OK, I saw the GT / new Clarkson show. Hooray for Amazon Prime!
Questions:
1. Having seen only a few bits of the previous show in passing over the years, how does it stack up vs the BBC incarnation? (Understood: sample size of one vs sample size of lots.)
2. Is it the same / similar format?
3. Was the old BBC show dialog so obviously scripted as the new GT show's?
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Verdict (from sample size of one):
OK to pretty good teevee...but not great on its own merits.
Were I to compare it to, say, home improvement shows, it is the automotive equivalent of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," while I was sort of expecting something more dirty but real like "This Old House" (Norm Abram and Bob Vila years).
Expectations, they are a female dog.