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Bren
15th June 2008, 19:29
Should be interesting...on Prime at 7.30 tonight (15.06.08)


Richard Hammond Meets...
7:30 PM

Evel Knievel. Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond journeys across Montana on Harley to interview Evel Knievel known for his extraordinary life of dangerous stunts, cheating death and huge excess.
Headbanger
15th June 2008, 20:50
That was fucked up. Big time.
ital916
15th June 2008, 20:54
Evil knievel never was my hero, and if he was after that he sure as hell wouldn't be. Nuff said, there are real hero's in todays world.
Swoop
15th June 2008, 21:00
As the saying goes, "never meet your heroes".

Sad.
Headbanger
15th June 2008, 21:00
Evil knievel never was my hero, and if he was after that he sure as hell wouldn't be. Nuff said, there are real hero's in todays world.


Todays world?

Evels world was the seventies, How old were you when he was in his prime?
Sketchy_Racer
15th June 2008, 21:02
Meh I always just saw him as someone who was stupid enough to jump a bike and HOPE he landed it. Sure he could wheelie, but my heros are ones with skill
Headbanger
15th June 2008, 21:09
I don't have any hero's.....

As for Evel, I have only ever heard him talked about as a moron,even back in the seventies, Granted I was born only a few years before his fall from grace but he was still a celebrity of sorts.....Even if just for not landing jumps, being a bastard, and attacking people with bats.....
Bren
15th June 2008, 21:11
Yeah, I was pretty disappointed in that too...he seemed to be just another bitter old man!...I was too young to really remember his exploits, and all my heroes seemed to be Cowboys
smokeyging
15th June 2008, 21:15
In those days we thought a little different. if it looked as though it might work, then nothing was a problem. some of us got to live through that, unfortunatly a few did'nt. old Evil just happened to trip over a way to make a dollar, but like what a lot have found, the weight of money can also bring you to your knees...
ital916
16th June 2008, 07:40
Todays world?

Evels world was the seventies, How old were you when he was in his prime?

I was born a few years after his status decline, but he wasn't that admired in england, well not from where I came from anywhere.
MSTRS
16th June 2008, 08:44
Evel Kneival...the hype was bigger than the man, but the man believed his own hype. And couldn't deliver. Pathetic.
(then again, you won't find too many people trying to jump over X buses, will ya?)
fergie
16th June 2008, 11:04
I thought that maybe it was a series but it seems not. sure did like the look of rural america. would be great touring round there.the hamster looks so small on topgear but he didn't look too tiny on that harley.
Swoop
16th June 2008, 13:23
the hamster looks so small on topgear but he didn't look too tiny on that harley.
He didn't have 6'-5" of Clarkson standing next to him...:whistle:
madbikeboy
16th June 2008, 13:29
I wanted to like the guy, I mean the guy was literally a legend and known all around the world. But he was an asshole. I noticed especially the way that he was treating Hammond (who is more famous that he'll ever be), it was offhanded, just like a servant or something.

There's some sort of Aessops Fable aspect to his story - he lived like an ass, and he died in pain without any honor.
MisterD
16th June 2008, 14:56
I wanted to like the guy, I mean the guy was literally a legend and known all around the world. But he was an asshole. I noticed especially the way that he was treating Hammond (who is more famous that he'll ever be), it was offhanded, just like a servant or something.

There's some sort of Aessops Fable aspect to his story - he lived like an ass, and he died in pain without any honor.

You're contradicting yourself a bit there aren't you? "Literally a legend" but Hammond is more famous that he'll ever be? Which is it? :dodge:

But yeah, I thought he actually deserved Louis Theroux rather than Hamster...
MIXONE
16th June 2008, 15:22
I enjoyed it as it showed me the man behind the legend.Yep he's an arsehole.
Probably made the Hamster question what he does to his own family at times.
BIHB@0610
16th June 2008, 15:34
It was sad, awful, disappointing, and infuriating all in one - fabulous TV! I loved the bit where he wanted to show off his "Poodle" - some gratuitous shots of her arse while she swings a golf club etc - wow, he sure is the man .... wonder if they pump the viagra gas straight into the tubes up his nose ....:doctor: