[BigFatFlip]

Just watched the first episode of "The Gran Tour"... kinda meh. It just picks up where the last top gear left off, which both good and bad.

The car/driving segments are as good as ever, but a couple of "joke" segments were really painful to watch. The "guest star" segment sticks out specifically. I get it, it's a joke, they aren't top gear anymore and they aren't doing those types of segments. Same way with the British airforce "fight" with the audience. Just felt like they were trying too hard with the scripted jokes instead of using the chemistry they already have. Hopefully they do a road trip episode soon.

Overall, just felt like a whole lot of the same when they could have tried a whole different show format or things the BBC would not have ever allowed.