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Clarkson, May and Hammond's new Amazon show came out yesterday.
Being a huge Top Gear fan, I was really looking forward to it.
I liked it, overall.
Thought the opening sequence with Clarkson looking forlorn and leaving the BBC was pretty funny.
The desert scene in California to open the show was ridiculous, imo, but kind of cute. Definitely over the top.
If you like "car porn", the show is full of it. Sort of "Top Gear" on steroids.
The dialog and setup seemed a little bit forced, but I imagine that will settle out a bit in future episodes. IMO, they were trying a little too hard, and it showed, but it is understandable, being the first episode.
A few segments ran a little long, but overall I enjoyed it.
Really, a LaFerrari vs a Porsche 918 vs a McLaren P1? They could just show those 3 cars the entire show and it would have been worth it, though I would have liked to see more of the interior of the vehicles than just gratuitous outside glamour shots and smoking tires/drifing shots. Wonder how many tens of thousands of dollars in tires they went through? I would guess several.
I'd give it 4/5 stars.
Being a huge Top Gear fan, I was really looking forward to it.
I liked it, overall.
Thought the opening sequence with Clarkson looking forlorn and leaving the BBC was pretty funny.
The desert scene in California to open the show was ridiculous, imo, but kind of cute. Definitely over the top.
If you like "car porn", the show is full of it. Sort of "Top Gear" on steroids.
The dialog and setup seemed a little bit forced, but I imagine that will settle out a bit in future episodes. IMO, they were trying a little too hard, and it showed, but it is understandable, being the first episode.
A few segments ran a little long, but overall I enjoyed it.
Really, a LaFerrari vs a Porsche 918 vs a McLaren P1? They could just show those 3 cars the entire show and it would have been worth it, though I would have liked to see more of the interior of the vehicles than just gratuitous outside glamour shots and smoking tires/drifing shots. Wonder how many tens of thousands of dollars in tires they went through? I would guess several.
I'd give it 4/5 stars.
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