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Old 21 November 2016, 11:51 AM
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Question Anyone watch The Grand Tour?



If you liked old Top Gear you'll like this.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand...ows-hes-worth/
Old 21 November 2016, 08:16 PM
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It was same old top gear, the middle piece in the tent was usual crap and should be cut out. 6 out of 10
Old 21 November 2016, 08:21 PM
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I enjoyed it. Will watch the next one. . Steve.
Old 21 November 2016, 08:22 PM
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£4.5 million an episode. Why?
Old 21 November 2016, 09:50 PM
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https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...43531-tgt.html

I haven't watched it yet, going to get a Prime trial to watch it and see what it's like.
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Watched it last night, it's ok, can't quite put my finger on it but it didn't feel as good as the original top gear, maybe it will get better over time. The name they chose "The Grand Tour", surely they could have done better than that.
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Originally Posted by An0n0m0us
https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...43531-tgt.html

I haven't watched it yet, going to get a Prime trial to watch it and see what it's like.
Beware, if you've inadvertently tried prime before ( very easy to do) , they'll whip 79 off your card before you know what's hit you
No wonder the CEO is one richest leeches in the world
Old 22 November 2016, 11:54 AM
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More devious than Tim Cook even
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Originally Posted by The Joshua Tree
Watched it last night, it's ok, can't quite put my finger on it but it didn't feel as good as the original top gear, maybe it will get better over time. The name they chose "The Grand Tour", surely they could have done better than that.
I think it's the fact they're trying to avoid using a lot of the old TG script (i.e. stuff like "and now for the news" or "and on that bombshell"), so everything seems to take a bit more thought.
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Originally Posted by An0n0m0us
https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...43531-tgt.html

I haven't watched it yet, going to get a Prime trial to watch it and see what it's like.
http://putlocker-hd.tv/watch-grand-t...ree-putlocker/
Old 23 November 2016, 10:41 AM
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Cheers.
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so many fake bits that even when something
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Originally Posted by matty01
so many fake bits that even when something
???
Old 04 January 2017, 08:33 PM
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(oops.... )so many fake bits that even when something good happens you have to think ,eh up ... maybe this is fake too.....of course some of it will be but its too much now, maybe it's ALLL bloody fake as frik no way to tell with so much fakery intertwined throughout the show ffs, at least with 5th gear you knew it was ALL REAL .

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Old 04 January 2017, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
???
just keeping you in suspense , allbeit unwittingly, damn wayward finger prodders
Old 04 January 2017, 10:04 PM
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I'm a fan of the three for their entertainment value. I've always liked clarkson... but I'm struggling with The Grand Tour. Thought the first few were quite good, but it seems to have gone downhill from there. The latest Namibia two parter just seemed to be complete drivel, aimlessly driving about in beach buggies for the best part of two hours. 😐
Old 04 January 2017, 10:06 PM
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Seen first 4 or so. Some good bits ,some not so good bits.
Worth watching for the good bits though.
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id struggle thorough if I was paid 20 mill
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Enjoyed it in the main
Old 04 January 2017, 10:22 PM
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If you can cast from your phone or tablet then you can get it all free on yesmovies.to. as well as a lot of other boxsets and films. I have to use chrome cast plugged into my tv but newer tv should be able to cast directly
Old 04 January 2017, 10:26 PM
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I have been watching it and its alright, As a show its still finding its feet but over all fine.
Old 05 January 2017, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by matty01
(oops.... )so many fake bits that even when something good happens you have to think ,eh up ... maybe this is fake too.....of course some of it will be but its too much now, maybe it's ALLL bloody fake as frik no way to tell with so much fakery intertwined throughout the show ffs, at least with 5th gear you knew it was ALL REAL .
Yes a mate of mine was telling me they did an episode in Jordan and hammond is like look at me dressed in winter gear. But they have driven through Jordan before on Top Gear.

I found top gear just annoyed me. Well shot yes but it's a program about 3 old men just pretending to be idiots. I get it non car people love it. But that's why I prefer Roadkill tbh and I'm not even into yank tanks.
Old 05 January 2017, 10:18 AM
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Watched the first few. Found the times when they actually drive cars quite good. But there's also a lot of the staged bullsh*t comedy nothing to do with cars moments that do my head in. Got no interest in the celeb parts either.

If you just skip through to the good parts, then yes worth a watch. Otherwise youtube can offer up countless more car review type shows which actually have cool cars, good driving, and no fakeness. I certainly wouldn't buy into amazon prime just for the grand tour access
Old 05 January 2017, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Dblock
Yes a mate of mine was telling me they did an episode in Jordan and hammond is like look at me dressed in winter gear. But they have driven through Jordan before on Top Gear.

I found top gear just annoyed me. Well shot yes but it's a program about 3 old men just pretending to be idiots. I get it non car people love it. But that's why I prefer Roadkill tbh and I'm not even into yank tanks.
The first 2 or 3 years they did road trips/challenges on top gear I thought it was really good to watch. The 3 of them had never done anything like that before on tv (it hadn't really been done before tbh) and they all bounced off each other and genuinely had a laugh I think. If it was scripted it seemed as much of a shock to them at the time as it was to us watching. There wasn't much acting.

It seems like pretty much all acting now and a bit forced at times with them dragging it out for so long. I think that's all that's wrong with it. They could do with finding something original to do again. Like reviewing cars properly. 😄
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It is shit.
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Maybe the Chinese market will take note of the Rhino message

Can only hope
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein


and yet many still do . . .
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3 very lucky pompous ****** IMHO
It's all look at me, me, me
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Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein


and yet many still do . . .
Indeed.

It never ceases to amaze me how people slate it, yet still turn on and watch it.
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It will be the exact same people who used to moan about Top Gear week after week, too stupid to use the remote control, yet daft enough to keep typing and telling the world that yet again they watched and hated it,
Anyone expecting them to change a winning formula to satisfy them is just a idiot,
Over 150 countries keep watching, must be frustrating when 3 millionaires keep ignoring their keyboard warrior skills.



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