All good things must come to an end

[Genie]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/67586954/Richard-Hammond-and-James-May-join-Jeremy-Clarkson-in-leaving-Top-Gear


Thankfully my trusty computer will allow me to watch them over and over....one the best.

[cs363]

Lots of rumours that ITV or Sky may do a deal with them, so there's a glimmer of hope.

As you say though, lots of copies around and endless repeats on TV.

Can't see any new version being half as good unless they get very, very lucky with the presenter line up. The names bandied about so far give me little faith....

[mashman]

Wonder what their next beginning will be and who'll show them. I believe Clarkson was offered something Russian recently. Perhaps Ze Chermans will grab 'em. Reasonably priced car around the Nurburgring could be fun.

[Genie]

Wonder what their next beginning will be and who'll show them. I believe Clarkson was offered something Russian recently. Perhaps Ze Chermans will grab 'em. Reasonably priced car around the Nurburgring could be fun.

lol, he'd have a ball in a Lada.

[bogan]

To be fair to BBC though, Clarkson left them no choice, I'll stick up for his right to speak his mind and make offensive jokes for entertaiment purposes, but not for verbally and physically abusing fellow employees for a lack of dinner selection.

I quite enjoy the US spinoff of the series, so I'll still be tuning in to next season.

Also, I hope the final eps in this season are released.

[cs363]

To be fair to BBC though, Clarkson left them no choice.

Yep. No denying that - I think even the intrepid threesome would agree.
Does feel like certain sectors of the UK press have had it in for Clarkson for some time, so no doubt they're revelling in this fracas.

I blame Piers Morgan :tugger: :lol:

[TheDemonLord]

To be fair to BBC though, Clarkson left them no choice, I'll stick up for his right to speak his mind and make offensive jokes for entertaiment purposes, but not for verbally and physically abusing fellow employees for a lack of dinner selection.

I agree partly - but remember it was Clarkson himself that raised the incident with his superiors - He knew he had fucked up and crossed a line and owned up to it. If he hadn't had all the other recent incidents I think he would have scraped through.

I will say that I respect the BBC for sticking with principles over profit - but I will ask this - could there have been an alternative options? one where the public get to continue to enjoy Top Gear in its correct format and Clarkson making amends for his behaviour (maybe loss of pay, charity donations etc.)

but I suspect the recent Clarkson uproars meant alternatives weren't an option.

RIP Top Gear

[Hitcher]

Jeremy Clarkson did his dash years ago. His racist, bigoted, bullying, cliched approach is tired, predictable, not particularly insightful, rarely amusing and should be retired.

Hammond is a fawning brown-nose and has also done his dash on Top Gear.

James May should stick to doing his Man Lab and other fantastic solo television efforts.

I am sure that the BBC could find three new presenters with, god forbid, at least one woman, who could add a fresh perspective to the show that could actually grow audiences -- even in France and Germany.

[PrincessBandit]

Jeremy Clarkson did his dash years ago. His racist, bigoted, bullying, cliched approach is tired, predictable, not particularly insightful, rarely amusing and should be retired.

Hammond is a fawning brown-nose and has also done his dash on Top Gear.

James May should stick to doing his Man Lab and other fantastic solo television efforts.

I am sure that the BBC could find three new presenters with, god forbid, at least one woman, who could add a fresh perspective to the show that could actually grow audiences -- even in France and Germany.


Hopefully though May won't pursue his recorder playing efforts on boobtube.

[Oakie]

Thought Rowan Atkinson could do a passable job if they continued defining the show as 'entertainment'.

[husaberg]

Jeremy Clarkson did his dash years ago. His racist, bigoted, bullying, cliched approach is tired, predictable, not particularly insightful, rarely amusing and should be retired.

Hammond is a fawning brown-nose and has also done his dash on Top Gear.

James May should stick to doing his Man Lab and other fantastic solo television efforts.

I am sure that the BBC could find three new presenters with, god forbid, at least one woman, who could add a fresh perspective to the show that could actually grow audiences -- even in France and Germany.

