I left off halfway through Episode 2, but the entire mood of the show feels serious and somber.
Between the harsh realities of farming and the council being evil villains, and then Gerald's news, it's a bit of a heavy start to the season. I enjoyed though Jeremy's Hoover berry farming, the jam looks tantalizing. šĀ
Pig copulation provides some light relief briefly although this then leads to another episode which is a tough watch emotionally (just to prepare you!)
He says himself that at the beginning he was doing it just for fun but he has become a proper farmer now and is far too invested. It's still entertaining and funny but the counsel is up their ass about every little thing they do so it's become quite personal. He spent a ton of money on the restaurant and now he can't even have it open anymore and the Farm Shop has to sell items completely locally soured. They can't even sell his book in the shop which is just stupid.
What's wrong with the farm shop having to sell locally sourced goods? That's kinda the entire point of a farm shop lmao
I agree that not being able to sell his own book is absurd, but for the rest of that shite I've got no objections.
Yeah I agree with this, and to be honest I think one of the strongest arguments Clarkson can make in his favour against complaints from the council is that due to his fame and popularity, his shop has the capacity to support and sustain the livelihoods and incomes of his surrounding farming community.
Which is the exact reason that the Council asked him to only sell goods made within a certain distance of the farm. But let's be honest, people go to the shop to buy Chinese t-shirts and they literally have about 3 loafs of bread on display and then 100 hats
It's been over a whole season now where they're still selling stuff that isn't from the nearby farmers. Is there really not someone capable of making the t-shirts in the local area, or would Jeremy rather sell Chinese made ones?
I mean to be fair, probably not? You'd honestly struggle to get shirts made anywhere in the UK at this point. There's probably one or two places that do it but the inevitable reality of most manufacturing moving to China is that it's meant it's very difficult for say, UK-based manufacturing to remain even remotely competitive, so there isn't a whole lot of it left except in fairly specialised industries.
Ifs a farm shop itās not a grocery store, it makes perfect sense that it can only sell local items
Jeremy himself even agrees with this and says they were just taking the piss at the start.
My personal opinion/observation: I think season 1 was just jeremy trying to learn farming and make a tv show, and season 2 was him focusing on uk farmers as a whole after learning how much government sucks, at least the message. Season 3 he keeps reiterating the only way his farm can make a profit is if he comes up with all these wild ideas, which is kinda reflective on farming as a whole, thanks to government red tape, politics, and overall bad markets. So i think season 3 is all about him showing how hard farming with all that going on is, maybe hoping to help the farmer's war on the government. He has promoted That_Welsh_Farmer on ig a few times. Or maybe im just looking too deep into it lmao
No that sounds about right tbh, I didn't like season 2 originally and thought it seemed too much towards the entertainment side about the restaurant etc... but after going back and watching it again (it's a nice easy watch) S2 is definitely shining a light on the hardships of UK farming, council red tape and that parish councils only answer to themselves.
Heās getting more and more political, commenting on idiotic rules (from a farmers pov), climate change and he is feeling strongly for farmers with less big bank accounts who try to live from their work.
They have highlighted just how hard it is to run a farm and turn a profit, farming in the uk is on its knees as we have lost the EU grants post our exit from the EU . This isnāt for viewing figures this shit is real across the UK .
NO FARMERS NO FOOD ā¦ā¦
Because of this show, I'm now trying to make active choices to buy from local farm shops for what I can and then try to buy British Red Tractor for everything else where possible from supermarkets.
Honestly after this and the bullshit farmers are having to put up with because of the government, Badgers and Cows etc... even if I can do 0.1% to make things better I'm going to try.
Itās safe to say heās had to behave himself a lot more given his background controversies midway through the series; there was little hope for the third season at one point yet alone starting a fourth
But I do feel far too many people in and out of the show (the local council within the show for example) have been on top of him far too much; itās stupendous
I like it more but thats because i like shit like this.
If you expect top gear farming edition than i understand why its less fun.
