So, my spouse and I watched the first episode of The Grand Tour (Redux) with the guys from Throttle House, and Francis Bourgeois.
I was pretty impressed. I thought it was really well done, and the hosts had pretty good chemistry.
Importantly, my spouse liked it. She's not a massive car person, but like many other females, she liked the Clarkson/Hammond/May trio for their banter, and we watched all their shows together, from Top Gear to The Grand Tour.
Luckily, this new trio had enough of that to entertain her, and make her laugh.
I'm really looking forward to watching the rest of the series, and seeing what they come up with in future seasons.
Also, after the OG Trio left Top Gear, I wasn't a big fan of any of the hosts who replaced them, I didn't really continue watching them, and didn't really care when Top Gear was eventually cancelled.
Perhaps it's because I'm already a fan of Throttle House, and I 'know' Thomas and James as presenters, that I'm more accepting of this new show?
I'm glad to here they have done a good job. I tend to think they need to carve out a bit of their own identity and not just try to replicate what Clarkson and crew had back in the day, and honestly the Throttle House guys seem to already have a decent foundation of entertainment to build off of.
I'll have to check out the new show this weekend and see if maybe I'll have a car show back in my life.
I just caught the first half of episode 1. I enjoyed it, I thought it was a little slow but I suspect they will find their footing.