BBC officialy fired Clarkson
Thread Starter
VIP Member
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 6,781
From: 500mi North of Montana. Enjoying free health care.
Car Info: Bugeyed Autowagon
BBC officialy fired Clarkson
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,030
From: In Mother Russia...
Car Info: ...zeh car drives you!
Nothing. It is the end of an era. BBC now has to start from scratch, find 3 new presenters as well as new direction because they cannot recreate the old chemistry and continuity. I just hope BBC doesn't actually think this won't affect the show's 11ntyBillion viewers and advertising revenues...Oh well...
James May summed it up nicely...
Top Gear*Hosts James May And Richard Hammond React To Clarkson Firing
James May summed it up nicely...
I’m sure Top Gear will continue in some way, it existed before us. It’s been re-formatted several times, but exactly how...
Last edited by LxJLthr; Mar 25, 2015 at 09:07 AM.
Thread Starter
VIP Member
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 6,781
From: 500mi North of Montana. Enjoying free health care.
Car Info: Bugeyed Autowagon
"Much as I think he’s a ****, I quite like working with Jeremy." ~ James May
Sums up his opinion quite well.
Sums up his opinion quite well.
Dirty Purple Ukrainian
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,431
From: In the Purple Land
Car Info: SUBARU BROOM
Registered User
iTrader: (17)
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,178
From: Bay Area
Car Info: 07lmtd 6spd wrx eq tuned
If I was a network, I'd hire all three and start a show similar... Easy revenue and you know the show has a demographic. Might not be as successful but it wouldn't be a total loss
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,030
From: In Mother Russia...
Car Info: ...zeh car drives you!
Good idea. I would personally switch in a heartbeat while BBC gets their act together with their TG re-boot. It is hard to beat those three for good comic relied at the end of a stressful day.
Moist IT Outsourcing Services
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 5,331
From: Indian Ocean
Car Info: Mahindra Tractor
Being able to show off the cars the way the crew did in TG would be a big part of their success or demise.
The Good Wife
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,085
From: Citrus Heights, CA
Car Info: 2010 Subaru WRX
American TG had some potential but they spend all their time on 'adventure' or 'challenges" and completely missing the interactive portion of sit-down and audience interaction.
Bad Mudder Trucker
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 4,981
From: Sacramento, CA
Car Info: 2013 Forester on Towstrap
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,030
From: In Mother Russia...
Car Info: ...zeh car drives you!
That's because TG UK actually shows an hour of programming...BBC America airings are ~90 minutes long to include the necessary commercials. TG US barely has 1/2 hour of actual programming after you remove the constant recaps and advertisements. So they are only left with time for adventures/challenges.
Last edited by LxJLthr; Mar 25, 2015 at 01:30 PM.
The Good Wife
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,085
From: Citrus Heights, CA
Car Info: 2010 Subaru WRX
Thats the problem with TG US. The lack of any interactivity. I am beginning to prefer Fifth gear because they actually have something worthwhile to say. Although it seems somewhat dated in their presentation they still have actual reviews of cars and a way to connect to the viewer.