One of those wait and see situations. Hopefully it's the model that made it successful and not the characters, but we just don't know at this point. I don't enjoy Clarkson's politics, I think he's a bigoted old man, but he was an excellent host of Top Gear.
The saddest part will be that we won't see a return of James May.
But who else will be on the team?
I'm guessing,in typical Beeb fashion, one will be a woman and one will be of ethnic heritage.
One of those wait and see situations. Hopefully it's the model that made it successful and not the characters, but we just don't know at this point. I don't enjoy Clarkson's politics, I think he's a bigoted old man, but he was an excellent host of Top Gear.
The saddest part will be that we won't see a return of James May.
But who else will be on the team?
I'm guessing,in typical Beeb fashion, one will be a woman and one will be of ethnic heritage.
One of those wait and see situations. Hopefully it's the model that made it successful and not the characters, but we just don't know at this point. I don't enjoy Clarkson's politics, I think he's a bigoted old man, but he was an excellent host of Top Gear.
The saddest part will be that we won't see a return of James May.
But who else will be on the team?
I'm guessing,in typical Beeb fashion, one will be a woman and one will be of ethnic heritage.
Where else have they done that?
I believe this is whats known on here as a WHOOOSH!
I'd find a spot for Robbie Savage - as the annoying fool - James May would compliment Evans and Savage quite well and provide a link to the past show and the show needs a sensible captain slow type. He is saying he hadn't ruled himself out in the press. If they can't get those- Jimmy Bullard and Carl Fogarty could work. Getting the ingredients right is so important - whatever people thought of them individually, there was a chemistry between Clarkson, May and Hammond that made the show. I think the mistake the BBC might make is to start thinking it is about cars!
I'd find a spot for Robbie Savage - as the annoying fool - James May would compliment Evans and Savage quite well and provide a link to the past show and the show needs a sensible captain slow type. He is saying he hadn't ruled himself out in the press. If they can't get those- Jimmy Bullard and Carl Fogarty could work. Getting the ingredients right is so important - whatever people thought of them individually, there was a chemistry between Clarkson, May and Hammond that made the show. I think the mistake the BBC might make is to start thinking it is about cars!
Robbie Savage would be brilliant as the Stig . We would never see his face or hear his whiny voice with that helmet on. In fact he could be called "The Helmet " instead.
Guy Martin is brilliant . He did a documentary this year when he rode through India ( a clip below) . A very infectious character and would be brilliant. Chris Evens said this morning on his breakfast show that he would like Guy Martin but would Guy Martin wan't to do it? One of the presenters will be a newbie to TV as well . They are holding auditions for members of the public soon.
As much as I'm a fan of Guy Martin, the bloke talks faster than he rides and I really struggle to understand him. I dare anyone (not from the north) to be able to understand him without subtitles..........
I like Guy Martin a lot but I think he's better suited to making proper factual television - a kind of modern day Fred Dibnah, rather than cocking around with rusty Ford Cortina's. Apart from anything else he's a proper mechanic and would actually be able to fix the things up.
Didn't he shoot the travelling community members that burgled his house , perfect choice in my opinion , a man with the balls to shoot those who want to nick from his home , glad he ain't still in nick , always thought he should have been given a payment for his community action and removal of vermin
Great show in its time. Sadly below par towards the end but that is why things end right?
Clarkson wanted out IMO and the other two, through loyalty or just plain boredom followed to the exit. All three will be seen again to the faux "disgust" of all self righteous pricks who want to share their opinions about just anything.
Goodbye Top Gear, the ginger twat will kill all good memories of a bit of fun and self indulgence for 1 hour on BBC2 on a Sunday evening.
Great show in its time. Sadly below par towards the end but that is why things end right?
Clarkson wanted out IMO and the other two, through loyalty or just plain boredom followed to the exit. All three will be seen again to the faux "disgust" of all self righteous pricks who want to share their opinions about just anything.
Goodbye Top Gear, the ginger twat will kill all good memories of a bit of fun and self indulgence for 1 hour on BBC2 on a Sunday evening.
Great show in its time. Sadly below par towards the end but that is why things end right?
Clarkson wanted out IMO and the other two, through loyalty or just plain boredom followed to the exit. All three will be seen again to the faux "disgust" of all self righteous pricks who want to share their opinions about just anything.
Goodbye Top Gear, the ginger twat will kill all good memories of a bit of fun and self indulgence for 1 hour on BBC2 on a Sunday evening.
I see what you've just done there - clever!
My, you're as clever as you think you are... well done.
Great show in its time. Sadly below par towards the end but that is why things end right?
Clarkson wanted out IMO and the other two, through loyalty or just plain boredom be seen again to the faux "disgust" of all self righteous pricks who want to share their opinions about just anything.
Goodbye Top Gear, the ginger twat will kill all good memories of a bit of fun and self indulgence for 1 hour on BBC2 on a Sunday evening.
I think the BBC will have their work cut out. Top Gear stopped being about cars long ago and became about the relationships between the presenters and their staged adventures, which whether you liked them or not, was enjoyable enough television. I don’t think you can transplant all three and achieve the same effect. The BBC would have been best replacing Clarkson with a total bell end like Robbie Savage and keeping May and Hammond. Bell Ends are not too hard to replace and that was Clarkson’s role. It might not have worked but will have stood more chance I suspect than the new format.
All this stuff about the relationships between the presenters is nonsense to me. They really weren't that special, and the scripts pretty much just played to one stereotype with every joke. "Here's James May! He's slow and badly dressed! Here's the little guy. And Jeremy is mouthy!" - why is that so clever? After a decade, the jokes were the same. It didn't get built on, it didn't even have a running joke, just repetition. The things they did varied, but the jokes were always the same. Maybe it won't work with other presenters, but that's only because repetition has led to familiarity. Nothing more.
It's emperors' new clothes. Someone said it about them once and it's being repeated. The show's writing simply wasn't that clever. It didn't once show any wit or even pathos between them. Nothing developed relationship-wise despite how long it went on, which is quite incredible.
It was a safe format and they stuck with it, and that's fine but it wasn't anywhere near as clever as is being claimed. The best thing about the show was the way it was shot, which had nothing to do with those three.
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Perry would be good too.
I'm guessing,in typical Beeb fashion, one will be a woman and one will be of ethnic heritage.
Chris Evens said this morning on his breakfast show that he would like Guy Martin but would Guy Martin wan't to do it?
One of the presenters will be a newbie to TV as well . They are holding auditions for members of the public soon.
Still think they should have just banned him for a year or something unless they wanted rid.
Clarkson wanted out IMO and the other two, through loyalty or just plain boredom followed to the exit. All three will be seen again to the faux "disgust" of all self righteous pricks who want to share their opinions about just anything.
Goodbye Top Gear, the ginger twat will kill all good memories of a bit of fun and self indulgence for 1 hour on BBC2 on a Sunday evening.
You must have missed tfi Friday the other week
It's emperors' new clothes. Someone said it about them once and it's being repeated. The show's writing simply wasn't that clever. It didn't once show any wit or even pathos between them. Nothing developed relationship-wise despite how long it went on, which is quite incredible.
It was a safe format and they stuck with it, and that's fine but it wasn't anywhere near as clever as is being claimed. The best thing about the show was the way it was shot, which had nothing to do with those three.