zOMG I'm going to have to watch Call the bleeding Midwife.
zOMG I'm going to have to watch Call the bleeding Midwife.
Err.....not so fast. 'A' producer, not 'the' producer.
Might be the executive producer, but might not be.
Who really gives a ...I think he and the BBC operate on the basis of any publicity is good publicity.
Presumably the show that is not going to be broadcast has already been made, so they'll show it the week after and get even more people watching.
Who really gives a ...I think he and the BBC operate on the basis of any publicity is good publicity.
Presumably the show that is not going to be broadcast has already been made, so they'll show it the week after and get even more people watching.
They've just said on the news that none of the three remaining shows of this series will be broadcast as originally scheduled.
Ideal UKIP election candidate...... oh dear.... :o
Maybe they'll broadcast them one week after the original schedule.
BBC News special correspondent Lucy Manning said sources had confirmed reports Clarkson was suspended for "allegedly hitting a producer".
"The incident is believed to have happened last week, but was reported to the BBC on Monday and dealt with on Tuesday," she added.
"The next two episodes of Top Gear will not be broadcast and it's understood that a third programme, the final of the series, is unlikely to be transmitted."
Clarkson is a typical ex public schoolboy tory toff muppet whom I hope the bbc give the sack.
"Allegedly used a racist word..."
There's the poem he recited and mumbled. I believe squirrel is the modern version of it. You catch its toe.
I'm actually quite scared by how many people have signed the petition for his reinstatement.One 'campaign' message going around is tagged with 'We need more truth tellers on the BBC'. You can debate whether or not clarkson is entertaining but any idea that he is purveying 'truth' would reduce even him to fits of laughter. I find it scary.
well going through Change.org I'm quite disappointed by the amount of support there is for such an archaic, sexist, racist over paid prick, but then I suppose I'm just out of touch and this type of thing is considered entertainment these days AND! auntie wants an increase in our TV tax
not if you want to watch TV,
Witty reference to the possible dual meaning of perfectly normal words that are only misinterpreted as denoting a racial slur when heard by members of the PC Gorn Mad brigade, or the ramblings of a turgid elderly racist? You decide.
not if you want to watch TV,
Broadcast TV. Which I believe is optional.
Clarkson's no fool. He knew exactly what he was saying. Ditto the nigger rhyme. He's deliberately provocative. He may not be a bigoted racist but he knows how to prod a stick, stir a hornets nest, and generate publicity.
I think he'll go to make his own youtube channel, but keep the same production levels. He'll still have access to all the cars and stars, but will absolutely coin in it from global advertising.win-win!
Indeed so and I am 100% certain he knew exactly what he was doing with that registration plate in Argentina. In fact, I believe wholly that the brief was to find appropriate plated vehicles then come up with a theme once you know what your core material is. The show has history with number plate games so it's not like there isn't a precedent. These things don't just happen and James May should be extremely ashamed that he even tried to claim otherwise IMO.
Clarkson is a typical ex public schoolboy tory toff muppet whom I hope the bbc give the sack.I hope they conduct a fair and impartial investigation and hearing and take the most appropriate action. And I hope all the morons calling for his immediate reinstatement remember what happens when people are deemed to be above disciplinary action because of their celebrity status.*
I'm actually quite scared by how many people have signed the petition for his reinstatement.
Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson is set for a multi-million pound windfall after selling his stake in the hit car show to the BBC.28/9/2012 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jeremy-clarkson-sells-top-gear-1347649)
Presenter Clarkson and the show’s producer Andy Wilman owned 50% of the rights to the Top Gear brand through their company Bedder 6. The Beeb owned the rest.
According to employment lawyers, the corporation could have to pay Clarkson twice over if it was to force him out, at a time when pay-offs for departing BBC staff have been described as a national scandal.5/5/2014 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10808089/Jeremy-Clarkson-could-get-two-pay-offs-if-forced-out-of-BBC-over-Top-Gear-gaffe.html)
I'm actually quite scared by how many people have signed the petition for his reinstatement.
Exactly how reliable are on line petitions?
