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killer_clank · Mar 10, 2015

All of you talking about Top Gear's popularity have a point, but you need to look up at what the BBC is. It's not a company, it's accountable to the govt, and has had numerous problems the past few years. Whether it comes to it or not is another matter, but the BBC has more to think about than money when deciding how to handle this.

Kuntz · Mar 10, 2015

GamePnoy74 said:
Watch vintage mullet Clarkson on repeat while you wait, yo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RthBXJ-Oth0

hah that's what I wanted to post, why can't we

replace him with another from Clarkson's Island

... in the world

Seanspeed · Mar 10, 2015

JonnyBrad said:
Because the studio parts are filmed in the week before the show is aired and he's suspended.

Ah ok. Always thought everything was basically recorded ahead of time.

Understandable.

Arthr2ShdsJcksn · Mar 10, 2015

DrForester said:
Top Gear only exists in its current form because of Clarkson. If he's gone then the show is finished.

That's what I thought about Johnny Carson. Sure, I'd agree that the Leno years were pretty bad, but the Tonight Show became an institution bigger than any single host. I think Top Gear can survive the loss of one host.

Rug Monkey · Mar 10, 2015

King_Moc said:
They didn't. There's a section of the right wing media in the UK that want to close the BBC as it's a bit too socialist for their tastes. If anyone on the BBC does anything remotely dodgy, they get jumped on so that these pricks can add them to their "reasons to close the BBC" pile.

Right wing media owned by the Murdoch family who would do pretty much anything to close down the BBC or force it to take advertising as a stepping stone to privatisation so they can buy it and basically turn it into Fox clone using the BBC marque.

More Fun To Compute · Mar 10, 2015

King_Moc said:
They didn't. There's a section of the right wing media in the UK that want to close the BBC as it's a bit too socialist for their tastes. If anyone on the BBC does anything remotely dodgy, they get jumped on so that these pricks can add them to their "reasons to close the BBC" pile.

What do you mean "a section." The whole of the right wing press and the tory party want to privatise/commercialise the BBC. Murdoch has been openly campaigning for it for ever. It's not hard to find normal right wing people on the street who think that the license fee is some sort of crime against humanity.

People outside the UK can see this suspension of Clarkson as being overly sensitive maybe but the BBC are very sensitive and self sensor a lot because every minor slip up or scandal there is blown out of all proportions by the right wingers. Comedy in particular has been neutered and Top Gear almost seemed like the last place were comedy could get rowdy just because it was so hard line right wing and popular with people who read right wing papers.

Adam Scott Aukerman · Mar 10, 2015

Arthr2ShdsJcksn said:
That's what I thought about Johnny Carson. Sure, I'd agree that the Leno years were pretty bad, but the Tonight Show became an institution bigger than any single host. I think Top Gear can survive the loss of one host.

Well it didn't really the first time he left.

Firemind · Mar 10, 2015

King_Moc said:
They didn't. There's a section of the right wing media in the UK that want to close the BBC as it's a bit too socialist for their tastes. If anyone on the BBC does anything remotely dodgy, they get jumped on so that these pricks can add them to their "reasons to close the BBC" pile.

I mean I can understand the child molester case, but this? Soon you can't even make satirical jokes on Have I Got News For You without being hounded by right wing nuts.

Cheeseman Battitude · Mar 10, 2015

DrForester said:
Top Gear only exists in its current form because of Clarkson. If he's gone then the show is finished.

They'll replace him with Chris Evans.

rakhir · Mar 10, 2015

Arthr2ShdsJcksn said:
That's what I thought about Johnny Carson. Sure, I'd agree that the Leno years were pretty bad, but the Tonight Show became an institution bigger than any single host. I think Top Gear can survive the loss of one host.

But not all of them. I can't see how Hammond and May could stick around if they fire Clarkson.

Top Gear US isn't terrible, and they do a lot of the same things that UK edition does, but it's just not interesting enough without the UK presenters. They are that show, and they are the reason it's the most watched show in the world.

Evo X · Mar 10, 2015

Cheeseman Battitude said:
They'll replace him with Chris Evans.

Uhhh... do you mean Chris Harris?

leadbelly · Mar 10, 2015

I don't know. I think the modern left is just as bad. The modern left has become extremely politically correct.

