Jambomo Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 So the new series, minus Chris Evans, starts tonight on BBC 2. Anyone watching it? Though bits of the last series were a bit wobbly, I quite enjoyed it overall. Harris and Reid in particular did some excellent reviews. Hoping for more of that this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scosha Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Might give it a watch. The preview looked pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckthearab Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I am watching, not a bad start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Been pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckthearab Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 A bit of polish and could be on to a winner. Certainly better without the shouty shouty ginger one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Enjoyable watch, far superior to the Grand tour imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 It's better without Chris Evans, but the banter still feels pretty stale and rehearsed and Matt Le Blanc's autocue reading hasn't really improved. It had its moments, though. I enjoyed the Kazakhstan bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 23 minutes ago, Spectre said: Enjoyable watch, far superior to the Grand tour imo Could see it being good as the old top gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 7 minutes ago, Eoin Doyle said: Could see it being good as the old top gear. Very possible. Thought the Kazakhstan piece was as good a challenge as I had seen in a while. Looking forward to next weeks episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Glad I watched it, thought it was great. Maybe the studio bits still need a bit of polishing but the films were excellent, getting to review the Ferrari FXX K is a real coup for them. Looking forward to next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFAANW Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 50 minutes ago, eckthearab said: A bit of polish and could be on to a winner. Certainly better without the shouty shouty ginger one Coming over here, presenting our TV shows etc etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Enjoyable watch, far superior to the Grand tour imo On the whole I enjoyed The Grand Tour. Clarkson, Hammond & May have a chemistry that works, but they spoiled the show a bit with the pointless filler with the brief celeb appearances and 'deaths'. Glad I watched it, thought it was great. Maybe the studio bits still need a bit of polishing but the films were excellent, getting to review the Ferrari FXX K is a real coup for them. Looking forward to next week. That Ferrari though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Really enjoyed that. Glad to see the proper track back as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 1 hour ago, 8MileBU said: On the whole I enjoyed The Grand Tour. Clarkson, Hammond & May have a chemistry that works, but they spoiled the show a bit with the pointless filler with the brief celeb appearances and 'deaths'. Agree with this. The first episode of GT was, for the most part, excellent -- but it had had about 100 million of Amazon's dollars thrown at it so it should have been spectacular. There were good bits in most episodes but there was a definite lull in the middle of the season, and that Celebrity Brain Pish had run outstayed its welcome during the first episode. Plus, for all the money, it reverted to formula very quickly. I hope the new Top Gear continues to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Chris a little bit too much with McAvoy, Matt doing a hand clap halfway through every link and his slightly dodgy autocue reading and that's about all the holes I could pick in it. There's a decent bit of chemistry there with the three of them even if it's a little forced early on but given a bit of time and they could be on to something here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Genuine lol when le blanc got rear ended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I just couldn't watch the stuff in the studio. I don't understand why the producers can't just come up with a fresh approach to the whole show rather than trying to tinker with the what is now an old formula. Studio, celebs, a contrived challenge and some thrashing a car round the track. I think Harris' tests work best as he's doing what he has always done, but with a bigger budget. I never watched his vids and thought "what would improve this would be some painful chat with a celebrity who knows nothing about cars". I'll still watch it but probably fast forward through half of it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm just at the start of the reliable car bit and I'm pretty sure Chris has just used "minter" as a positive thing. Minter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviClyde Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Thought it was a much easier, more relaxed watch, albeit a bit wooden in places. That should work itself out over a few shows. Great not having to watch the overly contrived attempts at humour of the previous incumbents and best of all, barely a smoking tyre in sight. Keep it up, it'll become much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckthearab Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 There was a bit in The Sun about the show today. Apparently quite a few complaints about Chris Harris and how people think he's worse than Chris Evans and feeling he was given too much airtime. Granted I think he was quite excitable but give him a few weeks and he'll probably settle down. It's the usual story where some people just can't deal with change or something new [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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