Clarkson terminated from Top Gear
03-10-15, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
lol. i could see hugh grant doing it before i'd see chris harris.
03-10-15, 03:54 PM
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03-10-15, 05:06 PM
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Im not sure that anybody can replicate Clarkson's comedy and general demeanor that makes I'm so funny. He is unique and it is why most other countries' top gear shows fail
03-10-15, 09:35 PM
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03-11-15, 06:54 AM
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What would you think of Jay Leno getting the temporary slot while Clarkson is suspended? (assuming, of course, that BBC offers it to him)? Seems to me that, except for not having a British-accented voice, Leno would be the perfect replacement of comedy, wryness, and auto enthusiasm (having a private fleet himself) for the job....and he's also not tied up late at night any more with his old show. .
03-11-15, 07:50 AM
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This is what you're missing...they have suspended Clarkson...AND Top Gear. Even the BBC doesn't have the confidence to say "We're suspending Clarkson, he won't appear in the final 3 episodes of the season".
No Clarkson...no Top Gear...even by the BBC's admission. During periods while May or Hammond have been out...they've broadcast Top Gear. The films and such are already done, the only thing that would be unfillmed are the studio segments.
Top Gear is by far the biggest thing the BBC has EVER produced. It has a worldwide regular viewership of 350 million people, it is in fact the most watched factual nonfiction program...ever...anywhere. They have broadcast arrangements with other networks, and those networks have ad buys that depend on Top Gear, and they will want their content they're contracted to receive. Lots of money at stake here.
I have a hard time believing the BBC can turn their backs on Clarkson, who created the format and basically the show, and really is the show, over any of these things that he's "done" which in my opinion really aren't that bad.
Racial slurs and off color humor on the air? Sure, Clarkson said these things...but BBC editors and producers left them in the final shows! If you ever watch bloopers or outtakes from shows, LOTS of things are said and done that would be inappropriate for the broadcast version of the show. These people work together day in and day out and they get very friendly and comfortable with each other. When I'm in my office or in a car with my friends from work we say all sorts of horrible things that taken out of context would be very embarrassing...we're like a big family.
For a show like Top Gear there is tons of footage that hits the cutting room floor. Clarkson says these things (like a bridge having a "slope" on it", or a toilet on the back of a car being "perfect for india because everybody who comes here gets the trots")...and a BBC editor and a BBC censor decides to put that in the broadcast version of the show...and thats Clarkson's fault?!?
The BBC claims to think this stuff is reprehensible because they're "solemn and dignified" but they like this stuff when it gets them ratings and makes them money and lob rocks at it from afar.
Clarkson isn't going anywhere, and if he were to, I have a feeling all three of them would wind up with a very similar show elsewhere pretty quickly.
No Clarkson...no Top Gear...even by the BBC's admission. During periods while May or Hammond have been out...they've broadcast Top Gear. The films and such are already done, the only thing that would be unfillmed are the studio segments.
Top Gear is by far the biggest thing the BBC has EVER produced. It has a worldwide regular viewership of 350 million people, it is in fact the most watched factual nonfiction program...ever...anywhere. They have broadcast arrangements with other networks, and those networks have ad buys that depend on Top Gear, and they will want their content they're contracted to receive. Lots of money at stake here.
I have a hard time believing the BBC can turn their backs on Clarkson, who created the format and basically the show, and really is the show, over any of these things that he's "done" which in my opinion really aren't that bad.
Racial slurs and off color humor on the air? Sure, Clarkson said these things...but BBC editors and producers left them in the final shows! If you ever watch bloopers or outtakes from shows, LOTS of things are said and done that would be inappropriate for the broadcast version of the show. These people work together day in and day out and they get very friendly and comfortable with each other. When I'm in my office or in a car with my friends from work we say all sorts of horrible things that taken out of context would be very embarrassing...we're like a big family.
For a show like Top Gear there is tons of footage that hits the cutting room floor. Clarkson says these things (like a bridge having a "slope" on it", or a toilet on the back of a car being "perfect for india because everybody who comes here gets the trots")...and a BBC editor and a BBC censor decides to put that in the broadcast version of the show...and thats Clarkson's fault?!?
The BBC claims to think this stuff is reprehensible because they're "solemn and dignified" but they like this stuff when it gets them ratings and makes them money and lob rocks at it from afar.
Clarkson isn't going anywhere, and if he were to, I have a feeling all three of them would wind up with a very similar show elsewhere pretty quickly.
Last edited by SW17LS; 03-11-15 at 07:56 AM.
03-11-15, 08:28 AM
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I don't think Clarkson will have to worry about his paycheck. The dude's loaded, and he'll find other work.
