The Grand Tour

[sugilite]

Well, watched the first episode last night, and was very impressed. They obviously have a much larger budget than the BBC ever gave them for Top Gear! Especially laughed out loud as their first celebrity dropped in for a visit :killingme
Clarkson, May and Hammond were in imperious form!
All that is left now for the BBC to do is to roll the corpse of Top Gear into the grave they dug for it! :ar15:

[eldog]

When is it on, is it available to non sky viewers?

so many shows have their titles prepended with 'new' or some such.

At least I could get to hear what the car sounds like, never can at most dealers/shows.

Sounds like worth a shot.

[bogan]

Was hoping they would manage to get big three hybrids in there, and was not disappointed. Good show.

Sent from December, when it actually airs here on our amazon whatsit :whistle:

[sugilite]

When is it on, is it available to non sky viewers?

Sky? How quaint hehehe
The only time I have tuned into a television channel is when I watch the AB's on prime.
This site is your friend, best to view it with a add blocker on. Just click the red adblock overlays 3 times to remove them. (if you use firefox, use UBlock Origin addblocker, way better than Addplus and no red overlays)
http://rmz.cr/the-grand-tour
From there I use the Click n Upload site for my downloads, I signed up for a free membership so I don't see the pesky countdowns or catcha codes.
This is the link to get the episode I used to get it.
https://clicknupload.link/g8mvhqsgwfu5

[pritch]

Well, watched the first episode last night,

Where did you watch it? I saw that it was on Amazon prime for US$13.00 IIRC but couldn't see it anywhere else and I wasn't paying that.



OK that got superceded. Thanks for that, but it still seems like too much trouble.

[Dadpole]

Welcome back to the three idiots. It has been a long time (Made even longer by the Chris Evans TG mess)

Love the star guest segment. :lol:

[sugilite]

OK that got superceded. Thanks for that, but it still seems like too much trouble.

I just counted - 4 clicks from hitting the site to the file downloading to my computer.
Once your set up with adblocker and free clicknupload account (2-3 minutes work tops) your good to go with 4 clicks to any decent program shown in pretty much all the english speaking countries, even NZ ones! (they are uploaded within minutes of them showing in their home networks)
If the programs you want tosee are not in the latest listings you can still find them using the search on the top right of the homepage :yes:
I've been watching NZ Grand Designs of that site, hell they even had desperate Auckland house wives or what ever that diarrhea was called lol

[iYRe]

I watched it last night (torrents are still the most reliable form of getting quality).

It will be great I think, however, many of the jokes were forced and a bit lame, but once they tune the format a bit and get more comfortable with it I think it will be cool.

The BIG danger is that american producers tend not to understand british humour (likewise, poms writing jokes for matt leblanc is NEVER going to work) - they need to let them do their thing, otherwise it will all end up a bit meh.

those big $$$ make for spectacular looking cinematography, but with those yanks having a say in the humour it might go downhill.

[FlangMasterJ]

Just download the torrents from eztv you noobs.

Good episode. That BMW M2 is a stunning looking car. The celebrity guests meeting their fates had me laughing.

[Swoop]

"I didn't know you could shit yourself to death"...



I wonder if the retarded spastics at bbc have woken up to the fact that it isn't a car show?
It is about the interaction of the presenters and all of the "other fluff", occasionally with a car thrown in? I doubt it... still.

The props from "Burning Van" look rather like those at burning man. Probably containing exactly the same quantity of "substances" too...:niceone:

[Swoop]

"Spinning" looks interesting...
Sort of like drifting but requiring substantially more talent.

[iYRe]

i preferred the shooty bits...

its interesting now they have no PC bs from the BBC to worry them. I suspect things will become rather more risque.

[Virago]

Someone told me that they've basically been strangled by the BBC, who have copy-written everything they can think of. Apparently James May can't say "Oh, cock!" anymore.

[Autech]

I found the 2nd episode to be nice n fluid and a little bit better than the first when it came to a studio stuff.

10/10 so far.

Shame about the copy right stuff as I imagine most of the catch phrases were coined by the trio. WAYYY more episodes that TG to look forward to as well. Many happys.

[Swoop]

Whitby,,,

Really not up to the normal standards. The annoying Hamster. Meh.

[iYRe]

i thought it was better

[tigertim20]

i thought the third installment was the best of the season thus far.

still well short of their best, but enough for me to keep watching

[bogan]

i thought the third installment was the best of the season thus far.

still well short of their best, but enough for me to keep watching

Agreed, and that fucking hellcat supercharger whine gave me the horn too...

[jasonu]

i thought it was better

I thought it was disappointing. Won't bother watching another.

[jasonu]

Agreed, and that fucking hellcat supercharger whine gave me the horn too...

My brother in law has got one. it goes like fucking stink!!!!!

[iYRe]

I thought it was disappointing. Won't bother watching another.

what was disappointing? That it wasnt the same as the old TG? They have had to completely reinvent themselves and the show and there are some things they still cant do legally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw6y8ReDfzE

[jasonu]

what was disappointing? That it wasnt the same as the old TG?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw6y8ReDfzE

That the one.
I understand the restrictions they have but the new show just doesn't do it for me.

