The period of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James Could on ‘The Grand Tour’ is drawing to an in depth. After practically 22 years of comedic automotive content material, the long-lasting trio is stepping down from their roles as hosts.
Throughout a latest interview with the UK publication Metro, Hammond revealed that whereas the unique hosts are bidding farewell, the present itself is ready to proceed. “It is going to be carrying on,” Hammond confirmed. “We’re stepping away because the hosts, however Prime will likely be persevering with it. So I can’t wait to take a seat alone chair and watch any individual else do it. That’s superb.”
Hammond emphasised the significance of ardour within the present’s success. “If you happen to’re making any present that at its coronary heart has a topic, whether or not it’s cooking, dancing, or vehicles, the hosts, the first makers of it, should have that keenness of their coronary heart,” he advised Metro. “And we at all times did. You by no means needed to be a automotive geek to look at our present. Loads of individuals who weren’t did watch it, nevertheless it was essential that we had been the automotive geeks.”
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As of now, Amazon Prime has not made any official bulletins concerning the long run course of The Grand Tour or the identification of the brand new hosts. The ultimate episode that includes Clarkson, Hammond, and Could, titled ‘One For The Highway’, is ready to debut on September thirteenth, marking the top of an period in automotive tv. Whereas the information of the unique trio’s departure has been met with a mixture of disappointment and nostalgia, the anticipation of what comes subsequent is palpable.
Hypothesis about the way forward for the present is already underway. The present’s core format, which has persistently delivered extravagant highway journeys, automotive opinions, and memorable challenges, is predicted to stay largely unchanged. Nonetheless, the introduction of recent hosts will inevitably convey a recent dynamic to the sequence. Whether or not the brand new presenters select to emulate the type of their predecessors or carve out their very own identification stays to be seen. Beforehand when the trio left the Prime Gear sequence, a string of recent presenters got here and went in an effort to proceed delivering the identical manufacturing nonetheless it was not nicely acquired by the general public and finally was cancelled fully.
Whether or not new presenters can emulate the identical humour, attraction and chemistry that has been delivered Clarkson, Hammond, and Could will solely be seen as soon as the following season debuts.
