-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
The Grand Tour: Season 2
- Thread starter Deleted member 1726
- Start date
This is s definite step up from S1 (which I hated, to be honest), but the studio segments really drag it down. It's not all on this particular show though, because the celebrity sections have been the weakest part of Top Gear for a LONG time. They seem to be slowly getting their groove back as far as news is concerned though.
Looking forward to seeing some actual tours contained in an episode or two. Those specials are the best thing that Top Gear has ever done.
Looking forward to seeing some actual tours contained in an episode or two. Those specials are the best thing that Top Gear has ever done.
The Jag episode, along with the scripted unscripted segment, is some of the best stuff they've done in a long time. I was hoping with the Jag segment that
And now I want a Jaguar 420 even knowing I'd probably have to replace every single electrical thing in the car.
all three of them would wind up in different cars in the end. Also, I'd never seen a Jaguar 420 before; my wife and I instantly loved it and were quite saddened when it was damaged, but the rest of the segment was funny enough to make up for it.
And now I want a Jaguar 420 even knowing I'd probably have to replace every single electrical thing in the car.
One of the best episodes so far this week. Permanent smile on my face and laughed so much. I loved the unscripted part where they were checking the contents of the boot of Hammond's car. It's not often you see genuine laughter from Clarkson. And the bit with the sheep outside the studio, too.
Downhill skiing in a car looks amazing fun.
Downhill skiing in a car looks amazing fun.
Make sure that you're actually selecting the UHD version. There is one version that is only HD, and then a completely separate version that is UHD/HDR. I did the same thing on the first episode.
To me, TGT feels justl ike Top Gear in the good ways. I never enjoyed the studio stuff much except the car news and the Cool Wall but its all about the adventures and the crazy car competition ideas they come up with. that part is still very strong. As far as Im concerned, TGT is pretty perfect as a Top Gear replacement. Its about the presenters and their humor in ridiculous situations, and thats why new Top Gear itself doesnt work.
I was shocked that they were able to do that. You would have thought that health and safety would have put the kibosh on that, if not the ski resort. I mean, what ski area thinks "yeah, let's have guys who are known for fucking about take three old Jaguars and completely destroy some of our runs, or open ourselves up to liability claims should they have a completely predictable accident since old Jags are not actually purpose-built for navigating ski slopes?" The whole thing seems like it should never have happened. And it was excellent.
New Top Gear is much better now that Chris Evans is gone. You should check out last season; it was legitimately good. It's not comparable to the golden age, but it's better than people give it credit for.
Ive seen some of it post-Evans. Its still a show trying to be what Clarkson, Hammond, and May made it but without their personality. Just doesnt click with me sorry.
The trio can be assholes and probably get away with a lot of things but they are genuinely fun to watch and have a chemistry that cannot be easily replicated. If TGT didnt have the three guys it would fail also. they ARE the show.
yeah, no kidding. when clarkson had the door open and was hanging half out the car i was like "smart man!". though when the slopes opened up a bit, that looked like a blast. i'd kill to run my car down something like that
100% agreed on that. It's up there with the Senna tribute from way-back-when.
Just hoping there's more of these historical segments in the season. Was one of my biggest complaints for Season 1, and it's something the new Top Gear did well 2nd time around as well.
I liked the Huracan Performante before this episode but man, just watching it with this cinematography and the angles they get it from pushed me into loving it. Truly a beautiful successor to the Gallardo and may have surpassed it in styling. I never imagined myself saying that as I felt the Gallardo (pre-facelift) was such an distinct and aggressive design, but now looking back it feels so dated and boxy, what I imagine it was like going from 80s to 90s car styling.
But this thing, lawd:
But this thing, lawd:
Gotta echo the opinions on the mini doc about Audi vs Lancia, the was fantastic. One of the best segments of this whole show.
Cannot believe my eyes - the last two episodes have been fantastic!!
I laughed till I cried at the re-fueling gags. Even the guests were entertaining and genuinely interesting!
Then came that LANCIA vs. AUDI documentary/retrospective.
Wish Lancia would make a come-back.
I laughed till I cried at the re-fueling gags. Even the guests were entertaining and genuinely interesting!
Then came that LANCIA vs. AUDI documentary/retrospective.
Wish Lancia would make a come-back.
The Audi/Lancia segment is the best thing they've done on the Grand Tour so far, and reminiscent of the highs they would hit on Top Gear. The last few episodes have been really solid. Glad they're dialing into a formula that's working after some rough stuff in the first series.
Had to come here just to post that the Audi vs Lancia segment was the best Grand Tour / Top Gear related thing I've seen since the Senna special. Absolutely amazing.
Shows that when they want, they still got it.
Shows that when they want, they still got it.
