{"id":223,"date":"2009-01-06T00:04:24","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T05:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pressleypress.com\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2009-01-06T00:04:24","modified_gmt":"2009-01-06T05:04:24","slug":"top-gear-more-than-just-a-car-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pressleypress.com\/blog\/?p=223","title":{"rendered":"Top Gear – More Than Just a Car Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you’ve never heard of it, Top Gear<\/a><\/b> is a BBC automotive television show featuring the perfectly complimentary personalities or Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May. What’s great about the show, is not necessarily the car reviews but the interactions between the show’s hosts. Jeremy, a tall sarcasm-filled, wiseass with an equally tall ego, is the guy everyone in your group of friends love to complain about. Richard Hammond, a short boyish speed-loving car junkie is your scrappy little brother that your friends like tagging along, because he doesn’t take any of their crap. James is well, James – your stuffy older brother who thinks everything is stupid unless it’s “dignified”, bland, and super-practical. Each one of the hosts checks and balances each other, and the friendship between them as depicted on the show really makes for some entertaining television.<\/p>\n

Another impressive aspect of the show that’s rarely mentioned is its production quality. Whoever the director of photography is for the on-location footage needs an award. The landscape shots are simply gorgeous. The editor needs some recognition as well because the editing of all the driving and on-location footage is just excellent.<\/p>\n

Even if you’re not a car guy, the adventures of these 3 TV hosts, along with excellent production value makes this show well worth the watch. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In case you’ve never heard of it, Top Gear is a BBC automotive television show featuring the perfectly complimentary personalities or Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May. 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