Who cares, the show was the last bastion of non-woke pure testosterone fueled tv. I'm surprised Amazon even carried it this long. The show could have gone another 5 years easily. My guess is they got tired of dealing with the woke electric tree hugger movement. They will be right in the long run. Eco pollution is real and needs to be addressed.
i imagine jeremy will keep playing around with his farm.. though i think he's only signed on for a couple more seasons of that too.
the guys are getting older though, and the amount of time, suffering and just raw effort that goes into a show like the grand tour has to be immense. I mean none of them are doing it for the money at this point.
It definitely makes me sad that the people I grew up watching ab was interested in them (I don't care about cars) are now getting too old to do what I love watching them do. It genuinely makes me sad...
I couldn't get my parents into Top Gear years ago but my mom recently asked me if I watched Clarkson's Farm and I was shocked. There's definitely a lot more sentimentality in Clarkson's Farm which you don't get from your average Top Gear episode. People seem to relate to that more.
Freddie flintoff had a major crash fractured facial bones fractured just all around tragedy and a settlement of 9mil pay out so they canceled the show.
Freddie was always a bit reckless but this wasn't because of that it was a safety problem that ended up being the cause and nail in coffin.
They're open to working together in the future, but the Grand Tour as a concept is formally ending and they agreed that'd it be in bad taste for a return to Top Gear.
May spoke about stopping lady year, as he said, he too bloody old to be travelling around the world tossing about in old cars...
Whilst some of that was in jest, you could tell that he had pretty much had enough..
These guys have been doing this for what, 30 years now?
They all have moved on doing their own thing, Clarkson has his farm, Hammond has the Smallest Cog, James has his pub and his own TV Shows which are pretty good.
Everything has to come to an end.
Let's be honest, the last few whilst having good bits, overall have not been great.
Clarkson has spoken previously about they pretty much gone to every country and done everything they have wanted to do.
May has pretty much no interest which was pretty obvious in Eurocrash as he was hardly in it..
They set it up so he had a stupid car, the reality was he was only there for a few days filming.
Better end now whilst it's still decent then carry on until it's a shell for it's former shelf..
Different special, that was Scandi flick, though I assume it didn't help in him being pretty much done with it. Eurocrash was the one with the 3 cars nobody's ever done a roadtrip in on a roadtrip nobody's ever done before. It's sad they are stopping but better this way than running it into the ground or getting killed in a crash or something alike, all good things must come to an end and I can say with certainity I will be watching the entirety of the Grand Tour back a couple times more at least.
I know the tent part of the show was difficult to produce, but I find I miss it alot. It made them talk to each other, much more than they do on the trips.
In the first season, they travelled around the world and had to set up the tent and everything in it at each location. Seasons 2 and 3 it just stayed in the same place in the UK.
It only was for the first season when they were in a different location for every show. After that, they just kept it in the same spot. Right by Jeremy's house đ
Everyone had to commute except Jeremy. And it's still a tent in a field, not a tv studio. You need power, parking space for audiences, and permits do have to renewed from time to time. They probably had to load in equipment every time they filmed. Also, I looked it up - they claimed that Amazon had data that said we all fast-forwarded through the tent segments. I think some of the more scripted segments could have been tweaked, but I always watched Conversation Street.
Finding a location, getting permits, getting local fans, flying the crew / talent, setting the stage up, etc 16 times a year would be a huge amount of work.
Last year there was a story that Taylor Swift was using 90 40' trailers worth of equipment for her show. That's a bigger show than GT, but it gives an idea of the logistics of doing a constantly moving show.
I think a lot of people overlook this just because the name is still going.
Jeremy's tears, his and Hammond's family being present for the final studio episode that was when it died. The trios collective career as broadcasting motoring journalists ended there really.
I'm aware Hammond has his little workshop and Jeremy still writes the odd thing on cars in the paper but he'd been reviewing cars on TV for 30 years until then. And then it was cancelled and they've been having an extended epilogue ever since.
So whilst I'm sure they'll have a send off in the final episode, they've been having that send off for the last 5 years.
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they're not young men anymore, YouTube's starting to come out with comparable content, and I imagine, since Freddy Flintoff messed himself up, and Richard Hammond is part of the line up, James had an accident in Scandinavia, that they probably can't get insurance anymore or at least it's becoming too problematic for them to get with too many caveats on what they can and can't do. I advise you to keep an eye out on car trek on youtube as the next successor to these gentlemen.
Those ages donât stop them from doing this type of show though. Sure they arenât young anymore but theyâre not debilitatingly old. Especially Hammond who hasnât put a load of weight on.
