Our Man in India

[Jolly]

Anybody watched it? Third in the series...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_May:_Our_Man_in...

[Aqua Letifer]

Yeah, we watched it.

Shame it was only three episodes, but it was fun. It's James May, Tom and crew just doing what they do.

[George K]

I've watched a few "Our Man in.." episodes.

For some reason, they just don't grab me. May is, of course, delightful. But, like some of the Top Gear "Challenge" episodes, it all just seems too staged and strained.

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Our Man in India:

it all just seems too staged and strained.

How so? They're ridiculously transparent about the whole thing. May and Tom have been on record saying these shows are done to provide them an excuse to screw around in a foreign country. According to both of them, none of it is on the up and up.

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Our Man in India:

none of it is on the up and up.

That's my point.

"Let's find the weirdest, funniest, most charming, most disarming people we can in this country and put them in our series."

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Our Man in India:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Our Man in India:

none of it is on the up and up.

That's my point.

"Let's find the weirdest, funniest, most charming, most disarming people we can in this country and put them in our series."

Yeah, but they're not playing it straight and they're not trying to put one over on you with that. You're in on it.