James may could have carried the show himself, well he kind of did anyway.
The German girl Sabine ? who i think was a professional racer instructor or test driver the one they had racing the transit van around the Nuremberg ring.
Had more screen presence and personality than Hammond and Clarkson put together.
I recall she was also pretty well put together also.
Anyone remember her?
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https://youtu.be/5KiC03_wVjc

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Is Jackie Stewart still alive there is three

https://youtu.be/n5rpFXdWtK4

[admenk]

I know i'm in the minority but I could never stand Clarkson, not that he'll worry too much about that though.

[Tazz]

It had done it's dash and better this way than trying to half arse it together. Time for something new. NONE of the other Top Gear exports with the same format have succeeded so hopefully they remember that when replacing it.

And Clarkson, reported himself or not (what a saint right!), was way out of line. Good riddance. Imagine what a fucking troll he would have been to work with if he was diva enough to scone someone over his dinner plans. Cock. I liked him as a presenter on Top Gear for sure, but still a cock.

Interested to see what comes next, hopefully something less scripted. Top Gear was a bit painful at times how they too obviously set things up.


..

Sabine is a professional racer Husa, endurance I believe, but also did ring taxi laps for BMW for years in between racing. There is a good clip of her passing 40 odd cars in 2 or so laps of the ring, during a race, in her Porsche GT3 car on the tube. She does do presenting in Germany now too though. Racing reflexes ain't the same in your 40's I guess.

[husaberg]

It had done it's dash and better this way than trying to half arse it together. Time for something new. NONE of the other Top Gear exports with the same format have succeeded so hopefully they remember that when replacing it.

And Clarkson, reported himself or not (what a saint right!), was way out of line. Good riddance. Imagine what a fucking troll he would have been to work with if he was diva enough to scone someone over his dinner plans. Cock. I liked him as a presenter on Top Gear for sure, but still a cock.

Interested to see what comes next, hopefully something less scripted. Top Gear was a bit painful at times how they too obviously set things up.



Sabine is a professional racer Husa, endurance I believe, but also did ring taxi laps for BMW for years in between racing. There is a good clip of her passing 40 odd cars in 2 or so laps of the ring, during a race, in her Porsche GT3 car on the tube. She does do presenting in Germany now too though. Racing reflexes ain't the same in your 40's I guess.

Yeah I found that when I was looking for some vids she was better than Hammond that's for sure.

[PrincessBandit]

Yeah I found that when I was looking for some vids she was better than Hammond that's for sure.

I always thought Hamster was quite cute. But that's just me.

[husaberg]

I always thought Hamster was quite cute. But that's just me.

Yes. I believe it was just you.

[awa355]

I enjoyed reading Clarkson's books. He has no time for all todays PC crap. To watch the show did nothing for me. Destroying and belittling cars etc just because of the manufacture's name in the guise of entertainment is not what I'm interested in watching.

[Swoop]

I'm entertained by this "surprised" demise of TG. A messy way of doing the deed.




The German girl Sabine ?
Schmidt.

Hotter than a hot thing.

[mashman]

lol, he'd have a ball in a Lada.

heh... he'd likely crush his balls in a lada. Well worth watching no doubt.

[Tazz]

I'm entertained by this "surprised" demise of TG. A messy way of doing the deed.




Schmidt.

Hotter than a hot thing.

Yes. The BBC were out to get rid of a $100 mil plus a year generating asset. Logical as.


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[Akzle]

Jeremy Clarkson did his dash years ago. His racist, bigoted, bullying, cliched approach is tired, predictable, not particularly insightful, rarely amusing and should be retired.

Hammond is a fawning brown-nose and has also done his dash on Top Gear.

James May should stick to doing his Man Lab and other fantastic solo television efforts.

