The Grand Throttle House Tour

[GG.]

I haven't managed to watch one of these yet but seems like I should give it a go.

[JonMad]

I watched most of the first episode. First GT episode I've ever watched (not a Clarkson fan).

It felt a bit forced, but..... scripted stuff inevitably does. It wasn't offensively forced, so I'll stick with it.

I did get annoyed that Thomas was going on about how the Corvette didn't sound like an American V8, didn't sound like other Corvettes, it sounded like a European V8, but at no point mentioned the phrases flat-plane or cross-plane. Is that considered too techy for the target audience?

I thought he did mention that, which I remember because I thought it was nicely geeky.

[Rich B]

i randomly watched ep6 first, i quite liked it. i find myself rooting for Francis to be good because he’s an actual car nerd - the other two are known quantities for presenting car stuff, so i’ve just accepted they’ll do the job well..

[Zonda_]

i randomly watched ep6 first, i quite liked it. i find myself rooting for Francis to be good because he’s an actual car nerd - the other two are known quantities for presenting car stuff, so i’ve just accepted they’ll do the job well..

His choice of car in episode 2, I think, seemed like it was actually his choice as he drives an old Merc SL in real life.

[unzippy]

I watched most of the first episode. First GT episode I've ever watched (not a Clarkson fan).

It felt a bit forced, but..... scripted stuff inevitably does. It wasn't offensively forced, so I'll stick with it.

I did get annoyed that Thomas was going on about how the Corvette didn't sound like an American V8, didn't sound like other Corvettes, it sounded like a European V8, but at no point mentioned the phrases flat-plane or cross-plane. Is that considered too techy for the target audience?

He mentions it in the bit you didn't see

[GG.]

Watched ep1 last night. It felt much less forced than the Top Gear reboot and I enjoyed it overall.

I can see Francis getting annoying over time, though - he has great enthusiasm but just comes across a bit too much like a ten year old boy (spoken from someone who has one of those...). Also they don't have anyone with the gravitas of Clarkson with regard to scriptwriting but the continued presence of Wilman will help.

Videography was great.

[mik]

He mentions it in the bit you didn't see

Timestamp, or it didn't happen.

[Gavin]

Well, I had never heard of them but have rarely watched Youtube vidoes, now watched 2 and quite enjoyed them. Only recently got access to GT so have been watching from the start, seems very samey but with more swear words, some genuinely great stuff, and some awful.

Hopefully the new guys will change it up a bit.

[unzippy]

He mentions it in the bit you didn't see

Timestamp, or it didn't happen.

https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/ ... 57&t=78044

2/3 the way down:

Tom: ...in its mission, however... it has an identity crisis. Yes, it does. I'm sorry. ( laughing ) With the turbocharged, high-revving, flat-plane crank V8, it's such an Italian supercar wrapped up in a w-- weird, American mid-engined body. But it-- but it's cut price though. It is, but, but I-- I just-- it doesn't matter because you hear it and you drive it and it feels Italy, and then you're inside it and the interior looks like a cross between Las Vegas and the phrase, "Y'all watch Nascar?" It's confused. D'you know what I mean? Either way, I think it's brilliant. I think they're all fant-- This is the coolest trio I've seen together.

Read more at: https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/ ... 57&t=78044

[mik]

He mentions it in the bit you didn't see

I accept that you would appear to be correct.

[Jobbo]

I watched episode 4 last night (restomods and toughest car) and think it's getting better. The trailer for episode 5 looks very much a copy of the old TG races from 25 years ago but I did laugh at James on the bicycle.

I'm not sure I prefer it to Throttle House; it does feel like Clarkson/Hammond/May era but with three new presenters, and they fill that role perfectly well, but Throttle House feels like their own thing and being a Youtube channel has snappier content, more modern-feeling aesthetics (not as indulgent or spectacular as you get with big budget TV stuff, but that's been done for so long it's not special now) and generally feels like Thomas and James being themselves in an unforced way.

[unzippy]

He mentions it in the bit you didn't see

I accept that you would appear to be correct.

I accept your acceptation