QuoteTop Gear star Jeremy Clarkson is set for a multi-million pound windfall after selling his stake in the hit car show to the BBC.28/9/2012 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jeremy-clarkson-sells-top-gear-1347649)
Presenter Clarkson and the show’s producer Andy Wilman owned 50% of the rights to the Top Gear brand through their company Bedder 6. The Beeb owned the rest.QuoteAccording to employment lawyers, the corporation could have to pay Clarkson twice over if it was to force him out, at a time when pay-offs for departing BBC staff have been described as a national scandal.5/5/2014 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10808089/Jeremy-Clarkson-could-get-two-pay-offs-if-forced-out-of-BBC-over-Top-Gear-gaffe.html)
His present contract expires in September.
Incidentally, the amount of swearing before the watershed is remarkable - an indicator of the power of the program.
His present contract expires in September.
Leaving the BBC will not be a good move for Top Gear.
Leaving the BBC will not be a good move for Top Gear.
Top Gear won't leave the BBC - they own the brand (100% since Wilman and Clarkson sold their stake in 2012) and make an awful lot of money out of it.
Key stats
Guinness Book of Records holder for most watched factual programme in the world
Sold to 214 territories worldwide
Over three million YouTube subscribers
Over 19 million Facebook fans
Over one million Twitter followers
Top Gear Magazine global circulation: 1.67 million
Over 4 million unique users on topgear.com every month
Half a billion page views in the last year
Over 8.9 million downloads of Top Gear game apps
Over 1.5 million visitors to Top Gear Live
Audience
Top Gear’s unique entertaining nature appeals to a broad audience – 40% of the audience are female!
Core audience: males 18-35 passionate about cars and driving
Dads and lads who like cars: males 35-54 and their kids 7-11
...and it is much bigger than Clarkson
Ok, but Top Gear in the form of its presenters and producers can leave the BBC and start up with a new name elsewhere, like some did to Fifth Gear years ago.
The international versions of Top Gear seem to do quite well without Clarkson's interference.??? Do you mean they have different, Clarkson-free, content? If not, in what way are they without Clarkson's interference? And if yes, what do they have in common with the TG we see other than the name?
...and it is much bigger than Clarkson:
My Leftpondian friends seem to be well aware of Clarkson.
*British* Top Gear without Clarkson will not be very popular, surely.
They could have the other two chaps, drop Clarkson, and introduce a 'visiting' presenter as a replacement each week … very much like Have I got News for You.Yes it would work.
That would work wouldn't it?
Sabine Schmitz ftw
She speaks better English than Clarkson too.
Sorry, but Clarkson is the main person on Top Gear. They could probably replace Hammond or May without too much fuss, but they'll struggle to maintain the same dynamic without Clarkson.We said pretty much the same thing about Diane in Cheers!
OK, for Just A Bit Of Fun:
Who would you hire to play EXACTLY the same role as JC??
Nigel Farange, 100% interchangeable.
OK, for Just A Bit Of Fun:
Who would you hire to play EXACTLY the same role as JC??
Me.
the only way he could be more inside is if he gave himself a proctology exam
[...]he was given so much cash he probably could have built a car out of £100 notes. And, you know, it would have driven better than a Japanese car – amirite, Jezza?!
Haven't watched for years. Too contrived and juvenile. If it goes I won't miss it.
And the petition is up to half a million. People power may well win this one.
Can't remember where I heard/read it, but I'm pretty sure there ARE foreign adaptations.
(Presumably they sell "our" version into anglophone territories, and some others make their own.)
Leaving the BBC will not be a good move for Top Gear.
Top Gear won't leave the BBC - they own the brand (100% since Wilman and Clarkson sold their stake in 2012) and make an awful lot of money out of it.
...and it is much bigger than Clarkson:QuoteKey stats
Guinness Book of Records holder for most watched factual programme in the world
Sold to 214 territories worldwide
Over three million YouTube subscribers
Over 19 million Facebook fans
Over one million Twitter followers
Top Gear Magazine global circulation: 1.67 million
Over 4 million unique users on topgear.com every month
Half a billion page views in the last year
Over 8.9 million downloads of Top Gear game apps
Over 1.5 million visitors to Top Gear Live
Audience
Top Gear’s unique entertaining nature appeals to a broad audience – 40% of the audience are female!
