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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
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#201: Apr 27th 2015 at 10:20:50 PM

Top Gear as we knew it wouldn't have continued past Series 23 even if the hosts' contracts had been renewed, according to James.

edited 27th Apr '15 10:21:23 PM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#202: Apr 28th 2015 at 1:08:51 PM

Yeah, I saw that in the news this morning. James was right, perhaps it would have been better if the show as we know it had a dignified end and something new came along that was suitable to bear its legacy as the best t.v. programme on cars ever made. Now though, that dream's dead.

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#204: May 4th 2015 at 6:52:57 AM

Very inspiring cast list that. A super model, an actor who plays a lot of roles where he says "fuck" quite a lot and someone who builds Spitfires for Channel Four. Slow golf clap for the BBC. Well done, folks.

At least May and Clarkson were already car journalists before they got the Top Gear Mk.2 gig, and therefore knew a lot about the subject - Clarkson having already been a fixture on Old!Top Gear as well. This lot, on the other hand, lack that knowledge.

I'm not sure how the chemistry is going to work between them either. As I said before, the BBC had the luxury of throwing a whole season of Top Gear Mk.2 under the bus when the chemistry of the first three stars didn't work - this lot aren't going to get the same chance. Nor will indeed any other combination of three presenters that the BBC cobble together. If it doesn't work in the first couple of shows the knives will be out.

jakobitis Doctor of Doctorates from Somewhere, somewhen Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#205: May 4th 2015 at 7:02:35 AM

Guy Martin knows just as much about how cars work and what makes a good car as any of the three departed hosts if not more, Spitfires are just one of many things he's worked on/done shows on. Glenister also had a show about restoring some old cars that was well received critically and he definitely has a passion about cars too, if he wanted to be a presenter not an actor. The only one I don't know anything about is Jodie Kidd but the other two are certainly not a step down in terms of knowledge/enthusiasm. Whether anyone can recreate the chemistry of the departed line-up is an entirely different story.

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#206: May 4th 2015 at 1:37:54 PM

How long did she spend at the top of the SIARPC board again?

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MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#207: May 4th 2015 at 1:48:39 PM

Hm, interesting. However the real question is whether or not the chemistry and styles of all three have the synergy of Clarkson, May and Hammond. Each of their comedic styles complimented the other two's perfectly. Hell I'd wager that's 75% of why people watch it.

jakobitis Doctor of Doctorates from Somewhere, somewhen Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#208: May 4th 2015 at 3:30:43 PM

[up]I agree, I am one of them. And personally I don't think anyone can recreate that perfect synergy of the old trio, in the same way you couldn't just cobble together 6 comedians and say they were the new line up of Monty Python (assuming the originals weren't around to protest of course.) They are far more than the sum of their parts.

But the original evaluation of the (still hypothetical) new three was as accurate as describing the departed three as a musician, a radio DJ and some guy with a tabloid newspaper column. Accurate as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough at all.

"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
Jhimmibhob Since: Dec, 2010
#209: May 5th 2015 at 7:58:15 AM

It's a poser. These three might do perfectly well at hosting the new show ... but for a lot of viewers, Top Gear the auto show wasn't the point. For example, my wife & I watched it very specifically to enjoy the misadventures and interplay of those very specific three fellows; the cars, news, interviews, etc., weren't irrelevant ... but were very much secondary to the whole raison d'être.

Without those particular hosts, we've no particular reason or wish to watch the show at all. And if there's a non-trivial number of viewers who share this attitude, the BBC might be wasting its time no matter how pleasant and talented the replacements are.

TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#210: May 5th 2015 at 10:33:10 PM

[up]Yep, that's my feelings exactly. Whatever happens in the new show, it won't really be Top Gear - it may be called it in the show's title, but it's not really going to be the same show we've spent over a decade watching.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#211: May 21st 2015 at 7:53:58 AM

Jeremy has admitted fault for the "fracas" in his first public interview since his Top Gear contract was allowed to expire on BBC radio

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#212: Jun 4th 2015 at 3:56:57 AM

The BBC has reportedly made a "multi-million pound" bid to keep James and Richard as hosts.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
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#213: Jun 4th 2015 at 12:00:57 PM

"They said no? THROW MORE MONEY AT THEM."

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#214: Jun 4th 2015 at 12:03:10 PM

They should take the job back but only if the third host is just a cardboard cutout of Clarkson.

Oh really when?
AndrewGPaul Since: Oct, 2009
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#217: Jun 7th 2015 at 8:16:36 AM

BBC boss Danny Cohen's reaction? "Oh. Shit."

Especially if Netflix contrives to show it, or advertise it heavily at least, around the same time as the new thing with the flensed skin of New!Top Gear draped over whatever the shambling skeleton of a show hosted by whatever combination of patsies they've suckered into presenting the show is on. They may get a bigger in-built audience for the Beeb version, but you can bet that the Netflix one will get shed loads more publicity.

There are people out there who will buy Netflix subscriptions because of this, and I don't think it's a small number either.

Jhimmibhob Since: Dec, 2010
#218: Jun 8th 2015 at 7:55:18 AM

Well, no offense to whoever takes over the BBC show, and best of luck to them ... but as already pointed out, they'll be stuck with selling precisely those parts of the show that were inessential to many fans. Have Clarkson, Hammond, & May co-host a show about gardening, cooking, or shoe maintenance, and I'd still probably watch it. Have anyone else host a show about cars, and I wouldn't.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#219: Jun 16th 2015 at 11:55:07 AM

Chris Evans will lead the new Top Gear.

They want production to start soon and have the show back on the air by 2016.

edited 16th Jun '15 1:59:41 PM by Deadbeatloser22

Oh really when?
C0mraid from Here and there Since: Aug, 2010
#220: Jun 16th 2015 at 1:28:47 PM

[up]Did you add a t or forget a comma?

In some ways it's not a bad choice as a lead host, as long as his co-presenters are well chosen.

That said I've never liked him as a presenter. I also find him somewhat creepy, and seem to remember that at one point a lot of people found him very creepy. Has he managed to redeem his public image since his return to popularity?

Am I a good man or a bad man?
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#221: Jun 16th 2015 at 2:00:09 PM

He's been doing the Radio 2 breakfast show since Terry Wogan quit, so...

"Yup. That tasted purple."
MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#222: Jun 16th 2015 at 6:26:43 PM

I think my favorite part of that news was a comment on the official Top Gear FB page where someone eloquently said "Top Gear is die RIP" which amused me due to the poor Zero-Wing-level phrasing.

That said, probably not gonna watch the new Top Gear.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#223: Jun 16th 2015 at 11:14:00 PM

"For example, my wife & I watched it very specifically to enjoy the misadventures and interplay of those very specific three fellows; the cars, news, interviews, etc., weren't irrelevant ... but were very much secondary to the whole raison d'être."

Pretty much My case, in fact I dont really like cars that much, it was this trio and their tests what it make it intersting at all, without it...is just a car show, one I really dont care.

so yeah, for some fans it is a cases of just for godzilla

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Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#225: Jun 17th 2015 at 6:48:01 AM

So my least favourite DJ gets to be Top Gear's new host?

Well, there goes one more reason to pay the license fee, I guess. There's no way I'm watching the show with that man hosting it. None whatsoever.

I give it a year before the show gets retooled again.


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