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coffeesp00ns  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Jeremy Clarkson ‘not worth the money’ Amazon spent, says Netflix executive

I haven't watched top gear in a long time. I get my vehicle fixes from the Motor Trend youtube, which has some content I really dig (and some that sucks, but whatev).





user-inactivated  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I absolutely love Motortrend's YouTube channel, especially Roadkill. Top Gear, while I can see the appeal, has never really been my thing.

If you want to check out two amateur car channels, I highly recommend both Regular Car Reviews and That Dude in Blue. Mr. Regular can be annoying at times but he's also very insightful while That Dude in Blue often gets his hands on some very nice builds.

kleinbl00  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I watch Top Gear reruns on Netflix when my wife is delivering babies and I've gotten too drunk to play Wipeout.

They're kind of assholes.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In some ways I see the appeal, and in others I enjoy watching people who can actually wrench on a car.

People love watching assholes when they're not being assholes to them.

kleinbl00  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The appeal is in the hardware, and in the love of hardware.

I love it 'cuz their editors and I have a lot of the same music tastes. FSOL's "My Kingdom" and a Bugatti Veyron? Yes please.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yas.

Seriously, amazon - Fuck Clarkson and the other monkeys. Just hire Top Gear's editors.

kleinbl00  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Personal question:

We kinda enjoyed Transparent, even though a lot of the characters in it are narcissistic shits. How terrible is it from your perspective?

I recognize that this is like asking my black friends about rap music, but I am the high fivin'est white guy on Hubski.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well someone's got to make up for my complete lack of high fivin'ness. I hear rap music and all I hear is Ground Bass underneath Concerto Grosso at the moment.

I mean, I just think it's a middling show. It's not really about a trans woman transitioning in her 70s, it's actually about her 3 children who can't keep their own lives together - Specifically the youngest one who is probably the only character who's not completely self-absorbed (just mostly self-absorbed). Maura's a side character in her own "show", probably because showing trans people for what they are - Boring, and stumbling through life just like you - isn't actually exciting.

It reinforces some dumb stereotypes, and Maura's played by a dude (Jeff Tambour's okay in the role), but could be worse - Could be this steaming pile of shitty stereotypes being played by a Eddie Redmayne:

kleinbl00  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, it's a middling show. Your assessment is spot on.

Eddie Redmayne will always be the creeper in Perfume to me, and he was great. But this was produced by Neil LaBute, who I really hate. So I'll be passing, thanks.

user-inactivated  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Always ask your black friends about rap music, though.

Asking your white friends about rap music is almost always a bad idea. "Yeah I love Gambino, Earl Sweatshirt, have you heard of Fort Minor, those guys are my favorite.

user-inactivated  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You asked me if I'm gonna die soon with the Queen Discography and whatnot.

But you ain't got NO room to talk when I've been on Hubski for almost two years now and you're still playing Wipeout.

Also my favorite "I don't give a shit just play Netflix" show is Prison School. If Judge Judy were on there, it'd be that, however. My ultimate guilty pleasure.

Cedar  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    ... I've been on Hubski for almost two years now ...

member for: 20 days

Hey... wait a minute... ;)

kleinbl00  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude fuckin' Wipeout is the shit.

How many different flavors of Smash Brothers you play? Ain't my fault that Wipeout ain't been updated since 2011.

user-inactivated  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Fair enough, Smash has basically been the same game with more characters since 1999.

But you know they're working on a spiritual sequel, right? Formula Fusion.

It looks slow but it's also only a year into development, so I'mma give it the benefit of the doubt.

kleinbl00  ·  3382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Did not know that. DOPE.

Early access, apparently.