Core audience: males 18-35 passionate about cars and driving
Dads and lads who like cars: males 35-54 and their kids 7-11
(from http://advertising.bbcworldwide.com/home/mediakit/reachaudience/topgear )
Can't remember where I heard/read it, but I'm pretty sure there ARE foreign adaptations.
(Presumably they sell "our" version into anglophone territories, and some others make their own.)
Hammond is likable enough, and seems very popular.
Pardon? most watched FACTUAL programme? WTF are they on, its not remotely a factual programme, at best its a poor situation comedy, which has utterly lost its point. It could have a future, and still be fun, but without that prize knob-end Clarkson.
Can I turn off the Comments section in my YACF?
Hammond is likable enough, and seems very popular.
No he's not, he's fucking loathsome.
He dresses like some sort of 1980's Cowboy and he's a fucking coat-tail-hanging , arse-licking c***.
Don't believe me then read this:(click to show/hide)
See, told you.
They could bring back Vicki Butler Henderson or maybe get Jodie Kid. Both of them have racing licenses and a good sense of humour (from what you see on telly).
POTD, I humbly submit.
Hammond is likable enough, and seems very popular.
No he's not, he's fucking loathsome.
He dresses like some sort of 1980's Cowboy and he's a fucking coat-tail-hanging , arse-licking c***.
Don't believe me then read this:(click to show/hide)
See, told you.
The final Top Gear show should be the three presenters in a battle to the death using blind-folds and rusty claw hammers.
The winner could then be shot by Bear Grylls in suicide pact.
A former Stig, speaking on BBC news, agrees with me that British Top Gear needs Clarkson. The viewing figures will go down to channel Five like levels without him and his influence on the other presenters.Can't remember where I heard/read it, but I'm pretty sure there ARE foreign adaptations.
(Presumably they sell "our" version into anglophone territories, and some others make their own.)
The US, for example, gets BOTH our version and their own.
Alan has a strong track record for broadcast presenting, from his relaxed professionalism with guests on BBC chat show ‘Knowing Me Knowing You’ to his effortless banter on his talk shows at Radio Norwich. He has good experience with motoring TV, after his brilliant work on ‘Crash! Bang! Wallop! (What a video)’. His work as sports presenter on news programme ‘The Day Today’ also shows off his ability to talk about and inform on a range of topics.
A natural successor to the genius that is Clarkson has emerged:
Alan Partridge.
Seems Clarkson grassed himself up to The Mgt (http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/12/jeremy-clarkson-bbc-bosses-fracas-top-gear-suspension) ???Because if he didn't, others were going to.
Seems Clarkson grassed himself up to The Mgt (http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/12/jeremy-clarkson-bbc-bosses-fracas-top-gear-suspension) ???Because if he didn't, others were going to.
Apparently he called the producer a 'lazy Irish fucker' or something like that. In which case, his image might even be true to himself.
Seems Clarkson grassed himself up to The Mgt (http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/12/jeremy-clarkson-bbc-bosses-fracas-top-gear-suspension) ???Because if he didn't, others were going to.
Normally it matters not a jot to me whether or not The Three Stooges^w^w^wTop Gear is on or not. After all it'll turn up on Dave sooner or later. However this week I was a more than a little miffed because they were going to do a piece which featured, amongst other vehicles, the Peugeot 304. Now I have yet another reason to hold Clarkson in low esteem. Chiz, chiz, chiz.
The interesting thing about racists, and Clarkson is the perfect example, is that they are generally such appallingly bad physical and intellectual specimens of their own race that you would have thought that they might just shut the fuck up.
The interesting thing about racists, and Clarkson is the perfect example, is that they are generally such appallingly bad physical and intellectual specimens of their own race that you would have thought that they might just shut the fuck up.
I'm not sure he is a racist. I think he's just trying it on - cultivating his image as an establishment-defying boor.
