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Hell I may have missed the odd word out in that post but that is actually all true as well. They ended up hiring a fecking useless bitch who I'd rejected in an interview at the mag I was news editor on at the time.
She was jewish which brought the conspiracy theorists out.
She was jewish which brought the conspiracy theorists out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-320131...ng&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central
Gone on too long now , either sack him or not but either way just get on with it
Gone on too long now , either sack him or not but either way just get on with it
apparently he is to be sacked.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11493270/Jeremy-Clarkson-to-be-sacked-by-the-BBC.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11493270/Jeremy-Clarkson-to-be-sacked-by-the-BBC.html
Chris Evans to replace him? Guess I'm never watching Top Gear again.
What's the betting that legions of eejits will still act like he's the one that's been wronged.
He's fortunate the guy didn't want to make it a legal matter, if that's accurate.
either him or Alan Partridge, and I don't like the pair of them.
Will never watch Top Gear again. However, right decision to sack him if true
According to a report compiled by BBC Scotland boss Ken MacQuarrie and submitted at the weekend, Clarkson verbally abused Mr Tymon for 20 minutes, before physically attacking for at least 30 seconds.
If this is true and I see no reason for it not to be , then they had no choice.
If this is true and I see no reason for it not to be , then they had no choice.
Clarkson could easily have bunged him 50k, it would be nothing to him.
To be honest that would not be the Clarkson way, he always holds his hands up and tell everybody when he is in the wrong, did he not report himself to the head of BBC before somebody else did.
If he does get the sack , he more than likely knew that would be the outcome, would not be shocked if he had something already in the pipeline.
The show will almost certainly die but he didn't leave the BBC much option. Turning up late because he stayed in the pub for 2 hours after filming and then throwing an abusive tanty followed by an actual assault on a team member just can't be tolerated by an employer - especially a publically funded one. Idiot.
I do think that Top Gear will carry on for a while, they will get Evans to replace Clarkson and he might do a good job, but they will lose viewer hand over fist and the program will die a slow and painful death.
That is what I meant. It will be a pale shadow of its former self (and it was already close to being a parody of its former self) so it will got for a season or 2 shedding viewers as it goes before being canned. Clarkson and his 2 sidekicks will probably replicate the show elsewhere which could go either way.
Sure I read that Capt Slow and Hamsters contracts are up this year , if Clarkson does get the sack, more than a good chance they will not renew and like you say all 3 will do the show on another channel, Sky being the favourite I would think..
I read rumours about Netflix hiring him. An internet show is a much better fit for him I think
Shame really. Such a good show but I think most people saw this coming due to previous incidents he's had. Top Gear will fail no matter what as a result and Clarkson will have another offer. I'm fairly certain Hammond and May will follow Clarkson wherever he goes.
Telegraph reporting that he has in fact been sacked. Definitely the right decision. What sort of message does it send if the bbc (which has been criticised for covering up the (sometimes criminal) actions of its stars in the past) keeps him on when he has again and again proven to be a walking talking clusterfeck of a human being.
I also don't agree that with those who say that the bbc will miss him. To be brutally honest, I think the show has run its course. It has become scripted beyond belief and has basically become a parody of itself. It's like an adult version of the inbetweeners, with the odd car thrown in. It won't last with new hosts, but it has definitely finished.
It is a shame, because I liked top gear before, however it is in everyone's interets that he is sacked now.
I also don't agree that with those who say that the bbc will miss him. To be brutally honest, I think the show has run its course. It has become scripted beyond belief and has basically become a parody of itself. It's like an adult version of the inbetweeners, with the odd car thrown in. It won't last with new hosts, but it has definitely finished.
It is a shame, because I liked top gear before, however it is in everyone's interets that he is sacked now.
Will not watch.
I'd be very surprised if Hammond and May return, unless they're contractually obliged to.
Hammond's a bimbo that admits himself he just wanted to be famous, he'd follow Clarkson.
Not sure about May, he's the genuinely interesting one of the three, I suspect he would be happy making more programmes of his own. Then again he might be given more input into new formats etc, and jump into that.
Not sure about May, he's the genuinely interesting one of the three, I suspect he would be happy making more programmes of his own. Then again he might be given more input into new formats etc, and jump into that.
I'd love to see Chris Evans have a crack at the show. He was always good value on TFI Friday and it's not like he's any less likeable than Clarkson himself. The ideal replacement would surely have to be Rowan Atkinson, though. With his profile he'd guarantee that Top Gear would remain one of the most watched TV series in the entire world.
