|
CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Hooooly poo poo how much money did they spend on the first five minutes alone?????? 3.2 million
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 15:23
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 18, 2024 12:11 |
|
|
Cojawfee posted:If they truly didn't like each other, Hammond and May would have left Clarkson behind and kept going with Top Gear. This, and also why would Jeremy have not punched one of them instead of a producer?
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 16:06
|
|
|
IOwnCalculus posted:This, and also why would Jeremy have not punched one of them instead of a producer? Because they weren't in charge of him getting a hot meal. Poor guy clearly had been starving, too.
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 16:18
|
|
|
The commonly accepted 'how much did this cost' figure came from someone who was at the taping and spitballed it on the spot for a UK journo  (not me)
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 20:28
|
|
|
Clarkson and May bonded over their mutual hatred of people named "Gary". 
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 21:15
|
|
|
The Amazon app on my Vizio TV just hangs when I try to watch the Grand Tour. Everything else plays fine, and my Google-fu is failing me. Anyone else had this problem?
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 21:50
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 21:55
|
|
|
post the dress code
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 22:22
|
|
|
My Lovely Horse posted:post the dress code There isn't one, even though the e-ticket says there is and that it's very important. 
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 22:31
|
|
|
thebigcow posted:The Amazon app on my Vizio TV just hangs when I try to watch the Grand Tour. Everything else plays fine, and my Google-fu is failing me. Anyone else had this problem? Actually, yes, I had the same problem. I would stop the program and try to go back in and it would pick up where it left off even though I hadn't seen (or heard) a thing. Worked fine on the PC.
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 23:20
|
|
|
sean10mm posted:There isn't one, even though the e-ticket says there is and that it's very important. It's probably just leftover/laziness from the Opening Sequence invite that looked identical, which said "Dress Code: There will be a lot of standing as well as walking over uneven ground so sensible footwear is essential. Time with us will be mostly outdoors, and there will also be transport to climb into, so suitable clothing is required and please be prepared for the sunshine and heat."
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 23:33
|
|
|
Finland episode dress code was bit longer. Also calling the tent "quite warm" was a blatant lie. I mean it wasnt cold but it was well below regular room temperaturequote:Dress code:There will be a lot of standing so sensible footwear is essential. Time with us will be mostly indoors where it does get quite warm and so suitable clothing is required. Please wear layers to ensure you do not get cold. A cloakroom will be provided for coats before entering the tent.
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2016 23:39
|
|
|
So anybody got into this DriveTribe thing? I'm kind of  about it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 00:24
|
|
|
I signed up for it but I'll probably never log in again. It sounded like a cool concept but I think it will be tricky to get enough people to use it. It would help if they mentioned it on the show or something.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 00:28
|
|
|
Yeah they didn't give a poo poo about white shirts or branded clothing at all at Nashville. The tent was comfortable enough but definitely not "quite warm." The tent bit must be a leftover from shooting in the desert. At the event one of the staffers told everyone some people might be moved if their clothing looks weird on the video, at which point Clarkson said, "Listen, we film on 4K, if they move you it's really because you're gently caress-ugly!" 
sean10mm fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Nov 22, 2016 |
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 01:12
|
|
|
Dress like 1970's James - paisley shirt/tweed blazer with elbow patches, faded bell bottom jeans, boots etc
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 01:48
|
|
|
West SAAB Story posted:So anybody got into this DriveTribe thing? I'm kind of I'm not cool enough i guess, i got a "we're invitation only, enter your code here". Thanks obama.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 02:06
|
|
|
sean10mm posted:"Listen, we film on 4K, if they move you it's really because you're gently caress-ugly!" Heard the same in Lapland. I wasnt shuffled around but they also didnt pan at me. So confirmed for an actual truth.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 05:05
|
|
|
Mister Kingdom posted:Actually, yes, I had the same problem. I would stop the program and try to go back in and it would pick up where it left off even though I hadn't seen (or heard) a thing. shoot 
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 05:25
|
|
|
MattD1zzl3 posted:I'm not cool enough i guess, i got a "we're invitation only, enter your code here". Thanks obama. I really wanted to make a tribe for people that daily drive old performance cars that anyone can get off of craigslist, but its invite only now on top of a forced facebook login so I guess not.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 07:11
|
|
|
I think my least favorite part was honestly the stupid little electronic board they put all the times and pictures on. It was just kinda chintzy and I think the slapdash nature of the magnet board and crappy TVs fit their humor better. But maybe all that stuff is trademarked Top Gear iconography so they can't do it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 16:58
|
|
|
LeftistMuslimObama posted:I think my least favorite part was honestly the stupid little electronic board they put all the times and pictures on. It was just kinda chintzy and I think the slapdash nature of the magnet board and crappy TVs fit their humor better. But maybe all that stuff is trademarked Top Gear iconography so they can't do it. it might have to do with everything being loaded up and moved halfway around the world every show.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 17:32
|
|
|
"Wow, what happened to the Ferrari time that was posted three months ago? It's totally missing from the magnet board on this traveling show."
