The Grand Tour
Discussion
johnxjsc1985 said:
think the old TG although sold world wide was basically a British show that could be enjoyed world wide to some extent. I think the new show has different paymasters and maybe looking for a different audience or at least the old audience plus some others who will actually pay to watch it.
I am sure the episodes are being tweaked as a result of comments but I will be watching again tonight without trying to pull it apart and just enjoy the Cars.
I wanted to enjoy the Aston and Rolls in the last one but too much focus on Hammond's redneck-mobileI am sure the episodes are being tweaked as a result of comments but I will be watching again tonight without trying to pull it apart and just enjoy the Cars.
Ste1987 said:
johnxjsc1985 said:
think the old TG although sold world wide was basically a British show that could be enjoyed world wide to some extent. I think the new show has different paymasters and maybe looking for a different audience or at least the old audience plus some others who will actually pay to watch it.
I am sure the episodes are being tweaked as a result of comments but I will be watching again tonight without trying to pull it apart and just enjoy the Cars.
I wanted to enjoy the Aston and Rolls in the last one but too much focus on Hammond's redneck-mobileI am sure the episodes are being tweaked as a result of comments but I will be watching again tonight without trying to pull it apart and just enjoy the Cars.
chrispmartha said:
Ste1987 said:
johnxjsc1985 said:
think the old TG although sold world wide was basically a British show that could be enjoyed world wide to some extent. I think the new show has different paymasters and maybe looking for a different audience or at least the old audience plus some others who will actually pay to watch it.
I am sure the episodes are being tweaked as a result of comments but I will be watching again tonight without trying to pull it apart and just enjoy the Cars.
I wanted to enjoy the Aston and Rolls in the last one but too much focus on Hammond's redneck-mobileI am sure the episodes are being tweaked as a result of comments but I will be watching again tonight without trying to pull it apart and just enjoy the Cars.
irocfan said:
Last weeks trailer made it look good too. Sadly it wasn't.Thing is, that all the elements that made them successful are there. But they cant get it quite right yet. And it baffles.
Still think that track is terrible though.
Rich_W said:
irocfan said:
Last weeks trailer made it look good too. Sadly it wasn't.Thing is, that all the elements that made them successful are there. But they cant get it quite right yet. And it baffles.
Still think that track is terrible though.
varsas said:
Maybe they are missing that last level of experienced oversight to say 'No, that's too long, cut 3 mins' or 'No, that won't work, how about you change it slightly and try this' though I thought that would be Andy Willman's job and he went over
I wondered that, same with the variable sound. BBC gets a bad rap but without it our TV would be endless game shows and reality TV series. Their technical department is first class.
I'll be honest and say that this one came across as being basically a straight copy of a middling Top Gear episode.
It wasn't bad but there wasn't anything special about it either, certainly nothing you'd really remember in a couple of weeks time.
And f
k knows where they're spending the budget, doubtless some of the things they got up to (like the TT) involved a reasonable chunk of time and money to sort out as with the eco-cars but it doesn't *feel* like an expensive show, and definitely nothing was there that they haven't done repeatedly on the old BBC budget.
It's still mostly watchable even if jokes like the celebrity bit are more stale and maggoty than Clarkson's car, but it just leaves me disappointed that this is all they can apparently manage.
It wasn't bad but there wasn't anything special about it either, certainly nothing you'd really remember in a couple of weeks time.
And f
k knows where they're spending the budget, doubtless some of the things they got up to (like the TT) involved a reasonable chunk of time and money to sort out as with the eco-cars but it doesn't *feel* like an expensive show, and definitely nothing was there that they haven't done repeatedly on the old BBC budget.It's still mostly watchable even if jokes like the celebrity bit are more stale and maggoty than Clarkson's car, but it just leaves me disappointed that this is all they can apparently manage.
It was ok, the studio bits were better and more natural feeling than they have been so far. The main feature was the usual fake and terribly acted rubbish we've come to expect from TGT for the first half of the feature, the race was a bit better as not everything could be scripted, and there were a few bits of genuine reactions thrown in which showed what it used to be like.
On a par with episode 3 for me.
On a par with episode 3 for me.
ash73 said:
I don't think a "middle of the road Top Gear episode" was what Amazon had in mind when they set the budget.
I think everyone was left with the impression (from the supposed budget, the advertising, the first episode) that they were going to be travelling the world doing things along the lines of the best of the specials, mixed with reviews. They aren't.
'Global adventure' my arse.
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