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The Grand Tour – Amazon Prime Video from 18th November 2016 |
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Had the same joke been made by a guest such as David Walliams, Julian Clary, Graham Norton, or a multitude of other gay comedians, would anyone have bothered?
I didn't find the joke funny at all, but I don't really watch the show for the crappy humour. It was the type of thing I would expect to hear from schoolboys or in any "laddish" environment, when someone is spotted wearing pink, carrying a "manbag", drinking anything other than a pint, etc. I imagine that would account for the majority of Grand Tour's viewers. |
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I know you have to suspend disbelief watching these specials, but presumably they arrived at the original meeting point via a road, so why didn't they just go back out that way? (Yes, I know it wouldn't have made very good television)
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The special started off pretty slow but really got going after the first 15 minutes. Part 2 tomorrow.
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A bit off topic here but is anyone else watching both back to back?
I can't wait to binge them ![]()
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Impressively vast area: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wr...d2e6d8bda2306a
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I thought it was great just like Top Gear specials. Possibly one of the best episodes of the series.
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Really interesting interview with Hammond on the making of Grand Tour
![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trfaQBclBu0 |
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Thought it was a great episode and I have to admit when Hammond disappeared over the edge of that dune I thought he had rolled it
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I thought that must be what the article I linked to in the Mirror was all about.
Best bit? Dick-tari!! ![]() Looking at the map linked by CD93, I wonder which of those small settlements was the one with the pylons. Was it so small it didn't have anywhere for them to stay? I know they wasted a lot of time driving up & down the beach and with Jezza's 'reliable' star nav system, but was there really nowhere for them to stop off for the night between the beach and Windhoek? |
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Thought it was a great episode and I have to admit when Hammond disappeared over the edge of that dune I thought he had rolled it
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I know you have to suspend disbelief watching these specials, but presumably they arrived at the original meeting point via a road, so why didn't they just go back out that way? (Yes, I know it wouldn't have made very good television)
A good special so far. Looking forward to part 2 tomorrow. |
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There was very little of them breaking new ground. I realise they doubled back but even when they started heading inland they were following existing tracks a lot of the time.
It's all rather obviously stage-managed but was nevertheless very enjoyable TV and almost indistinguishable from the TG specials. |
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Clarkson!!! :d
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I started to get a bit nervous for the producers when they all started complaining about how hungry they were.
We all know what happens when Jeremy Clarkson is hungry!!! |
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There was very little of them breaking new ground. I realise they doubled back but even when they started heading inland they were following existing tracks a lot of the time.
It's all rather obviously stage-managed but was nevertheless very enjoyable TV and almost indistinguishable from the TG specials. ![]() According to an interview Hammond gave they were supposed to reach pre-arranged rest points (albeit simple camp sites as there aren't any hotels in the desert} each day. However they actually DID get lost and didn't reach them.
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Oh really. Of course I could just say "It really was".
Anyone who's never found Richard Hammond funny needs to have a long hard think about how their lives have panned out. For the record, my life has panned out rather well, all through my own efforts. I live in a nice house with my nice wife and we are very happy. And guess what - I think Richard Hammond says some very funny things. Wow, how can that be possible? Having thought about it I have come to the sad conclusion that no matter how hard I try I simply don't find Hammond or that joke funny or even amusing, can't raise a snigger or a snort or a titter even. Nothing. Oh dear, I guess I'll have to stay in my hovel, sniff. Slightly bonkers to make a connection between a lifestyle and whether Hammond is funny don't you think? Namibia part 1 was good - perhaps could have benefited from less of the repetitive driving up and down the beach at the beginning. I am sure there is more to see and do in Namibia, which I hope is covered in part 2. |
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Gosh, I was rather excited when I read the above post. So to enable me to emulate Andy2's obviously enviable and fabulous lifestyle (minus the wife as I'm a straight female) all I have to do is find Hammond funny.
Having thought about it I have come to the sad conclusion that no matter how hard I try I simply don't find Hammond or that joke funny or even amusing, can't raise a snigger or a snort or a titter even. Nothing. Oh dear, I guess I'll have to stay in my hovel, sniff. Slightly bonkers to make a connection between a lifestyle and whether Hammond is funny don't you think? Namibia part 1 was good - perhaps could have benefited from less of the repetitive driving up and down the beach at the beginning. I am sure there is more to see and do in Namibia, which I hope is covered in part 2. |
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Thought it was a great episode and I have to admit when Hammond disappeared over the edge of that dune I thought he had rolled it
![]() Made me laugh when Clarkson asked how he managed to get down there and Hammond said with my eyes closed lol ![]() Really enjoyed that episode, especially them driving down the dunes. |
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I bought myself a 4K HDR TV today and the Namibia special was the first Ultra HD programme I've watched on it (and the only one so far since I don't have any other 4K sources. My Netflix subscription is only HD)
I must say that Clarkson's face isn't the best advert for 4K but the rest of it looked incredible. |
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Loved but the cable car.
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Good show tonight.
I noticed that at the end of the credits it said CHUMP production. Is that Clarkson, Hammond und May Productions? |
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I started to get a bit nervous for the producers when they all started complaining about how hungry they were.
We all know what happens when Jeremy Clarkson is hungry!!! I wonder if it was mentioned & edited out, or they just wouldn't dare bring it up. |
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Good show tonight.
I noticed that at the end of the credits it said CHUMP production. Is that Clarkson, Hammond und May Productions? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Chump_and_Sons |
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Easily the best two shows it was a classic of old, I wish they were all specials.
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I said the exact same thing to my wife.
I wonder if it was mentioned & edited out, or they just wouldn't dare bring it up. |
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Made me laugh when Clarkson asked how he managed to get down there and Hammond said with my eyes closed lol