Should he be disciplined for punching his producer? Absolutely. Should he be taken off the air? Not if BBC cares about viewership.
Should he be disciplined for punching his producer? Absolutely. Should he be taken off the air? Not if BBC cares about viewership.
03-11-15, 08:35 AM
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Clarkson also said the LFA was the best car he's ever driven. The NX received a somewhat favorable review. He hated the SC430 because it didn't do well in the 'sports' category, which I have agree. It was dubbed a sports-coupe convertible, but it did not have one ounce of sport in it.
03-11-15, 11:17 AM
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03-11-15, 11:19 AM
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There are a number of sources (besides these three), but it's hard to tell allegation from fact.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...-22-cancelled/
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31828184
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0311/686...son-suspended/
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...-22-cancelled/
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31828184
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0311/686...son-suspended/
Last edited by mmarshall; 03-11-15 at 11:31 AM.
03-11-15, 07:15 PM
#30
This is what you're missing...they have suspended Clarkson...AND Top Gear. Even the BBC doesn't have the confidence to say "We're suspending Clarkson, he won't appear in the final 3 episodes of the season".
No Clarkson...no Top Gear...even by the BBC's admission. During periods while May or Hammond have been out...they've broadcast Top Gear. The films and such are already done, the only thing that would be unfillmed are the studio segments.
Top Gear is by far the biggest thing the BBC has EVER produced. It has a worldwide regular viewership of 350 million people, it is in fact the most watched factual nonfiction program...ever...anywhere. They have broadcast arrangements with other networks, and those networks have ad buys that depend on Top Gear, and they will want their content they're contracted to receive. Lots of money at stake here.
I have a hard time believing the BBC can turn their backs on Clarkson, who created the format and basically the show, and really is the show, over any of these things that he's "done" which in my opinion really aren't that bad.
Racial slurs and off color humor on the air? Sure, Clarkson said these things...but BBC editors and producers left them in the final shows! If you ever watch bloopers or outtakes from shows, LOTS of things are said and done that would be inappropriate for the broadcast version of the show. These people work together day in and day out and they get very friendly and comfortable with each other. When I'm in my office or in a car with my friends from work we say all sorts of horrible things that taken out of context would be very embarrassing...we're like a big family.
For a show like Top Gear there is tons of footage that hits the cutting room floor. Clarkson says these things (like a bridge having a "slope" on it", or a toilet on the back of a car being "perfect for india because everybody who comes here gets the trots")...and a BBC editor and a BBC censor decides to put that in the broadcast version of the show...and thats Clarkson's fault?!?
The BBC claims to think this stuff is reprehensible because they're "solemn and dignified" but they like this stuff when it gets them ratings and makes them money and lob rocks at it from afar.
Clarkson isn't going anywhere, and if he were to, I have a feeling all three of them would wind up with a very similar show elsewhere pretty quickly.
No Clarkson...no Top Gear...even by the BBC's admission. During periods while May or Hammond have been out...they've broadcast Top Gear. The films and such are already done, the only thing that would be unfillmed are the studio segments.
Top Gear is by far the biggest thing the BBC has EVER produced. It has a worldwide regular viewership of 350 million people, it is in fact the most watched factual nonfiction program...ever...anywhere. They have broadcast arrangements with other networks, and those networks have ad buys that depend on Top Gear, and they will want their content they're contracted to receive. Lots of money at stake here.
I have a hard time believing the BBC can turn their backs on Clarkson, who created the format and basically the show, and really is the show, over any of these things that he's "done" which in my opinion really aren't that bad.
Racial slurs and off color humor on the air? Sure, Clarkson said these things...but BBC editors and producers left them in the final shows! If you ever watch bloopers or outtakes from shows, LOTS of things are said and done that would be inappropriate for the broadcast version of the show. These people work together day in and day out and they get very friendly and comfortable with each other. When I'm in my office or in a car with my friends from work we say all sorts of horrible things that taken out of context would be very embarrassing...we're like a big family.
For a show like Top Gear there is tons of footage that hits the cutting room floor. Clarkson says these things (like a bridge having a "slope" on it", or a toilet on the back of a car being "perfect for india because everybody who comes here gets the trots")...and a BBC editor and a BBC censor decides to put that in the broadcast version of the show...and thats Clarkson's fault?!?
The BBC claims to think this stuff is reprehensible because they're "solemn and dignified" but they like this stuff when it gets them ratings and makes them money and lob rocks at it from afar.
Clarkson isn't going anywhere, and if he were to, I have a feeling all three of them would wind up with a very similar show elsewhere pretty quickly.