Clarkson would need to learn to drive properly if he's going to pretend to be the stig.
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Turn back the clock and replace him with Quentin Willson and his spectacular driving gloves.
what about Brian Johnson from ACDC, he is a massive petrol head, knows his stuff and has already done a few car shows.
Get Ron Dennis in and change the name to Optimum Transmission Ratio.
Jenni Murray.
This is all very well, but does anyone know how Colin is doing?
No point pretending as the size of his helmet would be a complete giveaway.
Simon Cowell could do the job tbh. Probably the only guy that could pull it off. Doubt he'd be interested though.
never heard of her , had to Google.god no ! worse then fecking Evans.
Quentin was on BBC4 earlier saying that Clarkson will have to change his style on commercial television as he won't be able to slate motors due to damaging potential or existing relationships with advertising partners.
I loved Quinten Wilson. And Tiff Needell.
Just picture it man, it could work. Evans would be horrible though, he has 0 charisma.
Only Clarkson could make Celebrities driving a Suzuki Liana entertaining. RIP Top Gear.
I remember the Audi A8 ultra fuel economy drive. I need to know how legitimate that was. Reveal home truths Jeremy. Be a bitch.
I remember the Audi A8 ultra fuel economy drive. I need to know how legitimate that was. Reveal home truths Jeremy. Be a bitch.
This is a big part of the reason American Top Gear is crap. They can't slate crap cars without advertisers threatening to pull out. It's why I think Top Gear would be better served if it were reincarnated on Netflix or another platfor
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Jimmy Carr I think can fill the spot. It will be odd though having such a young man with Hammond and May there. It's a risky move but it's the only move I can see really for BBC
I don't think that Hammond and May will be there to be honest. The only way I can see it surviving is totally changing it, different set, totally new presenters. Different format etc.
In all honesty, I don't think its going to work at all anymore. I think the rights may be sold to Sky and BBC cut their losses.
They'll go one of 2 ways, they'll either give it to some Radio 1 DJ to appeal to the youff audience and a new crew including some comedian and an actual driver or the other beeb fave, presenter of the week.
Bookies have Evans favourite, Jodie Kidd second and Guy Martin third.
Max Mosely 100/1 if you like an outside bet...
Max Mosely 100/1 if you like an outside bet...
Also, the production costs of the show are huge - which has not been an issue because of its global commercial success.
If the BBC go with a new format and an unproven team of presenters, then I would expect that they would be loathed to spend similar amounts as it would constitute too great of a risk.
I think May and Hammond will join Clarkson on a different channel. I know Clarkson sold his stake in the program to the BBC, but do they own the rights to the concept / format of the show? Or are these still held by the show's parent company?
James May's comments that someone posted earlier in this thread are spot on for me:
I consider Clarkson and May to be extremely good at what they do, and fantastic at creating compelling TV. Hammond less so, but he can be good when he drops the annoying excited kid persona that he seems to adopt on most shows he presents. Generating genuine chemistry on-screen is not an insignificant accomplishment, and the 3 hosts of top gear certainly had that. There have been plenty of shows that have tried to create chemistry between its hosts and failed miserably. May's comment regarding the complicated reasons will prove very true, in my opinion.
I remember thinking when Angus Deayton was fired from HIGNFY, then the show would not be as funny (I was a lot younger then...), but the replacements who front the show each week have done an a very good job. But that is purely a presenting task - they are not responsible for the writing, nor did they create and establish the format that made the show a success.
I personally look forward to see what they do next and if they do create a new show I am sure I will watch and probably enjoy it.
All of this.
All of that.
Well there's been a show called Top Gear, First Gear and Fifth Gear. They can call the new one 'Reverse Gear'.
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Hammond and may will be with Clarkson making a fortune on sky / Netflix / amazon / YouTube... Whoever bids the most (my bet would be Netflix)
Guy Martin now he would work.
Has anyone got into an argument with someone defending him? It's absolutely hilarious... I highly recommend it.
I'm trying on facebook.
I don't even mind Clarkson personally, but theres no defence on this occasion. Even he isn't offering one!
Has anyone called you a pedo yet? They're the best (arguments, not pedos, obviously.)
How many people threatening to not renew their licences will actually go through with it d'you reckon? I'd put a very generous estimate at about 3. Imagine having to explain to someone why you don't have a TV.
"Can we watch the Rugby round yours Steve?"
"No, I got rid of it because they sacked Jeremy Clarkson."
"....."
I reckon if you bet them the price of a TV license that they wouldn't go through with it...they still wouldn't go through with it.
Not yet - but apparently I'm - and I quote - "soft as shit" for thinking punching a man for half a minute qualifies as unacceptable behaviour
I'll be generous and say 5... but of those 5, 4 will renew when their las realises she can't watch Eastenders anymore, and the remaining one won't be able to work out how they get it back.
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Well, now they can get some proper petrol head presenters in.
I would have Lord Harry of Metcalf, Jethro Bovingdon & Henry Catchpole. Proper fun guys who actually know something about cars, Lord Harry already owns most of them.
I would have Lord Harry of Metcalf, Jethro Bovingdon & Henry Catchpole. Proper fun guys who actually know something about cars, Lord Harry already owns most of them.
Are those made-up people, Col?
I can just picture him now delivering a scathing review of a car from the back seat as he's being driven around the track by his chauffeur
Well, if we're going to suggest made-up replacements for the revamped Top Gear (new title: A Bunch of C*nts in Cars), I recommend Viscount Bengali, 'Spangles' Trafalgar, and Sooty Truffle-Pipkins.
I reckon half the people on our Twatler List would be suitable - https://twatlerlist.wordpress.com/
Indeed SteveJ, and excellent assortment of presenters you have put forward but I think Giles Gherkin, Blemford Harkins-Thistlewaite and Theopold 'Custard Pants' Dunslow are a shoe in for the revamped Top Gear, what what