The interesting thing about racists, and Clarkson is the perfect example, is that they are generally such appallingly bad physical and intellectual specimens of their own race that you would have thought that they might just shut the fuck up.
According to Piers Morgan, he and Clarkson went to the pub, got hammered and settled their differences. They are now on good terms, this surely is a omen of the end times.
The interesting thing about racists, and Clarkson is the perfect example, is that they are generally such appallingly bad physical and intellectual specimens of their own race that you would have thought that they might just shut the fuck up.
They're all the same those racists. It must be a genetic thing. We should root them out and send them packing, in case they infect us.
Chris Evans?
Bye-bye ratings...
Nothing is official yet!
Chris Evans?
Bye-bye ratings...
Evans expressly ruled it out on his programme this morning.
Jim Davidson has a free diary.
Non-renewal is by far the easiest way to get rid of him with no risk of legal comeback. No doubt he's in breach of contract anyway, having brought the brand into disrepute. The BBC can move on and try and find someone else to front the show. Meanwhile, standby for a Top Gear-alike offering from one of the independent studios or channels - Dave, perhaps? Much as I detest the bloke, I suspect we've far from seen the last of him.
From guardian quoting the bbc report:
On 4 March 2015 Oisin Tymon was subject to an unprovoked physical and verbal attack by Jeremy Clarkson. During the physical attack Oisin Tymon was struck, resulting in swelling and bleeding to his lip. The verbal abuse was sustained over a longer period, both at the time of the physical attack and subsequently.
Quite astonishing - it ran on for 40 minutes allegedly and the victim attended a&e.
People still seem to think that the exciting races they have, from London to Norway for example, are real, despite the endless shots of them all driving past (where do these people think the roadside camera-shots come from?).
People still seem to think that the exciting races they have, from London to Norway for example, are real, despite the endless shots of them all driving past (where do these people think the roadside camera-shots come from?).
Someone - not necessarily the presenters - goes back to film pick-up shots afterwards.
He should have been sacked, not just not had his contract renewed.
Unfair dismissal? Good luck with him claiming that. Several written warnings and then physical assault of a workplace junior. Cowardly of the BBC simply to let that one lie.
People still seem to think that the exciting races they have, from London to Norway for example, are real, despite the endless shots of them all driving past (where do these people think the roadside camera-shots come from?).
Someone - not necessarily the presenters - goes back to film pick-up shots afterwards.
And the factual burning of caravans and tents on camping trips? or the dousing of innocent riverside diners by crazy hovercraft antics? or the humorous sight of a Ferrari being blocked by 2 learner drivers on a narrow street?
It's all a bit "Terry & June" dontcha think?. Heavily scripted and staged.
Sorry about slagging the show off but I can't get over his casual "death to cyclists" type comments. It's lazy (as most of his script it) and pernicious.
He's a classic case of not understanding that he's not in a traffic jam, he IS part of a traffic jam. Someone is always in HIS way.
He'll move to SKY for big bucks even though Rupert Murdoch probably sees his views as a bit "lefty" and "gay".
That suits me fine. I don't get SKY and I don't really want my license fee going towards making Top Gear, no matter how much it makes globally.
Big Brother makes lots of money but I'm happy not to be paying for its existence either.
No wonder Oisín Tymon didn't report it himself. (https://www.vpointnews.com/Article/5705/here-is-why-oisin-tymon-didnt-report-jeremy-clarkson#.VRLWKBrBAvI.twitter)
If Clarkson had an ounce of humanity he'd bring his 'supporters' to heel.
First Jeremy Clarkson came for the French, and I said nothing, for it is 2015 and I probably wasn't watching Top Gear. The show about cars? Are you on crack?
Then he came for the Germans, and I said nothing, for, again, I think I watched it a few times back in the day, the races they did were good, I suppose? Like, do you not have Netflix or something? Is this a joke?
Then he came for the gays and lesbians, and I said nothing, for, wait a sec, did he say this shit on the actual show itself? Like, in between the car reviews? What, did he put gays beside caravans on the wrong end of the fucking cool wall?
