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[AlphaSnake]

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Did they really knock down his house?

Yes.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Now I know Clarkson

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lost the bet

. Feck.

I believe, as is with TV show OTs, once the episode airs, don't read them unless you've watched. Because we will be discussing some small spoilers.

 

[mrjohill]

Yes.

😂😂😂 is it gonna be in one of the episodes?

 

[sems4arsenal]

Enjoyed this episode, missed the trio. Cinematography on point as usual, the trinity test was great and is probably as good as the one done by Harris (which I loved). Results were expected though.

Main gripe is the nascar guy's jokes were really flat, hope he tones down his humor.

 

[ClivePwned]

😂😂😂 is it gonna be in one of the episodes?

the fate of Clarkson's house was spoiled by the UK news a few months ago

 

[GeoNeo]

That was brilliant. Felt even better than last season of them on Top Gear.

Can't wait for next week.

 

[BIGWORM]

"...that'll be Volkswagen."

"..."

LMAO! I missed this.

 

[Arials]

the fate of Clarkson's house was spoiled by the UK news a few months ago

They reported he wanted to knock down and rebuild anyway, the "bet" was just a set up to make it better tv.

 

[call_kotaku]

I hope next week is a road trip, I really miss them

 

[Beefy]

Can't wait for the Xmas special!

 

[chur]

Really enjoyed the episode except for Nascar guy.

 

[SchrodingerC]

The celebrity segment was a great twist on the former formula. I couldn't stop laughing for the entire segment.

 

[jett]

That was quite wonderful.

 

[scorcher59]

"...that'll be Volkswagen."

"..."

LMAO! I missed this.

The buildup, timing and delivery made that joke so perfect!

 

[Lashley]

Really cringey start

 

[Rawr Its Ry]

The celebrity bit was awesome, liked the take on it lol.

 

[mrklaw]

Anyone else waiting to watch until they buy a 4K TV, or this perhaps being the tipping point to get one? I've been looking for a while but if the filming is as good as the old top gear I think I want to wait for the full glory

 

[sam777]

The beginning reminded me of Forza Horzizon 3

 

[MollyWhomp]

Anyone else waiting to watch until they buy a 4K TV, or this perhaps being the tipping point to get one? I've been looking for a while but if the filming is as good as the old top gear I think I want to wait for the full glory

It was the most glorious thing in 4k that I've seen yet on my TV. And I only have a 50 inch Vizio. I can't imagine what it looked like on a nice display.

 

[Brandson]

The pacing was a little off, but overall enjoyed it. The worst part for me was the new race driver. Clarkson's previous policy of not allowing racing drivers to speak was probably the correct one.

 

[Quick Mustard]

Anyone else waiting to watch until they buy a 4K TV, or this perhaps being the tipping point to get one? I've been looking for a while but if the filming is as good as the old top gear I think I want to wait for the full glory

Watched most of it again once I had HDR sorted on my Samsung 49 Inch KS7000 and my god it was stunning.

 

[Bitch Pudding]

Just finished watching. Wow. Superb show, really, REALLY like it!!!

And of course, the best car won.

Greetings from

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Germany!

 

[opticalmace]

Any way to watch this from Canada? I see it says December in other markets but we don't even have Prime Video (AFAIK).

 

[Kalor]

That was a great first episode. The whole Celebrity Not in a Reasonable Priced Car segment was good. Although the weakest part was the NASCAR driver as the jokes surrounding it fell flat for me.

 

[Lashley]

Brilliant first episode. Glad the trio is back.

 

[serenewarfare]

As someone who didn't watch much Top Gear outside of a few segments here and there, I really enjoyed it.

 

[airjoca]

Is there any way to circumvent region restrictions and watch this from my country (Portugal)?

If I start a free prime trial with my Amazon account, can I trick the amazon video app?

 

[Slackbladder]

I wish I could watch this but Clarkson's just such a cunt it makes it almost impossible. I mean his recent bullshit about a flight from Germany really does not endear me to him at all. I guess I could rationalise it away by saying I'd watch it because of other reasons, in spite of Cuntson. But can I really do that?

Actually I just read a review -

“We’re going to be like Gypsies,” says Jeremy, referring to the itinerant nature of The Grand Tour. “Only the cars we drive are going to be insured.”

Nah, fuck him.

 

[baddvision]

great first episode! i'm glad they're not doing celebrity lap times, never liked that segment

 

[Ambient80]

God, that intro looked glorious in 4K. The production team did an incredible job.

