The Grand Tour
Discussion
I think Clarkson's ego is taking over too much, it does feel like his show now. The bone car was too OTT, too macabre, and pretty like a bunch of people making a few jokes about stuff and someone then (Clarkson) making a joke involving a sexual offence no ones find funny.
the old TG was great because on the small nuances it bought to things, the v12 vantage drive in Scotland , the Thailand bit.
the old stuff did have it japes but it felt intelligent and intellectually based. This is starting to feel like pretty dumbed down to the lowest dominator and feels like some writers are missing from the mix.
the old TG was great because on the small nuances it bought to things, the v12 vantage drive in Scotland , the Thailand bit.
the old stuff did have it japes but it felt intelligent and intellectually based. This is starting to feel like pretty dumbed down to the lowest dominator and feels like some writers are missing from the mix.
The Spruce goose said:
I think Clarkson's ego is taking over too much, it does feel like his show now. The bone car was too OTT, too macabre, and pretty like a bunch of people making a few jokes about stuff and someone then (Clarkson) making a joke involving a sexual offence no ones find funny.
the old TG was great because on the small nuances it bought to things, the v12 vantage drive in Scotland , the Thailand bit.
the old stuff did have it japes but it felt intelligent and intellectually based. This is starting to feel like pretty dumbed down to the lowest dominator and feels like some writers are missing from the mix.
I think you are looking for the term "self indulgent", episode two certainly was. Felt more like something shoe-horned in because it was some kind of fantasy they wanted to live out.the old TG was great because on the small nuances it bought to things, the v12 vantage drive in Scotland , the Thailand bit.
the old stuff did have it japes but it felt intelligent and intellectually based. This is starting to feel like pretty dumbed down to the lowest dominator and feels like some writers are missing from the mix.
Janluke said:
Seems very straight forward to me
If you like TG you'll like GT
If you liked bits of TG you'll like bits of GT
If you felt TG was getting a little tired and needed a refresh and thought GT was an opportunity to do this you may be disappointed
I think this pretty much sums it up!If you like TG you'll like GT
If you liked bits of TG you'll like bits of GT
If you felt TG was getting a little tired and needed a refresh and thought GT was an opportunity to do this you may be disappointed
P-Jay said:
p1stonhead said:
I too assumed California, South Africa etc would mean an epic drive across the country, the same with every other location for the tent.
I can't believe they wasted millions of pounds travelling the world just for it to be a studio which isn't much of the actual show.
I think an element of the nomadic way they do it is to appeal to the audiences of the countries they visit. For Amazon to consider their investment a sucess they need to sell Prime accounts to more than just UK buyers, but it is odd. I can't believe they wasted millions of pounds travelling the world just for it to be a studio which isn't much of the actual show.
Mezzanine said:
P-Jay said:
p1stonhead said:
I too assumed California, South Africa etc would mean an epic drive across the country, the same with every other location for the tent.
I can't believe they wasted millions of pounds travelling the world just for it to be a studio which isn't much of the actual show.
I think an element of the nomadic way they do it is to appeal to the audiences of the countries they visit. For Amazon to consider their investment a sucess they need to sell Prime accounts to more than just UK buyers, but it is odd. I can't believe they wasted millions of pounds travelling the world just for it to be a studio which isn't much of the actual show.
p1stonhead said:
I get that it may be the case, but surely they could have combined it with an awesome big film from each country they visit. They didnt do anything Californian or South African which was a huge wasted opportunity in my eyes. Its not like either of those places dont have a huge amount to explore and do on a car show!
They don't seem to have the imagination or willingness to do anything that isn't a copy of the old top gear. You can't blame them though, they're churning out tired old tosh and people are raving about it. Easy money for them. p1stonhead said:
Mezzanine said:
P-Jay said:
p1stonhead said:
I too assumed California, South Africa etc would mean an epic drive across the country, the same with every other location for the tent.
I can't believe they wasted millions of pounds travelling the world just for it to be a studio which isn't much of the actual show.
I think an element of the nomadic way they do it is to appeal to the audiences of the countries they visit. For Amazon to consider their investment a sucess they need to sell Prime accounts to more than just UK buyers, but it is odd. I can't believe they wasted millions of pounds travelling the world just for it to be a studio which isn't much of the actual show.
Marty Funkhouser said:
Absolutely. Could be great if they just stopped acting, and just talked.GetCarter said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
Absolutely. Could be great if they just stopped acting, and just talked.mp3manager said:
GetCarter said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
Absolutely. Could be great if they just stopped acting, and just talked.
sandman77 said:
NJK44 said:
Why does the drone keep crashing in the intro? Am I missing the joke? Aren't Amazon meant to be promoting drones what with them wanting to launch Postman drones?
In episode 1 when it happened they played out a joke where they had a mock argument about getting too focused on who shot what. The joke went over my head and I think they are referencing whatever it was on every episode now....Lancelot ruins a pleasant situation by committing an act of violence, but when someone else sees a chance to make money from an allegiance with him, this is swiftly forgotten. I'm guessing they couldn't be as brazen as to say "let's not argue over 'oo punched 'oo"...
(Given that 'man falling into water' is the comedic level of the rest of the episodes, I'm probably giving them too much credit here.)
Edited by Prawo Jazdy on Friday 9th December 19:12
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