The Great Escapists

The premise could have worked, Cory and Richard are pretty good, but the format/writing is horrible. What's worse is it's not only incredibly irritating, but because of the shows both presenters are famous for, you know how easily it could have been good.

Top Gear/Grand Tour were very good at the extreme adventures with fake situations made plausible thing and Mythbusters were really good at explaining things in relatable ways, so when you see they're essentially combining the two you can immediately see how that could work together right?

Unfortunately whoever was producing/paying for this decided that the target demographic would most likely be people with severe head injuries.

It's almost a kids TV show, but it fails to properly target that demographic, so it's an infotainment show that treats its audience like morons.

The show could be easily elevated to a 7/10 just by changing the writing to be a lot less patronising, and the format to massively tone down the pantomime of the situation.

Keep the cast and presumably very extensive crew, make some heavy changes to the production team for season 2. Steer into what you're actually making and you could have something fun. As Richard said in the first episode I think 'we've had our fun which is a waste of time and childish and immature, but okay... now let's get on with it.

Oh and completely remove that interview to camera nonsense - this is so incredibly on the nose it doesn't need further explaining.

I have never watched Top Gear and I have no idea what Mythbusters is. So these guys are new for me. As I dont have any previous experiences which fills my head and creating bias in my view, I watched this with fresh mind... and liked it!

Yes it's not big deal, yes it's not very much creative but scenery is excellent and it's lighthearted fun for passing time.

Also I couldn't smile at the adorable cuteness of reviewers who complain that "this is scrpited" :D Guys, this is TV! When did you see anything NOT scripted here? Still this show is way more natural than any news broadcast that any mainstream channel shows these days!

OK, definitely no Swiss Family Robinson. And zero authenticity, which is disappointing. But It's filmed in a nice location and you could imagine this fitting into a monkey island computer game in a way. Shame that Hammond has to rely on using the Clarkson name for entertainment rather than relying on his own reputation. Definitely the least meritorious of the Three G. T. presenters spinoff shows bug entertaining all the same.

Warning do not watch this, it's unbelievably shallow, contrived and nonsense lol. Right, now I've got that out of the way, let qualify that statement. It should read, do not watch it with your grown-up brain engaged, people, giving it a right slaying but failing to get that it's definitely aimed at kids. I sat for the first 15 mins with my head in my hands, turned and looked at my 8yo and he loved it. So forget the science, acting, depth, building, survivorship and everything like that kind of Bear Grills type show. It's entertainment for kids and in that context it works better than first thoughts.

This is not top gear, Grand tour, or mythbusters. If you go in with that mindset it's quite enjoyable to watch. The dialogue is still Ted and the editing is rough but it's a fun time.