Then he came for the gypsies, and I said nothing, for I honestly didn't realise he'd said anything about gypsies, holy shit, I've just read it now, what's wrong with him? This is definitely the show about cars, yeah? All that caravan stuff makes a bit more sense now, I guess.
Then he came for the Argentinians, the Chinese, the Italians, the Spaniards and the Russians and I didn't really hear about those either, for I am not the type of social fucking bedsore you'd find in a Castrol GTX jacket, loudly jeering nationalities as they're listed to me one-by-one by a double denim UKIP blowhard inside some sort of license-payer-funded, IKEA-scale twat-hangar. Honestly, I will lend you my password. The Fargo TV show is up now. It's great.
But then he came for the 'lazy Irish cunts' and there was no one left to speak for us except existing BBC rules against getting pissed - at work - then punching someone - at work - whom you've just racially abused.
At work.
But maybe if we get enough signatures from ludicrous human rubbish he can headline Glasto instead of Kanye?
William Woollard and Noel Edmonds reviewing British Leylands latest products. Surefire hit.Your last sentence is an anagram / typo, I think.
How do you get Wankers from that?William Woollard and Noel Edmonds reviewing British Leylands latest products. Surefire hit.Your last sentence is an anagram / typo, I think.
Just haven't quite figured it.....
;DQuoteFirst Jeremy Clarkson came for the French, and I said nothing, for it is 2015 and I probably wasn't watching Top Gear. The show about cars? Are you on crack?
Then he came for the Germans, and I said nothing, for, again, I think I watched it a few times back in the day, the races they did were good, I suppose? Like, do you not have Netflix or something? Is this a joke?
Then he came for the gays and lesbians, and I said nothing, for, wait a sec, did he say this shit on the actual show itself? Like, in between the car reviews? What, did he put gays beside caravans on the wrong end of the fucking cool wall?
Then he came for the gypsies, and I said nothing, for I honestly didn't realise he'd said anything about gypsies, holy shit, I've just read it now, what's wrong with him? This is definitely the show about cars, yeah? All that caravan stuff makes a bit more sense now, I guess.
Then he came for the Argentinians, the Chinese, the Italians, the Spaniards and the Russians and I didn't really hear about those either, for I am not the type of social fucking bedsore you'd find in a Castrol GTX jacket, loudly jeering nationalities as they're listed to me one-by-one by a double denim UKIP blowhard inside some sort of license-payer-funded, IKEA-scale twat-hangar. Honestly, I will lend you my password. The Fargo TV show is up now. It's great.
But then he came for the 'lazy Irish cunts' and there was no one left to speak for us except existing BBC rules against getting pissed - at work - then punching someone - at work - whom you've just racially abused.
At work.
But maybe if we get enough signatures from ludicrous human rubbish he can headline Glasto instead of Kanye?
I suspect the bloke he hit hasn't got a career now though. Crapson will go on to make millions on cable while his victim will find himself a pariah.I suspect the same.
I like to hope that Jerkson will now become the Ched Evans of the entertainment trade - unemployable by any channel with an ounce of credibility.
I doubt that will be the case though :-\
Could you help me out by listing the channels with an ounce of credibility please?
I'd very much like to tune my TV to one of them but it just has a list of about 100 showing things such as [...]
Bring back William Woollard ;D
A bit of Googling reveals that his viewing figures were 5 million, just the same as for Clarkson's last programme.
I think Robert Llewellyn might be quite good.
North Yorkshire police have asked to see the BBC's evidence. It could end up with Clarkson on an assault charge. Maybe he could do community service litter picking on cycle paths.From the central reservation of a motorway would do him more good.
Clarkson has, somewhat late in the day, sorta, kinda tried to call his attack dogs off Oisin Tymon. Yes, that Oisin Tymon who didn't report the incident.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32076395
In a completely reasonable move, a man was today fired after he was found to have punched a colleague in the face.
I'm not sure the person is as bad as the public persona.That was his R4 public persona.
His desert island disks session surprised me. Found myself thinking he would be an interesting person to have at a dinner party.
Late, but welcome.
And on a bike, I note.
Late, but welcome.
