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What, this one? http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/psa-new-top-gear-grand-tour-top-gear-on-1811-set-your-diaries
Is it good? Debating getting prime to have a gander...
Signed up to Prime this week. Pressure from teenage sons became too much especially with £20 off.
Have to wait till tomorrow evening and watch it with them.
No spoilers!!!
Spoiler alert...
It's really quite bloody good.
It wasn't on the front page so it didn't exist.
Ruddy entertaining.
Tis great 8)
Just watching it now. Ooh it's good to have them back
Is it on Dave yet?
Wonder if it's on Kodi yet...
Watched the first couple of minutes & what a start 🙂
Worth Amazon Prime for that alone.
Amazing
Take Top Gear, remove the shackles of knobish BBC management, throw a ton of extra money at the budget and take it on tour..
It's ace!
Great show. He did have to have his "I hate cyclists" dig though didn't he.
Is Prime a one off payment, or is it yet another subscription service?
How much please?
Seems to have got good reviews (understatement) from the press. Not watched it myself so it's probably the most Jeremy Clarksonesque show, in the world!
Is Prime a one off payment, or is it yet another subscription service?
How much please?
Included in the prime subscription. £59 for the first year, if you're quick. Normally £79.
It's terrible, rubbish, same old same old. Simple right wing telly for stupid Brexiteers. Sexist throwback to the 70's, this sort of thing should not be allowed on tv.
Did I miss anything as I've not actually seen it.
It's terrible, rubbish, same old same old. Simple right wing telly for stupid Brexiteers. Sexist throwback to the 70's, this sort of thing should not be allowed on tv.Did I miss anything as I've not actually seen it.
😆
jon1973 - Member
Included in the prime subscription. £59 for the first year, if you're quick. Normally £79.
And gets you free next day delivery, Prime Now for 2 hr same day delivery (only via mobile app), plus a limited version of their music service.
if you have a fire stick you can get it for 7 quid a month
just watching it now!
Did I miss anything as I've not actually seen it.
I was all ready to call you a nobber MT 🙂
Slimjim's was the most accurate assessment. It's also available from the world's most resilient site.
@makecoldplayhistory, you would still have been right on the nobber thing, its a matter of pride 🙂
It's terrible, rubbish, same old same old. Simple right wing telly for stupid Brexiteers. Sexist throwback to the 70's, this sort of thing should not be allowed on tv.Did I miss anything as I've not actually seen it.
You jest but the [url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/15/the-grand-tour-imagined-review ]Guardian [/url]published a "review" by someone who hadn't seen it too so you are not alone.
Really, really liked that 😀
Stunning visuals, fresh look and adds new life to the show style. You can see the money on-screen, where it should be! A few (a lot..) of digs at Top Gear, as expected, and it looks like the roaming aspect of the tent could be genius.
Oh and if you can run the sound through a decent set of speakers, not the crappy TV ones. The sound is fantastic 8)
I'd grown to hate top gear for the last 5 years or so... same ole same old tired ....
I was ready to dismiss it.... but watched the first half last night, and the second half this morning....... Superb.
As has been commented... shackles removed, huge budget, visually brilliant filmmaking, great sound and the trio have energy and look to actually be really enjoying what they are doing which wasn't obvious at the end of Top Gear.
The opening sequence was brilliant work
Watchng it now.
Opening scene was brilliant.
Got my Prime sub yesterday at the reduced rate. Will have a look at TGT tonight.
Yesterday I watched the first episode of Preacher 😯 - that was pretty amazing. I've seen pictures of Arseface before, but feel like I misjudged him, just because he had a face like an arse, he seems quite a sensitive chap.
Looks like there is a fair amount of decent content on Prime Video. Will still keep Netflix through. They seem to compliment each other pretty well.
I wonder how many new subscriptions Amazon are going to generate as a result of Grand Tour, based on its reception, looks like a decent deal for them - Prime is a fantastic business, which generates high quality recurring income.
Hmmm. Got a Prime trial running at the mo (to get free delivery for my Zwift ANT+ dongle) so will probably watch this over the weekend...
I hope I don't enjoy it, because I don't really want to pay for Prime...
I read that Guardian review, apparently its porn for dads. Now either said newspaper is to busy finding new ways not to pay its taxes (bit like Amazon)or they really lead sheltered lives and that's why they wet themselves if that Neanderthal Clarkson says BOO!
any chance of a dodgy link, its only fair since the level of my taxes paid are disproportionate to Amazons.
The next day delivery service on Prime has saved us on many occasions already.
Add GT to the mix, its great value at £59.
As ever, the Mash has it nailed.
Well after 20 minutes I gave up, the quality was just too poor so I switched it off it wasn't doing the cars any justice. The best stream I could get was SD and decided for TGT alone it was worth signing up to Prime. It was bloody awesome no way can the BBC match that.
