The Grand Tour

[rturbo 930]

Oh, yeah, already have it. Didn't know I could use it for that though. Mostly I use it to get files from my laptop to play on my TV. I'll look into it.

[Matt-B]

Program called kodi. Download it, literally search for anything you want to watch. It all seems to appear to be HD, top quality.

Anything from movies, tv shows , radio, sitcoms, etc

[rturbo 930]

- Can't buy 3 cheap cars and have 'the producers' hand the hosts challenges throughout a 'tour'.

I really hope that's not true. Those trips were my favorite part of the show, and I don't think they can carry a show with road trips and reviews of high end cars. I'm pretty take it or leave it on the other four bits you mentioned, although I feel like I'm the only person who didn't hate SIARPC. I found some of the guests to be interesting, even if I'd never heard of them.

ah ha! I have found a means to watch without prime.

Oh? I snagged a prime membership when they had it for $80, so I'm good for the year, but I'm still curious.

[MR E30 325is]

I did, and did a double take...a small chuckle.

Im actually more excited to see the older episodes of TG season 2-18.

Agreed.

I still have plenty of seasons of Top Gear to watch, so I balance out the Grand Tour with an episode of Top Gear every now and then.

[Matt-B]

ah ha! I have found a means to watch without prime.

[N2MYE30]

Did anyone notice the Ape wearing a high heel on the conversation st header?

I did, and did a double take...a small chuckle.

Im actually more excited to see the older episodes of TG season 2-18.

[agent]

Did anyone notice the Ape wearing a high heel on the conversation st header?

Yep. It's one of the subtleties which I think are lost on much (most?) of the viewership.

[squidmaster]

How did they get a picture of you? (cue dad laugh)

[2mAn]

Did anyone notice the Ape wearing a high heel on the conversation st header?

[Aleman]

I'd be very curious to see what aspects of Top Gear are restricted for use on Grand Tour. From what I can tell, the following:
- Can't do Star in Reasonably Priced Car (I'm OK with this. That segment always sucked anyway)
- Can't buy 3 cheap cars and have 'the producers' hand the hosts challenges throughout a 'tour'.
- Can't have a 'Cool Wall'
- Can't do the show in an airport hangar
- Can't end the show with 'on that bombshell...'

Anything else?

From the title of it, 'The Grand Tour', I was very hopeful that the new show would lose the audience and feature nothing but epic adventures around the world, such as the North Pole trip in the Toyota Hilux. Sadly, the 3 gents weren't thinking the same thing.

[jpod999]

I was much happier with episode 3, but I was not as impressed as I wanted to be.

I will continue to watch the show, as it is an awesome idea, there are just a variety of topics and skits that don't make sense to me personally.

Excited to see what will happen, but I don't go into the show with my hopes set very high anymore.

After a weekend of reflection about the latest episode, I 100% agree with this.

[MR E30 325is]

I was much happier with episode 3, but I was not as impressed as I wanted to be.

I will continue to watch the show, as it is an awesome idea, there are just a variety of topics and skits that don't make sense to me personally.

Excited to see what will happen, but I don't go into the show with my hopes set very high anymore.

[Pootis]

Nothing feels genuine in the show anymore it all seems so scripted. May getting pissed off at Hammond for revving his engine in the tunnel etc seemed forced. No show seems way less off the cuff. And the house thing was idiotic because you could clearly tell no one was living there. There was no furniture or anything so it was pretty clear that it was coming down anyways.

[Stanley Rockafella]

... I think they're very comparable...
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I concur

[Das Delfin]

Part of why the staircase freaked me out was the fact that the walls were missing and there was nothing to grab onto. My friend bought the house seeing through all that with the intention of fixing it. Which is what I did with my bmw ;)

I wish I could show you a video of a tour through that house. It's truly a hodgepodge. On the second floor one room leads to another which leads to another. The floors aren't level and the ceilings are low. There should be a hallway but the pitched ceiling doesn't allow one. So you get an upstairs den going to a bedroom which is attached to a studio. But in the basement you can tell what was there originally vs what was added on because the stone used in the original foundation was roughly cut from slab probably by hand or other primitive pre-indistrial tool.. I would try to keep that part of the house. I've been in houses that were built circa 1700 but have been kept period correct. This one isn't like that. There have been dormers added and rooms converted. A whole front section of the house is an add-on. And the work has been done with inconsistent quality. But there is potential. Like you, my buddy likes the old world stuff. So he won't listen to a word I say :D