Television: The Grand Tour (Clarkson, Hammond, and May Amazon Project)
06-19-2023 | 03:52 PM
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12-01-2023 | 08:51 AM
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Just days after the BBC announced that it would be putting the television show Top Gear on hiatus, its former hosts are leaving their very own program. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May have decided to stop filming Amazon’s The Grand Tour.
Any readers hoping that the trio that brought Top Gear to international prominence in the 2000s and 2010s may be disappointed, though. Clarkson said that he’s done reviewing cars on film.
“We’re done. I have reviewed cars on TV since 1989. That’s 34 years,” the 63-year-old presenter told The Times. “And after next year, I won’t be doing that anymore.”
Viewers will have at least one more opportunity to watch the trio on The Grand Tour. The announcement that they are leaving the show comes shortly after they returned from Zimbabwe to film a special that is set to air next year.
Fans of The Grand Tour may also be relieved to hear that new incarnations of the show are being explored by Amazon, according to Fozia Khan, Amazon’s head of unscripted programs in the U.K. told Deadline. Meanwhile, Clarkson will continue to appear on the streaming service as Clarkson’s Farm has been renewed for a fourth season.
His (former) co-hosts also have other TV gigs to fall back on. James May’s Our Man In… series sees him traveling the world, while Richard Hammond’s Workshop covers the host’s vehicle restoration business on Discovery+.
The trio first collaborated in 2003 when May joined the cast of BBC’s Top Gear. The show enjoyed immense popularity until 2015 when Clarkson was dismissed due to an incident involving the assault of a producer during a filming session. Hammond and May chose to exit the show in solidarity with Clarkson. Shortly afterward, they embarked on the creation of The Grand Tour, a program that retained many elements of their previous show with only slight modifications to its format.
The new program was one of Amazon’s best performing original series upon its launch. However, much like BBC’s new Top Gear, it has struggled to recapture the viewership and energy of the earlier iteration of the series that concluded in 2015.
Any readers hoping that the trio that brought Top Gear to international prominence in the 2000s and 2010s may be disappointed, though. Clarkson said that he’s done reviewing cars on film.
“We’re done. I have reviewed cars on TV since 1989. That’s 34 years,” the 63-year-old presenter told The Times. “And after next year, I won’t be doing that anymore.”
Viewers will have at least one more opportunity to watch the trio on The Grand Tour. The announcement that they are leaving the show comes shortly after they returned from Zimbabwe to film a special that is set to air next year.
Fans of The Grand Tour may also be relieved to hear that new incarnations of the show are being explored by Amazon, according to Fozia Khan, Amazon’s head of unscripted programs in the U.K. told Deadline. Meanwhile, Clarkson will continue to appear on the streaming service as Clarkson’s Farm has been renewed for a fourth season.
His (former) co-hosts also have other TV gigs to fall back on. James May’s Our Man In… series sees him traveling the world, while Richard Hammond’s Workshop covers the host’s vehicle restoration business on Discovery+.
The trio first collaborated in 2003 when May joined the cast of BBC’s Top Gear. The show enjoyed immense popularity until 2015 when Clarkson was dismissed due to an incident involving the assault of a producer during a filming session. Hammond and May chose to exit the show in solidarity with Clarkson. Shortly afterward, they embarked on the creation of The Grand Tour, a program that retained many elements of their previous show with only slight modifications to its format.
The new program was one of Amazon’s best performing original series upon its launch. However, much like BBC’s new Top Gear, it has struggled to recapture the viewership and energy of the earlier iteration of the series that concluded in 2015.
12-02-2023 | 04:58 AM
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^^^
I’m OK with this. Clarkson is retirement age now and it makes sense for him and the others to move on. As I recently posted in the Top Gear thread, there’s plenty of automotive stuff on YouTube that is either good, organic, or both.
Better to finish on top, than irrelevant, IMO.
I’m OK with this. Clarkson is retirement age now and it makes sense for him and the others to move on. As I recently posted in the Top Gear thread, there’s plenty of automotive stuff on YouTube that is either good, organic, or both.
Better to finish on top, than irrelevant, IMO.
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12-02-2023 | 03:43 PM
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^^^
I’m OK with this. Clarkson is retirement age now and it makes sense for him and the others to move on. As I recently posted in the Top Gear thread, there’s plenty of automotive stuff on YouTube that is either good, organic, or both.
Better to finish on top, than irrelevant, IMO.
I’m OK with this. Clarkson is retirement age now and it makes sense for him and the others to move on. As I recently posted in the Top Gear thread, there’s plenty of automotive stuff on YouTube that is either good, organic, or both.
Better to finish on top, than irrelevant, IMO.
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02-06-2024 | 11:01 AM
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02-20-2024 | 11:22 AM
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About 75% through this one (2hr runtime)
No complaints. Still good stuff. JC is definitely showing his age a bit, but no lack of antics.
