Top Gear is the epitome of what T.V entertainment is all about. I have reacquainted myself with Top Gear after not watching it really since the early nineties and it certainly has come a very long way. Almost everything is executed brilliantly on this show and it makes everything work. For example, undoubtedly the presenters have enormous comedic value (especially Jeremy's dry humour) and chemistry, and they work well together and have as much fun as possible in the process. That is the underlying factor of this programme - pure unadulterated fun. The music, filming and editing is also superb. And this is all before the cars themselves.
Another great aspect of the show I found is that although it's not hard to guess their target audience, as this does seem a predominantly male show, I found it is enjoyed by all ages and both genders alike. That is one of the amazing aspects of the show, its aptitude to extend beyond the target audience and having a broader appeal to even people who acknowledge cars in their lives to be simply nothing more than 'four wheels and an engine' to them.
It does have its sensible practical side, but it is quickly overshadowed by then not taking itself an ounce seriously in the next review or discussion. There is no compromise sometimes, if a particular presenter dislikes a car, boy do they like to express it, but in a funny way.
The show is a fantastic combination of elements that make it compulsive viewing. You have the varying and humorous personalities of the presenters, the controversial comments of Jeremy Clarkson (who tells it exactly how it is), the cars themselves, the music as mentioned before and its intelligent touch. It is not completely mindless even though it would appear so with some of the pointless but nevertheless hugely entertaining challenges.
For me it is a dream job. They frequently jet to exotic locations to test the worlds most powerful and exotic cars. Take part in both ridiculous but ridiculously entertaining challenges that make no sense. Just about everything that entertaining T.V is, is incorporated into the show and becomes so much more than a magazine motoring show.
Another great aspect of the show I found is that although it's not hard to guess their target audience, as this does seem a predominantly male show, I found it is enjoyed by all ages and both genders alike. That is one of the amazing aspects of the show, its aptitude to extend beyond the target audience and having a broader appeal to even people who acknowledge cars in their lives to be simply nothing more than 'four wheels and an engine' to them.
It does have its sensible practical side, but it is quickly overshadowed by then not taking itself an ounce seriously in the next review or discussion. There is no compromise sometimes, if a particular presenter dislikes a car, boy do they like to express it, but in a funny way.
The show is a fantastic combination of elements that make it compulsive viewing. You have the varying and humorous personalities of the presenters, the controversial comments of Jeremy Clarkson (who tells it exactly how it is), the cars themselves, the music as mentioned before and its intelligent touch. It is not completely mindless even though it would appear so with some of the pointless but nevertheless hugely entertaining challenges.
For me it is a dream job. They frequently jet to exotic locations to test the worlds most powerful and exotic cars. Take part in both ridiculous but ridiculously entertaining challenges that make no sense. Just about everything that entertaining T.V is, is incorporated into the show and becomes so much more than a magazine motoring show.