El Topo · Mar 10, 2015

Speaking of getting suspended/fired by BBC, do we already have a thread regarding the latest accusations?
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/08/bbc-whistleblowers-jimmy-savile

dc89 · Mar 10, 2015

Evo X said:
Uhhh... do you mean Chris Harris?

I think he means Chris Evans. He's quite the car enthusiast.

Memento Mori · Mar 10, 2015

King_Moc said:
They didn't. There's a section of the right wing media in the UK that want to close the BBC as it's a bit too socialist for their tastes. If anyone on the BBC does anything remotely dodgy, they get jumped on so that these pricks can add them to their "reasons to close the BBC" pile.

The right wing media don't so much go after Top Gear when they get the opportunity like they would any other BBC show considering Clarkson isn't exactly left wing himself. He writes columns for two Murdoch newspapers after all. It's the left wing newspapers like The Guardian and Daily Mirror who hate Clarkson.

Evo X · Mar 10, 2015

dc89 said:
I think he means Chris Evans. He's quite the car enthusiast.

Only Chris Evans I know is Captain America.

JonnyBrad · Mar 10, 2015

Evo X said:
Only Chris Evans I know is Captain America.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Evans_(presenter)

Anyone in the UK would think of him before Captain America.

Flo_Evans · Mar 10, 2015

Evo X said:
Uhhh... do you mean Chris Harris?

hmm that would be interesting.

U n i o n 0015 · Mar 10, 2015

Arthr2ShdsJcksn said:
That's what I thought about Johnny Carson. Sure, I'd agree that the Leno years were pretty bad, but the Tonight Show became an institution bigger than any single host. I think Top Gear can survive the loss of one host.

Eh, I think you're overestimating the cross section of people who are knowledgeable about cars and have good comedic timing. It's pretty small. Other attempts at emulating Top Gear have crashed and burned.

EdwardTivrusky · Mar 10, 2015

dc89 said:
I think he means Chris Evans. He's quite the car enthusiast.

Can we at least have a few years of a different guest host every few weeks before we go and ruin things

OnkelC · Mar 10, 2015

Chris Harris /Alex Goy /Alex Kersten would be my cast of choice for a new Top Gear gen.

JonathanEx · Mar 10, 2015

Clarkson threw a punch according to Radio Times. Last three episodes postponed.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015...tponed-after-jeremy-clarkson-punches-producer

enzo_gt · Mar 10, 2015

Chris Harris can't fill Jeremy's spot. Well, nobody can really, but especially not Harris' personality.

Yoritomo · Mar 10, 2015

Here's some footage from the upcoming episode that had to be postponed due to Clarkson's suspension.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCyr1ugzxXM

Delta Assault · Mar 10, 2015

JonathanEx said:
Clarkson threw a punch according to Radio Times. Last three episodes postponed.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015...tponed-after-jeremy-clarkson-punches-producer

Well.

I'm glad he didn't go Suge Knight, at least.

Drifters · Mar 10, 2015

Srsly BBC you are some of the biggest wanks when it comes to rule enforcement.

Abounder · Mar 10, 2015

No producer is worth 4 episodes of Top Gear

Zaph said:
Clarkson sold his Top Gear ownership rights back to the BBC a few years ago. They probably want to fire him, but they know there's a good chance James and Richard would get poached by another network and join Jeremy in forming their own production company for a new car show.

Wouldn't be surprised if there are already offers rolling in.

Please end up on HBO

U n i o n 0015 · Mar 10, 2015

enzo_gt said:
Chris Harris can't fill Jeremy's spot. Well, nobody can really, but especially not Harris' personality.

But how else would we learn that most cars are MEGA?

Jarrod38 · Mar 10, 2015

If he does get fired let's get Leno, or Seinfeld since they know about cars.

Evo X · Mar 10, 2015

Jarrod38 said:
If he does get fired let's get Leno, or Seinfeld since they know about cars.

Never gonna happen.

Leno is retired and has his own successful YouTube car channel.

Seinfeld makes $400 million a year in syndication.

Rapstah · Mar 10, 2015

Arthr2ShdsJcksn said:
That's what I thought about Johnny Carson. Sure, I'd agree that the Leno years were pretty bad, but the Tonight Show became an institution bigger than any single host. I think Top Gear can survive the loss of one host.