The âtheyâre oldâ comments in here are kind of ridiculous, really. May and Clarkson could do with getting in better shape though. :(
My point is that they can't do it forever, and I highly doubt they'd want to do it into their 70s, and definitely not their 80s. And like you mentioned, James and Jeremy also aren't in the greatest shape
I would add that the formula is going in the wrong direction. They need to go back to the tent and be hosts and maybe even let a new generation in to do the features. Kinda like how mythbusters did it (until they didnât )
It's too late for that sadly. They wasted valuable interest in the show by pratting about believing their own hype in season one and by the time they got their act together in season 3 it was too late. Jeremy's tears in the last studio show are enough for me to see it died there for him. The specials are fun but he wants to be bitching about whatever car he's got on test this week. And he hasn't done that on TV now for 5 years
âThey wasted valuable time pratting aroundâ. What do you mean by that can you please explain? I do agree the grand tour has been like a comedy show, the presenters got way too big headed too, almost like American tv hosts. Also, the last 5 years has been a scam where they release an episode once a year or twice at most đ these arenât proper seasons. Just doing the least work for the most money
I canât see it since they were the ones who pulled the plug on that to do the specials. I think if they canât do the specials anymore theyâll go with their own shows.
Iâm pretty sure Amazon pulled the plug on the tent when they did the cost to benefit of each aspect of the show. They saw that people fast forwarded past the tent scenes to watch the special content. They could still go back to a more elderly friendly format if they wished I imagine given their global audience
There's at least one we know of Zimbabwe is the last special coming out in the autumn. There were hints as to something else in the summer but likely something small not another special.
Oh yes! Our man in Italy is the second installment. Our man on India is the next one probably coming this year. But I think nothing will top our man in Japan, thatâs a classic now
They're old and while it's nice seeing them mess about, it is getting old.
I've been watching these guys since late 1990s and the staged gags is just starting to get old.
I do hope they do one more special. Go somewhere remote and hard and really tone down the scripted stuff and let them just be themselves enjoying each other's company.
I liked the gags of top gear, I know they were still mostly scripted but they didn't feel nearly as forced as most of the grand tour gags have been. The grand tour to me always felt like more of a comedy show rather than a car show. I still like it, but I always wish it would've taken itself just a little bit more seriously.
Don't get me wrong I'd still watch them until they're all on walkers complaining about not being able to get into SUVs cause of bad hips. I enjoy watching them.
The gags are getting old. I've been watching them so long I can tell on a new show what gag they're about to pull.
You think it's funny still because they are like the 3 favorite uncles at a party. You know they're going to tell the same few jokes but you enjoy their company so much you still laugh and go along with them. But if you go back and think about it, it's really not that funny. What you're laughing and smiling about is the warm fuzzy feeling of nostalgia they bring.
These 3 guys must go on forever. I loved it all!!! There will never be another series like both. I watch the specials and the grand tour on Amazon over and over đđđ
Its a great formula, that I wish more people did it. 3 friends, buying second hand cars for cheap and trying to get them across the country doing challenges and keeping the vehicles running. I wish more people did it.
I think the biggest driver of this decision was Jeremy's recent run in with Rachael Zane.Â
GT was on the bubble at Amazon, as has been said the boys were probably take it or leave it, but with the costs to produce and now the latest brand basing, Amazon probably declined to renew politely as frankly the show had served its purpose of getting eyes on a new platformÂ
I think they were given alot of control at GT but still felt the hand of Amazon sometimes.
I would not be surprised, like streaming, they are considered the future of broadcasting and becoming their own distribution and producion. They are quite canny and like money hehe.
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Look at Jeremy's face in the last few specials (particularly his eyes). Look at how much James shakes around. They're old. They've been doing this for decades and they're probably fairly broken from all their adventures around the world. I'm pretty sure they're mostly ending it cause they have no other choice. That's why Jeremy was brought to tears at the end of season three.
Was sad and coping at first but I am glad the show is ending on a definitive note. Otherwise the show gets cancelled or one of them dies, and the show ends without a ending and leaves a bad taste in the fans mouth. This way we get 2 set specials, since they have been done filming for a while now (Western African Special and a Zimbabwe Special) and hopefully the Zimbabwe special ends at the Botswana border, where the first special was ever set and its heartfelt and yadda yadda yadda.
I don't get this "they are old for this" argument. I guess I am the only one who doesn't really care too much for the specials and would be fine with them just chatting about cars in a warehouse and going on an occasional road trip.
Well do you think theyâll continue after they canât do The Grand Tour anymore plus with their age? Like I said itâs already been said two more specials will come out then thatâs the end
Iâm not as heartbroken as some seem to be. At the end of the day, it was the trio themselves who got me interested in Top Gear all those years ago, not the other way around. If theyâre still going to produce other content, Iâll be happy. I donât need the cars, just them.
Because they are old. I wish they wouldnt kill the format. The biggest issue with The Grand Tour compared to top gear was there was no restrictions like the BBC on top gear. Its what made it great s they were acting like children getting away with bending the rules etc. I think they should continue it but makes the trio the old men who send the next generation of car guys on adventures. Simple for them to produce but keeps the medium alive.
I think the hard part (and I really mean incredibly difficult) is finding 3-ish other guys that people actually want to watch. The struggles of Top Gear without the trio, and the failure of every single attempted Top Gear spin off (USA, Australia, etc) is pretty strong evidence that replicating the trio isn't easy.
Top Gear Australia is being revived and due to come out sometime this year on Paramount + with 8 episodes, Hosts will be Moog from Mighty Car Mods, the Host of The Amazing Race Australia and the Host of Survivor Australia.
