-After months of speculation, it’s finally official: The Top Gear trio of Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond have signed a deal with Amazon to have a new car show on its streaming Instant Video service. Seems like the “fracas” that ended Top Gear turned out to be a rather positive thing, didn’t it?
The show, which is nameless so far (House of Cars was suggested), will appear starting next year. As usual, the trio made some rather humorous comments about the change in their career (via The Guardian):
-Clarkson said: “I feel like I’ve climbed out of a biplane and into a spaceship.”
-May added: “We have become part of the new age of smart TV. Ironic, isn’t it?”
-Hammond said: “Amazon? Oh yes. I have already been there. I got bitten by a bullet ant.”
---Good news! I've got a job with @AmazonVideoUK. Bad news! So have the other two. #AmazonPrime #ItSaysHere
-— James May (@MrJamesMay) July 30, 2015
--I've got a job I've got a job I've got a job. Haircut, clean jeans and practice driving again. Forrrrwaaaaaaaard!!
-— Richard Hammond (@RichardHammond) July 30, 2015
--I'm very excited to announce that Hammond, May and I have signed a deal with .@AmazonVideo
-— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) July 30, 2015
--.@AmazonVideoUK now saying I can't be their chief drone pilot. Apparently they want us to make a car show.
-— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) July 30, 2015
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Amazon Prime is already home to streaming episodes of Top Gear, so this will be a complement to that coverage. It’ll be interesting to see how that show does against Chris Evans and his new version of Top Gear, also debuting next year.
-But for now, if you don’t have a Prime membership, you better get one. This will be worth it.
-This story originally appeared on roadandtrack.com.
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