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Clarkson is my hero and I hope the other two stand by him. No Clarkson no show.

 

Yeah, the show needs all three. The year Hammond was out, the season was not so good. Hopefully this is a major, long overdue slap on the wrist and nothing more.

 

Clarkson is the Dave O of the BBC.

Hope he can return after his timeout & time in the woodshed. :fingerscrossed:

 

Agreed. It's how you treat people that are lower (lower doesn't imply better or worse, just lower) on the ladder than where you currently are standing that defines you IMHO. Just because you can act like an an ass and treat someone like crap doesn't mean you should. His behavior was inexcusable; the lack of contrition is bothersome. I'm rapidly losing respect for him. A simple apology and this goes away. Instead, he's chosen to attack the BBC and deflect all blame, and completely redefine the issue. Coward.

 

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Hope that gets sorted out. That's a show that needs all three of those guys!

 

I think that whole brouhaha is enormously entertaining. I think the entire thing was planned to bring more attention to the show and improve it's ratings.

Clarkson will be back.

 

Not so sure British HOT FOOD is any better than British COLD FOOD....

It's all because of drinking "Rose Wine".... Needs to stick to wine made from grapes...:arf:

 

Great article by Chris Harris

http://jalopnik.com/how-top-gear-made-us-all-care-about-cars-1688464737

 

Nice article--I'm appreciating Chris Harris more each day. And if he believes what he wrote, you can pretty much count him out as a Top Gear host.

 

Today the BBC showed they are just as stupid as the twit Producer.

TG will be reformatted and soon will die a slow death. Without all three it's over.

 

To be honest, I think that the show (which was the best automotive show by a factor or 10) has run its course. After all these years, I think they are struggling to find that original spark that they had. I wouldn't be surprised if JC is happy to have it end.

I was also amused to read in an article that it was the highest-rated 'Fact Based Show'. Fact based? Watching Top Gear for good information on cars is like watching The Simpsons for good information on being a parent. Nonetheless, I'll miss it.

For those who have been living under a rock, please look up the new bard of automotive enthusiam: Chris Harris. He's not funny like JC, but he reminds us of why we do this.

 

Why can't someone on Dr. who flip out and punch a producer and kill that show once and for all, dear God let it go already.

Dr.who has not been any good since the 80's.

Bring back Monty Python and maybe the Young One's.

 

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I think most of that driving through bad areas stuff was simply to stir the pot, since the underlying theme is a bit more serious. The underlying message, and it's what many suspected, is that he's simply bored with it. A show like this has a finite course, and for him, it's run it. When it becomes more of a repetitive chore, which it sounds like it has been for him for quite some time, it's time to move on.

And I'm guessing that's what's underneath the outburst. The "cold food" was just the trigger, the real reason was he's frustrated trying to do the same thing over and over in a new way, and he finally let loose over something trivial. At least he's come out with it instead of letting the BBC take the fallout, although I'm not sure how much difference it'll make.