The Grand Tour Ep1

craig3.2 · Post by **craig3.2** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:08 pm

pvr wrote:Excellent, don't think the BBC would have allowed the bit about the "gypsy with insurance"

Yeah,that was way to Un-pc for the BBC,lol

Good to see them back on

hopz121 · Post by **hopz121** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:12 pm

pvr wrote:
hopz121 wrote:
I do hope Hammond and May knock Clarksons house down haha
It was knocked down as he is rebuilding a new one.

Thought that might be the case, should be funny either way.

That P1 looks like a right handful !

freemadw · Post by **freemadw** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:22 pm

Just watched it, thought it was very good. No doubt the Daily Mail will be suitably outraged about a couple of the jokes.
The dead celebrity bit went on for a little too long, but spectacular production values and great cinematography.
I didn't see it myself but apparently Clarkson was interviewed recently and one of the questions he was asked was about why the revamped Top Gear hadn't been as well received as it might have been. His reply was something like 'Watch the end credits, there are cameramen and producers and directors, but no writers, these things don't happen by themselves'.
Cheers, Dave

flimper · Post by **flimper** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:34 pm

£60 for a series of Top Gear seems a bit steep, do you get anything else out of Amazon Prime?

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:39 pm

buzyg wrote: . . .
I'm a patient man. It's just a TV show after all. Not like Driving a Zed down a B road, on a crisp winters evening, top down, S54 howling to 8k, hunting down every camber, chest rising and falling with each crest. Moon lighting just enough of the way ahead to keep your terrified brain hunting for the next corner. Now that's real life.

Bloody ell buzyg - poetic petrol head, I wanna get in the Zed and drive now

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:54 pm

Marlon wrote:
buzyg wrote: . . .
I'm a patient man. It's just a TV show after all. Not like Driving a Zed down a B road, on a crisp winters evening, top down, S54 howling to 8k, hunting down every camber, chest rising and falling with each crest. Moon lighting just enough of the way ahead to keep your terrified brain hunting for the next corner. Now that's real life.
Bloody ell buzyg - poetic petrol head, I wanna get in the Zed and drive now

Do it. Not even midnight yet.

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 12:17 am

flimper wrote:£60 for a series of Top Gear seems a bit steep, do you get anything else out of Amazon Prime?

Yes. As well as access to a lot of TV series and movies, you also get free one day delivery on a lot of items.

Amazon are making some cracking original programmes at the mo IMHO.

Mike

Leadfoot Z · Post by **Leadfoot Z** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:02 am

The unopened parachute and snake bite scene

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:31 am

Ducklakeview wrote:
flimper wrote:£60 for a series of Top Gear seems a bit steep, do you get anything else out of Amazon Prime?
Yes. As well as access to a lot of TV series and movies, you also get free one day delivery on a lot of items.

Amazon are making some cracking original programmes at the mo IMHO.

Mike

Family membership as well, so all 4 of us are having next day delivery (free). If you have an e-reader, then (some) free books as well from the library.

original guvnor · Post by **original guvnor** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:35 am

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.

Maniac · Post by **Maniac** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:37 am

It didn't feel quite as harmonious as it once did but that's the slight change in format perhaps.

I enjoyed it and will watch more but I can't say I'm as enthused as the old top gear at this point.

Carl69 · Post by **Carl69** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:46 am

Really enjoyed the first episode , agree with others its the three presenters together that works for me.

Loved the car reviews and general banter between them, like putting on a favorite pair of shoes.

shawna · Post by **shawna** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:31 pm

Thank god they are back.

Onwards and upwards with episode 2.

nero1701 · Post by **nero1701** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 7:38 pm

I'm possibly going against the grain here but....

I had grow tired of the Top Gear format while it was on BBC 1,

Now, we have basically got a slightly less PC Top Gear

Same jokes, same boring commentary and same out of the realms of normal people cars..

PerryGunn · Post by **PerryGunn** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:38 pm

Just finished watching it - brilliant

And it's even available in 4k UHD format - the detail and quality of some of the footage was amazing

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