That's actually a decent idea. Have them play the role of Mr Wilman directing the challenges. Although I'm sure they're all too expensive for a limited role.
They are expensive but they own grand tour and make a lot as producers. It would keep the show going, change it up and freshen it and allow for them to basically retire from the stuff that keeps them from family or potentially injure themselves which I think is a motivator of the ending.
But the grand tour couldn't have been too close to top gear as the BBC owns the format. That is why we had the "celebrity brain crash" in season 1 that everybody hated as they didn't want to risk encroaching on top gear's format.
Just enjoy the glory that has been and will be. Share with others. Let Top Gear run on your TV from one of the channels that plays them 24/7. Indulge in the separate boys' offerings.
I would love a special where they go to the Top Gear track and do a âGrand Top Gear Tourâ where they drive their favourite car actors England and their only actual challenge is beat the fastest âStar in a reasonably priced carâ time
I kinda hate to say it, but the top gear/grand tour formula is a bit tired. I prefer watching âclarksonâs farmâ, or Hammondâs drive tribe. Chris Harris has an ego the size of London, and the other âlate to the partyâ top gear presenters, post-clarkson/hammond/may, are forgettable at best.
I never thought I'd say this, but I'm happy that they stop.
We've had a fantastic journey with them, and I'd sooner they slow down a bit and do other projects over having an event that means they stop (crash, illness, etc).
Their other projects, the farm, smallest cog / drivetribe , our man in... are all great watching in their own right - I get my dose of the gents for now.
I'd certainly enjoy another road trip from them, but respect they probably aren't as invested in it as they have been.
I love the show Clarksons farm it would be grand if all three of them appeared on it doing various bits. Itâs about seeing these old friends. Hammond can practice crashing the Lambo tractor and James would have a field day nerding out on farming. Plus itâs there locally so they can still do their other projects.
i was genuinely concerned for his safety a couple times in scandi flick.
james should do what the fuck he wants, but if he gets killed doing silly stunts that don't require a 60 year old television presenter at the wheel i'll be devastated
then his car went through the ice... even with a safety team and all, they got what about 2 minutes to get him out of that car if it fills with water? Luckily it didn't go right through, but purely luck.
I mean that doesn't explain why "Clarkson's Farm" is doing another season (for now)... Amazon can tank the revenue hit (Bezos can stay on Earth for a few months), but yes: Clarkson has a huge foot-in-mouth problem with spouting his opinions when most folks just want him to do the funny car show, not be a Tory.
My feeling, and it's filled with a bit of cope of not wanting to see them stop doing car stuff. is that they probably feel a bit locked into the format of what they do with The Grand Tour. Everyone agrees the overly scripted stuff is the worst part, but it seems they feel like they need to do that. The extreme stuff is harder at their age. They probably don't want to do a much softer version under that title.
So I hope they'll move onto a format of a new show that better suits where they are as older men. I wouldn't be surprised if they are developing something but won't announce it until after the GT finally ends to large viewership.
If not, they'll still be on our screens. I just honestly don't think it'll be the end of them working together on some future projects. Even at their age, they're still hilarious and entertaining. They still do their other shows. They'll figure something out. The audience is there.
Wwre going to get one more movie, the next one, then that's it.
We will likely still get some new content for a while from the trio, though not together. "Clarkson's farm" is still getting renewed and we may get another "James May, our man in _".
The have one special that will be airing within the next few months, and they have just finished filming a second one that will probably come out at the end of the year.
GigaStormRider@reddit
Yes.
They are getting old.
pennywise25@reddit
Who cares, the show was the last bastion of non-woke pure testosterone fueled tv. I'm surprised Amazon even carried it this long. The show could have gone another 5 years easily. My guess is they got tired of dealing with the woke electric tree hugger movement. They will be right in the long run. Eco pollution is real and needs to be addressed.
CystralSkye@reddit
Nah, eco pollution is a woke agenda meant to breakdown power and wealth derived by fossil fuels, communist bullshit.
kellix50@reddit
James May said a while back. He was looking at retirement. If Richard and Jeremy continued. Be up to them.
settlementfires@reddit
i imagine jeremy will keep playing around with his farm.. though i think he's only signed on for a couple more seasons of that too.
the guys are getting older though, and the amount of time, suffering and just raw effort that goes into a show like the grand tour has to be immense. I mean none of them are doing it for the money at this point.
Advencraftgaming@reddit
It definitely makes me sad that the people I grew up watching ab was interested in them (I don't care about cars) are now getting too old to do what I love watching them do. It genuinely makes me sad...
nzsulettv@reddit
I genuinely cried at the last episode. I feel silly for crying over a TV show but it's more than that to many people. It's a lifetime of memories.
rayuki@reddit
yeah honestly i just hope it stays on for a few more seasons, im enjoying clarksons farm more then TGT lately anyway its crazy hilarious.
kellix50@reddit
My sister hated the Grand Tour. I got her to watch Clarksons farm. Loved it. Go figure lol đ
MisSigsFan@reddit
I couldn't get my parents into Top Gear years ago but my mom recently asked me if I watched Clarkson's Farm and I was shocked. There's definitely a lot more sentimentality in Clarkson's Farm which you don't get from your average Top Gear episode. People seem to relate to that more.
wishuponausername@reddit
Thoughts of Dog has transcended Twitter and made it to Reddit!!
lillweez99@reddit
Actually they're in talks with doing a new show since top gear incident.
boomeradf@reddit
I just enjoy the three of them together. I would likely watch them discuss paint drying lol.
