The Grand Tour

LiE · 7 Aug 2016 at 10:51

You can pay monthly for prime and cancel anytime.

Nick1881 · 7 Aug 2016 at 10:52

james.miller said:
probably, you can buy most if not all of the amazon originals in various different formats.

Yea, I was just looking at other shows they do, Mr Robot is £2.50 per EP or you can buy the full season, also BR is available.

Only downside is if I want the full season on BR I guess I'll have to wait until they have all been released, leaving me with an agonising wait

Skillmister · 7 Aug 2016 at 11:08

The episode of (old) TG where Chris Evans was the SIARC was on Dave yesterday. Chris Evans saying something along the lines of "I'm far from a petrolhead. In fact I know absolutely nothing about any of my cars".

delta0 · 7 Aug 2016 at 12:57

Nick1881 said:
I don't have prime and don't want to pay £80 a year for it, I don't buy enough to warrant it for free deliveries, when I do I'm happy to wait a few days and have free delivery. I wouldn't use the music service and I can't see me watching anything else.

Will it be possible to buy a season of TGT or individual episodes?

Also what will the quality be like? TG always looked and sounded good on BBC 2 HD on Sky.

Actually, will they release this on Blu-Ray? I'd be much happier with BR quality especially with DTS HD MA sound.

There is a monthly video only option. That's what I have.

Malevolence · 19 Aug 2016 at 19:29

https://twitter.com/thegrandtour/status/766585246267609088

EDIT: Forgot that this forum doesn't automatically embed tweets.

Flack88 · 19 Aug 2016 at 19:36

Malevolence said:
https://twitter.com/thegrandtour/status/766585246267609088

EDIT: Forgot that this forum doesn't automatically embed tweets.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...an-caught-driving-without-steering-wheel.html

The 38-year-old was pulled over in the Adelaide suburb of Gilles Plains on Monday morning for dangerous driving with two blown tyres.
On closer inspection police discovered that the white Holden sedan was being controlled with a set of pliers, which had been attached to the steering column.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02625/Steering-wheel_2625587b.jpg

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Diddums · 19 Aug 2016 at 19:41

South African taxis have done that for decades, the lack of steering wheel means they can move the seat forward a bit and squeeze another person in. These are the same taxis that have rolled down Van Reenen's Pass only to have the investigation find MDF (yes, the wood) brake pads in the calipers.

modd1uk · 19 Aug 2016 at 23:33

Lets be honest, it can't be worse than the gingers attempt at top gear! I just hope it's entertaining, it's an entertainment show after all. I'm a fifth gear fan.

spoffle · 19 Aug 2016 at 23:41

Haze said:
Prime is worth it for free next day delivery

But it's not actually free delivery though is it?

Spuj · 16 Sep 2016 at 09:10

So The Grand Tour finally has a release date for the first episode:

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016...show-the-grand-tour-finally-has-a-launch-date

In short, Friday 18th November with a new episode being aired every Friday for a total of 12 episodes.

I can't link the YouTube video right now as I'm at work, but if you search on YouTube it will come up under the The Grand Tours official channel. They've also been posting clips over the past few months of snippets from the show.

V_R · 16 Sep 2016 at 09:13

Can't wait!

sovietspybob · 16 Sep 2016 at 09:23

Seems a bit strange to release it weekly on an on demand video service? I thought the whole point was to move away from that.

magicoi · 16 Sep 2016 at 09:29

Excellent! Later than I thought it would be released and im glad i cant binge the series, i prefer this show weekly!

Spuj · 16 Sep 2016 at 09:46

sovietspybob said:
Seems a bit strange to release it weekly on an on demand video service? I thought the whole point was to move away from that.

I could be wrong here, but it could be related to the fact that you can sign up to Prime Instant video on a monthly basis at a cost of something like £5.99 a month so by releasing over 3 months rather than in one go, they will get more subscriptions out of people.

It's probably not for this reason but just a thought.

Yaayuh! · 16 Sep 2016 at 09:55

Spuj said:
I could be wrong here, but it could be related to the fact that you can sign up to Prime Instant video on a monthly basis at a cost of something like £5.99 a month so by releasing over 3 months rather than in one go, they will get more subscriptions out of people.

It's probably not for this reason but just a thought.

Nope, i think you've thoroughly wanged the nail on the head here. Given the fact it's likely to be the biggest thing they've done on Amazon (now Amzon) Prime, it's definitely a wise move for business.

Ryan-3 · 16 Sep 2016 at 10:27

Releasing it immediately would just equal a binge watch. Better this way (and better for Amazon's coffers) and I personally can't wait.

Spuj · 16 Sep 2016 at 10:49

Rossi~ said:
Nope, i think you've thoroughly wanged the nail on the head here. Given the fact it's likely to be the biggest thing they've done on Amazon (now Amzon) Prime, it's definitely a wise move for business.

I wonder how much they will make off this release, I imagine they will have quite high targets for it.

Either way, I'm really looking forward to it. I really hope it lives up to it.

Jono8 · 16 Sep 2016 at 10:53

This is going to be so much better than the BBC's terrible attempt at Top Gear without them.

Can't wait.

SoliD · 16 Sep 2016 at 11:23

Have they said anything about episode length? 45 minutes, 1 hour?

Nasher · 16 Sep 2016 at 11:25

Spuj said:
I could be wrong here, but it could be related to the fact that you can sign up to Prime Instant video on a monthly basis at a cost of something like £5.99 a month so by releasing over 3 months rather than in one go, they will get more subscriptions out of people.

It's probably not for this reason but just a thought.

If it's like top gear there will be certain parts of the show that are filmed very close to the air date to keep it as current as possible.