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Dragged a bit at times but I'd expect it to get slicker as the weeks progress. Fabulous photography and images (as usual) somewhat at odds with other parts of the show (use of the tent as the studio) but what a fabulous piece on the three hypercars.
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Have a look at the Phantom 4 as well pvrpvr wrote:Looking at the dji mavic pro drones now to see if I can achieve something like that
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Just caught the opening to the first episode, and it looked very Americanised. Is the rest of the episode the same?
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I didn't think so. Obviously they hado to big it up at the start, but a fair bit of filming was done in the UK, and their new test track is also in the UK.flimper wrote:Just caught the opening to the first episode, and it looked very Americanised. Is the rest of the episode the same?
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Really enjoyed it, had me laughing out loud like the old Top Gear used to. Glad to see the star in the car bit has been ditched, as I'd always fast forward through that.
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So the Grand Tour episode 1 wasn't too bad, but both Chris Harris @harrismonkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3YPTkBRaOk and @Salomondrin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBpzIDioYjE both did it first and better.
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I havnt yet watched it, only seen the trailers for it but what you say about writers makes sense with a few lines in the trailer.freemadw wrote: I didn't see it myself but apparently Clarkson was interviewed recently and one of the questions he was asked was about why the revamped Top Gear hadn't been as well received as it might have been. His reply was something like 'Watch the end credits, there are cameramen and producers and directors, but no writers, these things don't happen by themselves'.
Cheers, Dave
Clarkson says something about a scene from a Tom Cruise film and Hammond says "cocktail"
Hammonds part is obviously the idiot and someone must write his lines for him.
So it seems its not really 3 old friends hanging around together playing with cars but really a soap opera or a scripted reality tv show.
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Disagree. The reason the dynamic between them works for me is because I believe the show revolves around their individual core personalities (albeit exaggerated for TV). Its obviously scripted but the writing is sympathetic to each presenters unique character and I'd be very surprised if they didn't have lots of input into the writing behind the banter.Nictrix wrote:I havnt yet watched it, only seen the trailers for it but what you say about writers makes sense with a few lines in the trailer.freemadw wrote: I didn't see it myself but apparently Clarkson was interviewed recently and one of the questions he was asked was about why the revamped Top Gear hadn't been as well received as it might have been. His reply was something like 'Watch the end credits, there are cameramen and producers and directors, but no writers, these things don't happen by themselves'.
Cheers, Dave
Clarkson says something about a scene from a Tom Cruise film and Hammond says "cocktail"
Hammonds part is obviously the idiot and someone must write his lines for him.
So it seems its not really 3 old friends hanging around together playing with cars but really a soap opera or a scripted reality tv show.
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Still though if its written beforehand its not natural.Marlon wrote:Disagree. The reason the dynamic between them works for me is because I believe the show revolves around their individual core personalities (albeit exaggerated for TV). Its obviously scripted but the writing is sympathetic to each presenters unique character and I'd be very surprised if they didn't have lots of input into the writing behind the banter.Nictrix wrote:I havnt yet watched it, only seen the trailers for it but what you say about writers makes sense with a few lines in the trailer.freemadw wrote: I didn't see it myself but apparently Clarkson was interviewed recently and one of the questions he was asked was about why the revamped Top Gear hadn't been as well received as it might have been. His reply was something like 'Watch the end credits, there are cameramen and producers and directors, but no writers, these things don't happen by themselves'.
Cheers, Dave
Clarkson says something about a scene from a Tom Cruise film and Hammond says "cocktail"
Hammonds part is obviously the idiot and someone must write his lines for him.
So it seems its not really 3 old friends hanging around together playing with cars but really a soap opera or a scripted reality tv show.
Do you like Towie and Geordie Shore etc and believe what happens on them?
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It's an entertainment show, they are professional performers, but I do think they do have chemistry and genuinely like each other. They must spend an awful lot of time together. They do have their on-screen personas which are exaggerations and the show is written with those traits in mind. I know money talks but had they just been 3 (or 4) disparate people who didn't get on I don't think they wouldn't have gone to Amazon as a package.Nictrix wrote: I havnt yet watched it, only seen the trailers for it but what you say about writers makes sense with a few lines in the trailer.
Clarkson says something about a scene from a Tom Cruise film and Hammond says "cocktail"
Hammonds part is obviously the idiot and someone must write his lines for him.
So it seems its not really 3 old friends hanging around together playing with cars but really a soap opera or a scripted reality tv show.
Cheers, Dave
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Whats Towie and Geordies ShoreNictrix wrote:Still though if its written beforehand its not natural.Marlon wrote:Disagree. The reason the dynamic between them works for me is because I believe the show revolves around their individual core personalities (albeit exaggerated for TV). Its obviously scripted but the writing is sympathetic to each presenters unique character and I'd be very surprised if they didn't have lots of input into the writing behind the banter.Nictrix wrote: I havnt yet watched it, only seen the trailers for it but what you say about writers makes sense with a few lines in the trailer.
Clarkson says something about a scene from a Tom Cruise film and Hammond says "cocktail"
Hammonds part is obviously the idiot and someone must write his lines for him.
So it seems its not really 3 old friends hanging around together playing with cars but really a soap opera or a scripted reality tv show.
Do you like Towie and Geordie Shore etc and believe what happens on them?
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Marlon wrote:Whats Towie and Geordies ShoreNictrix wrote:Still though if its written beforehand its not natural.Marlon wrote:
Disagree. The reason the dynamic between them works for me is because I believe the show revolves around their individual core personalities (albeit exaggerated for TV). Its obviously scripted but the writing is sympathetic to each presenters unique character and I'd be very surprised if they didn't have lots of input into the writing behind the banter.
Do you like Towie and Geordie Shore etc and believe what happens on them?
Something I have never watched but heard a lot about
Supposed to be reality tv but is completely scripted
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I really enjoyed it, and agree they play on and script around the core personalities.
But it works and its good to see them back on the screen....
But it works and its good to see them back on the screen....
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