-RonnieHotdogs-@reddit
Theyâve already been doing a show since the Top Gear incident. Youâre on the subreddit for it.
myquealer@reddit
They are referring to the recent Top Gear incident that resulted in the show finally being cancelled.
coffeebribesaccepted@reddit
What was the incident?
lillweez99@reddit
Freddie flintoff had a major crash fractured facial bones fractured just all around tragedy and a settlement of 9mil pay out so they canceled the show.
Freddie was always a bit reckless but this wasn't because of that it was a safety problem that ended up being the cause and nail in coffin.
lillweez99@reddit
Which is a real bummer I was actually enjoying this trio they finally got a group that felt similar as friends like Jeremy, May and Hammond have.
lillweez99@reddit
The article is from 2023 December 27th, this is recent after gt talks.
Nawnp@reddit
They're open to working together in the future, but the Grand Tour as a concept is formally ending and they agreed that'd it be in bad taste for a return to Top Gear.
lillweez99@reddit
Oh no I didn't mean top gear, I meant new show I see it was misunderstanding.
I meant since canceling it opened a huge market they know.
Nawnp@reddit
Yeah I agree they should work together still in the future, but I think they're done with the car centric show.
umanouski@reddit
Getting?
QuantumDonuts257@reddit
James was born in his fifties
ionelp@reddit
Made my day
TheN64Shooter@reddit
Some sayâŚhis mind is still stuck in 1926
nebbelundzz@reddit
Noll
HighFiveKoala@reddit
Hammond just celebrated his 17th anniversary of being 37
GhostRiders@reddit
May spoke about stopping lady year, as he said, he too bloody old to be travelling around the world tossing about in old cars...
Whilst some of that was in jest, you could tell that he had pretty much had enough..
These guys have been doing this for what, 30 years now?
They all have moved on doing their own thing, Clarkson has his farm, Hammond has the Smallest Cog, James has his pub and his own TV Shows which are pretty good.
Everything has to come to an end.
Let's be honest, the last few whilst having good bits, overall have not been great.
Clarkson has spoken previously about they pretty much gone to every country and done everything they have wanted to do.
May has pretty much no interest which was pretty obvious in Eurocrash as he was hardly in it..
They set it up so he had a stupid car, the reality was he was only there for a few days filming.
Better end now whilst it's still decent then carry on until it's a shell for it's former shelf..
Outrageous_Moose_949@reddit
Tbf he had a bad crash. That wasnât staged
iExogan@reddit
Different special, that was Scandi flick, though I assume it didn't help in him being pretty much done with it. Eurocrash was the one with the 3 cars nobody's ever done a roadtrip in on a roadtrip nobody's ever done before. It's sad they are stopping but better this way than running it into the ground or getting killed in a crash or something alike, all good things must come to an end and I can say with certainity I will be watching the entirety of the Grand Tour back a couple times more at least.
DFWTooThrowed@reddit
I mean the grand tour as an actual series ended 5 years ago. Itâs just been the specials and challenges now and then under the grand tour name.
Socalshoe@reddit
I know the tent part of the show was difficult to produce, but I find I miss it alot. It made them talk to each other, much more than they do on the trips.
youseemartin@reddit
Why was it difficult to produce?
Swiss__Cheese@reddit
In the first season, they travelled around the world and had to set up the tent and everything in it at each location. Seasons 2 and 3 it just stayed in the same place in the UK.
Nawnp@reddit
If anything the set tent is cheaper than the specials.
Scared-Witness4057@reddit
They were doing both tho
J_spec6@reddit
It only was for the first season when they were in a different location for every show. After that, they just kept it in the same spot. Right by Jeremy's house đ
Socalshoe@reddit
Everyone had to commute except Jeremy. And it's still a tent in a field, not a tv studio. You need power, parking space for audiences, and permits do have to renewed from time to time. They probably had to load in equipment every time they filmed. Also, I looked it up - they claimed that Amazon had data that said we all fast-forwarded through the tent segments. I think some of the more scripted segments could have been tweaked, but I always watched Conversation Street.
well-that-was-fast@reddit
Finding a location, getting permits, getting local fans, flying the crew / talent, setting the stage up, etc 16 times a year would be a huge amount of work.
Last year there was a story that Taylor Swift was using 90 40' trailers worth of equipment for her show. That's a bigger show than GT, but it gives an idea of the logistics of doing a constantly moving show.
TheNittanyLionKing@reddit
And thatâs in addition to the annual specials and mini-specials filmed in the same season
count_crow@reddit
I think a lot of people overlook this just because the name is still going.