I am sure that the BBC could find three new presenters with, god forbid, at least one woman, who could add a fresh perspective to the show that could actually grow audiences -- even in France and Germany.

who the fuck let you out of the box?
your humor is... not, really.


what i saw of it was good. if it's done it's dash then so be it.

you'll forgive me if i don't fall over the 6 o'clock news(/twatter/farsebook/fox) edition of events.

go outside and play. don't y'all have motorcycles or something?

[ruaphu]

Thought Rowan Atkinson could do a passable job if they continued defining the show as 'entertainment'.

Hell yes! I thought that too after watching him on a TG repeat the other day. He would be gold.




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[ruaphu]

Perhaps Tiff needel (buggered if i can spell) from the other axed car program.......... Fifth gear???? He was interesting and more intelligent than the other three TG hooligans.


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[nodrog]

Perhaps Tiff needel (buggered if i can spell) from the other axed car program.......... Fifth gear???? He was interesting and more intelligent than the other three TG hooligans.


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he used to be on top gear.

[jasonu]

I am sure that the BBC could find three new presenters with, god forbid, at least one woman,.

and a person of color and someone in a wheelchair... PC enough?

[TheDemonLord]

Perhaps Tiff needel (buggered if i can spell) from the other axed car program.......... Fifth gear???? He was interesting and more intelligent than the other three TG hooligans.


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Tiff was a great driver, a good presenter, but he didn't have the x factor Clarkson did...

[Moi]

Tiff was a great driver, a good presenter, but he didn't have the x factor Clarkson did...

Clarkson may have had the x-factor, but some years back it became the [wh]y-factor...

[admenk]

Bring back William Woollard (?), put on your driving gloves and let's go for a sedate Sunday drive in our freshly polished Rover. Now that's when it was a proper motoring show.....:whistle: Mind you, the bike bloke (Steve someone) was a bit of a burke. Saw him at the Rock and Blues Custom show in the UK one year, he got so much stick from the crowd that he very quickly disappeared for the weekend.

[Swoop]

Yes. The BBC were out to get rid of a $100 mil plus a year generating asset. Logical as.

Perhaps think of it from the other direction.

Couple that with the statement by JC at the beginning of the first programme of this current series...

[Tazz]

Perhaps think of it from the other direction.

Couple that with the statement by JC at the beginning of the first programme of this current series...

Linky please, or just type it out.

They sign every year afaik, again for large sums of moolah, so I don't buy it. I'm sure he got extra for cutting it short (maybe? a dismissal like that he really shouldn't) but they're hardly begging in the street...

[Swoop]

Linky please, or just type it out.

They sign every year afaik, again for large sums of moolah, so I don't buy it. I'm sure he got extra for cutting it short (maybe? a dismissal like that he really shouldn't) but they're hardly begging in the street...

He announced that they were doing a "special" series of 13 episodes instead of the normal 10. Q: How many got cancelled from the fracas? A: Three.



*Hangs tinfoil had on the coat-stand. Walks away...*

[jasonu]

He announced that they were doing a "special" series of 13 episodes instead of the normal 10. Q: How many got cancelled from the fracas? A: Three.



*Hangs tinfoil had on the coat-stand. Walks away...*

We still haven't seen the last 2 episodes that were taped before the punch up.

[98tls]

Bugger compared to the Australian and US versions it was worth a watch at least.As for "bully/racist blah blah blah" fuck me lets be rid of fresh air eh just in case someone gets hay fever:facepalm:

[Virago]

Perhaps Tiff needel (buggered if i can spell) from the other axed car program.......... Fifth gear???? He was interesting and more intelligent than the other three TG hooligans.

Since when has Fifth Gear been axed? There's a new series running now.

And I'm enjoying it more and more. Actual basic car reviews (which TG became incapable of), with a good smattering of high-end motors doing obigatory power slides.

I agree - Tiff is a motoring guru to match Clarkson, but without the boorish egotistical nonsense. His co-presenters Vicki Butler-Henderson and Jonny Smith make up a good cohesive team.

I watched every Top Gear show, right to the bitter end, and I think it went past its use-by date. Time to move on.