Jay Leno would probably be a better Top Gear host than he was a Tonight Show host.

Evo X said:
Never gonna happen.

Leno is retired and has his own successful YouTube car channel.

Seinfeld makes $400 million a year in syndication.

Jay Leno is never retired.

Fox318 · Mar 10, 2015

Jarrod38 said:
If he does get fired let's get Leno,

It would be nothing but Denim shirts and bad jokes.

Jarrod38 said:
or Seinfeld since they know about cars.

You really want another Porsche fanatic?

Kickz · Mar 10, 2015

MiszMasz said:
It's a brouhaha.

Its a kerfuffle

I enjoyed immensely recent special where they raced trucks through Myanmar (Golden pyramids country).

Broken Joystick · Mar 10, 2015

Well, there's always Fifth Gear...right?

JonnyBrad · Mar 10, 2015

Zaph said:
Clarkson sold his Top Gear ownership rights back to the BBC a few years ago. They probably want to fire him, but they know there's a good chance James and Richard would get poached by another network and join Jeremy in forming their own production company for a new car show.

Wouldn't be surprised if there are already offers rolling in.

Clarkson and Wilman still own the international (ie non UK) rights and license it back.

They still have pretty much total control because of that.

Fox318 · Mar 10, 2015

Broken Joystick said:
Well, there's always Fifth Gear...right?

psykobunny · Mar 10, 2015

LOL i like how people in this thread defend this racist vioent dude, but hate gg

DrForester · Mar 10, 2015

They tried to get Leno for Top Gear USA,and he didn't want to do it.

Drazgul · Mar 10, 2015

DrForester said:
They tried to get Leno for Top Gear USA,and he didn't want to do it.

Should've told him Conan wanted to do it so Leno could've stolen the show from him.

More Fun To Compute · Mar 10, 2015

Idris Elba could do it since he at least would be recognised in more than just the UK.

MiszMasz · Mar 10, 2015

Broken Joystick said:
Well, there's always Fifth Gear...right?

Rich! · Mar 10, 2015

All I want to know, and see in video format if possible, is James May and Richard Hammond's immediate reaction to this news.

please

TheXbox · Mar 10, 2015

I think this show could easily continue if they keep James and Richard and find a suitable replacement for Clarkson. Someone who's recognizable, someone who loves cars, someone with a history with Top Gear...

Simon Cowell

It might even be better. Think about it.

Air Zombie Meat · Mar 10, 2015

JonathanEx said:
Clarkson threw a punch according to Radio Times. Last three episodes postponed.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015...tponed-after-jeremy-clarkson-punches-producer

What an idiot. It's not that difficult to not punch people.

NullPointer · Mar 10, 2015

Air Zombie Meat said:
What an idiot. It's not that difficult to not punch people.

He didn't punch anyone. Seems like he threatened a punch though.

Reading it again I'm not sure whether the words "aiming a punch" means he just threatened one or if he actually hit somebody.

Boem · Mar 10, 2015

I always sort of enjoy Top Gear against my better judgement, but man, the stuff Clarkson keeps doing is just childish nonsense. It'll be really interesting to see what the BBC decides to do with this. It's their biggest show, and they haven't really been able to get a show going that's as big as Who or Top Gear going in ages. It'll be easy enough for Clarkson to get a job elsewhere, but clearly he isn't expecting the BBC to follow through with their threats. They haven't so far.

The next few days are going to be interesting.

Air Zombie Meat · Mar 10, 2015

NullPointer said:
He didn't punch anyone. Seems like he threatened a punch though.

Where are you getting that from? The article claims that he either aimed a punch at or punched a producer. I'm not going to give him a pass just because he missed.

Rich! · Mar 10, 2015

Air Zombie Meat said:
What an idiot. It's not that difficult to not punch people.

Actually, its incredibly hard against some.

Clarkson punched Piers Morgan in the face before. Who the fuck wouldnt?!

Drazgul · Mar 10, 2015

richisawesome said:
All I want to know, and see in video format if possible, is James May and Richard Hammond's immediate reaction to this news.

please

"Naturally, we were devastated upon hearing about the difficulties our team mate was having."

sfedai0 · Mar 10, 2015

Its not that hard to replace Jezza. Just get another guy that can pretend to be a bumbling idiot.

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