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wjoe t1_je9ckp1 wrote

Chris Evans was definitely an awful host. It was better when they got rid of him, Matt Leblanc was alright. The current trio of McGuinness, Flintoff, and Harris are probably the best it's been since the originals left, although can't really disagree about it being a bit stale. It's still the same old formula, some of the segments they do are fun, the car review bits in between are the same old, and as always the episodes where they go on one big adventure are the best ones.

I'm sure if it was still Clarkson, Hammond, and May we'd still be saying the same thing about it (and indeed, The Grand Tour had it's own share of issues, and has been better when they've stuck to the occasional big adventure episodes). Charismatic presenters with good chemistry between them can go a long way, but there's only so much they can do with the same format after 20 years.

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Skavau t1_je9bvau wrote

The Parents Television Council is a socially reactionary conservative group.

They are coming from an entirely different frame of reference to contemporary progressives who might object to Friends. Liberals and progressives in the 90s did not find it offensive.

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duckwantbread t1_je9bdye wrote

There was more than one producer for Top Gear, the head producer did follow Clarkson to TGT, but that isn't who Clarkson punched. The guy Clarkson punched was Oisin Tymon, he doesn't have any credits to do with TGT and given that he sued Clarkson over it it seems unlikely they're on speaking terms.

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Orahall t1_je99xhy wrote

An incredibly talented cast! At least we had the pleasure of watching John Thaw act with both Daniel Massey and Zoe Wanamaker in Morse!

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Archduke_Zag t1_je98j8e wrote

Fun story, fairly stiff acting. Though I >!Kind expected them both to become night agents. Their skill set complimented each other fairly well.!< . Also >!The thing I probably enjoyed the most was seeing the antagonists being in the dark sometimes just as often as the protagonists. Seeing the "all powerful" goverment conspiracy fumbling and improvising just as much was honestly kinda refreshing.!<

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