And on a bike, I note.
And not wearing a helmet- just goes to show how anti-establishment he really is.
Late, but welcome.
And on a bike, I note.
And not wearing a helmet- just goes to show how anti-establishment he really is.
He is impregnable.
As was his mother, unfortunately.
You meant "Sadly his mum wasn't". That would have been a great joke. You ruined it.
You meant "Sadly his mum wasn't". That would have been a great joke. You ruined it.
impregnable1
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adjective
1.
unable to be broken into or taken by force: an impregnable castle
2.
unable to be shaken or overcome: impregnable self-confidence
3.
incapable of being refuted: an impregnable argument
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Spell Syllables
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susceptible to impregnation, as an egg.
Strange but true. Don't blame me, I didn't invent the English language..
It seems that the BBC DG is under police guard after credible threats against his life were received. This was as a result of the sacking of Clarkson, allegedly.
It seems that the BBC DG is under police guard after credible threats against his life were received. This was as a result of the sacking of Clarkson, allegedly.
It's always strikes me how quick the police are to leap to attention when provoked by a tweet. Run someone over in a couple of tonnes of car, on the other hand, and they're really, we'd love to but you know, we're kind of busy right now dealing with people calling other people a cunt on Twitter.
He's seen the light! (http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/01/jeremy-clarkson-joins-guardian-drive-for-fossil-fuel-divestment) ;) :D ;)Clarkson has, somewhat late in the day, sorta, kinda tried to call his attack dogs off Oisin Tymon. Yes, that Oisin Tymon who didn't report the incident.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32076395
Hang on a minute! He's riding a bicycle!
...He's seen the light![/url] ;) :D ;)
Martin also owns a large collection of bicycles and motorcycles, including a Bimota which he stored in his kitchen.
Martin also successfully races mountain bikes* in cross country, downhill races and endurance races. He placed second at the Strathpuffer 24hr mountain bike race in both 2014 and 2015, and 10th at the Trans Hajar multi day race in Oman (Feb 2014).
And where else would one store a Bimota?QuoteMartin also owns a large collection of bicycles and motorcycles, including a Bimota which he stored in his kitchen.
Martin also successfully races mountain bikes* in cross country, downhill races and endurance races. He placed second at the Strathpuffer 24hr mountain bike race in both 2014 and 2015, and 10th at the Trans Hajar multi day race in Oman (Feb 2014).
:o :thumbsup:
* ok mountain bikes, I know, but who is perfect?
I saw a trailer for Top Gear on BBC2 a couple of days ago. What gives? Are they just airing the unseen episodes that got pulled? Or are they hoping it's all blown over now and no one will notice if they give Clarkson his job back?Yup just like with Jonathan Ross, he got the kick and a few months later he is on Radio 2 regularly.
Oh, yeah it was on a headline at a newspaper stand when I was controlling on an audax last weekend. Hence no further details were sought and then I forgot about it.
Chris Evans @achrisevans Sep 7
Hilarious story in today's paper re me replacing Clarkson on Top Gear. 100% not true. 100% never going to happen. 100% time for a fry up.
James May was a presesnter of pre-Clarkson (or at least the newest incarnation) of top Gear in his own right surely.
At least I recall seeing him presenting it when people like Quentin wotsisname were still in it.
I am hoping that Chris Evans presenting Top Gear will give him enough outlet for his boring car obsession and cut the boring car chat down in the Breakfast Show by at least 85%.We can dream! R2 is now a dead-heat with R1 at brekkie time. I miss Wogan ... :(
I want to know what Clarkson, Hammond, May and Willman are plotting. That will be far better!
Why did Chris Evans accept this £5 million a year job?;D
Still, more likeable than Clarkson!
Yup. Sums it up well for me too, Caerau.
Actually, what am I doing here?
*leaves thread*
Maybe I just like watching caravans get smashed upIn that case Top Gear is the perfect show for you (See also Buses and Motorhomes).
