The continuing saga of Top Gear

[Laava]

As one person put it... "the BBC. Fuck as many children as you want to, but punch one producer...".

Haha!
Wonder who we could nominate from KB to replace the team?
Edbear, Katman and Fattmax? With who as the Stig?

[pritch]

Consider this you lot, not one of the widely reported incidents had ever even gotten into the can( For you idiots, it had been filmed, but not edited) when it was edited, the bits we've all heard about, WEREN'T THERE!
How is it we came to see those bit's or hear what was being said?
Someone within the BBC wanted rid of Jeremy, and they tried very hard to discredit him and the lads.

I'm not quite sure what you're saying here. The reporting in this country basically consisted of sensationalist headlines and bugger-all else, so it would have been hard to tell from any of that what had actually happened. Some of the British press eventually obtained a reasonably clear picture of events.

Apparently Clarkson arrived back at the hotel at about 9.00PM some four hours late having been drinking wine (Rose?) since the work for the day finished. The chef had gone home but had left "cold cuts". Clarkson reportedly then threw a major and prolonged foul-mouthed tanty because he couldn't have a steak, and this conniption included an assault on the producer. This all took place in front of other hotel guests, including a family group with kids. The adults in question were all doubtless chased up by reporters, and by the Police who later investigated the incident.

None of this is on film because filming had been over for hours, but there is no question that the incident took place as Clarkson himself eventually reported it to his boss. Neither is there much doubt that someone in the BBC wanted to get rid of him. That person was reportedly the very same boss that Clarkson reported the incident to. There was no need to discredit Clarkson though, he had done a thorough job of that himself.

The Executive Producer of Top Gear, an old school chum of Clarkson, has resigned his job at the BBC, so all the key Top Gear people are now free agents. We can presumably expect to see them together on screen sometime reasonably soon.

[Banditbandit]

I have no wish to appear unsympathetic. I was thinking though that the four hours drinking Clarkson was reportedly doing while he delayed the return filght of the helicopter to the hotel might have been more of a contributing factor. The chef got fed up waiting and went home, Clakson deservedly got a cold dinner.

I'm sure that if I had just been told I probably had cancer good chance I'd go out and get pissed too .., the FTW attitude would come straight to the fore ..

I don't blame the chef for not waiting ...

As I said - this might explain things .. but not excuse things ... do you see the difference between an explanation and an excuse ???

[jasonu]

TG was past its best. The last couple of years were smattered with rehashes of old ideas and 'Best of' shows. The whole punch up thing is IMO likely a good way to finish a good thing before it went totally stale.

[Swoop]

TG was past its best.

How much of that was caused by the bbc and their stupid regulations? OSH and the stupidity they arrive with, will have shut down a large percent of ideas that would have been great (and achievable) on another network.

[pritch]

do you see the difference between an explanation and an excuse ???

I'm fine with that, I wasn't arguing, I just see it differently. Most people don't go round punching people in the mouth when they get that diagnosis.

From where I sit it just looks like Clarkson can't hold his piss and should probably quit drinking. He might be better advised to consult Akzle about a supply of the electric puha?

I don't expect everyone will agree with that, but that's OK, we're all different.

[jasonu]

How much of that was caused by the bbc and their stupid regulations? OSH and the stupidity they arrive with, will have shut down a large percent of ideas that would have been great (and achievable) on another network.

Or maybe they had simply run short of good ideas.
Don't get me wrong, the show was kick arse for many years and I watched it religiously. But lately ie the last 2-3 years it had developed a slightly been there done that smell.

[awayatc]

Everything has an end
when it makes shitloads of money,
That end gets puts off a bit.....
however, top gear is history
finally. ....

[willytheekid]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/show...new-rival-show

Fuck yeah!...hehe...BBC are gonna get there arse's handed too them when it comes to ratings

[Swoop]

Comrade Ivan Petrov Clarkson, TV Presenter of Russian military! Da!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ring-show.html

[Virago]

I see that the "last episode" has been released. Basically two "challenges" sewn together in one 75 minute episode, with nothing else. While Clarkson appeared in the challenges, only May and Hammond made the brief TG set appearances.

[Swoop]

I see that the "last episode" has been released. Basically two "challenges" sewn together in one 75 minute episode, with nothing else. While Clarkson appeared in the challenges, only May and Hammond made the brief TG set appearances.

Jeremy was "in the room" though...

[James Deuce]

Watched it last night. A bit sad on many, many levels.

Out with a bit of a whimper really.

[RDJ]

In my opinion, Clarkson still owns the show. Let's go to The Bard for the Final Take:

King Duncan:
Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not
Those in commission yet return'd?

Malcolm:
My liege,
They are not yet come back. But I have spoke
With one that saw him die; who did report
That very frankly he confessed his treasons,
Implor'd your Highness' pardon, and set forth
A deep repentance. Nothing in his life
Became him like the leaving it.

Macbeth Act 1, scene 4, 1–8

Well done Mr Clarkson.