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Because he bit the hand that fed him. Short term or long term Top Gear will be over without him and the other two will not do the show without him.

Remember this is not American issue, it's a british issue and its a british show, so our opinions do not matter one bit. The BBC will do what they want when they want to they are the ones that will have to decide if the MILLIONS in profits are worth the problem.

 

The producer bit the hand that fed him? I'm not following you on this one.

Oh the irony though...It was Clarkson that bit the hand trying to feed him.

 

Yeah you are missing my point. Jeremy with the others make that show and without them they have nothing.

 

If they know a special is running late, like they always do, they can absolutly schedule a contingency plan. That's what cell phones and assistant producers are for are for.

Come on this is a big TV show not some little PBS show.

 

That's just wrong but kinda funny since this issue is getting so over blown.

 

I wasn't suggesting they both have anger issues. I was merely commenting on the fact that both are incredibly athletic.

 

Ok so there was no caviar but there was white wine.

 

We need a dead horse gif like that!

 

Per that paragon of news, CNN: "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson's contract will not be renewed, the BBC said after an internal investigation into what it earlier called a "fracas" with a producer.

 

Just read the official release

Transmission – BBC Top Gear BBC releases statement on Clarkson « - BBC Top Gear

I don't see James and Richard coming back, so it looks like another re-boot like when the 3 of them became a trio in 2002. I don't think this is bad, I liken it to late night talk shows (you have iconic host that many say can't be replaced and yet they are and the shows continue on).

I could see something like this working:

Journalist - Chris Harris
Entertainer - Chris Evans or Jay Kay
Race Driver - One of the Chilton brothers

I could also see adding a female presenter as well (Susie Wolfe comes to mind).

 

^^^Was just thinking yesterday how Chris Harris might be a good consideration...

 

He has been brought up in this thread before and I would agree that he doesn't have the sense of humor that we have been use to. I still think he does an incredible job of reviewing cars.

 

Hmmmm.... Don't the police make arrests on unprovoked physical attacks in Britain?

Ah yes.... They have a class society...

Don't they have any amberlance chasin Barristers?