Comment on Guardian review of the show made me laugh
It's a shame they lost Mary Berry though
Yup, that was surprisingly good! Genuine lolz a few times
Is amazon prime stuff downloadable or do you have to stream it? My Internet is so slow I can't watch video without it buffering all the time, so if it's like iplayer and I can download them I'll give it a try, if not there's no point.
Is amazon prime stuff downloadable or do you have to stream it?
....you have to stream it.
I think the fire stick does away with buffering.
Excellent show!
I had to pause it 2/3rds the way through for a conference call, but really enjoyed it.
Looking forward to the series..
Caught a bit of it lunchtime, its more like TG than TG only very obviously BIG budget, not that TG was small budget.
Whether you like it or not will depend on whether you liked TG, it's a bit refreshed, a bit 'variation on a theme' but mostly the same.
I enjoyed it.
Spoiler alert - Clarkson is a cock.
Oh, sorry - not a spoiler at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/lostinshowbiz/2016/nov/17/dont-cry-foul-play-jeremy-clarkson-the-truth-is-the-plane-left-without-you
Will watch later. Gawd bless Kodi. 😀
I think much of the "fun" of Top Gear ended up being figuring out what obtuse phrase Clarkson had used in the show that would upset someone.
The last couple of series definitely had an "End of the Pier" feel to them, enjoyable but you knew what you were going to get, there was little of that "Ooh! I wonder what they'll come up with this week?" Trying to destroy the Toyota pickup was a great mini-series for example.
You can download for offline viewing on the Amazon Video mobile/tablet apps.
....you have to stream it.
You don't [i]have[/i] to - the Amazon Video app allows downloading (at the least the iOS one does, pretty sure the Android one will too).
You can definitely airplay downloaded content to Apple TV.
Admittedly, that is a bit of a faff...
The budget for TGT is reputedly £4m an episode so I'll probably have a look just to see where the money went.
Just watched it. We already had prime. I thought it was great. Not sure about the new track yet...
I've just had a thought (steady), Clarkson for PM let's have him he could be our Trump. Think of the frothing down at Guardian (we don't pay tax) towers, even better think of the apoplectic readers. It would keep the moaning forum section busy for years, they'll have real meaning to their lives.
Still no link so I can watch it for free?
I have spent the last few years happily hating Clarkson, Hammond and May. I have taken every opportunity to slag off the scripted, cliched shit that has passed for recent Top Gear...
So I watched this hoping that it would be terrible. I thought it was fantastic. Hothouse Flowers sent shivers down the old spine.
MT - just sign up for the free trial of Prime.
It's not hard. 🙄
Still no link so I can watch it for free?
Yes.
mtStill no link so I can watch it for free?
Many. But my advice would be to not waste your time.
Awe yeah, Hothouse Flowers !!
Used to be one of my favourite bands BITD.
Well it was OK. It had the drama of the previous Top Gear with the expensive cars and well produced images, it had the buffoonary and some of the humour. It didn't have the rubbishy bits from Top Gear that everyone complained about.
I do think that The Stig should have been negotiated a better deal and gone to Amazon.
Glad I didn't cough up the £59.00.
They are clearly very good at what they do.
Watched for free on my 30 day free trial
Enjoyed it, but that have been due to the cars on this weeks show. Not sure I'll subscribe to the rest of the series, but definitely better than the last series of top gear.
1h3 min in. Its 1h11 mins long but had to pause due to baby needing attention. Nothing so far i didnt like.....
Like what they did with the stars. On normal TG that's fast forwarded on my telly.
I sort of feel like I must have been watching a different show to everybody else cos I didn't think that much of it TBH.
Intro section was basically Clarkson rubbing everyone nose in it by saying "look, I can punch a colleague and instead of being hauled up on assault charges, I just **** off to the USA and get paid millions of pounds!" although the desert car scene was nicely filmed.
Too much whooping and YEAH BOY! from the audience.
If I want to watch millionaires thrash around in super expensive cars I can watch Formula 1 - the entire show was basically them poncing round a test track yet managing to say very little about the actual cars other than some less-funny-than-usual scripted pisstaking.
The celebrity thing I thought was rather crass as well, the fake parachute death thing. Poor taste and again rather like saying "who needs celebrities when you've got [b]us[/b] to fawn over!"
However I got sucked in by the marketing and spent £59 on an Amazon Prime subscription so I guess I'll watch Episode 2 and hope for an improvement.
I really do think you've looked too much into this Crazy-legs
I've got prime and I will watch it. Given that they are spending over £4m per episode to make it then it ought to be fantastic. I suspect the first half dozen will be good then it will tail off as it starts to get repetitive. I can't see Amazon making much money from it - except to raise the profile of Amazon online video.
watched it, love top gear
fell asleep half way through, never find expensive sports cars that interesting, as cannot associate with them.
much prefer the "buy a car for £1500 and drive it across africa type of thing"
dune buggies will be more up my street, and 4x4's
Just seen it - pretty damn good, what top gear could have been with a bigger budget. Definitely think it would be even better on the big screen!
