The new Clarkson, Hammond and May show to be called...

[cbj5259]

"The Grand Tour". Looking forward to this show in the fall!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/20...ns-amazon-show-grand-tour-top-gear?CMP=twt_gu

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[SID297]

I can see it being good.

 

[carrrnuttt]

From their Amazon promotional page:

 

[mooch29]

I lol'd @ "Nigel" or "Roger" :lol1:

Looking forward to this

 

[Iamchris]

That sucks, I hoped they were going with "Gear Knobs" as it was rumored.

 

[cbj5259]

That sucks, I hoped they were going with "Gear Knobs" as it was rumored.

The BBC has some legal claim to any car show name with he words "Top" or "Gear" in it.

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[carrrnuttt]

The BBC has some legal claim to any car show name with he words "Top" or "Gear" in it.

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It's actually pretty clever naming.

As Grand Tour (GT), they are basically reverse Top Gear (TG), lol. Or even as The Grand Tour (TGT)...Top Gear Two.

 

[BigPoppa]

I wonder if their old writers will be joining them? If so, it will be just as glorious as it was. If not, I'm leary.

 

[nckissfan]

it sucks that it will be on Amazon. They need on Velocity, or some other automotive related channel.

 

[Drive XR7]

it sucks that it will be on Amazon. They need on Velocity, or some other automotive related channel.

I have never heard of Velocity.

Amazon Prime will reach a wider audience. Cable sucks.

 

[nckissfan]

Velocity is on cable and satellite. It has some good shows on it like Chasing Classic Cars, and Legendary Motorcar to name a few. Cable does suck, but I dont see there being more viewers on Amazon Prime than cable/dish......yet.

 

[AustinSN]

Velocity is on cable and satellite. It has some good shows on it like Chasing Classic Cars, and Legendary Motorcar to name a few. Cable does suck, but I dont see there being more viewers on Amazon Prime than cable/dish......yet.

I'm way happier it's on Prime, cable/satellite out here with a package that would include Velocity is $40-$100 per month depending on bundle and the contract. Prime is a sweet service, and for $75 a year or whatever we pay it works out well that I don't need to spend $500+ a year and be locked into something for a few years.

 

[Iamchris]

Well, my problem with it being on Prime is whether they are going to charge 1.99 per episode. I have Prime too, and some shows are still pay per episode... which you could argue isn't bad if you compare it to a cable subscription, but in perspective when media is free all over the internet... 1.99 per episode is damn near equivalent to paying for porn on the internet. Who does that? What a waste of money.

 

[CobraBob]

I agree with what Chris is asking as a concern. It would be awesome if the Amazon Prime pricing was very cheap, but Amazon Prime keeps increasing as more content is added. It wouldn't surprise me to see them go with a per episode charge rather than push a larger annual fee into Prime. Easier to push that on the consumer than an annual/season charge of some type. Time will tell.

This new show looks to be awesome, and I'll definitely catch the opening episodes and then see how the pricing is. I'm already paying for my DirecTV (which I like better than cable), so I'm not excited about paying for content outside of their service.

 

[Drive XR7]

I agree with what Chris is asking as a concern. It would be awesome if the Amazon Prime pricing was very cheap, but Amazon Prime keeps increasing as more content is added. It wouldn't surprise me to see them go with a per episode charge rather than push a larger annual fee into Prime. Easier to push that on the consumer than an annual/season charge of some type. Time will tell.

Amazon Prime has been around for 11 years and they increased their price once, from $79 to $99/year. That's $8.25/mo on the high end, almost as cheap as Netflix.

I agree I wouldn't like the pay per episode model either... hoping it gets rolled into the base Amazon Prime fee.

 

[Fox-4]

The Italian dub will be called Gran Turismo


hmmm I think they are on to something. :coolman:

 

[DaBigBone]

Pretty excited about this. Hope it lives up to the hype

 

[aoc racer]

I can't wait for Nigel...I mean grand tour to start. I got Amazon tv just for this reason.

 

[BlckBox04]

I can't wait. I'm jonesing for some original top gear material

 

[carrrnuttt]

Hey guys, I'm watching the first episode as I type, and the first car they show is a Mustang.