03-27-2017, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldcarguy
Have you seen Clarkson, May and Hammond on Amazon's Grand Tour? The opening of the premiere episode is epic! What a comeback.
Regarding WD, big mistake. Edd is the show.
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Yes, I have. The one from Death Valley was a bit lame, but after that they have picked up nicely. Wish the celebrities wouldn't get killed off before they make the tent. :-)
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03-27-2017, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Anker
Yes, I have. The one from Death Valley was a bit lame, but after that they have picked up nicely. Wish the celebrities wouldn't get killed off before they make the tent. :-)
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Agreed, Grand Tour has its ups and downs, but so did Top Gear (is TG even still around??). It's good fun to see the Grand Tour giving the bird to Top Gear in the first episode. The GT segment on the Ford / Ferrari purchase negotiation and ensuing Le Mans battle was really well done. Overall, a good balance of historical info and entertainment.
Hey, here's an idea - Edd should be the first person to make it to the tent on Celebrity Braincrash and then join the discussion on Conversation Street 
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Last edited by Oldcarguy; 03-27-2017 at 07:27 AM.
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03-27-2017, 09:23 AM
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A lot of people (me included) now spend more time watching Youtube. There is so much good motoring content you can spend hours watching!
Too many of the tv shows just seem to be restoring the same old muscle cars, and then pretending to be stressed by unrealistic time tables! It soon gets old!
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03-27-2017, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by njbray
A lot of people (me included) now spend more time watching Youtube. There is so much good motoring content you can spend hours watching!
Too many of the tv shows just seem to be restoring the same old muscle cars, and then pretending to be stressed by unrealistic time tables! It soon gets old!
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I have never watched a complete episode of Wheeler Dealer. Most of the "Reality Show" genre has been a real turn-off for me especially the ones that migrate into personal drama, and away from more informative content. Watching that first video that BruceH linked, lead me down an hour-plus YouTube rabbit hole ending with Richard Hammond's rocket car crash and recovery. ...and now without having seen an episode of Wheeler Dealer, I'm a big fan of Edd.
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03-27-2017, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by njbray
A lot of people (me included) now spend more time watching Youtube. There is so much good motoring content you can spend hours watching!
Too many of the tv shows just seem to be restoring the same old muscle cars, and then pretending to be stressed by unrealistic time tables! It soon gets old!
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True, especially since Roku / Apple TV and smart TVs, etc can access YouTube directly. I'm really tired of the juvenile, scripted 'tension / ego strutting' Velocity channel shows.
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03-27-2017, 11:20 AM
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Edd was the reason I watched the show, certainly not Mike. I am interested to see what Edd comes up with. As for Wheeler Dealers, bye bye.
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03-28-2017, 02:24 AM
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How about a new show with Ed and Aaron Kaufman? I would watch that.
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03-28-2017, 02:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DWBOX2000
How about a new show with Ed and Aaron Kaufman? I would watch that.
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Me too, great idea.
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03-28-2017, 05:39 AM
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Noooooooo
Ed is my hero. Mike's just a bump in the road until you get to the real show and Ed's work. Bring in Aaron, and you've got a hit. Leave Motor Mouth Rawlings in Dallas. DFW.com says Aaron is leaving the Gas Monkey show.
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