Clarkson Suspended by BBC

[castellan]

Originally Posted by FGX310

Chris Evans to replace Clarkson:

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-1227401519297

We have to get rid of all people who are not Political Correct !!

We are trying to make a New World Order hear.

We don't want, people who can think for themselves, the TV and Media can do all that for you.

Hitler would be proud of what the PC have achieved.

[cram_it_frog]

we shall see this was repeated a few years ago when a brand new captain kirk was replaced with a entire new crew


captain Picard did a great job and I see there is a new crew

also how many Drwhos have we had

we can only wait and see but I will be interested on how they perform this new show it Format hijinks

time will only tell

[b0son]

Originally Posted by Polyal

But honestly it was time for the old crew, they had a pretty amazing run but Id rather go out like that than deal with falling ratings.

?? Falling? Its performing about as well as its always done, and its debut episode for this season had the strongest figures in 5 years for a first episode.

I certainly wouldnt look at Aus viewing figures as indicative of anything more than ch9's mismanagement.

[Sioso]

As someone else mentioned, the old Top Gear will remain just with a new name, format and network (those 3 will be picked up by someone).
And the new Top Gear will just be a bonus for car enthusiasts.
I'll watch it without the expectation of it having to be as good or better than the last one, but rather as a new car show altogether.
I only watched it for the cars anyway (I wouldn't watch Clarkson, Hammond and May test boats, trains or tractors).

[2011G6E]

The chemistry between the three was what made the show.
That's why all the other Tog Gear spin offs like Top Gear Australia are just so bloody painful to watch, even when they have copied the formula exactly right down to the set design and having a Stig. It's one of those things where you simply cannot cut and paste three new presenters in, ask them to act like the original three, and expect results. Doesn't work. Should probably work...but it just doesn't.

Star Trek is a different matter...Next Generation was 70 years later from the original series, so of course it was a new crew. The new movies, same charachters, and of course they had to be younger, but they seem to be doing a good job so far.
Doctor Who is a special case...the first "regenration" of The Doctor was driven by necessity...poor old William Hartnell was beginning to lose his faculties, his memory was going, and he knew it. They knew, however, they had a hit TV series on their hands, so were forced to do something to replace him, but "not replace him" if you know what I mean. So they came up with regeneration, which neatly meant they could keep the show going while actors came and went.

Now only if we could regenerate Clarkson...

[b0son]

New top gear will ultimately be like the international top gear spinoffs. Same format, strained chemistry. Time will tell whether people warm to the new crew.... spinoffs suggest its far from certain.

[Bossxr8]

Is Evans the guy who paid like $8 million for a Ferrari 250 GTO?

The show will be nothing without Clarkson's one liners.

[rancidpunx]

^ Yes, the black one James May drove around in a while back. He also has a Ferrari collection all repainted in White.

[Sabantien]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

The chemistry between the three was what made the show.
That's why all the other Tog Gear spin offs like Top Gear Australia are just so bloody painful to watch, even when they have copied the formula exactly right down to the set design and having a Stig. It's one of those things where you simply cannot cut and paste three new presenters in, ask them to act like the original three, and expect results. Doesn't work. Should probably work...but it just doesn't.

That's where they went wrong. The formula works with those people. Other shows, or new presenters, need their own formula.

[ltd]

Don't forget, Top Gear has lost its executive producer Andy Wilman. He and Clarkson were the genius behind the revamped Top Gear formula, and now both of them are gone. Wilman has also hinted that he is sticking by Jeremy like Hammond and May are doing, so the genius that made the show great will be appearing somewhere else soon (as indicated by the Clarkson, Hammond and May live shows).

[Matty4]

I find it amusing that people are comparing show with 3 real presenters, being themselves in presenting a "factual" (using the term loosely here) show and saying it will still work the same with 3 new presenters because it worked with Dr Who and Star Trek, who, especially in the case of Dr Who, are fictional characters, played by different actors..

[Jastel]

Well Chris Evans was married to Billie Piper from Dr Who for 5 years....

[csv8]

Should have been Philip Glenister from For the Love of Cars

[cheap]

Evans needs an air tight 3-5 year contract, 6 months (12 months tops) before the new TG implodes.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by b0son

?? Falling? Its performing about as well as its always done, and its debut episode for this season had the strongest figures in 5 years for a first episode.

I certainly wouldnt look at Aus viewing figures as indicative of anything more than ch9's mismanagement.

No, you miss understood. Its better this way than have to deal with falling ratings. There is a point that you over-milk the cow, and it starts giving less milk. There is a time when the popular fades into unpopular. It may not have been now, it may not have been in 2 years, but I reckon in 5 youd see a different picture. Plus CHM aren't getting any younger. Esp clarkson.