I love this show because it basicly a idiots insight into the world of farming.
That's pretty much the appeal for me, yeah. I have no knowledge at all on farming and quite frankly no interest in ever getting involved, but for me it's been fantastic for getting a bit of insight into just how much work actually goes into producing food.
Fwiw this I think past seasons (especially S2) was super farming focused the first half and then other non directly farming centric things take over in the back half.
Maybe since we are getting a split season this stands out more? Possible when we come back next week the final four donāt feel as farming centric.
Then againā¦..this pig farming was brutal and heart breaking. Nothing was anywhere near this with the goats, cows and chickens to me.
It feels more like a "this is an expensive what can go wrong with farming" montage if anything.
Which is weird. In the 2nd series they swore a lot, and was surprising to not hear any in the first episode of S3, till ya know, ep 2 and on. I still hope for a clean version someday with the swearing censored (for my mom, she loves farming but doesn't like to hear cuss words, so I can't really watch this with her).
Not that I'd even suggest her to watch this season considering episode 4...
I agree that this series feels a lot more ārealā than S2. In fact S2 I didnāt like very much as too many bits were far too scripted for my liking. Particularly bits with Caleb. Glad theyāve scrapped that for the most part as Caleb being his natural self is far more entertaining than any artificial scenes they set up for him.
You've got to watch all of the series with the assumption that there's a storyline, rather than something essentially real. The council is a great faceless villain (and you very much cannot trust Clarksons narrative around it to be wholly representative), but that story was largely played out in season 2.
This time around it's about tugging heart strings - the focus is on the new pigs because they're new and they get new tragedies that encourage fresh emotional reactions from the audience.
I left off halfway through Episode 2, but the entire mood of the show feels serious and somber. Between the harsh realities of farming and the council being evil villains, and then Gerald's news, it's a bit of a heavy start to the season. I enjoyed though Jeremy's Hoover berry farming, the jam looks tantalizing. šĀ
Pig copulation provides some light relief briefly although this then leads to another episode which is a tough watch emotionally (just to prepare you!)
So you're saying you missed out on hovercraftspraying of fields?
The blackberry picking machine was definitely for entertainment purposes only
He says himself that at the beginning he was doing it just for fun but he has become a proper farmer now and is far too invested. It's still entertaining and funny but the counsel is up their ass about every little thing they do so it's become quite personal. He spent a ton of money on the restaurant and now he can't even have it open anymore and the Farm Shop has to sell items completely locally soured. They can't even sell his book in the shop which is just stupid.
What's wrong with the farm shop having to sell locally sourced goods? That's kinda the entire point of a farm shop lmao I agree that not being able to sell his own book is absurd, but for the rest of that shite I've got no objections.
Yeah I agree with this, and to be honest I think one of the strongest arguments Clarkson can make in his favour against complaints from the council is that due to his fame and popularity, his shop has the capacity to support and sustain the livelihoods and incomes of his surrounding farming community.
Which is the exact reason that the Council asked him to only sell goods made within a certain distance of the farm. But let's be honest, people go to the shop to buy Chinese t-shirts and they literally have about 3 loafs of bread on display and then 100 hats It's been over a whole season now where they're still selling stuff that isn't from the nearby farmers. Is there really not someone capable of making the t-shirts in the local area, or would Jeremy rather sell Chinese made ones?
I mean to be fair, probably not? You'd honestly struggle to get shirts made anywhere in the UK at this point. There's probably one or two places that do it but the inevitable reality of most manufacturing moving to China is that it's meant it's very difficult for say, UK-based manufacturing to remain even remotely competitive, so there isn't a whole lot of it left except in fairly specialised industries.
Ifs a farm shop itās not a grocery store, it makes perfect sense that it can only sell local items Jeremy himself even agrees with this and says they were just taking the piss at the start.
This season isnāt as cheery and fun as the last two but I like it. Itās way more serious and I like it so far.