 

[l2ounD]

Glad they are still top notch on their car porn. Beautiful shots and yeah the Nascar guy wasnt funny but overall great start to the season. Need to watch again in 4k!

 

[Jarrod38]

I wish I could watch this but Clarkson's just such a cunt it makes it almost impossible. I mean his recent bullshit about a flight from Germany really does not endear me to him at all. I guess I could rationalise it away by saying I'd watch it because of other reasons, in spite of Cuntson. But can I really do that?

Actually I just read a review - Nah, fuck him.

But its fine to call him Cuntson?

 

[Loxley]

Nascar guy was probably the only thing I didn't like about the episode, the rest was stellar. This was a good reminder that Top Gear was just as much (if not more) about the chemistry of these three baffoons as the material they were covering. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

 

[Diablohead]

The pacing was a little off, but overall enjoyed it. The worst part for me was the new race driver. Clarkson's previous policy of not allowing racing drivers to speak was probably the correct one.

name or not, the test driver really needs to just wear a helmet and get on with it.

 

[Plasma]

That was really good the celebrity bit was funny.

 

[spuckthew]

I thought it was an excellent first episode. It's basically just old Top Gear on steroids, which is absolutely fine by me. All the little digs and puns were perfect.

Mike Skinner was the only bad thing about the episode. I like that racing drivers are raw and silent when in the zone; all Mike Skinner did was take the joke about Americans not liking non-American cars too far and mumbled on about nothing. I appreciated Jérôme d'Ambrosio's part vastly more than Skinner's.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

Just watched it and it was brilliant. Top Gear just got destroyed, great to have the boys back together.

 

[Gandalf]

Thought it was really, really good. Can't wait for episode 2!

When

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Jeremy Renner hit the floor... Tears! So funny

 

[sora87]

Solid first episode, can't wait for one of the specials to see what they do.

 

[jdw_b]

I wish I could watch this but Clarkson's just such a cunt it makes it almost impossible. I mean his recent bullshit about a flight from Germany really does not endear me to him at all. I guess I could rationalise it away by saying I'd watch it because of other reasons, in spite of Cuntson. But can I really do that?

Actually I just read a review - Nah, fuck him.

You like gypsies that much eh?

Thought it was great, sort of spoiled by the uk news reporting about Clarkson's house and Chris Harris' review of the three beasts. If I remember correctly, the P1 was a monster on the Pirelli P Zeros, over a second faster than the others.

 

[Sec0nd]

Expected it to be very similar to Top Gear, but man this was almost a carbon copy. Loved it.

 

[teddymeow]

The entire celebrity segment was a great twist on the former formula. I couldn't stop laughing for the entire segment.

I had to pause it after the first celeb as I was laughing so much.

Whole show was pure class.

 

[Jezbollah]

I wish I could watch this but Clarkson's just such a cunt it makes it almost impossible. I mean his recent bullshit about a flight from Germany really does not endear me to him at all. I guess I could rationalise it away by saying I'd watch it because of other reasons, in spite of Cuntson. But can I really do that?

Actually I just read a review - Nah, fuck him.

 

[v1lla21]

What tires did they use? I just can't believe the P1 was that much slower when on the same tires. Pretty happy the Porsche won but I didn't expect that.

 

[AlphaSnake]

������ is it gonna be in one of the episodes?

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Yep.

I saw it in some montage clip where James and Richard were piloting demolition machinery on a plot of land.

 

[HariKari]

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Yep.

I saw it in some montage clip where James and Richard were piloting demolition machinery on a plot of land.

They

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blew it up with explosives and filmed it,

caused quite a disturbance in his neighborhood.

 

[ferr]

one god damn episode? i was ready to binge!

 

[thesoapster]

What tires did they use? I just can't believe the P1 was that much slower when on the same tires. Pretty happy the Porsche won but I didn't expect that.

The P1 was the quickest with Chris Harris driving (and it was on the control tire), and his times with the other cars were faster than those of the driver on The Grand Tour.

 

[Pixel Fist]

When you think about it, it's amazing how many parts of a car we have different terms for here in the UK compared to US.

 

[LoveCake]

I think it's up at midnight to help cut the bandwidth load, but it really should be on at 8pm/9pm on Sunday, at least a evening to help the conversation, most people go on social media and being on at midnight on a Thursday just kills it.