I get the impression we're becoming a forum of grumpy old men who are impossible to please with unrealistic expectations
I found both the new Top Gear and the Grand Tour perfectly watchable, not as good as early Clarkson, Hammond, May TG but far better than the dreadful Chris Evans revamp. They both had their highs and lows, but for prime time entertainment programs that have to appeal to the masses they did a decent fist of getting some cars on TV.
If they made the kind of program "we" want to watch then they would be on the Discovery Channel at 3am in the morning with an audience of 100,000 and decommissioned after the first series. Having to make a car program that appeals to a massively disparate audience must be a daunting task and very hard to get just right. I think Harris, LeBlanc and Reid are slowly starting to get some form of comradery and it's good to see they have taken one step forward at differentiating the series from earlier TG's.
I mean.. we have programs that do show bits we as petrol heads are interested in AND wow.. we can fast forward the bits we don't like! First world problems eh?...
Also, whilst I am not into Rap music in the slightest (and was tempted to fast forward his interview) I thought Tinie Tempah came across as a decent egg unlike so many of his cohorts. So I learnt something new by watching the bit I thought I wouldn't be interested in.
Rant over
Mark