I watched it on a 4K telly. The scenery was amazing. But it did make you realise how much makeup the presenters were wearing. They looked like corpses made up for an open coffin – particularly Clarkson. There’s a man who could do with detox.
Seems to be getting worse (from a low bar). Nothing original, back to as close to Top Gear format as they can get away with, not even touring anywhere and staying in same location for studio.
Topped off by showing us that a Lamborghini (could be any other supercar) can not be used around a very tight and narrow city street and can’t come with angles in the road (for what must be the tenth time)
One last money grab for the pension and then into the sunset?
It could well be – and after watching a few episodes of the latest series it looks like their budget has been cut massively. It just doesn’t feel as ‘grand’ as the first series.
They’ve mentioned retiring from this kind of show a few times as they’re getting any younger. The first series had a massive budget to pull people to it, that worked so they scaled it down.
It’s not that much different really they just don’t travel to a different country with the tent every week.
Well I have been quite enjoying it (just seen the first three so far). I gave up on series one halfway through but I would say this series has overall been way better.
Well I have been quite enjoying it (just seen the first three so far). I gave up on series one halfway through but I would say this series has overall been way better.
This. Much more enjoyable this time round, even if it is basically a 10 year old Top Gear repeat. Farmkhana was even pretty good fun….. until they then talked about it for 10mins and made it a bit rubbish 🙁
I still enjoyed watching it even if it was a bit crap at times, but it wasn’t enough to keep my prime subscription as I never used it for anything else, so i’m out.
Talking. So much talking. Shortish car bit, then sitting in a tent talking for ages. Then another average car bit, then lots of talking in the tent again.
It’s like Parkinson with three slightly racist dads and the occasional car.
I am guessing no moving tent due to the health issues.
Not seen the most recent ones but one of the best parts for me was the office guys thrashing their cars around the parking lot in ep3.
No big budget required, everyone having fun.
I’m still watching (and enjoying) it but fast forward through most of the talky bits and have long since stopped myself being wound up by the obviously staged bits and pieces in the features. It looks great in 4K HDR (although the presenters don’t!).
Not seen the most recent ones but one of the best parts for me was the office guys thrashing their cars around the parking lot in ep3.
Except it was using professional drivers. But a laugh to watch.
Definitely better than season 1, but not a patch on the Top Gear of old. The best things were the road trips, should’ve just made a feature-length one every year and charged a tenner for it.