[Autech]

Agreed, and that fucking hellcat supercharger whine gave me the horn too...

Fucking oath, I'd be steering with my dick if I drove that beast!

[Swoop]

what was disappointing?

Interesting interview there. I suspected that they had used the same camera people, but taking the majority of the crew! Cool.
Also Mike "the american" seems to hint at him having a bigger input further down the track.

[iYRe]

Interesting interview there. I suspected that they had used the same camera people, but taking the majority of the crew! Cool.
Also Mike "the american" seems to hint at him having a bigger input further down the track.

my thoughts exactly

[Swoop]

"Turbo's. God's way of saying you don't have enough cylinders"!

[iYRe]

"Turbo's. God's way of saying you don't have enough cylinders"!

Quote of the week

[Swoop]

Quote of the week

The one about the M4 being an "utter failure to make something good, better" and then trying to come up with a simile, seems to be raising hackles in the beeb...

[iYRe]

The one about the M4 being an "utter failure to make something good, better" and then trying to come up with a simile, seems to be raising hackles in the beeb...

I wonder why? Pretty subtle for clarkson really lol

[Swoop]

Shame about the intro to #5 showing that 3-wheeled tilty bike/car thing, but then not having it in the episode.

A good show it was too.

[Dadpole]

Shame about the intro to #5 showing that 3-wheeled tilty bike/car thing, but then not having it in the episode.

A good show it was too.

They did a bit on the Carver many years ago. Probably feared the BBC would sue if they did another one.

[iYRe]

Shame about the intro to #5 showing that 3-wheeled tilty bike/car thing, but then not having it in the episode.

A good show it was too.

Dunno if it was their best work, but it was decent.The dutch jokes were hilarious

[Swoop]

They are really finding form and settling into the new format.
The gibes at top gear's attempted reincarnation are glorious.

[SuperMac]

They did a bit on the Carver many years ago. Probably feared the BBC would sue if they did another one.

Sadly, Carver went bust a few years ago :(

[SuperMac]

But . . .

http://www.carver-technology.com/carver_sunra.html

[iYRe]

"my sphincter just opened like a set of stage curtains" (or close approximation to that anyway) - excellent eps 7/8.

[Swoop]

And there you have it New Zealand.
Watch the part between Fucking and Nurburgring and the comments about "speed" are laid out clearly. Very clearly.

[Dadpole]

But surely they died many times doing that? I am so confused...

[Swoop]

Well, season 1 ended.

Overall I like the concept of the tent and visiting different locations even though substantial amounts still return to the UK for filming. It hasn't been too "Americanised" for the new owners and the "feel" of the show is growing.

As for the guest star appearances, perhaps more will be revealed.

And on that disappointment...

[bogan]

Well, season 1 ended.

Overall I like the concept of the tent and visiting different locations even though substantial amounts still return to the UK for filming. It hasn't been too "Americanised" for the new owners and the "feel" of the show is growing.

As for the guest star appearances, perhaps more will be revealed.

And on that disappointment...

Was pretty mint I reckon.

BBC should just take it on the chin and let TGT do interviews, though I have enjoyed the creative ways the stars are killed off.

[Swoop]

BBC should just take it on the chin and let TGT do interviews, though I have enjoyed the creative ways the stars are killed off.
I wondered what the issue/politics was regarding that. Surely any show can do an interview.

The silhouettes for Conversation St have been good, as is the nod to Fawlty Towers with the "Welcome" signs at the beginning.

[bogan]

I wondered what the issue/politics was regarding that. Surely any show can do an interview.

The silhouettes for Conversation St have been good, as is the nod to Fawlty Towers with the "Welcome" signs at the beginning.

It's probably that they couldn't do the interview/lap/leaderboard format the same as it was, and chose to take the piss instead of a slight change of format. Cheap publicity and setting them apart from TG and all that; though seeing the response to TG, simply being good would be differentiation enough...

[Swoop]

It's probably that they couldn't do the interview/lap/leaderboard format the same as it was, and chose to take the piss instead of a slight change of format. Cheap publicity and setting them apart from TG and all that; though seeing the response to TG, simply being good would be differentiation enough...
I believe the lap times of Eboladrome cannot be hand written, hence the computer system.
With their sense of humour, simply taking the piss out of the beeb would make a lot of sense.

[iYRe]

i thought it was pretty decent, a few LOL moments... I expect there wont be too many seasons though.. maybe 5, probably 3.

[Brian d marge]

some very subtle joke in the background , rainbow warrior , a french sponsor , lesbian , cock etc all written on the cars in french ...

it could be better if they werent strangled by the weeb

[Swoop]

Well done to The Harold!

An amazingly biased piece of tripe without any form of research conducted prior to bursting in to print.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11802077

The "reporter" signed up for a free trial but at no stage states he has watched the entire season.
Stating Clarkson was fired... Really?
His contract was not renewed, and for that programme only. Note his appearance on other shows?

The Harold does not know what it wants to be. Woman's Day (all the gossipy shite)?, social media (all the pathetic bollocks like what lipstick the karcrashians are wearing)?, anything but real news, apparently.