How one sheep took over the worldAnd how. Shaun is the star of live events and attractions aimed at families, especially young children. A second Shaun the Sheep stage show, 45 minutes long, is launching in Cairo, then Saudi Arabia, then Qatar; it is set to go on to Australia and half a dozen Asian countries. There is also a 20-minute Shaun stage show, tailored for huge malls eager for an all-the-family event that attracts visitors and shoppers. It worked successfully in Jakarta; currently it is in Beijing. In Japan, arguably the epicentre of Shaunmania, an exhibition about the little sheep’s world toured major cities – in Tokyo, it drew 30,000 people in five days.
Meh!You have YACF to fulfil the same role?
There is, I understand, a copious supply of sheer and utter bollox still available to suck away the lives of the viewers for decade upon decade available 24x7 on the gogglebox.
Wonder why I don't watch it?
I did think, watching Sunday's clipfest, that it was interesting that you didn't actually see JC after the bit where he gets his Frontera stuck in the river. It was cleverly cut to make it appear that he was there, but my money is on that they shot the bit in the river the evening of the day the "incident" happened, thus preventing them being able to complete the filming with him.
I thought the incident occurred after a day of filming, following a helicopter trip from one location to a hotel presumably ready for the next day. Who knows?
I suspect this deal will come to be seen as a tipping point in the demise of old TV world and a mass market move toward streamed on demand services like Amazon and Netflix. The BBC must be shitting themselves and rueing their inability to sweep steakgate under the carpet.
These will be repeated endlessly, Dave style.
And they're to resurface on Amazon Prime. Which we don't have. :thumbsup:
*other uses for the Internet may exist
*other uses for the Internet may exist
Don't think so. (http://youtu.be/LTJvdGcb7Fs)
I suspect this deal will come to be seen as a tipping point in the demise of old TV world and a mass market move toward streamed on demand services like Amazon and Netflix. The BBC must be shitting themselves and rueing their inability to sweep steakgate under the carpet.
Having read on Saturday that Top Gear China had filmed in the UK. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/20/top-gear-china-attracts-200-million-viewers. I was interested to see, on Sunday, top-spec GT cars from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz parked at the last hairpin on Hartside, attended by several Chinese taking photos.
It's nice to know that the technicians from Top Gear are still getting work.
Extra Gear however wasn't as dire. Still pretty bad though.
Extra Gear however wasn't as dire. Still pretty bad though.
Why didn't they call it Overdrive?
TBH, I thought the old one sucked but this was worse. Matt LeBlanc is hopeless and Evans remains as punchable as ever/
I know one or two who actually like him :jurek: :jurek: :jurek:Enough to make it worth hiring him for shows focused on him, where his fans can provide an audience big enough for success. But hiring him to front a show with an established formula & audience seems perverse. It runs the risk of putting off the very many people who loathe him, many of who might already be fans of the show.
The problem with Chris Evans is that he totally polarises opinion.
Some people think he's a Tw*t and yet some people think he's a C*nt.
There seems to be no middle ground.
I can't recall thinking about him at all. A bespectacled, red-haired chap?
Will that do?
The interaction between Matt LeBlanc and the other presenters is electric ...... but in the same way that my Fridge is electric and a Corby Trouser Press is electric.
It genuinely feels like a humourless spoof.
It makes Fifth Gear seem good (which is the worst thing I can say about any motoring program).
Clarkson, despite his faults, is a funny writer.
The interaction between Matt LeBlanc and the other presenters is electric ...... but in the same way that my Fridge is electric and a Corby Trouser Press is electric.
It genuinely feels like a humourless spoof.
It makes Fifth Gear seem good (which is the worst thing I can say about any motoring program).
Clarkson, despite his faults, is a funny writer.
The old top gear was like a kind of pantomine with jokes from the Daily Mail
This one lacks even the puddle deep character interaction of the original. They just say lines.
The only improvement is the complete lack of Clarkson
Well that didn't last long
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36707266
Well that didn't last long
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36707266
3 JULY 2016 • 6:41PM
The BBC is to stand by Chris Evans, despite claims that he is to be questioned by police over historic sex assault allegations, with the presenter continuing to host his Radio 2 breakfast show this week.
