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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: The intros often play into this trope. Jeremy Clarkson: "Tonight: I wear some ''googles''! Richard Hammond ''falls down'' a small slope! James May says ''hello'' to a ''man''!" |
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: The intros often play into this trope. Jeremy Clarkson: "Tonight: I wear some ''googles''! Richard Hammond ''falls down'' a small slope! James May says ''hello'' to a ''man''!" |
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{{quote|"Tonight: A sausage gets burned! A sheep falls over! And our track is all wet!" |
{{quote|"Tonight: A sausage gets burned! A sheep falls over! And our track is all wet!" |
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"Tonight: Richard Hammond buys a coffee! James May slips on some snow! And we show a picture of Steve |
"Tonight: Richard Hammond buys a coffee! James May slips on some snow! And we show a picture of Steve McQueen!" }} |
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** Hammond and May racing against a letter being delivered by Royal Mail. Complete with dramatic shots of mail being unloaded from planes and sorted. |
** Hammond and May racing against a letter being delivered by Royal Mail. Complete with dramatic shots of mail being unloaded from planes and sorted. |
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** In general some of their challenges and races could make for very mundane footage. These scenes benefit greatly from the editing and the background music. ''Top Gear'' is well recognized in the professional film and television industries as having some of the world's best editing and production values. |
** In general some of their challenges and races could make for very mundane footage. These scenes benefit greatly from the editing and the background music. ''Top Gear'' is well recognized in the professional film and television industries as having some of the world's best editing and production values. |
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