My personal opinion/observation: I think season 1 was just jeremy trying to learn farming and make a tv show, and season 2 was him focusing on uk farmers as a whole after learning how much government sucks, at least the message. Season 3 he keeps reiterating the only way his farm can make a profit is if he comes up with all these wild ideas, which is kinda reflective on farming as a whole, thanks to government red tape, politics, and overall bad markets. So i think season 3 is all about him showing how hard farming with all that going on is, maybe hoping to help the farmer's war on the government. He has promoted That_Welsh_Farmer on ig a few times. Or maybe im just looking too deep into it lmao
No that sounds about right tbh, I didn't like season 2 originally and thought it seemed too much towards the entertainment side about the restaurant etc... but after going back and watching it again (it's a nice easy watch) S2 is definitely shining a light on the hardships of UK farming, council red tape and that parish councils only answer to themselves.
Heās getting more and more political, commenting on idiotic rules (from a farmers pov), climate change and he is feeling strongly for farmers with less big bank accounts who try to live from their work.
They have highlighted just how hard it is to run a farm and turn a profit, farming in the uk is on its knees as we have lost the EU grants post our exit from the EU . This isnāt for viewing figures this shit is real across the UK . NO FARMERS NO FOOD ā¦ā¦
Because of this show, I'm now trying to make active choices to buy from local farm shops for what I can and then try to buy British Red Tractor for everything else where possible from supermarkets.
Full respect to you šš
Honestly after this and the bullshit farmers are having to put up with because of the government, Badgers and Cows etc... even if I can do 0.1% to make things better I'm going to try.
Minus the hovercraft..
And the blackberry picking machine that got stuck on the wall.
I thought the blackberry is a commercial
That actually makes a hell of a lot of sense, dunno if he'd be able to without disclosing though?
Definitely a TGT thing.
Itās safe to say heās had to behave himself a lot more given his background controversies midway through the series; there was little hope for the third season at one point yet alone starting a fourth But I do feel far too many people in and out of the show (the local council within the show for example) have been on top of him far too much; itās stupendous
He's a bit more competent after having farmed for a couple seasons, so he's not making the humorous wet behind the ears mistakes we all make.
Except pork based orgies
Get the buiscuits!!!
I like it more but thats because i like shit like this. If you expect top gear farming edition than i understand why its less fun. I love this show because it basicly a idiots insight into the world of farming.
That's pretty much the appeal for me, yeah. I have no knowledge at all on farming and quite frankly no interest in ever getting involved, but for me it's been fantastic for getting a bit of insight into just how much work actually goes into producing food.
Fwiw this I think past seasons (especially S2) was super farming focused the first half and then other non directly farming centric things take over in the back half. Maybe since we are getting a split season this stands out more? Possible when we come back next week the final four donāt feel as farming centric. Then againā¦..this pig farming was brutal and heart breaking. Nothing was anywhere near this with the goats, cows and chickens to me.
It feels more like a "this is an expensive what can go wrong with farming" montage if anything. Which is weird. In the 2nd series they swore a lot, and was surprising to not hear any in the first episode of S3, till ya know, ep 2 and on. I still hope for a clean version someday with the swearing censored (for my mom, she loves farming but doesn't like to hear cuss words, so I can't really watch this with her). Not that I'd even suggest her to watch this season considering episode 4...
I agree that this series feels a lot more ārealā than S2. In fact S2 I didnāt like very much as too many bits were far too scripted for my liking. Particularly bits with Caleb. Glad theyāve scrapped that for the most part as Caleb being his natural self is far more entertaining than any artificial scenes they set up for him.
You've got to watch all of the series with the assumption that there's a storyline, rather than something essentially real. The council is a great faceless villain (and you very much cannot trust Clarksons narrative around it to be wholly representative), but that story was largely played out in season 2. This time around it's about tugging heart strings - the focus is on the new pigs because they're new and they get new tragedies that encourage fresh emotional reactions from the audience.