The Sun on Sunday claimed that the Top Gear presenter will be quizzed by Metropolitan Police detectives “in the coming days” over claims that he had repeatedly exposed himself to a former work colleague, and grabbed her breasts (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/08/chris-evans-i-am-not-a-bully/).
Evans denies the claims, and said in May, when the allegations first surfaced, that they amounted to a “witch hunt”. He added: “All these bullying claims and other allegations are just ridiculous.”
Remember ages ago, when he did the Virgin breakfast show with Johnny Revel and Holly and Dan and Jamie Studentbloke, and one morning it was just him and the other ones had all left and never came back and nobody ever said why and they were never mentioned again?No. Please tell more. :P :demon:
Remember ages ago, when he did the Virgin breakfast show with Johnny Revel and Holly and Dan and Jamie Studentbloke, and one morning it was just him and the other ones had all left and never came back and nobody ever said why and they were never mentioned again?No. Please tell more. :P :demon:
That's about it.
That's about it.
Remember ages ago, when he did the Virgin breakfast show with Johnny Revel and Holly and Dan and Jamie Studentbloke, and one morning it was just him and the other ones had all left and never came back and nobody ever said why and they were never mentioned again?
Remember ages ago, when he did the Virgin breakfast show with Johnny Revel and Holly and Dan and Jamie Studentbloke, and one morning it was just him and the other ones had all left and never came back and nobody ever said why and they were never mentioned again?
Remember ages ago, when he did the Virgin breakfast show with Johnny Revel and Holly and Dan and Jamie Studentbloke, and one morning it was just him and the other ones had all left and never came back and nobody ever said why and they were never mentioned again?
They probably went down the pub, had a skinful, concluded Evans was an S-T and decided to resign en masee. The Mgt paid them to keep quiet about it because they didn't want the public to know that Evans was an S-T.
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Please don't tell me the BBC are going to pay money to buy the show? Not having Clarkson on TV (except for all those Amazon adverts) was rather pleasant.
Please don't tell me the BBC are going to pay money to buy the show? Not having Clarkson on TV (except for all those Amazon adverts) was rather pleasant.
Please don't tell me the BBC are going to pay money to buy the show? Not having Clarkson on TV (except for all those Amazon adverts) was rather pleasant.
Apparently so.
Incidentally the new Ebola circuit looked a lot like RAF Wroughton to me, so you might be able to pop across to watch the filming!
Just seen the new Top Gear.
Blimey! What a tired (no pun untended) old format.
Someone driving a car, I can't afford, very quickly and three blokes driving bangers somewhere shitty..whilst reading a script*
*and proving that Clarkson was quite good at writing the scripts.
Someone driving a car, I can't afford,
The chances of seeing that Ferrari driven to it's limits anywhere else are none.
I thought the new one was a bit dull. But then I thought the old one was a bit dull.
Reality Tv, soap operas, period drama, popularity singing and dancing contests all follow a well copied format.
I recommend to the panel Robert Llewellyn's Fully Charged as an antidote to Top Gear.
I like the way he manages to take the piss while at the same time admiring the engineering.I thought the new one was a bit dull. But then I thought the old one was a bit dull.
I recommend to the panel Robert Llewellyn's Fully Charged as an antidote to Top Gear.
Here he is trying to do a serious manly car review of a BMW 330e: https://youtu.be/oL_LUAeYw9I?t=1m42s(click to show/hide)
And here's his take on Top Gear and why he doesn't want to be on it: https://youtu.be/kX1A-Ab8JiUTaking the two of these together, I reckon he's far more of a car-head (obviously not a petrol-head) than he admits. An auto-geek.
HAhahahahahah..ahahaahahaahhah..Comparing him to these people shows the difference between geek and nerd.
Old Top Gear is so much better than new Top Gear.
Old Top Gear (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dGYI-rwjng&t=6s)
You can't even parody this it's so brilliantly awful.
QuoteAnd here's his take on Top Gear and why he doesn't want to be on it: https://youtu.be/kX1A-Ab8JiUTaking the two of these together, I reckon he's far more of a car-head (obviously not a petrol-head) than he admits. An auto-geek.