Jeremy's tears, his and Hammond's family being present for the final studio episode that was when it died. The trios collective career as broadcasting motoring journalists ended there really.
I'm aware Hammond has his little workshop and Jeremy still writes the odd thing on cars in the paper but he'd been reviewing cars on TV for 30 years until then. And then it was cancelled and they've been having an extended epilogue ever since.
So whilst I'm sure they'll have a send off in the final episode, they've been having that send off for the last 5 years.
SnooDonkeys7505@reddit
Another season of specials coming out end of this year..
count_crow@reddit
There is one more episode and then it's finished with. We know this and the trio have said it.
Snoo-29198@reddit
I've just watched "one for the road" and I can't stop crying they helped get over some really difficult time I'm really going to miss them
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Math9508@reddit
Stick it up your arse
MrHusky447@reddit (OP)
What?
PeekPlay@reddit
jezza got a farm
Proud_Ad_8317@reddit
they're not young men anymore, YouTube's starting to come out with comparable content, and I imagine, since Freddy Flintoff messed himself up, and Richard Hammond is part of the line up, James had an accident in Scandinavia, that they probably can't get insurance anymore or at least it's becoming too problematic for them to get with too many caveats on what they can and can't do. I advise you to keep an eye out on car trek on youtube as the next successor to these gentlemen.
taj1994@reddit
Just to add to this, Richard is the youngest one, and he's already 54. James and Jeremy are in their 60s (61 and 64, respectively)
RelativeTrash753@reddit
Those ages donât stop them from doing this type of show though. Sure they arenât young anymore but theyâre not debilitatingly old. Especially Hammond who hasnât put a load of weight on.
The âtheyâre oldâ comments in here are kind of ridiculous, really. May and Clarkson could do with getting in better shape though. :(
taj1994@reddit
My point is that they can't do it forever, and I highly doubt they'd want to do it into their 70s, and definitely not their 80s. And like you mentioned, James and Jeremy also aren't in the greatest shape
AlfaHotelWhiskey@reddit
I would add that the formula is going in the wrong direction. They need to go back to the tent and be hosts and maybe even let a new generation in to do the features. Kinda like how mythbusters did it (until they didnât )
count_crow@reddit
It's too late for that sadly. They wasted valuable interest in the show by pratting about believing their own hype in season one and by the time they got their act together in season 3 it was too late. Jeremy's tears in the last studio show are enough for me to see it died there for him. The specials are fun but he wants to be bitching about whatever car he's got on test this week. And he hasn't done that on TV now for 5 years
Idrees2002@reddit
âThey wasted valuable time pratting aroundâ. What do you mean by that can you please explain? I do agree the grand tour has been like a comedy show, the presenters got way too big headed too, almost like American tv hosts. Also, the last 5 years has been a scam where they release an episode once a year or twice at most đ these arenât proper seasons. Just doing the least work for the most money
count_crow@reddit
You summed up my thoughts. That stupid episode when they pretended to be soldiers was terminal for them.
FS1120@reddit
I canât see it since they were the ones who pulled the plug on that to do the specials. I think if they canât do the specials anymore theyâll go with their own shows.
AlfaHotelWhiskey@reddit
Iâm pretty sure Amazon pulled the plug on the tent when they did the cost to benefit of each aspect of the show. They saw that people fast forwarded past the tent scenes to watch the special content. They could still go back to a more elderly friendly format if they wished I imagine given their global audience
rbsudden@reddit
Yes, they're old, really old.
derpboye@reddit
And that makes them slow. Mindblowingly slow.
Specific-Football548@reddit
I wouldnât be so upset if Top Gear wasnât so bad. I like most the new hosts, but itâs missing a lot of what we loved about Top Gear.
markhewitt1978@reddit
Apparently two more specials during 2024 and an unspecified thing during the summer. But they aren't continuing into 2025.
For why; they are retiring. Comes to us all.
What_Dinosaur@reddit
So, there will be two more after the Dakar one?
markhewitt1978@reddit
There's at least one we know of Zimbabwe is the last special coming out in the autumn. There were hints as to something else in the summer but likely something small not another special.
Beeblebrox66@reddit
They're not retiring. They all have their solo projects they are continuing. If anything, they're doing more than they ever have, just not together.
ri0t333@reddit
Is 'Our Man In' series still going on? The Japan one was great
igi-95@reddit
Oh yes! Our man in Italy is the second installment. Our man on India is the next one probably coming this year. But I think nothing will top our man in Japan, thatâs a classic now
m0_m0ney@reddit
I enjoyed our man in Japan, but there was a few times where James was, in my opinion, a little too curmudgeonly.
Astandsforataxia69@reddit
Comes out tomorrow
igi-95@reddit
This made my weekend thank you!
op3l@reddit
They're old and while it's nice seeing them mess about, it is getting old.
I've been watching these guys since late 1990s and the staged gags is just starting to get old.
