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James May: Our Man In Japan (trailer)
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May humiliating Gordon Ramsay in that rotten shark special is one of the greatest things ever released to the world.
I love May. The best part about his work is his reverence for what is around him, rather than being the "get a load of this weird shit" guy.
Conan O'Brien's travel shows are very much the same and they always turn out great. Can't wait.
The former is probably on 4oD.
Edit: sorry I'm drunk and just realised it was on BBC 2 originally. I'm going off a very faint memory of the Lego house.
I'm an American so not sure if it's different for other folks but there's some episodes of his show The Reassembler on YouTube where he puts back together disassembled bits of technology. Rotary phones, that sort of thing.
So much this. They're simply not funny any more. James May is a gem however. He's been doing great videos on YouTube recently too.
James May's alright in my book. The other two, not so much. I do like his solo projects, especially the toy making ones he did a few years ago.
I don't know if there's any real thread for this or anything, but this is out now!
I just watched the first episode and and it was pretty great! James really is just such a delight. Hokkaido looks like my kind of place.
Looking forward to watching the rest.
I just watched the first episode and and it was pretty great! James really is just such a delight. Hokkaido looks like my kind of place.
Looking forward to watching the rest.
Enjoying it so far, but then I also enjoy watching his videos on Drivetribe where he's simply building Lego sets for example.
He's secretly American. He likes motorbikes, off-roading and has a love affair with camping. He's also doesn't eat anything that doesn't come out of Tesco.
Watching the first episode and I am very pleasantly surprized. Mays seems genuinely at home in this country, despite him being James May.
And I immediately recognized the Japanese swordsmith as he already was featured in Guy Martin's Japan series. It is very enjoyable as well. The Swordsmith was quite a bit more impressed by Martin though.
And I immediately recognized the Japanese swordsmith as he already was featured in Guy Martin's Japan series. It is very enjoyable as well. The Swordsmith was quite a bit more impressed by Martin though.
Only watched one episode so far but really enjoyed it.
I like how it subverts the usual tropes of the travel series - such as not pretending there's no film crew, showing things going wrong, even scenes not used.
And James is a very likeable bloke, I enjoy his other solo shows such as the ones on toys or the Reassembler.
I like how it subverts the usual tropes of the travel series - such as not pretending there's no film crew, showing things going wrong, even scenes not used.
And James is a very likeable bloke, I enjoy his other solo shows such as the ones on toys or the Reassembler.
It looks like they filmed at 25fps and then mastered at 24fps without correcting. That stutter...
The first two episodes are solid, and as someone else mentioned it's nice how he subverts expectations. Positives aside, I think it does play up the class "wacky Japan" angle a bit too much, which feels dated nowadays. Still, nice photography and easy watching.