The other thing I noticed once more watching the show on DVD is that it’s terribly well executed. It’s shot and edited beautifully, a lot of time has to go into not only pre-producing and shooting pieces for the show, but editing them in post-production as well. Having an HD television and without BBC America having an HD feed (at least where I am), I’m constantly subjected to seeing a letterboxed show put into a 4:3 box inside my 16:9 television. I could zoom it, but then I’d lose some quality and some of the image as well. Watching the show on DVD, even though it’s not in high definition, it does at least take up the entirety of my screen, allowing me to see the show in a way I haven’t before.
Are there disappointments to the boxed set release of the 10th season? Yes, there certainly are, two of which are quite prominent. First, the are no extras included on the release, no “behind the scenes, how did they do that” bits and pieces or anything else, it’s the show and nothing but the show. Second, and I’m not quite sure what they could have done to fix this problem, the season ends. Yes, the entire season is included here, but sadly the entire season is only 10 episodes, and I promise you, 10 episodes of Top Gear simply isn’t enough. Ten episodes of Top Gear is simply an amuse bouche, a little something to whet your appetite.
It should also be noted that this seems to be the first complete season of the show made available on DVD. One can only hope that not only do future seasons of the show appear on DVD but past ones do as well. Those who are willing to give it a chance -- even if they aren’t car fanatics -- will find much to love in this intelligently produced, witty, fun, and funny series.
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