[Tazz]

He announced that they were doing a "special" series of 13 episodes instead of the normal 10. Q: How many got cancelled from the fracas? A: Three.



*Hangs tinfoil had on the coat-stand. Walks away...*

Meh, you're obviously into it more than me so who knows you could be right.


Since when has Fifth Gear been axed? There's a new series running now.

And I'm enjoying it more and more. Actual basic car reviews (which TG became incapable of), with a good smattering of high-end motors doing obigatory power slides.

I agree - Tiff is a motoring guru to match Clarkson, but without the boorish egotistical nonsense. His co-presenters Vicki Butler-Henderson and Jonny Smith make up a good cohesive team.

I watched every Top Gear show, right to the bitter end, and I think it went past its use-by date. Time to move on.

Have you watched any /Drive episodes? I think that Chris guy is good at what he does and it's grown nicely from something he did on the side.

[Ulsterkiwi]

James may could have carried the show himself, well he kind of did anyway.
The German girl Sabine ? who i think was a professional racer instructor or test driver the one they had racing the transit van around the Nuremberg ring.
Had more screen presence and personality than Hammond and Clarkson put together.
I recall she was also pretty well put together also.
Anyone remember her?
310423

https://youtu.be/5KiC03_wVjc

https://youtu.be/_tG3Tx1e704
310424
Is Jackie Stewart still alive there is three

https://youtu.be/n5rpFXdWtK4

I would watch her....

[husaberg]

I would watch her....

See already has a secret admirer.............shhhhhhh

[Tazz]

I would watch her....


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[Ulsterkiwi]

Yeah.....and?


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[mashman]

Yeah.....and?

It's the 21st century. Why are you not using cctv from the comfort of your bed?

[husaberg]

It's the 21st century. Why are you not using cctv from the comfort of your bed?

Well dah
it's day time over there isn't it.........gee Mashy sometimes.............

[Tazz]

Yeah.....and?


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You're doing it wrong. Try this:


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[Swoop]

It is really looking like the Beeb have shot themselves in the foot.

Top Gear is an entertainment programme which contains cars.
Before the current (ex) presenters, it was a car programme which was not very entertaining - and the numbers of viewers reflected this.

May & Hammond have not renewed their contracts, so any further "re-spawning" of the genre by the Beeb would be a huge challenge.




Quite frankly JC was entirely correct in hitting the producer. Who the fuck names a child "Oisin"? Hitcher's List Of Officially Approved Names is looking far more sensible all the time.

[husaberg]

Quite frankly JC was entirely correct in hitting the producer. Who the fuck names a child "Oisin"? Hitcher's List Of Officially Approved Names is looking far more sensible all the time.

Bugger, I was expecting an actual list of names. talk about half assed:innocent:

When I am Ruler, there shall be no personalised plates, and parents will have to choose their progeny's names from an officially approved list (just like in France and Denmark).

There shall be punitive fines for use of the word "ass" unless it is being used as a plain English descriptor for Equus asinus asinus. Possibly even a death penalty for repeat offenders. "Gotten" and "should of" usage will receive similar treatment.

There shall be a minimum standard set for whingers.

There shall be an annual public holiday in honour of the apostrophe.

And a myriad of other important laws.

I can hardly wait.


Defence: Compulsory military training for all citizens aged between 18 and 20. Double time for whingers and gimps.

Education: Nobody leaves school until they can spell, punctuate and successfully complete basic arithmetical exercises. Science curriculum would be compulsory. School leavers would have to be fluent in a language other than English.

Economy: Political and economic union with Australia. That way the whingers and gimps could go and live there.

[mashman]

Well dah
it's day time over there isn't it.........gee Mashy sometimes.............

Yeah, but there's never a bad time to be in bed.

[husaberg]

Yeah, but there's never a bad time to be in bed.

Yeah but she was clearly at work, Was your live feed down or something. Watching pre-recorded stuff is like never the same.

[Berries]

Top Gear is an entertainment programme which contains cars.
Before the current (ex) presenters, it was a car programme which was not very entertaining - and the numbers of viewers reflected this.

