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Post by craig3.2 » Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:26 pm

original guvnor wrote:Just watched it now. It wouldn't let me view on my iPad though?

I enjoyed it a lot. Loved the humour/chemistry between the three. My only slight gripe was that the format was pretty much identical to their BBC show. I'd have liked to see a few more new ideas format-wise now the shackles are off.
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Post by Nictrix » Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:15 pm

I can now comment on this a bit better now that I have watched it.
Really good program. Only bad bit was the bit around the table, it just seemed to drag on and it was a bit cringy to watch.
Didnt see the point in the dead celebrity bit either.
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Post by Sky-drive » Thu Nov 24, 2016 6:16 pm

Thought the beginning started well and then it all went Mad Max and from that moment on I thought the whole thing went downhill very rapidly.

Clearly its a production made for the USA and far too much sucking up of the North American hillbilly audience.

As for the track test ... c'mon really? A lap around the back of former RAF Wroughton hardly makes for entertaining viewing.

Lets be honest ... Top Gear is not really about cars ... its about three men, two of whom are dealing with the onset of middle age and one who is approaching it.
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Post by Nanu » Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:10 pm

Just watched it today via the Kodi App on the firestick (No subscription) and very much enjoyed it. The opening was a wonderful dig at the expense of the BBC even down to the song choice , perfect. :thumbsup:

Thought they might have gone for a more well know version of Stig but apparently Amazon insisted on a nascar driver nobody outside the USA has ever heard of and all he could do was be abusive. That needs fixing pronto:thumbsdown: Our Jenson would have made a good Stig??
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Post by Ducklakeview » Fri Nov 25, 2016 12:20 pm

Nanu wrote: Amazon insisted on a nascar driver nobody outside the USA has ever heard of and all he could do was be abusive. That needs fixing pronto:thumbsdown: Our Jenson would have made a good Stig??
Having just watched Ep2, this guy needs to go, he's boring, loud mouthed and adds nothing, I also think he try's to look as if he isn't trying when driving.. Typical Yank if you ask me ;)

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Post by Marlon » Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:46 pm

Just watched episode 2. Was looking forward to it, but found it disappointing :( What was all that SAS malarkey - although it was mildly amusing at times it went on way too long, I got bored.
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Post by MattHall91 » Fri Nov 25, 2016 10:23 pm

This is how I see it so far:

S1E1 opening scene - Fantastic!
Rest of S1E1 - Great
S1E2 - Boring and unamusing.
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Post by Chris_D » Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:05 pm

Enjoyed seeing the Aston Vulcan in ep 2. Rest was a bit sh!te.
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Post by freemadw » Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:16 am

Don't think Episode 2 worked very well. The SAS thing wasn't about cars and it wasn't very funny. I did think that James May spinning was quite amusing though. Apart from the guy with the replica Porsche there was hardly anything South Africa related, they could have been anywhere with the big tent.
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Post by Yorkie Z » Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:46 am

Marlon wrote:Just watched episode 2. Was looking forward to it, but found it disappointing :( What was all that SAS malarkey - although it was mildly amusing at times it went on way too long, I got bored.
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Think it's going to take a series to find there feet and work out what the audience wants.
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Post by philip27 » Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:47 am

Enjoyed the first episode but second one was hit and miss. The Vulcan film was fun but I preferred the Chris Harris one on it from the last series of Top Gear. The misson part would have been entertaining had it been half the length.

The american needs to go that part is just not funny and doesn't really show how special the cars are that he is driving.

Still worth watching though I think it has it's moments.
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Post by sammyz » Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:25 pm

Episode 2 was disappointing, the American is rubbish and adds little to the programme he needs to go. I'd of thought there would have been more content from the country hosting the show. But it seems the 'live' bits are just tying together various road trips and car reviews done elsewhere. We also loose the topicality of the news as its been recorded months before we see it.
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Post by craig3.2 » Sun Nov 27, 2016 11:58 pm

Ducklakeview wrote:
Nanu wrote: Amazon insisted on a nascar driver nobody outside the USA has ever heard of and all he could do was be abusive. That needs fixing pronto:thumbsdown: Our Jenson would have made a good Stig??
Having just watched Ep2, this guy needs to go, he's boring, loud mouthed and adds nothing, I also think he try's to look as if he isn't trying when driving.. Typical Yank if you ask me ;)

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Totally agree,he is so annoying and adds nothing.
All he does is slag every car he drives.....which spoils the car he is driving. It would be so much better with someone British or European,who actually enjoys driving decent cars and not big American v8 barges,lol

Get rd asap,Amazon.

Other than that,ep2 was okay,but nowhere near as good as episode 1.
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Post by AlfaScozzesi » Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:35 am

Episode 2 very weak. I thought it was trying more to be a comedy show rather than a car show with funny bits. Balance was all wrong.

Will still watch ep3 but prefer top gear to what I watched last night.

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Post by Ducklakeview » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:14 am

About to watch EP3, hoping it's better than EP2!

As an aside, apparently it cost Amazon a quarter of a billion dollars to "acquire" the show? But it looks like they are reaping the rewards already..

http://fortune.com/2016/11/22/amazon-gr ... ng-record/

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