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 17:34
|
|
|
Powershift posted:it might have to do with everything being loaded up and moved halfway around the world every show. I know. I just feel like the whole thing is missing that half-assed "we built it all with hammers" vibe.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 17:36
|
|
|
LeftistMuslimObama posted:I know. I just feel like the whole thing is missing that half-assed "we built it all with hammers" vibe. Yeah, feels a little "post-Adam-and-Jimmy Man Show" to me. Not as many opportunities for dumb jokes like Hammond not being able to reach the top ones and having to take a flying leap and knock the whole thing down. But there might be new ways for it to be funny that they just haven't explored yet (it's a digital board after all, plenty of ways it can be pranked). There's often a tendency for a thing to become more slick and soulless as it graduates to a new and better funded iteration; but if the Old Old Top Gear -> New Old Top Gear transition is anything to go by, they'll figure out how to make the best of their new format. It'll just take a few go-arounds.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 17:57
|
|
|
The stuff posted earlier said they specifically weren't allowed to have a "hand written" score board
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 17:59
|
|
|
Cojawfee posted:"Wow, what happened to the Ferrari time that was posted three months ago? It's totally missing from the magnet board on this traveling show."
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 18:06
|
|
|
Though for real, it would be hilarious if they tried the magnet board and the next week they said they lost all the pieces and decided to go with a picture and would just Photoshop new times into the picture.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 18:11
|
|
|
How far in advance are they sending tickets out, still waiting to see if I get to go to the one at Loch Ness.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 18:14
|
|
|
Budgie posted:How far in advance are they sending tickets out, still waiting to see if I get to go to the one at Loch Ness. Mine was just 1 week advance of the taping, and I never got a call beforehand.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 18:21
|
|
|
Mine was a phone interview about a week after signing up, and then got confirmation about a week after that, the show was taped 8 days later.
|
|
#
?
Nov 22, 2016 20:12
|
|
|
Just watched episode 1. Mrs. Slidebite and I are in agreement. More Top Gear than Top Gear (not bad) but the US Stig guy was stupid and hope it was an experiment for the first few episodes.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 07:41
|
|
|
LeftistMuslimObama posted:I know. I just feel like the whole thing is missing that half-assed "we built it all with hammers" vibe. I kind of enjoyed how silly and gameshow like the sounds it made were. I think that was intentional.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 07:44
|
|
|
My thinking based on a tiny understanding of the hoops involved with immigration and entertainment acts working in the US is that in order to get their work visas for shooting primarily in the US they had to agree to have an American cast member/percentage of the crew be American, and you can't have a full-faced helmet on a guy who doesn't speak and expect there to be a valid understanding that he's American. Thus all the hyping how American he was, with the goal of it being critically panned so they can say to the Amazon brass next season "See, everyone hated this, we need an english racing driver to do this, and Ben Collins *IS* key personnel" which they couldn't quite get Amazon to co-sign on the first time around.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 08:15
|
|
|
Ether Frenzy posted:My thinking based on a tiny understanding of the hoops involved with immigration and entertainment acts working in the US is that in order to get their work visas for shooting primarily in the US they had to agree to have an American cast member/percentage of the crew be American, and you can't have a full-faced helmet on a guy who doesn't speak and expect there to be a valid understanding that he's American. Thus all the hyping how American he was, with the goal of it being critically panned so they can say to the Amazon brass next season "See, everyone hated this, we need an english racing driver to do this, and Ben Collins *IS* key personnel" which they couldn't quite get Amazon to co-sign on the first time around. This sounds like a really flimsy explanation for what was almost certainly just a poorly thought out bit. Getting a work permit for Ben Collins should be absolutely trivial for a company like Amazon, if you even need one for the few weeks he would've needed it for.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 08:59
|
|
|
It's just what I've seen on a billion tours produced by companies much larger than Amazon that would also seem to have the power to make everything completely trivial to accomplish, and yet the US immigration status requires that if 'there is an american that can do the job, he has to be hired first unless the position is held by key personnel that the tour cannot survive without. Like one of the band.' It's just a theory though, combined with wishful thinking that they should get rid of the guy because he sucks.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 11:44
|
|
|
Ether Frenzy posted:My thinking based on a tiny understanding of the hoops involved with immigration and entertainment acts working in the US is that in order to get their work visas for shooting primarily in the US they had to agree to have an American cast member/percentage of the crew be American, and you can't have a full-faced helmet on a guy who doesn't speak and expect there to be a valid understanding that he's American. Thus all the hyping how American he was, with the goal of it being critically panned so they can say to the Amazon brass next season "See, everyone hated this, we need an english racing driver to do this, and Ben Collins *IS* key personnel" which they couldn't quite get Amazon to co-sign on the first time around. I think the reason was that they had to make their race car driver significantly different from the Stig in order to avoid potential lawsuits by the BBC.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 14:32
|
|
|
I'm pretty sure they said The American is locked in for season 1, but after that the driver is up in the air. Does anyone in the world like him on the show?
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 14:32
|
|
|
sean10mm posted:I'm pretty sure they said The American is locked in for season 1, but after that the driver is up in the air. I'm willing to give him a chance, he only said a line or three at all and i'd love to see an american racing driver perspective on some of the poofter-european supercars they are going to throw at him. Hopefully he can get to a point where he says what he actually thinks instead of canned southern-isms. Does seeing an american person with a southern accent for a grand total of 20 seconds really bother you that much?
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 14:36
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 18, 2024 12:11 |
|
|
And it works on my TV now. I changed nothing.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2016 16:05
|
|