The Grand Tour

[Bristol spark]

JontyR said:

Looks like the new series is due to start soon and they are looking for tickets

But not such the grand tour this time as the tent seems to be having a home in the Cotswolds

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/splash/grandTour...

Just applied for tickets to all 10

Only problem if i actually get a set of tickets is i don't think i know anyone else who would want to go!

[anonymous-user]

Marty Funkhouser said:

The one thing TGT missed was consistent car reviews. FFS get rid of the "comedy".

I'll be honest, I have absolutely no interest in watching a man with a beard doing a serious review on how good the Peugeot 405 is, or telling me what sort of MPG you can get from a Citroen BX or whatever.

I can just about stomach a car 'review' if it involves telling me the top speed of a new Ferrari before seeing how sideways it will go.

I like watching 3 scruffy, childish men be slightly racist, rude, potty mouthed, destructive, silly, crass, sarcastic, and offensive in their behaviour, whilst occasionally having something to do with cars. Hopefully driving them sideways and crashing into things.

I suspect I am not alone in this.

[Stormfly1985]

Lord Marylebone said:

I'll be honest, I have absolutely no interest in watching a man with a beard doing a serious review on how good the Peugeot 405 is, or telling me what sort of MPG you can get from a Citroen BX or whatever.

I can just about stomach a car 'review' if it involves telling me the top speed of a new Ferrari before seeing how sideways it will go.

I like watching 3 scruffy, childish men be slightly racist, rude, potty mouthed, destructive, silly, crass, sarcastic, and offensive in their behaviour, whilst occasionally having something to do with cars. Hopefully driving them sideways and crashing into things.

I suspect I am not alone in this.

I agree and Clarkson has said that TGT is not a car show - it's a light entertainment show that happens to have cars in it. The vast majority of people wouldn't watch a show similar to old Top Gear.

[durbster]

What are those who signed up to Prime for TGT last year doing?

We've barely watched much else on Amazon, I already have Spotify for music and I don't mind waiting a couple of days for a USB cable, so I'm struggling to justify renewing for The Grand Tour alone as it was largely disappointing.

[djdest]

Thankfully my Mrs has prime for all the stuff she buys, so having the tv bit was just a bonus and handy for TGT.
As much as I enjoyed watching it, no way would I have signed up just for that

[anonymous-user]

durbster said:

What are those who signed up to Prime for TGT last year doing?

We've barely watched much else on Amazon, I already have Spotify for music and I don't mind waiting a couple of days for a USB cable, so I'm struggling to justify renewing for The Grand Tour alone as it was largely disappointing.

I've watched quite a lot on Prime since I got it specially because of TGT, but even if I didn't I would happily pay the £79 renewal.

I spontaneously went out for dinner and a couple of drinks with Lady Marylebone on Sunday and the bill was around £70.

So when you compare it to other things that people do on a regular basis and think nothing of spending, it's not bad value.

Some people piss £100 up the wall every Saturday night yet refuse to pay £79 for a year of TV and films.

[p1stonhead]

Surely no one is actually looking forward to a second season?

[anonymous-user]

p1stonhead said:

Surely no one is actually looking forward to a second season?

As I said in an earlier post, I found a couple of episodes terrible, and there are definitely a number of things they could improve about it in general.

But overall I found it half decent and fairly entertaining for a first attempt/first season.

If they have tweaked a few things and learned from the first season then I think I will enjoy it.

[Bristol spark]

p1stonhead said:

Surely no one is actually looking forward to a second season?

Yep, cant wait

[silent ninja]

p1stonhead said:

Surely no one is actually looking forward to a second season?

My interest level fell through the floor by episode 3. I'm not even slightly curious what this has to offer. The trio are over the hill, irrelevant without the BBC coverage, and clinging on to past glories!

[Doofus]

silent ninja said:

My interest level fell through the floor by episode 3. I'm not even slightly curious what this has to offer. The trio are over the hill, irrelevant without the BBC coverage, and clinging on to past glories!

All of this. We had Prime anyway, and my missus watches a fair amount of stuff, but I don't think there is anything on Amazon that I've found remotely watchable.

I think that, because it has no 'competition' in the traditional TV sense, it can churn out some total dross, because the customers (me included) have already paid for it.

"Amazon Exclusive", to me, now means "Just don't waste your time."

[hairykrishna]

p1stonhead said:

Surely no one is actually looking forward to a second season?

I'll watch it although "looking forward' is a bit strong. They've not quite finished killing my hope that they might still make good TV but they might do during this season.

[johnxjsc1985]

the usual spoilers will tell everyone they are not allowed to enjoy it because they know better but I think it will be interesting to see how it will have changed from the first series. I will watch every episode and look forward to doing so.

[durbster]

Lord Marylebone said:

durbster said:

What are those who signed up to Prime for TGT last year doing?

We've barely watched much else on Amazon, I already have Spotify for music and I don't mind waiting a couple of days for a USB cable, so I'm struggling to justify renewing for The Grand Tour alone as it was largely disappointing.

I've watched quite a lot on Prime since I got it specially because of TGT, but even if I didn't I would happily pay the £79 renewal.

I spontaneously went out for dinner and a couple of drinks with Lady Marylebone on Sunday and the bill was around £70.

So when you compare it to other things that people do on a regular basis and think nothing of spending, it's not bad value.

Some people piss £100 up the wall every Saturday night yet refuse to pay £79 for a year of TV and films.

Of course, but you wouldn't spend £79 on a restaurant and then not actually eat the food or drink the booze.

Thinking about it, I never got round to buying a Fire Stick so it's always the last choice of provider. Netflix, YouTube, NowTV, iPlayer etc. are all available in seconds on my phone and sent to the Chromecast, but to watch Amazon stuff we have to boot up another device (which is an awful hardship in the modern world ).

[Snowdrop_]

I lost interest in the old series, actually switched back to TG and quite liked it!

Not sure I will bothering with this one either, they've ran their course now...

[OldGermanHeaps]

Doofus said:

All of this. We had Prime anyway, and my missus watches a fair amount of stuff, but I don't think there is anything on Amazon that I've found remotely watchable.

I think that, because it has no 'competition' in the traditional TV sense, it can churn out some total dross, because the customers (me included) have already paid for it.

"Amazon Exclusive", to me, now means "Just don't waste your time."

Try halt and catch fire

[johnxjsc1985]

OldGermanHeaps said:

Try halt and catch fire

you can also access Netflix but Amazon has some great documentaries

[Doofus]

OldGermanHeaps said:

Try halt and catch fire

I did. An interesting concept, that quickly became extraordinarily tedious. So much Amazon stuff is style over substance, IMO. Except for TGT, which has neither one nor the other.

[ExV8]

Looking forward to it. Top Gear without CHM was ok but not as good, all IMO.

Enjoying a few series as well, The Americans, Arrow and re runs of the X files as well as all the next day deliveries.

[carl_w]

Bristol spark said:

Yep, cant wait

Me too. And for TG.