I really do think you've looked too much into this Crazy-legs
It's just his gut instinct rather than an in-depth critique 🙂
The filming and such-what was great, but the presentation/humour etc was pretty crappy.
The celebrity thing I thought was rather crass as well, the fake parachute death thing.
I ruddy love dark humour, but that was just weird.
I did chortle a couple of times, and maybe it'll get better, but definitely not as good as I remember the BBC version.
I thought it was pretty derivative all round. Much like the TG refresh I was hoping for a new approach but I guess they know what people like about the show (based on comments here at least) so aren't going to risk changing things too much.
Let's hope TG takes the hint from last series and does something new. No more bloody SIARPC.
I've never seen a genuine celeb sign up to appear on a show and fake their own death. Fair play to them.
Crazy-legs - I bet you put salt in your porridge
Well, I loved it too, so long BBC TG which is a shame as Harris and extra gear were great...
I was hoping for a new approach but I guess they know what people like
People keep saying this, but what could they actually do? It's a car show loosely based on cars. I thought they changed things up just fine.
It was all pretty much seat-of-your-pants action with fantastic camera work, and the holy trinity each seemed relaxed and up for it.
Thought it was much of the same. Top Gear with a bit of a shake up, but pretty much the same format. As good as it was...did they really spend £2.5million on that opening scene???
Felt a bit too scripted in places. Kinda like when the new Top Gear started. But I guess it'll bed in.
I thought it was pretty rubbish TBH. Its effectively the same as the BBC ones but without a star to interview.
The "lads" ragging expensive cars sideways format was exhausted long ago. At least in that episode there was no tenuous "lets modify our own cars" silliness, but it looks like thats coming.
I'm one to talk but I couldn't stop staring at those teeth behind Clarkson.
That aside, it was really good.
**** me the track is almost the woods behind Nationwide. I ride past it 3 times a week. Never seen old buggerjowls though.
I am probably in quite a small minority here, but I wasn't all that taken with it.
It is basically the same show that the later series of top gear had evolved into, but apparently with more budget...
The dead celebrities 'Gag' almost worked... But then sort of fizzled out. The main segment where they frothed over some hypercars was OK, pretty standard TG fayre.
"The American" and his scripted quips will wear thin before too long... He lacks the charm of the stig.
The one thing I really did like however was the idea of the show changing location each week, the big tent and a more international 'studio audience' each time, that is a really good element of the 'new' show, I just wish they'd actually made some sort of segment/film in the country they were visiting other than the intro...
Overall it still feels like the same show, several of the clarksonites at work will be unconditionally euphoric over it I'm a bit [i]Meh[/i] I could still be won over, but early indications are that they're sticking to the established TG formula...
I couldn't stop staring at those teeth behind Clarkson.
Yep, with all that brass, a trip to the dentist wouldn't hurt 🙂
Enjoyed it though
I coughed up just to spite the BBC. And loved it! Nostalgic yet fresh, familiar yet better and funny- LOL funny.
Looking forward to the next episode.
Clearly geared for a US(world) market. Bombastic and not really very funny. High production values don't make it great in my opinion.
Lost the man in a shed element. However fans are likely to be satisfied.
It is basically the same show that the later series of top gear had evolved into, but apparently with more budget...
Exactly. And the old show had gone on long enough. So we now have old Top Gear on Prime with previous presenters and new Top Gear on BBC with new presenters. Both shows the same tired format.
But I am not the target audience as neither are shows for people who are actually interested in cars, much better stuff on YouTube for that.
Watched it last night and felt a bit meh about it to be honest. When they started with the news but but not called the news it felt a bit like when I found a bottle of 'North Bridge Brown Ale' in Aldi last week. I just felt like I was watching a special on tour version of top gear where they changed the logo and went on an old school radio 1 road trip but weren't allowed to mention anything that might have a legal clash with original top gear.
Like someone said earlier, I've never enjoyed the hypercar features as they're no way relatable to me.
Killing a celeb once was amusing but 3 times got repetitive. Especially with Vordeman, she looked like one of those z-listers desperate to get on the telly box for a smidge of exposure.
There were a few genuine chuckles and there's potential once it finds its legs and I stop comparing it to TG. And hopefully they'll just have more of the fun blokes messing about type features rather than million pound car reviews that make feel very poor!
Watched it at mates last night, not made my mind up yet but one thing I've decided is you can't deny how well Clarkson, Hammond and May work together compared to Evans and Le Blanc.
They are trying a bit hard but there were more hits than misses.
The celeb bit was funny once. Twice was strained and Carol Vorderman killed it.
It needs to settle into the new format and it'll be good. You can't judge until there's been a big trip; that's were the laughs are.
But, it looked [i]great.[/i]
But I am not the target audience as neither are shows for people who are actually interested in cars,
It's not? Well I didn't get the memo.