„Top Gear” - you must’ve heard those 2 words at least once in your life. Why? In 2013 it was crowned the world's most widely watched factual TV programme and appeared in the Guinness World Record 2013 Edition book. The show's incredible audience covers 212 territories around the world, for example Ghana or Guatemala. Even if you haven’t seen any episode, you must’ve heard about Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond or James May. Particularly Jeremy Clarkson is famous for his specific sense of humour and controversial statements.
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Here is a collection of his most controversial moments:
In 2015, he crossed the line one last time. As the BBC’s internal investigation reports, Clarkson got in a serious fight with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon. After that, he was fired from Top Gear. A few weeks later, Richard Hammond and James May also left the TV show. Together with Clarkson, they started to work on a new TV series.
What happened to Top Gear? BBC hired not three, but six presenters: Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris, Eddie Jordan, Rory Reid, Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc. After first few episodes, a lot of critical comments appeared. There was no chemistry between crew, jokes were numb and new segments weren’t interesting. Last Top Gear season with Clarkson, Hammond and May had average 6,49 millions viewers, while a new season had only 3.89 millions. Trying not to criticise everything, Rory Reid’s and Chris Evans’s segments, which at the beginning were only meant as an addition, were really good and funny. They were so good, that in the next season they will be one of the core elements of newTop Gear.
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Ok, so what happened to Clarkson, Hammond, May trio? They decided to sign a contract with Amazon to make a new show: Grand Tour (Top Gear -TG, Grand Tour-GT, see what they did there). With a budget around 4,5 million a show, which is more than four times the budget of Top Gear, the trio could make everything they wanted. So, how do they compare to TG? It’s fresh, full of ideas, cinematic in ambition and, most importantly, very funny (many jokes about Top Gear and its new presenters). There was only one episode of Grand Tour, but in my opinion, we have a new king of car TV-shows.
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Do you watch Top Gear or Grand Tour? If yes, what is your opinion about them? Do you know other interesting car TV-shows?
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I agree, that switching to Amazon will be better for Clarkson,Hammond and May. With enormous budget, I think we will see more mad tasks and beautiful cars!
This is why I was very glad and pleased to find out one day that there is a new idea coming up thanks to Amazon, of creating a similar programm called Grand Tour. I have actually watched the first episode already and I must admit, they kicked ass :-) They were even more hilarious, eloquent, convincing and a bit more melicious than they used to be. However regarding the automotive subject, there has not been a decrease of its content in the programm, which made me even more happy to see. I can recommend this programm and admit that I think it is their big come back :-)
I have seen the first three episodes of 'Grand Tour' and I find it even better than the old Top Gear episodes. Amazon brought a lot of cash to the budget, and with addition of British humour it makes it a really great show.
After this article, I can wish a good luck to the new Top Gear team because people don't like when there are new people in the favourite show. On the other hand, I'm sure that Grand Tour show already has a lot of viewers because of the famous team.
I remember the episode when those 2 guys where racing and one of them was by plane and another by some fast car, I can’t recall. Another thing I like about Top Gear that the Stick (or what was his name) character had a mask on his face and he was very mysterious to me.
So, I think that Top Gear is a great show created by really skilled showmen. And also I’ll try to watch Ground Tour in a free time.
As I watched "new Top Gear" I couldn't handle it and turned the TV off. Mostly because of Chris Evans - couldn't stay the guy talking and trying to be funny (as I saw on the Internet I was not the only one with the same opinion).
I've watched the first episode of Grand Tour but I think it was missing something - but I will wait few episodes with my opinion, they had a break for a while and maybe they have to recharge the batteries to the top.
I didn’t see the Ground Tour yet. I saw a few episodes of Top Gear with the old crew and I really liked it. It was funny and interesting. The show was made in such a way that almost everybody liked it – women and men. And you could learn lot about cars while watching. To me it is a shame that the show is not made with them anymore. I guess that the replacement will make it different now and Top Gear will not be the same. I have to see Ground Tours to make my opinion on this one.
Now I would be happy to watch GT, I'm sure it won't disappoint me.
I have heard about it and I even know who Jeremy Clarkson is. I even seen his books in Empik and considered buying them because I 've heard they are quite good.
Maybe in some free time I will watch some episodes of it just to know why the people talk about it ;)