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I thought by now we might have seen some comments about the Grand Tour on Amazon.I watched the first episode and thought it was a lot better than the most recent episodes of Top Gear.Anybody else seen it?
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YorkshireMartin
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Yep. It was good, way better than Top Gear's latest incarnation, but that doesn't take much. I skipped a fair bit of it because I felt they dragged the segments out. Theres only so long I can watch fast cars being driven around aimlessly. The chaps seemed to run out of things to say. "poo is coming out" is funny once....it was all just a bit lacking, except the production values, which were top dollar.
New pro driver isn't a substitute for the comedy of the Stig's sections I dont think. I used to laugh when they put on a teach yourself japanese CD or something. Now it's just a guy who looks like he has diabetes, a heart condition, eats bad food, drinks too much and may well expire at any time. Perhaps that is the punchline?
They need to replace the IP they lost with Top Gear with something new and I don't think they've got there yet.
New pro driver isn't a substitute for the comedy of the Stig's sections I dont think. I used to laugh when they put on a teach yourself japanese CD or something. Now it's just a guy who looks like he has diabetes, a heart condition, eats bad food, drinks too much and may well expire at any time. Perhaps that is the punchline?
They need to replace the IP they lost with Top Gear with something new and I don't think they've got there yet.
Apart from a bit too much burning rubber I enjoyed it.
I can appreciate why each episode cost £1.46m (or was that dollars) to make?
The BBC made a big mistake - it certainly puts Chris Evan's show into the pale.
Rod
I can appreciate why each episode cost £1.46m (or was that dollars) to make?
The BBC made a big mistake - it certainly puts Chris Evan's show into the pale.
Rod
thick_mike
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Watched G&T through gritted teeth wanting it to be awful. It was "meh".
They blew their wad on the big intro and the hypercar shootout that everyone had been waiting for from the last series of TG.
[conspiracy theory]I secretly think Clarkson stage managed the move away from BBC deliberately once they had the buy in from Ferrari, Porsche and MacLaren[/conspiracy theory].
Following the first show up with that difficult second episode is going to be...erm...difficult.
They blew their wad on the big intro and the hypercar shootout that everyone had been waiting for from the last series of TG.
[conspiracy theory]I secretly think Clarkson stage managed the move away from BBC deliberately once they had the buy in from Ferrari, Porsche and MacLaren[/conspiracy theory].
Following the first show up with that difficult second episode is going to be...erm...difficult.
DiscoStu
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Intro was great
Super cars dragged on too long
The celebrity bit was dire and the worst TV I think I've seen in ages.
The fight scene was truest horrific and was the worst TV I've seen since the Grand Tour Episode 1 celebrity scene.
M2 bit was ok
Racing driver was naff
I think they just need one or two more films and stop the stupid acting and staged stuff.
The chemistry between them is enough when they just talk without the need for rubbish staged stuff.
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Super cars dragged on too long
The celebrity bit was dire and the worst TV I think I've seen in ages.
The fight scene was truest horrific and was the worst TV I've seen since the Grand Tour Episode 1 celebrity scene.
M2 bit was ok
Racing driver was naff
I think they just need one or two more films and stop the stupid acting and staged stuff.
The chemistry between them is enough when they just talk without the need for rubbish staged stuff.
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petermillard
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I think Camilla Long (in a pre-show interview with the three of them) summed it up pretty well when she called it "Top Gear, but with bigger ****..."
Yes, all bit obvious, and trying a bit too hard; totally agree that the mock fight and dying celebrities were puerile. Clarkson's writing mostly remains as good as always and I'll probably watch the next few out of interest, but overall the first episode just reminded me why I stopped watching Top Gear a while back, apart from the specials.
Yes, all bit obvious, and trying a bit too hard; totally agree that the mock fight and dying celebrities were puerile. Clarkson's writing mostly remains as good as always and I'll probably watch the next few out of interest, but overall the first episode just reminded me why I stopped watching Top Gear a while back, apart from the specials.
RossJarvis
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Roughcut":3aa3x804 said:
You may not realise how much it costs to get shirts that dire
bugbear
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It's turned into its own tribute show, the way some bands do.
BugBear
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needs some serious editing
transatlantic
Boom!
I haven't watched it yet but it's been getting great reviews from what I can see.
Did you guys watch the same thing? or are you just out for a moan
Did you guys watch the same thing? or are you just out for a moan
bugbear
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transatlantic":1m90fp4d said:I haven't watched it yet but it's been getting great reviews from what I can see.
Did you guys watch the same thing? or are you just out for a moan
Watch it yourself and you'll know...
BugBear
transatlantic":o4jajyn5 said:I haven't watched it yet but it's been getting great reviews from what I can see.
Did you guys watch the same thing? or are you just out for a moan
I did think it was ok.
As I remember they are presenting it from a different location each episode.
Also I believe there are 12 episodes as opposed to only several episodes per series that the BBC were screening (due to budget I suppose), so more to watch for the TG fans.
Woodmonkey
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Harbo":3m4gpatu said:
£4.5 million per episode apparently :shock:
RossJarvis
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Woodmonkey":11lbxwjl said:
Crumbs, how much coffee got spat on computer screens when people saw that? Glad I was in between cups :shock:
Grawschbags
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Thoroughly enjoyed it to be honest.
Loved the intro, with Clarkson leaving the BBC.
I got the impression that the celebrities dying meant that they wouldn't be having any celebrities on this show. Same with the news.
I think they used this first episode to set their stall out for what is to come.
I agree the 3 hyper cars filled a lot of the episode, but it was a major coup getting those 3 cars all on the same track, at the same time. It was something a lot of people had been waiting for, and they delivered!
Looking forward to the next episode. I wanted to be entertained, and it didn't disappoint...
...all my own opinion, of course. [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
Loved the intro, with Clarkson leaving the BBC.
I got the impression that the celebrities dying meant that they wouldn't be having any celebrities on this show. Same with the news.
I think they used this first episode to set their stall out for what is to come.
I agree the 3 hyper cars filled a lot of the episode, but it was a major coup getting those 3 cars all on the same track, at the same time. It was something a lot of people had been waiting for, and they delivered!
Looking forward to the next episode. I wanted to be entertained, and it didn't disappoint...
...all my own opinion, of course. [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
acewoodturner
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Pity Carol Vorderman isn't dead for real. It would have worth watching it for that alone!
