Top Gear 12 (DVD)

Best show ever

What can be said about Top Gear UK which hasn't already? The most popular television program (brief pause) IN THE WORLD got to that peak through a mind-boggling combination of contrived stunts, adolescent behavior, willful disregard for anything politically correct, and an unabashed ambivalence toward anything or anybody they managed to offend in the process...and yet with all of that, an uncanny ability to tug at the heart strings where needed and to go beyond politics to show all the people of the world just how much remarkable beauty this planet has shared with us.It's no secret that nearly all of the show's often hilarious scenarios are scripted, and as you get toward the latter seasons there wasn't even a half-handed effort to hide that fact. Many of the "shocking" results Top Gear found via real-world testing were likewise rigged, as Elon Musk would be only too happy to tell you. But in the end it just doesn't matter: this is not a tv show about cars, but rather a show about 3 middle-aged men who love cars and just happen to have lucked into a paying gig which allows them to drive whatever they want, wherever they want, however they want. Yet in the midst of all the (often self-effacing) humor, there always seems to be a poignant moment or two included to give Clarkson, Hammond and May the opportunity to showcase their more sincere sides: be it Hammond communicating via a stick and sand with an unnamed local man in Vietnam and learning that he'd lost his hearing during a B-52 raid in the war, the boys bonding with a group of young men high in the isolated Himalayas of India over a game of straight-six cricket, or Clarkson soberly explaining that he'd chosen a V8 Porsche 928 to carry him across Patagonia because it was one of those which had long ago enabled him to make the dash across England in time to be at his father's bedside as he passed on. A few of the jokes might be lost on those who don't hail from the British Isles, a few others will be badly dated, but it just doesn't matter in the end as you see these three bonding and sharing their rather unique view of the world through this silly show.In a world filled with far too much junk food in the "reality" television arena, this is the filet mignon. Served with a side of Spam.

Very entertaining but after this season the prices go up so I stopped buying

WAY better than the american top gear

we loved it and still watch

If you like cars and you miss Monty Python, this is your fix. These guys are hilarious. I have all seasons. The first two are a little slow, but it just gets better. Also, the Grand Tour, which is just four more seasons of Top Gear. Don't waste time on the American version or the British after Season 22. They fired Jezza, James and Richard, and the show went straight into the toilet. 'cuz they were the show. Sorry, but Evans and LeBlanc? No way.

Whats not to like? The original top gear is the best car show on earth besides the grand tour.

Bets TV show ever, need I say more?

For those unfamiliar with the show, presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May review a variety of sports and luxury cars for their driving abilities. They also take the time to cover more affordable products for those of us not on champagne budgets. But rather than do an hour-long show on car reviews, they also include a mix of entertainment. These mainly comprise of two things: the first being a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" doing a lap around the Top Gear test track.The other, more popular component is watching the presenters take on a series of producer-suggested challenges. Sometimes the challenges are more local, like when the hosts have to drive over 700 miles on one tank of gas to make a ceremony in a British coastal town. Or, in the case of the season finale, the hosts, in Vietnam, have to drive from Saigon to a nearby Hanoi town 1,000 miles away on motorcycles and scooters. The chemistry between the three is hilarious, and some of the set-up moments provide laughs too. In between, the hosts get a chance to visit breathtaking locales, and sometimes drive exotic and/or powerful cars as part of the trip.Season 12 of Top Gear brings more laughter and remains as one of the best shows on television.

Classic Top Gear. Though my only quibble is that I had to get if on Region 1 DVD from America. Why on Earth don't the Beeb release all this classic stuff for us viewers in the UK? Still, at least I could get it - absolutely essential for a TG addict. :-)

This is a great dvd and I love top gear season 12 because it is my favourite season of top gear so its just great

Like Season 11's release on DVD, Season 12 of Top Gear on DVD is the original UK airing version, nothing is edited out or altered unlike the North American broadcasts of the show and unlike either previous DVD release, Season 12 also includes special features such as deleted scenes, commentaries for previous episodes and some extended/director's/uncut segments.Besides the addition of new content, the DVD itself is of course Season 12 of Top Gear so included are all of the great challenges, interviews and fast cars that come with Top Gear. Some highlights are the second USA special, the fuel economy race, the Vietnam special and The Stig finally setting a lap in the original Bugatti Veyron.Basically just like the releases before it, it's a must purchase for any Top Gear fan who wants to watch the episodes over and over again without having to wait for a re-run of the edited North American broadcasts on BBC America and BBC Canada.

Top Gear best Auto Show is the world 10 x over.