer on the Top Gear episodes...cause they don't have to do 22 a year.