The Grand Tour / The good Top Gear

[Asmodean]

Yes, yes, I know. It's not that kind of obituary.

Still, it's the end of an era. I've followed the misadventures of Clarkson, Hammond and May since before I could drive, with "spinoffs" such as James May and a bunch of school kids building a life-sized Spiitfire model or the longest model railway in Toy Stories, Clarkson becoming a farmer and so forth. Pretty much the only reason those gems of televised entertainment caught my eye was because I knew the presenters from Top Gear and later, Grand Tour.

The final episode of Grand Tour aired on Prime on the 13th.

The Asmo is a sad The Asmo now.

[Tank]

I didn't bother to watch 'The Grand Tour'. I may well rectify that situations.

[Asmodean]

The later seasons were specials only (4, 5 and 6, though 6 only had a single swan song episode)

There were some really good ones there. Seamen was probably my favorite from season... 4, I think.

P.S. James May's Toy Stories I mentioned earlier are largely on YouTube if you are looking for some wholesome and fun entertainment.

Some chap made an convenient playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUWqlOlRKyE&list=PLyl5ty6OTbcoEFo0hQeuXPZdFXOTZegaA

[zorkan]

Next time I'm in the beautiful Cotswold village of Burford (on a big slope) I'll drop into the Farmer's Dog.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/jeremy-clarksons-the-farmers-dog-pub-a-guide-to-location-opening-hours-and-menu/ar-AA1qT1tN?ocid=BingNewsSerp

[Asmodean]

...Or get some "illegal" merch at the Diddly Squat shop, mayhaps?

[zorkan]

What do I know about Clarkson.
Did he assault a cameraman on TG?
Is he fatally attractive to women?
Has he still got a home in the Isle of Man, to avoid paying tax?
Does he brew his own beer at Diddly Squat to sell in his pub?
Is he still obsessed with a car's nought to sixty in 3 seconds ability?
Is he happy about so many pubs closing so customers can find their way to the Farmer's Dog?
Will he continue to host Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

[The Magic Pudding..]

Will he continue to host Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Isn't almost everyone a millionaire these days?

[zorkan]

Depends on what currency.
In Britain about 1 in 4 pensioners are supposed to be millionaires.

https://theferret.scot/27-per-cent-pensioners-millionaires-mostly-true/

Doesn't mean they have access to a load of cash.

[Asmodean]

Did he assault a cameraman on TG?

I don't know about cameramen, but pretty sure he knocked some sense into an producer.

Does he brew his own beer at Diddly Squat to sell in his pub?

Based on Clarkson's Farm, it looks like he's using a local brewery that does it professionally. Still, they did have that one batch of Clarkson Grenades. Cider, I believe it was. Explody variety.

Isn't almost everyone a millionaire these days?

Not in high value currency countries. That said though, and in broadly the same geography, a million today is but a sad shadow of what it was in, say, 1964.