I do hope they do one more special. Go somewhere remote and hard and really tone down the scripted stuff and let them just be themselves enjoying each other's company.
carbineelement@reddit
I liked the gags of top gear, I know they were still mostly scripted but they didn't feel nearly as forced as most of the grand tour gags have been. The grand tour to me always felt like more of a comedy show rather than a car show. I still like it, but I always wish it would've taken itself just a little bit more seriously.
bloodstainedphilos@reddit
The gags arenât getting old theyâre still funny.
op3l@reddit
Don't get me wrong I'd still watch them until they're all on walkers complaining about not being able to get into SUVs cause of bad hips. I enjoy watching them.
The gags are getting old. I've been watching them so long I can tell on a new show what gag they're about to pull.
You think it's funny still because they are like the 3 favorite uncles at a party. You know they're going to tell the same few jokes but you enjoy their company so much you still laugh and go along with them. But if you go back and think about it, it's really not that funny. What you're laughing and smiling about is the warm fuzzy feeling of nostalgia they bring.
To me anyways.
PayEuphoric8456@reddit
These 3 guys must go on forever. I loved it all!!! There will never be another series like both. I watch the specials and the grand tour on Amazon over and over đđđ
EffectiveConfection8@reddit
It would be epic to see Richard and his daughter Izzy take over.
tranxhdr@reddit
BL4ACKMAMBA@reddit
I need something to replace itđĽ˛
Spaciernight@reddit
Its a great formula, that I wish more people did it. 3 friends, buying second hand cars for cheap and trying to get them across the country doing challenges and keeping the vehicles running. I wish more people did it.
AnomalousEnigma@reddit
Yeah. Iâll never watch a similar show without them. Theyâre the ones I grew up with.
LockLongjumping9081@reddit
I think the biggest driver of this decision was Jeremy's recent run in with Rachael Zane.Â
GT was on the bubble at Amazon, as has been said the boys were probably take it or leave it, but with the costs to produce and now the latest brand basing, Amazon probably declined to renew politely as frankly the show had served its purpose of getting eyes on a new platformÂ
I think they were given alot of control at GT but still felt the hand of Amazon sometimes.
I would not be surprised, like streaming, they are considered the future of broadcasting and becoming their own distribution and producion. They are quite canny and like money hehe.
SoyMurcielago@reddit
Yes. They are tired and need a nap.
And then off to the farm, travels, and workshops respectively
redbullcat@reddit
And maybe, if we're really really lucky, a podcast with them talking about nothing in particular.
howling-fantod@reddit
Especially if they've been drinking.
Robcrook101@reddit
Seems that's all Jeremy does is drink according to his Instagram, is his beverage any good?
Spitefire6@reddit
It's alright, not the best beer I've ever had, bought it for the novelty factor of it being his beer, wouldn't buy it for any other reason tbh
tropical_penguins@reddit
Howâs Jamesâs gin?
patriotbarrow@reddit
It's definitely better than most commodity store-bought gins, but it isn't the best one could ever have.
Spitefire6@reddit
Not tried yet! Not a big gin drinkerđ
Robcrook101@reddit
You could have won a non running dusty jeep but that's good to know, saves me wasting my pennies.
Spitefire6@reddit
It might worth a buy once I'd reckon, I saw it on sale at a garden centre, didn't make the trek to DS. It was ÂŁ4 for a 300ml bottle, and yeah, was a decent beer, but for the price, only really had it to say I've tried it!
RafflesEsq@reddit
Conversation Street, or The Speed of Birds?
HipsterFett@reddit
I would unironically watch the hell out of The Speed of Birds.
funguy07@reddit
If they donât call that podcast âconversation streetâ Iâll be disappointed.
SoyMurcielago@reddit
I would love that really. Podvercation Street
J_spec6@reddit
Look at Jeremy's face in the last few specials (particularly his eyes). Look at how much James shakes around. They're old. They've been doing this for decades and they're probably fairly broken from all their adventures around the world. I'm pretty sure they're mostly ending it cause they have no other choice. That's why Jeremy was brought to tears at the end of season three.
Iamokoono@reddit
Iâve also noticed James had a bit of a tremble/shake.. hope the bloke is alright.
snorkel42@reddit
Particularly noticeable in the new season of Oh Cook
athies91@reddit
Theyâve earned their comfortable retirements by now
Iamokoono@reddit
We demand more! đ
No but Iâll miss the Trio massively.. there will never be another trio like them.
looseleafnz@reddit
They could literally film a series of them going to the pub and talking shite together and I would watch.
RianTheGingerr@reddit
Was sad and coping at first but I am glad the show is ending on a definitive note. Otherwise the show gets cancelled or one of them dies, and the show ends without a ending and leaves a bad taste in the fans mouth. This way we get 2 set specials, since they have been done filming for a while now (Western African Special and a Zimbabwe Special) and hopefully the Zimbabwe special ends at the Botswana border, where the first special was ever set and its heartfelt and yadda yadda yadda.
DaredewilSK@reddit
I don't get this "they are old for this" argument. I guess I am the only one who doesn't really care too much for the specials and would be fine with them just chatting about cars in a warehouse and going on an occasional road trip.
count_crow@reddit
They already burnt that bridge when the studio show was cancelled at the end of season 3
PermaBannedMyArse@reddit
You will know for sure when it gets officially announced. That hasnt happened as far as i know.
