DVD Reviews: TopGear Seasons 11 and 12
TopGear (Seasons 11 and 12)
Warner Brothers Entertainment
If you’re big into luxury vehicles, then you have undoubtedly heard of the popular BBC series TopGear. Jeremy Clarkson and his co-hosts, Richard Hammond and James May, present the pros and cons of luxury vehicles as well as some “average” cars. These hour-long episodes include plenty of playful bantering betwixt the hosts and many bluntly stated opinions about the vehicles being tested and reviewed, whether good or bad. This show has a bit of a Mythbusters feel to it and provides some interesting information regarding the latest and greatest luxury vehicles.
TopGear is pretty straightforward and follows a fairly linear pattern from episode to episode. Clarkson and crew generally start off the show by poking fun at one another. Shortly after, they display video of a luxury car being raced around a track. This pattern continues until Clarkson interviews a celebrity (generally a British chap) about vehicles. The crew and their celebrity guest then brainstorm to come up with crazy challenges in which each vehicle will be tested. For example, in one episode they provide five different cars with a gallon of fuel each to test how far each vehicle can go at top speed; in another episode, they try to create a more efficient police car out of old banger cars. The hosts of TopGear never seem to have any trouble coming up with grueling challenges.
There are six episodes on the TopGear 11 DVD set, and eight episodes (plus two special episodes) on the TopGear 12 DVD set. Though the TopGear 11 set doesn’t come packaged with any special features, the TopGear 12 set comes loaded with features: two special episodes shot in Botswana and Vietnam (as well as commentary for both episodes), deleted scenes, a photo gallery, and an extended interview with Boris Johnson.
My recommendation: If you’re a big fan of motor vehicles, especially luxury cars, seasons 11 and 12 of TopGear may be DVD sets you’ll want to pick up. For a television series, seasons 11 and 12 of TopGear are relatively inexpensive: approximately $25 or so apiece. If you’re not even remotely interested in motor vehicles and you don’t find it interesting that a $200,000 Lamborghini has some below average handling, then these shows aren’t something you’ll be interested in.
If you enjoyed this post, please consider to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed and get future articles delivered to your feed reader.
-
Mike @ Edinburgh Car Rental
-
Ryan Taljonick
-
Cardigans
-
paula@marriage counseling
-
Web templates