May & Hammond have not renewed their contracts, so any further "re-spawning" of the genre by the Beeb would be a huge challenge.
Apart from some of the specials Top Gear has been repetitive shit for years. There are only so many times you can slag off the latest mass production car from Ford, Vauxhall, Fiat, Audi, Toyota, Hyundai, VW, Renault, Volvo, etc etc etc and then bemoan the flappy paddles on the latest version of some brand 99% of us will never see on the road let alone sit in or drive.





And on that bombshell :pinch:

[Swoop]

There are only so many times you can slag off the latest mass production car from Ford, Vauxhall, Fiat, Audi, Toyota, Hyundai, VW, Renault, Volvo, etc etc etc and then bemoan the flappy paddles on the latest version of some brand 99% of us will never see on the road let alone sit in or drive.
Exactly right. It has very little to do with actual cars and more of the "entertainment factor". Welding several cars together to make a stretched limo, launching a Reliant Robin towards space, etc, etc are just another form of entertainment.
Now, the Beeb has failed to grasp the fact that doing the same things, with three different presenters, would make it look more like a sideshow carnival than a jewel in their broadcasting and revenue-generating crown.

[Banditbandit]

Yeah, but there's never a bad time to be in bed.

Yes there is .. when this is also in the bed ...

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[mashman]

Yes there is .. when this is also in the bed ...

I would love her.

[TheDemonLord]

Yes there is .. when this is also in the bed ...

Is it wrong that I notice the Handcuffs on the wall and think 'How the hell does she fit those on her wrists?!?'

[MisterD]

Is it wrong that I notice the Handcuffs on the wall and think 'How the hell does she fit those on her wrists?!?'

Yes, you should be thinking a step ahead and pitying the poor sod that she uses them on...

[Swoop]

Where's Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd when you really need them?

[TheDemonLord]

Where's Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd when you really need them?

But Sea Shephard protects the Whales - I think we need a Japanese Scientific vessel in this instance...

[Genie]

Yes there is .. when this is also in the bed ...

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Oh those poor wee dogs.

[cs363]

Oh those poor wee dogs.

More like my poor wee eyes! :lol:

[Swoop]

Oh those poor wee dogs.

They are just a snack.

[cs363]

They are just a snack.

Lol, awesome! :lol:

[husaberg]

Yes there is .. when this is also in the bed ...


The top matches the bedspread, but how would you see to tell if the drapes match the curtains with that hanging out front.............

Handcuffs are a waste of time without a headboard anyway.

[Swoop]

But Sea Shephard protects the Whales - I think we need a Japanese Scientific vessel in this instance...
I was thinking they might drag it back out to sea.

[Berries]

The top matches the bedspread, but how would you see to tell if the drapes match the curtains with that hanging out front.............
Mmmm. Curtains. I bet they are made of velvet like her pretty face.





Which reminds me I do need another trip to Auckland.

[husaberg]

Mmmm. Curtains. I bet they are made of velvet like her pretty face.

Which reminds me I do need another trip to Auckland.

I am picking scotch bright......

[Virago]

Perhaps think of it from the other direction.

Couple that with the statement by JC at the beginning of the first programme of this current series...


He announced that they were doing a "special" series of 13 episodes instead of the normal 10. Q: How many got cancelled from the fracas? A: Three.

*Hangs tinfoil had on the coat-stand. Walks away...*

Beeeep. Wrong.


And coming up now is a taste of what you can expect over the next ten - yes ten - weeks.

[Swoop]

Beeeep. Wrong.

Yeah, yeah.
More than the normal quantity of episodes. Anyway, I passed school C maths! (Dunno how...).

[bogan]

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Exclusive (ish) footage (ish) of JC coming clean (ish).

[Swoop]

It's all OK! The preview of the next series has been released.

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[TheDemonLord]

It's all OK! The preview of the next series has been released.


I'd watch the shit out of that....

Lego AND Top Gear?!?

FTW!!!!