I finally watched The Grand Tour

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove) 03/28/2017 at 22:25 • Filed to: they are who we thought they were

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I think 5 episodes so far. I bought my wife a 4K LCD smart TV to replace our old CRT (I think we may have been the last hold out in North America), and since we have Amazon Prime, I decided to watch. Anyway, my review after the jump.

It’s Top Gear.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Chariotoflove 03/28/2017 at 22:31

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The Maserati episode is a lot of fun

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Chariotoflove 03/28/2017 at 22:32

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Yeah it’s Jezza, Capt Slow and Hamster just making a TG without the Beeb to tell them what to do.

Chariotoflove > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 03/28/2017 at 22:38

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Next on my list. My daughter binged watched while I was out of town and is waiting for me to catch up.

Chariotoflove > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 03/28/2017 at 22:40

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Yep, and that’s no bad thing. I had just wondered if they would take the opportunity to add something different and stretch their wings once freed from their shackles. But nope. They’re still masters at what they do, though.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Chariotoflove 03/28/2017 at 22:52

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They might, I’m sure they will look at what people say. I would like more specials.

shop-teacher > Chariotoflove 03/28/2017 at 22:53

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Yeah, pretty much.

Rico > Chariotoflove 03/28/2017 at 22:56

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What are your thoughts on the upgrade?

Chariotoflove > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 03/28/2017 at 22:57

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I like the specials, but I like the regular episodes more because it mixes things up. The specials might be more interesting if they departed from the regular “the producers told us to buy three [insert car type here] and report to [insert location here] for [insert mission here].”

XJDano > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 03/28/2017 at 22:58

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If they only have specials then they wouldn’t be special. It would just be  a new  show.

Chariotoflove > Rico 03/28/2017 at 22:59

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I like it. It’s all just a little bit more grand and unconstrained. I wouldn’t mind a bit more imagination, you know, trying out something new on us now that they have the freedom.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > XJDano 03/28/2017 at 23:10

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Not only specials, but one during the season and then an Xmas special in between would be good.

Rico > Chariotoflove 03/28/2017 at 23:24

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Ah yes but they have to have everyone on board first. Just like you were holding out, there are still lots of people who still own CRTs and many of them don’t see a difference when they see HD content. I think it’s going to take a bit more time.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Chariotoflove 03/29/2017 at 00:01

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My thoughts exactly. Two main differences between TGT and TG for me though.

1. Higher production value, so it looks a LOT prettier. TG was pretty, but TGT is on another level visually.

2. The in-car cameras are a bit closer, which is a but unsettling when you first watch it.

That’s it. I don’t really know why people expected it to be anything but Top Gear 2.0. And that’s not a bad thing at all.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Chariotoflove 03/29/2017 at 00:33

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nope my parents still have an old CRT as their TV

Shoop > Chariotoflove 03/29/2017 at 01:11

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We’ve got one of those 40 inch crt flat screens that weighs no joke 500lbs not including the base hefty enough to support it. Sometimes the picture goes out and you just wack the top, and it’s fine.

It was top of the line in 1999. Its our Xbox TV in the basement now.

Monkey B > Chariotoflove 03/29/2017 at 10:39

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 I bought my wife a 4K LCD smart TV to replace our old CRT

haha...glad that worked out for you!

Chariotoflove > Rico 03/29/2017 at 11:35

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LOL, I though you were talking about the show. You meant the TV. Sorry. Honestly, the two biggest benefits are 1) the increased size of the screen so my wife can see her college football from farther away, and 2) the apps that allow us to seamlessly get to Netflix and amazon This will likely be the last step to cutting the cord. The resolution of the tv is nice, but I find the brain puts itself in the story and quickly ignores resolution the same way you don’t see individual frames in a film.

Chariotoflove > not for canada - australian in disguise 03/29/2017 at 11:36

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Right on both counts.

Chariotoflove > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 03/29/2017 at 11:37

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Thanks, I’ll tell my family!

Chariotoflove > Shoop 03/29/2017 at 11:38

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I’m big on repurposing old electronics. I hate throwing out something that works.

Shoop > Chariotoflove 03/29/2017 at 11:47

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I’ve also got a ps2 hooked up to it I fixed by taking it apart and cleaning it and lubing up the drive with wd40

It worked and I felt like a God.

Chariotoflove > Shoop 03/29/2017 at 11:48

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Damn skippy, so would I !