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You're right of course I don't know why I wrote that. Fifty feet was meant to be an exaggeration to begin with that I couldn't be bothered to check, but thinking back, I think you're right that there probably wasn't much in it between old TG and this in terms of how near the audience were. I think it was because they were on a platform, sat upright round a table with the audience on three sides, as opposed to relaxing on a comfy sofa at floor level with them in the middle of the audience, it sometimes seemed to me there was a 'distance' between them and the audience that wasn't there before. I'll get used to this new setup, but it'd be great if they can continue mingling within the audience when one of them annoys Clarkson for some reason, as they used to.When you say 'comfy sofa', do you mean old car seats? I guess that's something else that they've had to steer clear of, hence the table and fold-up chairs, although as, ever, Jeremy seemed to get a slightly nicer chair! Plus they had to sit in reverse order!The studio scenes in TG worked a bit better because the CHM moved around the set and had cars in there on show as well. There wasn't any of that in TGT which probably didn't allow quite the same cosy ambiance and mix of views. |
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But I don't think this is a show where we will ever get true figures on as most people I know just don't have amerzon prime and downloaded it as I did on torrents. So how many more million around the world watched it who are not taken into account?
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But I don't think this is a show where we will ever get true figures on as most people I know just don't have amerzon prime and downloaded it as I did on torrents. So how many more million around the world watched it who are not taken into account?
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I could have easily watched this on something like kodi, but £5.99 a month really isn't a lot to be honest, so it's no hassle to pay that price until TGT finishes.
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But I don't think this is a show where we will ever get true figures on as most people I know just don't have amerzon prime and downloaded it as I did on torrents. So how many more million around the world watched it who are not taken into account?
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But I don't think this is a show where we will ever get true figures on as most people I know just don't have amerzon prime and downloaded it as I did on torrents. So how many more million around the world watched it who are not taken into account?
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I take it you steal food from supermarkets too.
But you could if you ever come out of your hissy fit actually address the question posed: The post to which I was replying was about viewing figures and my response was about the fact that it can't be judged. But no, ignore all that and carry on with your rant as it really isn't affecting me in any way. |
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Yes but I guess all tv shows are like this really, IMDB is popular though 9.7 after a day with 6k votes is impressive I thought, when you look at the highest rated tv shows in that section have.
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Thank you for actually addressing the question posed.
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Personally I don't give a damn what you think!
But you could if you ever come out of your hissy fit actually address the question posed: The post to which I was replying was about viewing figures and my response was about the fact that it can't be judged. But no, ignore all that and carry on with your rant as it really isn't affecting me in any way. |
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Nothing personal, as it's obviously something that huge numbers of other people around the world misguidedly think is acceptable to do, but couldn't you and the 'people you know' set a good example by doing the decent thing and pay for it? Sorry if that sounds harsh, but if this amazing show isn't supported then it and others like it sadly won't get made in future. And, unlike so much TV, it genuinely is worth the money. Not having Amazon Prime isn't an excuse for not to GET Amazon Prime. And I personally don't feel happy subbing other people to steal it. Even if people just paid the basic £5.99 a month for video only, it contributes to the production of the show. It's unlikely to get a physical release, if other Amazon shows are to go by, so this is the only way to give something back. And please don't come back with "Well, I would never have paid for it anyway, so it's not like they lost a sale"! II wouldn't ever buy a Dacia Sandero, but it doesn't follow that I could nick one because of that.
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I thought it was a great start. It still had a TG feel to it. Being local to their track came as a surprise to me last night as I had no idea they were using it. I've been on the 'track' many years ago and even took one of my RS up there once.
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Personally I don't give a damn what you think!
But you could if you ever come out of your hissy fit actually address the question posed: The post to which I was replying was about viewing figures and my response was about the fact that it can't be judged. But no, ignore all that and carry on with your rant as it really isn't affecting me in any way. |
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It's a twelve episode 'season'? Will there be only one lot of episodes a year? That's quite a bit less than the Beeb used to demand, isn't it?
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Personally I don't give a damn what you think!
But you could if you ever come out of your hissy fit actually address the question posed: The post to which I was replying was about viewing figures and my response was about the fact that it can't be judged. But no, ignore all that and carry on with your rant as it really isn't affecting me in any way. |
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It's a twelve episode 'season'? Will there be only one lot of episodes a year? That's quite a bit less than the Beeb used to demand, isn't it?
Black Mirror recently slipped a 90 minute ep into it's run or 60 minute Netflix eps, so we may get some extra-long GTs if that's the edit that works best for that particular episode. |
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I agree, why should you steal it and think it's not hurting anyone? ....
Ridiculous! Have you heard about Trump? Best stay in with the TV off if high blood pressure is not your thing. |
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I noticed there was a mention of 12 episodes this series. Hopefully its something that the producers can continue every series as thats a fair number for a car show.
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So you see my comment was less than a dozen words. Somewhat shorter than your rant so I guess if anyone is having a hissy fit then I figure it must be you. Oh, and as a self- confessed thief your opinion is really of very little value.
It gets funnier by the second. Anyway back to the actual topic instead of this childish moralistic witch-hunt which isn't doing anything for me but making me laugh. |
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I thought it was a great start. It still had a TG feel to it. Being local to their track came as a surprise to me last night as I had no idea they were using it. I've been on the 'track' many years ago and even took one of my RS up there once.
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Seriously? Such hysteria posting like it's the killing of the firstborn in Egypt.
Ridiculous! Have you heard about Trump? Best stay in with the TV off if high blood pressure is not your thing. |
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You'll have to give it a visit next time they are filming there.
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A bit less. Most years there were a couple of half series of I think around 7 eps, plus the usual feature-length Christmas special. With these Amazon eps having no fixed length, but expected to to be around 60-70 minutes each, it won't be massively less total running time than we're used to.
Black Mirror recently slipped a 90 minute ep into it's run or 60 minute Netflix eps, so we may get some extra-long GTs if that's the edit that works best for that particular episode. |
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I noticed there was a mention of 12 episodes this series. Hopefully its something that the producers can continue every series as thats a fair number for a car show.
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"In the next season of The Grand Tour, the tent will visit 12 more countries including Iran, North Korea, Antarctica (yes, I do realise it's strictly not a country) and even Argentina!!"
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You're right of course I don't know why I wrote that. Fifty feet was meant to be an exaggeration to begin with that I couldn't be bothered to check, but thinking back, I think you're right that there probably wasn't much in it between old TG and this in terms of how near the audience were. I think it was because they were on a platform, sat upright round a table with the audience on three sides, as opposed to relaxing on a comfy sofa at floor level with them in the middle of the audience, it sometimes seemed to me there was a 'distance' between them and the audience that wasn't there before. I'll get used to this new setup, but it'd be great if they can continue mingling within the audience when one of them annoys Clarkson for some reason, as they used to.
I guess that's something else that they've had to steer clear of, hence the table and fold-up chairs, although as, ever, Jeremy seemed to get a slightly nicer chair!
Plus they had to sit in reverse order!