[xxx000]

Originally Posted by Jastel

Well Chris Evans was married to Billie Piper from Dr Who for 5 years....

Lucky bugger

[The Yeti]

Originally Posted by cheap

Evans needs an air tight 3-5 year contract, 6 months (12 months tops) before the new TG implodes.

That's it

And he will forever be known as the guy that couldn't make the most successful show on TV work

[FPV+fteT3]

Clarkson Hammond and May will be starring in a new Netflix show called House of Cars coming soon.

[castellan]

Originally Posted by Matty4

I find it amusing that people are comparing show with 3 real presenters, being themselves in presenting a "factual" (using the term loosely here) show and saying it will still work the same with 3 new presenters because it worked with Dr Who and Star Trek, who, especially in the case of Dr Who, are fictional characters, played by different actors..

Clarkson for Dr Who. I think he would be a good one.

[eb2fairmont]

Yeah he'd have a great conversation with davros

[castellan]

Originally Posted by Jastel

Well Chris Evans was married to Billie Piper from Dr Who for 5 years....

Poor bugger, I can't stand her at all, she talks that common gutter trash with a bucked tooth scone and all. and that red head creepy mole is from the dregs as well.
The latest girl is much better them lot, but she looks a bit weird at times and a bit of clash with the age of the Doctor and her I put it down too, the young ones have hang ups nowadays and it shows.

The Doctor needs a more mature bird on his arm, something with some class for crying out loud.

[castellan]

Originally Posted by eb2fairmont

Yeah he'd have a great conversation with davros

He would too, and all.

[TRAU BLAU]

Yep,Clarkson for Dr Who!He'd be able to knock out the Daleks,no worries.

[GTP-814]

The new Top Gear will fail, as it is the presenters that make the show. I'll be waiting for their new show Hours of Cars to air

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by TRAU BLAU

Yep,Clarkson for Dr Who!He'd be able to knock out the Daleks,no worries.

They would have to say.

"More Power"
"more Power"
instead of
"Exterminate"

UK

[turbo4]

Originally Posted by TRAU BLAU

Yep,Clarkson for Dr Who!He'd be able to knock out the Daleks,no worries.

With his V8 powered sonic screwdriver.

[SM1DY]

This is the part where we watch the Top Gear brand slowly decline....

[chevypower]

Originally Posted by SM1DY

This is the part where we watch the Top Gear brand slowly decline....

I wish Clarkson and Wilman were allowed to buy it back

[Express]

Jeremy Clarkson's new ITV show will go head to head with Chris Evans' Top Gear

Date: June 29, 2015 - 8:36AM

Ebony Bowden


The BBC Top Gear drama shows no signs of abating with Jeremy Clarkson's new motoring show set to go head to head with his former program.

According to a report by the UK Mirror, Clarkson and former Top Gear hosts James May and Richard Hammond have all signed on to present a new motoring show for English broadcaster ITV.

The creators behind the trio's new show are reportedly so assured of its success, they plan to run it directly against Top Gear in the Sunday night timeslot.

"The boys believe with the backing of ITV and a prime-time slot they can easily match, and probably beat, their BBC2 viewing figures," a source close to the negotiations said.

"The thought of making a show for the BBC's main rival is very appealing for them."

Hammond, May and Clarkson reportedly "jumped at the chance" to compete against their old show, with Clarkson hoping to make the show as "anarchic, edgy and funny" as Top Gear was before he was sacked.

If the claims are true, the new program will create a major headache for the BBC, which announced English presenter Chris Evans as the replacement Top Gear host earlier this month.

Hammond and May refused to continue hosting Top Gear after Clarkson was fired in March for assaulting a producer, and have also left the program.

Despite being between networks, the three men are still a juggernaut in the motoring world and will tour Australia next month for their live show Clarkson, Hammond and May Live.

Earlier reports suggested ITV and American streaming giants Netflix and Amazon were vying for the rights to a new show which would undoubtedly be a ratings boon for the winning network.

More than 350 million people worldwide watched Top Gear each week, giving Hammond, Clarkson and May a massive, highly lucrative following.

More than four million viewers switched off from BBC after the broadcaster decided to pull the final Top Gear episodes after Clarkson's dismissal.

The special 75-minute Top Gear finale aired on the BBC on Sunday and was compiled with footage shot before Hammond, May and Clarkson left.

Clarkson tweeted his thanks to Top Gear's fans after the program ended and said he was "so sad and sorry it's ended like this".

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...29-gi05er.html

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Express

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...29-gi05er.html

Sooooo, what happened to the NETFLIX House of Cars statement ?

Curious that the pic in the SMH is the same as the one posted above.