RyanCorven@reddit
"I've now made my last ever Grand Tour" straight from JC seems pretty official.
PermaBannedMyArse@reddit
If that seals the deal for you then congratulations. That doesnt sound official to me.
count_crow@reddit
Would you like fireworks and confetti? The main show runner said it's done. That's as confirmed as it gets.
PermaBannedMyArse@reddit
Nah uh
RadAcuraMan@reddit
What could get more official? Just do a quick google search - plenty out there. James did an interview with some show on BBC confirming it as well.
Visionaira@reddit
Yeah it kind of has. Itâs said two more specials to come out than thatâs it. Specially because of Jeremyâs contract with Amazon
thedudefromsweden@reddit
Two more? Where have they been filming besides Zimbabwe?
Visionaira@reddit
Like to some info https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/the-grand-tour-ends-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-and-james-may-quit/
EddieGrant@reddit
Mauritania, iirc.
PermaBannedMyArse@reddit
That just sounds like speculation.
Visionaira@reddit
Well do you think theyâll continue after they canât do The Grand Tour anymore plus with their age? Like I said itâs already been said two more specials will come out then thatâs the end
markhewitt1978@reddit
It's not. Clarkson has confirmed it as well as Richard Porter in his podcast.
Take-Me-Home-Tonight@reddit
https://www.carthrottle.com/news/final-grand-tour-episode-has-been-shot-clarkson-hammond-and-may
mrgtiguy@reddit
Old, lol, theyâre just now 60.
ts737@reddit
60 hits different when you drink and smoke as much as JC did
burywmore@reddit
Clarkson will be 64 in April.
count_crow@reddit
And let's be honest he looks 74 and he's doing a lot of manual work on the farm. For the sake of his health he should probably pack everything in.
m0_m0ney@reddit
My grandmother is 75 and had cancer 3 times and still looks better than him
OrganicKeynesianBean@reddit
He doesnât look a day over 68.
TheNittanyLionKing@reddit
That was pneumonia the one time
RyanCorven@reddit
It's not the years, it's the mileage.
The boys have put a lot of miles on the clock.
Iamjimmym@reddit
I'm a big fan from early top gear days, clearly I'm a bit out of touch, but didn't realize they were still doing new Grand Tour shows lol
aelfwine_widlast@reddit
Iâm not as heartbroken as some seem to be. At the end of the day, it was the trio themselves who got me interested in Top Gear all those years ago, not the other way around. If theyâre still going to produce other content, Iâll be happy. I donât need the cars, just them.
mellena@reddit
Because they are old. I wish they wouldnt kill the format. The biggest issue with The Grand Tour compared to top gear was there was no restrictions like the BBC on top gear. Its what made it great s they were acting like children getting away with bending the rules etc. I think they should continue it but makes the trio the old men who send the next generation of car guys on adventures. Simple for them to produce but keeps the medium alive.
panderingPenguin@reddit
I think the hard part (and I really mean incredibly difficult) is finding 3-ish other guys that people actually want to watch. The struggles of Top Gear without the trio, and the failure of every single attempted Top Gear spin off (USA, Australia, etc) is pretty strong evidence that replicating the trio isn't easy.
WelNix2007@reddit
Top Gear Australia is being revived and due to come out sometime this year on Paramount + with 8 episodes, Hosts will be Moog from Mighty Car Mods, the Host of The Amazing Race Australia and the Host of Survivor Australia.
LaxSagacity@reddit
That's actually a decent idea. Have them play the role of Mr Wilman directing the challenges. Although I'm sure they're all too expensive for a limited role.
mellena@reddit
They are expensive but they own grand tour and make a lot as producers. It would keep the show going, change it up and freshen it and allow for them to basically retire from the stuff that keeps them from family or potentially injure themselves which I think is a motivator of the ending.
Haztec2750@reddit
But the grand tour couldn't have been too close to top gear as the BBC owns the format. That is why we had the "celebrity brain crash" in season 1 that everybody hated as they didn't want to risk encroaching on top gear's format.
StruggleGeneral498@reddit
Just enjoy the glory that has been and will be. Share with others. Let Top Gear run on your TV from one of the channels that plays them 24/7. Indulge in the separate boys' offerings.
Strong-Thanks1722@reddit
Apparently is because Jeremy Clarkson did say a lot of nasty things towards the Duchess of Sussex
fakeguitarist4life@reddit
Already announced theyâre done because theyâre old
bnetimeslovesreddit@reddit
2 fat 2 old
Significant_Rate8210@reddit
Itâs going to be a truly sad day when the three amigos make their last run. Oh well, looks like Iâm rewatching everything again.
byza089@reddit
I would love a special where they go to the Top Gear track and do a âGrand Top Gear Tourâ where they drive their favourite car actors England and their only actual challenge is beat the fastest âStar in a reasonably priced carâ time
lazy_kaiju@reddit
I kinda hate to say it, but the top gear/grand tour formula is a bit tired. I prefer watching âclarksonâs farmâ, or Hammondâs drive tribe. Chris Harris has an ego the size of London, and the other âlate to the partyâ top gear presenters, post-clarkson/hammond/may, are forgettable at best.
