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Post by iancapetown on Jan 6, 2017 6:07:41 GMT
Tonights was back to the normal format. Some better bits IMHO for sure. Thanks. I'll pop out for a beer later, and abuse the pub's wifi to download it!
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 10, 2017 11:52:17 GMT
Tonights was back to the normal format. Some better bits IMHO for sure. E09? Yes back to normal format, which didnt mean better bits, it was ho hum at best. I have to say on the series so far, I was expecting better, I think most viewers were, and I would guess that Amazon may be a little worried about the amount of money this has cost.
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Post by Rob on Jan 10, 2017 17:26:34 GMT
I was expecting much better considering the budgets. I wonder what Amazon think about it all. They probably thought giving them full production control was a good idea - maybe it wasn't.
So if people bought a Prime subscription to see this series then many won't buy it again for the second series that's for sure.
I realise you'd be barmy to buy Prime just for this. You can find the shows online for free.
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Post by WDB on Jan 10, 2017 22:24:55 GMT
James May is an engaging technical presenter on old-school blokey stuff like train sets and Spitfires. Man Lab was great fun, but even I can't watch The Reassembler, in which he reassembles something that didn't need to be in bits in the first place.
Jeremy Clarkson is not the oaf he purports to be, but is ancient, in dreadful physical shape and, while he writes decent lines for himself, doesn't really have enough ideas to justify what Amazon has spent on this.
And Richard Hammond is a knob.
Somehow, the best TG road trips got over this by putting them in machines they could genuinely enthuse over, like an XJS or a Range Rover. The beach buggy trip should have been one of those but failed because, despite the scenery, the cars weren't varied or interesting enough and the trip was so far beyond the machinery that the presenters didn't actually enjoy it much. And if they're not having fun, how can we?
I keep watching it because it's already paid for, but it's not a great advert for Amazon productions. There's been a lot of talk about how dreadful the BBC's TG was, but Amazon's GT is not significantly better.
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Post by Rob on Jan 10, 2017 23:33:55 GMT
I can see the next iteration of Top Gear without the ginger one being better than this. And cheaper to make. Chris Harris will be good and used more I hope.
Amazon know how to make decent shows (e.g. Man in the High Castle). But I suspect this poor series of Grand Tour will make a decent return for them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 18:16:45 GMT
E10.
Meh.
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 13, 2017 18:32:50 GMT
Blimey, must be a P-O-S if you only rate it a Meh.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 18:45:42 GMT
A POS? Well, no. But a bit boring.
And yes, as you say, if I don't like it then its not a good sign.
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Post by WDB on Jan 13, 2017 23:31:47 GMT
Don't think I've watched 9 yet. Been away (Germany again) and it hasn't exactly been a top catch-up priority. Perhaps if this weekend's weather turns out as bad as forecast I'll get around to it.
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Post by iancapetown on Jan 14, 2017 5:09:23 GMT
Ep 10? As Otto wrote, a definite Meh. The Alfa was Ok, but things went downhill - and predictable - from there on in.
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 15, 2017 13:19:34 GMT
Gave up half way through, and consigned my download to the recycle bin
I concur, a definite Meh.
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 15, 2017 15:40:18 GMT
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Post by iancapetown on Jan 22, 2017 16:20:22 GMT
#11? Could have been condensed down to 30 minutes. If that.
Sorry, Jezza and co, that joke isn't funny anymore.
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 22, 2017 18:05:24 GMT
The really annoying thing about this series is that which is not fully explored. Tantalising glimpses of what could be good material in the opening sequences. In E11 it was a trio of Vauxhalls, one of them an Avenger Tiger. One of the past episodes showed a glimpse of three Jensens across the NY moors. And thats all you get. It pisses me off.
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Post by iancapetown on Jan 22, 2017 18:08:54 GMT
The really annoying thing about this series is that which is not fully explored. Tantalising glimpses of what could be good material in the opening sequences. In E11 it was a trio of Vauxhalls, one of them an Avenger Tiger. One of the past episodes showed a glimpse of three Jensens across the NY moors. And thats all you get. It pisses me off. I'm sure the cars involved will be used in a future (if they have one) series. Was having beers with an ex Jensen owner today, by the way. Also, see Jay Leno's Jensen episode...
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