Knowing the BBC, they'd want at least one woman. That's not a bad thing, necessarily, but the choice could make or break the format. She'd have to be puerile enough and self effacing enough not to spoil the dynamic of the show. Like it or not, but Top Gear's main selling point is that it's about a bunch of men-boys who arse about in cars.
Knowing the BBC, they'd want at least one woman. That's not a bad thing, necessarily, but the choice could make or break the format. She'd have to be puerile enough and self effacing enough not to spoil the dynamic of the show. Like it or not, but Top Gear's main selling point is that it's about a bunch of men-boys who arse about in cars.
I'd imagine Sky One and Channel 5 have already pitched to Clarkson, Hammond and May and we'll see "The Car show which used to be on another channel" (Name still in production) return pretty soon.
Topper Gear
Rupert Murdoch is already bumming Clarkson on Twitter and saying BBC fools to sack him. Just shows what a cnut he is.
He left the BBC with no choice.
He left the BBC with no choice.
Aw, it's sweet all the people saying they'll never watch again now he's gone. It's like Take That when Robbie left. Bless.
I know you don't like him, which is fine the man is undoubtedly a knob, but it's fair to say he made the show what it is and it won't be the same without him.
Definitely deserved the boot, too, if the stuff above it accurate.
He's a wanker who unfortunately will reappear somewhere else all too soon. Sky, most likely.
I don't deny it in the slightest, and it was a very good show at it's peak, but I'm sure you're aware of how many things that's said about. "Oh it'll never be the same without X" Shows, bands, film remakes, anything you can think of really. As @712 posted about Gardeners Question Time, it never makes as much of a difference as people think in the immediate aftermath. The beeb alone have continued things like Dr Who, Last of the Summer Wine, Blue Peter, Mastermind, Have I Got News For You, even the bloody Film show with Barry Norman, and more, with little or no effect of losing their talismanic star. And as great a job as he did revamping it, he didn't create the show, or the brand - that's been going since the 70s, so it can easily revamp again without him. Which a rational person would give a chance before stomping their feet and claiming the sky's falling in.
In fact Dr Who is a perfect example. Russell Davis revamped the brand after a hiatus (like Clarkson did) and when he left, along with his star David Tennant, a whole generation of teenage girls cried into their One Direction pillows and said they'd never watch it again. Same same...Except the "teenage girls" in this instance are largely early middle aged men. Which is pathetic.
Or would be if it wasn't so amusingly sad.
I'm not watching it again if its Chris Evans was more my point, not because Clarkson is off.
I don't really get the Evans hate myself. Big Breakfast and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush were both great fun when I was a kid. Though to be fair, the most seamless replacement would obviously be Nigel Farage.
Yea but, Chris Evans..
Yup, he's an awful choice. I get where @Mockney is coming from but I just watch the show and I don't really care for the other stuff. I enjoy the show and for me without the current presenters I doubt I'll enjoy as much.
Where will the goals come from?
5/1 he signs up on here.
To me, saying "it won't be the same without him" is a fair comment. I mean, you mention Dr Who and that wasn't the same when Tenant left and the next fella (i forget) rocked up. Doesn't mean it was total shit and everyone stopped watching though does it? It was just a little different is all.
I don't think Top Gear will be the same without Clarkson. But i'm certainly going to carry on watching it, especially if Chris Evans is on it as i quite like him. As far as i see it, saying "it won't be the same without him" literally just means exactly that. It doesn't mean you're going to immediately stop watching, it doesn't mean you think it's going to be total shit and it doesn't mean you're going to sign a petition to lick Clarkson's scrotum at every opportunity. It just means you think the show won't be quite the same if he isn't there. Nothing more, nothing less.
In all fairness it could end up being a good omen. BBC will keep top gear running, and Chris Evans is a real petrolhead so would certainly be knowledgable. Could he review the cars in the same way though? Perhaps not. Could always use him as a head presenter though and then leave the reviewing to others.
Clarkson and the gang will go off and do their own show, which could potentially be even better without the BBC's strangehold. Either way it's a shame it had to end like this.
Clarkson and the gang will go off and do their own show, which could potentially be even better without the BBC's strangehold. Either way it's a shame it had to end like this.
Totally fair comment, but it was aimed at the people literally saying they won't watch. I just used that phrase cos it came to mind.