Never seen so many W201 Mercedes are there were in this one.
No complaints. Still good stuff. JC is definitely showing his age a bit, but no lack of antics.
Never seen so many W201 Mercedes are there were in this one.
02-23-2024 | 06:15 AM
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02-23-2024 | 08:29 AM
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Could still see them continuing on, but I think they're just getting burned out of ideas.
Clarkson said something like: I'm 63 years old, fat & tired, and just don't want to drive cars for TV anymore [paraphrased].
Clarkson's Farm should still be continuing on. He ought to have JM & RC as guests on the show for some [likely staged] antics.
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02-23-2024 | 10:32 AM
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Could still see them continuing on, but I think they're just getting burned out of ideas.
Clarkson said something like: I'm 63 years old, fat & tired, and just don't want to drive cars for TV anymore [paraphrased].
Clarkson's Farm should still be continuing on. He ought to have JM & RC as guests on the show for some [likely staged] antics.
yeah, I was hoping they would have made an appearance on CF by now. Hammond can bring some gin, May, not sure maybe some souvenirs from his trip to Japan.
02-23-2024 | 03:23 PM
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02-23-2024 | 06:05 PM
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One thing that surprised me was that they didn’t really do a “goodbye” at the end.
They did the one when they stopped doing the series and went to specials only. Which ended up pretty weird seeing Clarkson cry, just to do a 180 and switch to “well we won’t stop, we will keep going”.
They did the one when they stopped doing the series and went to specials only. Which ended up pretty weird seeing Clarkson cry, just to do a 180 and switch to “well we won’t stop, we will keep going”.
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08-22-2024 | 05:08 PM
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That “so, for the last time, here we go” hurt…
my kids 13 and 15 always watch top gear and grand tour… used to watch it with my in-laws as well…
on a cheerful note, Clarkson’s farm is good!
my kids 13 and 15 always watch top gear and grand tour… used to watch it with my in-laws as well…
on a cheerful note, Clarkson’s farm is good!
It's going to take a lot to not tear up during this one.
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09-05-2024 | 09:16 PM
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I thought you were crazy, but I looked it up and...yeah. Looks like Amazon will continue TGT.
http://www.motor1.com/news/732529/th...confirmed/amp/
http://www.motor1.com/news/732529/th...confirmed/amp/
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09-15-2024 | 04:52 PM
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Watched the last episode with the kids. Without any spoilers, all I’ll say is near the end when they played Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms, I was a bit choked up. Lots of memories with my in-laws coming over to visit and we would watch top gear at our house. Then, watching it with my kids since they were tiny. Even now my kids often say “hey dad, guess what? (Then trying to use the clarkson voice) ‘James falls over, James falls over again…’
or “hey dad! Good news, the Dacia Sandero…”
Regarding the hosts bit… I personally liked Matt LeBlanc a lot. He and Chris Harris worked well on screen. Jason Cammisa, I watch all of his stuff on hagertys or other YT channels, and I think he is great but I need to frame my mind around his way of conveying information. I dont really see him as a presenter as part of a trio going around goofing off. I think the presenters from Throttle House would be a better fit for that.
Again, nothing against Cammisa, I really enjoy all his videos.
As another example, which didn’t expect was Sabine Schmitz. My introduction to her was through some top gear bits such as the van on the ring when she was trying to beat Jeremy’s time in a jag. I thought she was fantastic and I always wanted them to bring her on more often. However, when she was on there more I didn’t find the dynamic worked. Again, this is purely for the purpose of this show. On my YT feed, if something came across with her name in the title, I absolutely would watch it.
or “hey dad! Good news, the Dacia Sandero…”
Regarding the hosts bit… I personally liked Matt LeBlanc a lot. He and Chris Harris worked well on screen. Jason Cammisa, I watch all of his stuff on hagertys or other YT channels, and I think he is great but I need to frame my mind around his way of conveying information. I dont really see him as a presenter as part of a trio going around goofing off. I think the presenters from Throttle House would be a better fit for that.
Again, nothing against Cammisa, I really enjoy all his videos.
As another example, which didn’t expect was Sabine Schmitz. My introduction to her was through some top gear bits such as the van on the ring when she was trying to beat Jeremy’s time in a jag. I thought she was fantastic and I always wanted them to bring her on more often. However, when she was on there more I didn’t find the dynamic worked. Again, this is purely for the purpose of this show. On my YT feed, if something came across with her name in the title, I absolutely would watch it.
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10-02-2024 | 04:09 PM
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I watched the last episode a couple of weeks ago. It's the end of an era. I did not know Amazon was planning to continue with new hosts. I will not be paying attention to it, honestly. I'd rather watch Car Trek on YouTube...