Top Gear?

"cabarne4" (cabarne4)
02/22/2015 at 22:39 • Filed to: None

So I'm laid up until further notice. I have direct TV, but no BBC:A. What with the recent bay of pirates fiasco, and with finalgear no longer hosting links, does anybody have a way to watch the most recent episodes of Top Gear?

I have all the previous seasons saved on my portable harddrive, which is (rather unfortunately) locked in my storage unit in town. My left ankle is doing its best grapefruit impression, so I can't operate a clutch and get to town to retrieve it. I'd love to take at least a bit of this downtime to catch up on the new season (I haven't even seen the Argentina special yet!).

Anybody able to help me out?

Sincerely, an injured Jalop.

P.S. — Here's the grapefruit impression:

DISCUSSION (35)

Alex from Toronto > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:41

Google Chrome + Hola Better internet + BBC Iplayer= Topgear

jmart > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:41

http://www.primewire.ag/external.php?t…

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:41

the usual torrent sites are still up, TPB was a bit unstable when I last tried.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:42

TPB is back up. (But you didn't hear it from me.)

The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:43

Might wanna have some form of ad block first, but it works fine for me.

http://watchtvseries.se/serie/top_gear

That's a pretty kick ass grapefruit impression too

Biased Plies > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:44

Reddit.com/r/TopGear is your new best friend. Specifically, these threads .

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:44

Google Chrome + Hola Unblocker -> BBC's iPlayer website = enjoy!

cabarne4 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
02/22/2015 at 22:48

Last I heard, TPB was "up" with the FBI possibly logging IPs. Didn't want to risk it... is it actually "up" now?

cabarne4 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
02/22/2015 at 22:48

Last I heard, TPB was "up" with the FBI possibly logging IPs. Didn't want to risk it... is it actually "up" now?

cabarne4 > Alex from Toronto
02/22/2015 at 22:49

What's Hola and what's BBC iPlayer? Haven't heard of either. Chrome I've got though.

cabarne4 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
02/22/2015 at 22:49

What's Hola and what's BBC iPlayer? Haven't heard of either. Chrome I've got though.

lonestranger > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:50

Besides Hola + iPlayer (which didn't work for me last week), there's Popcorn Time or using Hola to stream a torrent .

cabarne4 > The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner
02/22/2015 at 22:50

Oh yeah, I'm working on my grapefruit impressions. Now my eye is working on one, too!

(Seriously, sprained my ankle two days ago... and like an hour or two ago while laying on the couch, my eye started randomly swelling... Should probably go back to the doctor).

Thanks for the link, I'll give it a shot.

cabarne4 > Biased Plies
02/22/2015 at 22:51

I avoid Reddit like the plague. Only reason being, I know if I go near it I'll no longer have a social life outside of my computer.

...might be worth it though.

cabarne4 > jmart
02/22/2015 at 22:51

Thanks I'll give this one a shot too!

Alex from Toronto > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:52

Hola is basically an extension that lets you watch videos that are regionally restricted. BBC iplayer is BBC's video player but you can only watch the videos in the UK. Hola tricks the website in to thinking you have an Ip address from the UK so you can watch the videos.

GTI MkVII > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:53

Keep an eye out for a particular thread each Sunday.

http://www.reddit.com/r/topgear

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:55

Hola is an extension that can be added to Chrome that allows websites that restrict access from other countries to be accessed - sometimes I use it to watch Hulu and BBC iPlayer since Hulu is restricted to the US and iPlayer to the UK.

BBC iPlayer is the BBC's internet streaming TV catchup service that allows people to watch programs they missed on TV. Usually, they hold the latest BBC TV shows for a few weeks to allow people some time to watch them, or play some classic reruns of TV shows. All of the new TG season's up there now.

Biased Plies > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:55

As do I, though for me it's just that I hate the interface. It has a purpose though, and for me that is a source for TG downloads.

blacktruck18 > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 22:56

Hola is awesome, it's a VPN extension that make it look like you are browsing from somewhere you are not.

1. Download https://hola.org/

2. Set to browsing from UK

3. Go here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search…

4. Watch the Top gear.

It's super simple, I am not good with the computering and I figured it out.

BTW, what the hell did you do?

cabarne4 > Biased Plies
02/22/2015 at 22:57

Wound up using those links. I think I'll live, spent less than a minute on Reddit. Most of the links seemed to be removed pretty quickly, but all of them had at least one that still worked. I never really trusted those weird streaming sites — they always just reek of malware.

Thanks! My Monday is saved!

cabarne4 > blacktruck18
02/22/2015 at 22:58

Officially, I tripped on a rock walking across my neighbor's yard.

Now replace "tripped" with "landed", "walking" with "jumping" and "yard" with "bonfire".

cabarne4 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
02/22/2015 at 22:59

Is BBC iPlayer free for anyone "in the UK" or something?

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 23:00

Indeed. Anybody in the UK can use it.

CPT Speedbump > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 23:01

I don't understand how people still ask where to watch when we give this same answer everytime, lol. Hola is a app for Chrome (if you can find the chrome app store, or just google - Hola, and it'll probably be one of the top results, then install it to your Google Chrome. BBC Iplayer is BBC's web viewing service, however, you have to have a UK IP address to access and view on it. This is where Hola comes in to play, you find the new top gear episode on BBC Iplayer (can search Top Gear or scroll around the popular list or click on BBC 2 and try and find it) then click on it, it'll say you can't watch this, tell Hola to use UK for the page your on (BBC Iplayer-top gear episode) and then refresh, it'll tell the Iplayer you are in the UK and allow you to view it. Tried to make this a thorough and hopefully not to confusing explination on using it, lol.

blacktruck18 > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 23:01

Well played, I am also guessing replace "." with "drunk."

cabarne4 > blacktruck18
02/22/2015 at 23:06

Wow, that was easy.

Already started downloading episodes 1-5 via Reddit links, but this'll definitely come in handy! Tons of UK-only Netflix content I've wanted to watch.

cabarne4 > blacktruck18
02/22/2015 at 23:06

...Possibly.

blacktruck18 > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 23:07

Nice, hope it works out.

cabarne4 > CPT Speedbump
02/22/2015 at 23:08

To be honest, this was the first time I've heard of Hola or BBC iPlayer (well, from you and the other Opponauts who mentioned it in this post). I'm not online nearly as much as I should be.

Thanks! Pretty easy to use.

AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 23:10

Found out about Hola right before the new TG season started

Works brilliantly

However, I do experience buffering problems when playing the show live as it's being shown for the first time in theUK.. The show premiers at 3pm on the east coast where i am. If I were to go on the iPlayer at 3 and try to play the show it would be a bufferfest.

Solution?

I just wait till 4 when the show is no longer live and start watching. No big deal. Much better than using torrents and any other illegal methods.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 23:31

I don't see why they would be, the take-down was conducted by Swedish police forces on servers located in Sweden, the F.B.I had no part in it. It is "up" in the sense that the database if fully searchable and there's new stuff being posted, but I didn't download anything.

Nisman > Alex from Toronto
02/22/2015 at 23:48

Came in to recommend this.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > cabarne4
02/22/2015 at 23:56

http://kickass.to/top-gear-22x05…

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > cabarne4
02/23/2015 at 11:09

........something something dark side.........

http://watchseries.lt/serie/top_gear…