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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
When I saw the title, I thought it was gonna be about golf. I take it Grand Tour is a car show, something I have no interest in.
I have a Fire TV Stick 1 and rarely use it.
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Actually it is more comedy and entertainment than car show. They drive around in cars to make it a car show in name, but it is more about the comedic antics of three middle-aged men on outrageous excursions to exotic locations, and occasionally they give a review of a car none of use will ever be able to afford. These guys were originally the hosts of the BBC's Top Gear show until one of them got out of hand and the BBC fired him. The other two then quit Top Gear and the three of them got Amazon to fund their new show, which is basically Top Gear with a new name and sans BBC.
I have a FireTV and I use it occasionally. The video quality is excellent, and they do have quite a few shows that I like, but after a couple of years I've watched most of the old shows that are watchable so I've just about run out of those. Grand Tour is the only Amazon original show I like. I do buy newly released movies and keep them in my library. I prefer the digital download via Amazon to buying the Blu-Ray as it is much more convenient. The big downside to FireTV though is the lack of free shows. Almost everything costs money to rent or buy. Even BBC and PBS shows that are years into rerun status cost a few dollars a piece to rent. No incentive there...