The Grand Tour Season2

I like the fact that they've addressed this issue by doing an 'unscripted' challenge feature in one of the episodes. This criticism comes up all the time with so many TV shows. Of course they have scripts, they'd be unwatchable if they were all improvised...

Forgive me for asking (however I suspect I'm not the only one wondering...) but does anyone have a link to watch Season 2 for those of us without Amazon Prime?

It's easy to knock them for sticking to what has always been a winning formula, so I will try not to do that... however I find I can't watch it anymore. It's not that it offends me in anyway. It's more that I'll put it on, but then drift away into looking at the internet, or suddenly remembering something I'd like to watch instead. I just find it all really boring and predictable. There are always one or two points in most episodes where I will snort, briefly, with laughter, but not enough to make me return to it.

In some ways I think it's actually become an obstacle that is holding back creative ideas around (mainstream TV) car shows. It's become the defacto formula, the only way you can do it, and all other formats and approaches have flopped in its shadow.

With every passing episode those three have done, whether its the Grand Tour or the last of the Top Gears, I've found myself suspecting they are all on the verge of getting tired of it and throwing the towel in. They never do though, and I have to wonder if that's because of the money. It must be a huge laugh making it, and there's really no better job in the world. But equally, it must get tedious over the long term, and tiring and hugely demanding, and even they must be a bit bored of the 2D characters they have become over the years.

My money is on James May leaving sometime soon, or Clarkson's health/age failing him.

The first series for 3 was OK. The Celebrity Braincrash got alot of stick but I could see why they did it. They wanted to show celebs were willing to come on but that the BBC were probably also sharpening their lawyer's pencils, especially with Chris Evans then on board. I recall Andy Wilman saying that was a real concern for him as a producer ; he was one of the main architects of Top Gear remember, but also Clarkson's school friend.

I even quite liked the American I admit, but the new test driver is easier on the eye .

The second series was a definite improvement and one which is getting better as the episodes go on I feel. Before I felt the series didn't have a future. Now that has very much changed ; I quite like JC's Farmkhana bit, even if was a jab at Ken Block!

I watched the first series and it had its moments but there was so much filler and padding that wasn't really needed at all.

With the comments in this thread I will be making time to watch series 2 as it sounds like its much improved.

Enjoying it a lot more than the first series.

I'm not sure its aimed at me anymore. Its OK, but as mentioned earlier in this thread YouTube is now my go to for car related programming, especially now I can get it on my TV!

Tom

I'm enjoying season 2 more than 1, and I'm not too proud to admit that in the last episode I found the skit with Clarkson 'pretending' to rally the Scooby hilarious. Simple pleasures.

all filler no killer

ep1 season 2 they managed to stretch that supercar test the whole episode, car bits of it were boring, the banter was funny, rest of the hour padded out with waffle and scripted comedy routines. they didnt launch with a bang, no actual touring anymore, just pre-recorded global items. (wasnt that the actual USP of the show ?) it feels like the budget has been slashed or something ?

i miss the format of top gear with 6 or 7 features per episode, variety, even season 1 GT had this. now it feels more like one of clarksons christmas DVDs, which are ok, but 6 episodes have aired so far and i've only fired up the amazon app once.