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Originally Posted by ratinox
No, actually, they don't. Stunts and gags and guests were the stagnant, formulaic crap that made the tail end of Top Gear Mk.II stink. What they need to do is not go there. They've been there. They ran it into the ground and then into a rut. They don't need to do it again.
If you go and watch Mk.II series 2 when the show was finding its stride you will see that it really is just three guys arguing about which of their cars is the best. That's where Mk.II really started and that's where The Grand Tour is starting. Give GT a chance. It will get better as it finds it stride. It won't be TG Mk.II, though. It'll be something different.
That's a good thing.
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Originally Posted by PeterT
I didn't find the second episode as compelling to watch as the first episode. I will try again later.
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Well to each their own, that is what makes the world go around. I just watched the 2nd episode and I think it was WAYYYYYYYYYYYY better than the first!!!!! That is entertainment. I never got into the three middle-aged guys talking about cars I cannot even dream about affording. It is not a car show. It was NEVER a car show in this millennium. You want a car show, then watch the boring Motor Week. That is a car show where cars are evaluated, tested, and discussed. TG and now GT are about entertainment, and those guys do it well. Kudos to them for getting back in their groove. The groove that got them into the world record book, BTW. And I'm happy they cut back the time the spend talking in the tent.
Oh, and I should qualify that "middle-aged" thing. Richard is still middle-aged because he is in his 40s. The other two are past it now, especially Clarkson. I'm about his age, and I' pretty sure I won't be living to be 118! James and Jeremy are in that grey area between middle-age and elderly, not fitting properly into either.