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Simon wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:32 pm I quite liked this one. At first I thought it was odd to break off Paddy and Flinty from Harris for the main segment, but considering those two are like peas in a pod it kind of worked.

I disagree, I think they have no chemistry. It only seems to work when Chris is there, because otherwise they're just too similar i.e. playing up to the daft northern monkeys stereotype.

Mito Man wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:11 pm The RR review was just Chris throwing his usual SUV strop and spouting crap to make a boring review more interesting. He seemed to miss the point spectacularly.

The toddler is correct.

Chris didn’t go because of a family bereavement apparently.

Rich B wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:56 pm Chris didn’t go because of a family bereavement apparently.

Fair enough. So it wasn't an editorial decision anyway. I wonder what car he had lined up.

Simon wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:52 pm

Rich B wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:56 pm Chris didn’t go because of a family bereavement apparently.

Fair enough. So it wasn't an editorial decision anyway. I wonder what car he had lined up.

Exactly what i thought!

Sounds like next week is the last one of this run.

Announcer on the credits said it concludes next week after the trailer.

scotta wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:12 pm Sounds like next week is the last one of this run.

Announcer on the credits said it concludes next week after the trailer.

Yep 5/5 next week.

ShockDiamonds wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:34 pm

scotta wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:12 pm Sounds like next week is the last one of this run.

Announcer on the credits said it concludes next week after the trailer.

Yep 5/5 next week.

It's a bit early to score it Mark...

Just caught up with the last two. It's ok, some bits made me laugh more than Clarkson et al ever did (I didn't find much of what they did funny TBH). There was a lot of boredom in between the laughs though, and I fell asleep towards the end of the last one.

I still believe the MLB/CH versions found the best balance (and they had the best chemistry) the show has had since a long time before and up to now. If they had just dropped RR and all the other hanger-oners and went on road trips in interesting stuff I'd have been totally happy. Anyway, not to be, I'll still keep watching.

duncs500 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:25 pmIf they had just dropped RR and all the other hanger-oners and went on road trips in interesting stuff

Which is what Grand Tour is doing from the sounds of it.

unzippy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:01 am

duncs500 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:25 pmIf they had just dropped RR and all the other hanger-oners and went on road trips in interesting stuff

Which is what Grand Tour is doing from the sounds of it.

The road trips are what interest me least.

mik wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:43 am

unzippy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:01 am

duncs500 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:25 pmIf they had just dropped RR and all the other hanger-oners and went on road trips in interesting stuff

Which is what Grand Tour is doing from the sounds of it.

The road trips are what interest me least.

Same, apart from a few stand-outs.

I don’t think the trips ever really lived up to the first few specials - They Just then tried to repeat them with the same gags. Vietnam was probably the best imo.

They just feel so contrived. Which is fine if you are in the mood. I'm just usually not.

Ooh the map didnt show that this road went through the crocodile park!

Ooh lets hope a wheel doesnt fall off. Holy shit my wheel fell off!

Oops i ran into the back of your car.

Oops i ran into the back of your car again.

Oops my trousers fell off.

Oops my trousers fell off when I ran into the back of your car again.

Ooh Matron.

Etc.

Well proper car reviews would be great, but my logic is that they're simply not going to make it into the show with the level of content we need to be satisfied. At least the road trips seem to be within the ethos of the current show.

Also, not the kind of road trips that involve Reliant Robins or some other shit that they smash up... proper cars.

There was one with CH/MLB, I think MLB was on a motorbike. That's the kind of thing I'm thinking.

Sounds promising..

Enthusiast episode tonight I reckon

Enjoyed it tonight.

Cracking episode. Short series but I think the three of them work, nice to hear the next series starts again this year and not in 18 months time

Orange Cola wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:06 pm Cracking episode. Short series but I think the three of them work, nice to hear the next series starts again this year and not in 18 months time

I think they're just referring to the Christmas special...