Esteban2808@reddit
They getting old and want to do other things. There's 2 specials filmed/planned before it will be over
rzpogi@reddit
They already finished filming back in December so expect one episode this year and next year.
ThanklessTask@reddit
I never thought I'd say this, but I'm happy that they stop.
We've had a fantastic journey with them, and I'd sooner they slow down a bit and do other projects over having an event that means they stop (crash, illness, etc).
Their other projects, the farm, smallest cog / drivetribe , our man in... are all great watching in their own right - I get my dose of the gents for now.
I'd certainly enjoy another road trip from them, but respect they probably aren't as invested in it as they have been.
Puzzleheaded_Card_71@reddit
I love the show Clarksons farm it would be grand if all three of them appeared on it doing various bits. Itâs about seeing these old friends. Hammond can practice crashing the Lambo tractor and James would have a field day nerding out on farming. Plus itâs there locally so they can still do their other projects.
OkArcher5827@reddit
Clarkson got sacked by Amazon for his comments in he paper about the Sussexâs
Esteban2808@reddit
No he didn't else he wouldn't have had clarksons farm renewed for season 4
michaelloda9@reddit
They're old and tired. Two more episodes this year - Mauritania in February and Zimbabwe later.
reddit-trunking@reddit
Hooray!
thspimpolds@reddit
Does they mean they arenât coming then?
Bassphile91@reddit
No James... They aren't.
legovaer@reddit
On that terrible bombshell, this is the end. Thank you and goodbye!
seanx50@reddit
They're old. And expensive. And hard to insure. And Jeremy won't shut his mouth
RadicalSnowdude@reddit
And Richard wonât stop crashing.
dagbrown@reddit
And James has started crashing.
settlementfires@reddit
i was genuinely concerned for his safety a couple times in scandi flick.
james should do what the fuck he wants, but if he gets killed doing silly stunts that don't require a 60 year old television presenter at the wheel i'll be devastated
GivenLoud@reddit
That Lancer crash in the tunnel was awful. Had to be a reality check. Absolutely needlessly stupid stunt, even for them.
settlementfires@reddit
then his car went through the ice... even with a safety team and all, they got what about 2 minutes to get him out of that car if it fills with water? Luckily it didn't go right through, but purely luck.
seanx50@reddit
Hence the uninsurable part
sekoku@reddit
I mean that doesn't explain why "Clarkson's Farm" is doing another season (for now)... Amazon can tank the revenue hit (Bezos can stay on Earth for a few months), but yes: Clarkson has a huge foot-in-mouth problem with spouting his opinions when most folks just want him to do the funny car show, not be a Tory.
Murky-Acadia-5194@reddit
He doesn't usually speak shit on clarkson's farm, although he does get a little political.
He's usually (and obviously) in a good mood on his farm.
Socalshoe@reddit
Best explanation I've heard of the situation so far.
LaxSagacity@reddit
My feeling, and it's filled with a bit of cope of not wanting to see them stop doing car stuff. is that they probably feel a bit locked into the format of what they do with The Grand Tour. Everyone agrees the overly scripted stuff is the worst part, but it seems they feel like they need to do that. The extreme stuff is harder at their age. They probably don't want to do a much softer version under that title.
So I hope they'll move onto a format of a new show that better suits where they are as older men. I wouldn't be surprised if they are developing something but won't announce it until after the GT finally ends to large viewership.
If not, they'll still be on our screens. I just honestly don't think it'll be the end of them working together on some future projects. Even at their age, they're still hilarious and entertaining. They still do their other shows. They'll figure something out. The audience is there.
Successful-Growth827@reddit
Yes because they're old and getting fat. Jeremy and James's words, not mine.
Winston_Sm@reddit
I think we had enough. They, too. It's been a great ride, but in the end you could see everyone was running out of steam
Nightwing72011@reddit
Drive tribe has been very enjoyable, hope they continue with that
Spencer_Bob_Sue@reddit
Wwre going to get one more movie, the next one, then that's it.
We will likely still get some new content for a while from the trio, though not together. "Clarkson's farm" is still getting renewed and we may get another "James May, our man in _".
WankelsRevenge@reddit
Our man in India is coming out soon
Swiss__Cheese@reddit
The have one special that will be airing within the next few months, and they have just finished filming a second one that will probably come out at the end of the year.
boosted5O@reddit
Unfortunately all good things come to an end at some point.
MysteriousHousing489@reddit
Clarkson's farm and James May in Japan has been way more entertaining than the last specials anyway.
nebbelundzz@reddit
Ĺ ni
FordsFavouriteTowel@reddit
Yes, because Clarkson canât keep his dumb fucking opinions to himself
gordanfreebob@reddit
They should continue but use luxury cars. If you can farm everyday, you can drive around Europe in a rolls royce.