Car & Bike Grand Tour (official) Discussion Thread
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prabs
Skilled
I don't know what is wrong with this show.
The first part was so amazing and back to the old days. Then we go back to the studio which was sort of okay. Then we return to a video which just shows that they have a lot of money to burn and then we go back to the original film which succumbs to the poor scripting which has plagued the series ever since episode 1. Suddenly James turns dumb and daftly misses turn 1, Hammond becomes stupid and obnoxious and doesn't realize it is a movie set and Jezza becomes a looser.
In Top Gear would hardly ever loose and if he did it was to James who would have played them all along and reveals his cards at the end and Richard in all those years won only once I think.
This is kinda shambolic. I am trying really hard to like it but I can't just like they are trying to be liked but they aren't that likable.
The first part was so amazing and back to the old days. Then we go back to the studio which was sort of okay. Then we return to a video which just shows that they have a lot of money to burn and then we go back to the original film which succumbs to the poor scripting which has plagued the series ever since episode 1. Suddenly James turns dumb and daftly misses turn 1, Hammond becomes stupid and obnoxious and doesn't realize it is a movie set and Jezza becomes a looser.
In Top Gear would hardly ever loose and if he did it was to James who would have played them all along and reveals his cards at the end and Richard in all those years won only once I think.
This is kinda shambolic. I am trying really hard to like it but I can't just like they are trying to be liked but they aren't that likable.
6pack
ex-Mod
Censorship in India resulted in Episode 4 of The Grand Tour being cut in half
No wonder why Ep 4 was just around 30 mins and without any crap in it. I'd prefer the Amazon censored version tbh. Don't want to sit for an hour waiting for something to happen in a mindless show. I actually dropped the show now. Haven't even watched Ep 5 yet.
No wonder why Ep 4 was just around 30 mins and without any crap in it. I'd prefer the Amazon censored version tbh. Don't want to sit for an hour waiting for something to happen in a mindless show. I actually dropped the show now. Haven't even watched Ep 5 yet.
prabs
Skilled
Quite a gap since the last post in this thread.
The Jaaaaagggg episode so far was the weakest episode this season.
Conversation street this year is the best part of the show and I love the little F1 references. They haven't dumbed down James May unlike last year which is a relief.
This year fortunately the car sections are good and they don't try to cram multiple videos into one episode.
The Celebrity face off is okayish... Wish they did it last year when Kimi Raikkonen showed up and instead of dropping dead drunk he could have gone up against someone like Mika Hakkinen. The discussion itself would be fantastic.
The Jaaaaagggg episode so far was the weakest episode this season.
Conversation street this year is the best part of the show and I love the little F1 references. They haven't dumbed down James May unlike last year which is a relief.
This year fortunately the car sections are good and they don't try to cram multiple videos into one episode.
The Celebrity face off is okayish... Wish they did it last year when Kimi Raikkonen showed up and instead of dropping dead drunk he could have gone up against someone like Mika Hakkinen. The discussion itself would be fantastic.
I was watching the Jaaaag episode last evening and I dozed off halfway in between. 5 and 6th episodes were boring to say the least. felt like fillers than proper car show episodes.
Miss the old Top Gear specials that they did.
prabs
Skilled
Jaaaaaggg was just bad and I kinda enjoyed the 5th episode till they played the last video of Jezza trying to do a Ken Block type video. It was absolutely terrible. The first video with Richard in it was not great either and neither was James's video and I think they have both done similar videos when they were on Top Gear. The only exception being that those videos were fantastic.
@onlyravi - I wish they did something similar to Top Gear Specials especially something like The Burma Special.
I think they tried to do an entire episode completely different than their usual template with the "Feed The World" episode. It was not very interesting and unnecessarily lengthy... Lets see if they try something similar again but on a mega scale. I like how they taunted celebs who just show off charity work in these backward nations and retreat back to their luxury hotels in their choppers
I really thought they couldn't come back after leaving Top Gear... but man they are as amazing as ever
The last episode was definitely good - I fell off my chair laughing at James may & his car-quarium getting off the beach
Crapmypants
Adept
I did the same thing when Clarkson's boat went flying down a hill in episode 8.