*****The Grand Tour - Season 1*****

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What did everyone think? That intro scene may be one of my favorite scenes ever. Studio bits were a bit contrived but man it's good to see that they still have it.
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Great to see the three back on TV. I enjoyed it more than I expected bc I figured they would have to make it so different from TG...it's basically the same show. I can't wait for more and can't believe I watched more than one episode of the piece of crap TG with the new hosts.
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I thought it wasn't out till tomorrow!
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intro was great,, rest of show was just ok. too many "no-we're-definitely-not-top-gear" moments
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who?mikejones said:

I thought it wasn't out till tomorrow!
12:01am on the 18th in London is 6:01pm central on the 17th here.

I liked it. The studio bits were awkward at times but they'll shake it out. Everything else was just what we've come to expect.
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As expected the camera work and 4K broadcast are awesome. Amazon is spending so much money on this show. I would love to see an estimate of their revenue expectations for picking this up to know just how much of a loss leader they think this will be to really jump start their original programming business and sell Prime subscriptions.
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Very cool that the opened at Burning Man.

Glad to see the guys back and I hope this go on a long run with Amazon.
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I agree that the studio bits seemed to be a bit rehearsed and stilted. I have no doubt they will hit their stride though. Loved the hypercars, but we all know they shine the best when they test out clunkers.
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Pretty good pilot episode. Especially considering that they left so many of the production team back at TG.

Agree about the studio bits - only bit I thought worked of the studio segments was ripping May about his speeding ticket. I am hoping moving past the "this-show-is-not-going-to-exactly-like-the-old-one" bits in future episodes helps things. Of course, there were bits of TG that fell flat at times as well - never was a huge "Star in a..."

I really hope the road trip episodes are up to their previous efforts.
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I think there are some reoccurring jokes that will end up being hilarious at some point: the drone getting shot down and the horrible lead ins for Conversation Street and Celebrity Death Whatever
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Really enjoyed the first show. And, I've never been drawn to the shows where all they do is test supercars on a track. This episode really seems like it was a set up for the rest of the season. I mean, 10 minutes was dedicated to introducing their new track.

The tent scenes did seem rehearsed but all the old top gears were the same way. These guys aren't great actors. And who could really pay attention anyway. The person over Clarksons left should was too distracting.

I'm just happy because these guys are back. I'm excited because their chemistry is natural and it shows.
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the boys are back!
jabberwalkie09
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That was pretty damn great.
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I liked it. I actually thought the studio scenes and scripted stuff wasn't as bad as I expected. I figured it would be terribly overproduced and hokey with all the time they had to think about it, rather than keep it simple and go with their gut. Glad they didn't overthink it too much.
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94DallasAG
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I wonder if they go through with knocking Jeremy's house down.

I mean, it is Top Gear (albeit a new name) and they've they've done crazier things.
jabberwalkie09
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Yes, it was reported back in September when his neighbors got a letter the day before of the demolition and that they were filming.
p_bubel
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Diddly Squat Farm

There are maybe some spoilers for a future episode in there, so I didn't quote anything.
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I was happy that the cinematography matched that of Top Gear on BBC. I loved the old show and was hoping that the GT wouldn't fall short in production, but they didn't.
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Also glad to see it looks like all of Top Gear is on Amazon prime as well.
Philip J Fry
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Enjoyed it with the exception of the studio stuff. The scenes with the audience were pretty awful.
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who?mikejones
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I only remember them saying **** (poop) a couple of times
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who?mikejones said:

I only remember them saying **** (poop) a couple of times
they had some bleeps when driving the McLaren, but pretty sure they caught everything
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I enjoyed the Nascar guy. He was pretty funny.
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Episode 2 trailer. Looks like fun!

redbaron788
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He's sure to miss eventually!
Much improved this week, they seemed to really settle in to the studio crowd and the challenge was great if a little car light. Still not really sold on the American driver, but man that Vulcan is something else
Kashchei
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Now THAT was an episode! Much better than last week plus several LOL moments. Very impressed!
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Just watched Ep1, and I'm all in like it was just a new season of Top Gear. Loved it, and the fact that it's in glorious 4K.
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Next episode trailer.

Say goodbye to Clarkson's house!
redbaron788
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The welcome banner! I almost missed it
bthotugigem05
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Clarkson wearing heels in the conversation street intro was funny, looks like that'll be a recurring joke.
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Three for three so far, loving it. I do love they are basically cramming in something American in every episode even to make fun of it. Their test driver being from NASCAR, driving a Hellcat around Italy, all in good fun.
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Didn't love episode 2, but episode 3 was greatness.
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Watching episode 2 right now..."Hey! Get back in the car you ****ing idiot!"
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