 RIP Top Gear, Is Top Gear Dead.........It is now! |
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 Mar 14, 2015 - 6:40 PM
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I hope it's not true
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Mar 14, 2015 - 6:52 PM
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I dunno, if the BBC is smart they'll just axe the producer and get another one. It's not like there isn't someone that'd love the opportunity to produce the show and work with the Top Gear Trio. I got it, just get Edd China to be the producer and the show would flourish.
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Mar 14, 2015 - 7:19 PM
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It seems like the end of an era.
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Mar 14, 2015 - 7:25 PM
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theyve got a couple more seasons in them.
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Mar 14, 2015 - 7:33 PM
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QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Mar 14, 2015 - 7:25 PM)  theyve got a couple more seasons in them. they are just pumping up the drama This is my assumption as well. Attract a lot of attention, get people outraged, then air the last three episodes of this season with record ratings. -------------------- "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us to use the search button!
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Mar 14, 2015 - 8:43 PM
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That was kind of my thought as well, and given past stints it honestly wouldn't surprise me. I really don't think the BBC would be so stupid as to cancel what's probably their most popular show.
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Mar 16, 2015 - 2:25 AM
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I'm afraid it's the truth. BBC is station owned by state. Public TV. Not commercial subject. They no need to care about ratings. They burned money to take footage for another three shows and they don't care. So don't count on common sense in terms of BBC.
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Mar 16, 2015 - 2:47 AM
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They still make money from sponsors/commercials and selling programming, so it's a consideration despite being publicly funded.
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Mar 16, 2015 - 8:56 AM
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They have already stopped showing it on the BBC, this sundays Top Gear was cancelled, as have the rest of the shows in the series.......we wont ever see who will win out of the McLaren, Porsche or Le Ferrari.
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Mar 16, 2015 - 1:53 PM
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Mar 17, 2015 - 4:55 PM
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QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Mar 14, 2015 - 8:25 PM) theyve got a couple more seasons in them. they are just pumping up the drama x2 The show makes too much money for everyone involved to let something like a fist fight end it. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Mar 17, 2015 - 5:18 PM
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Reruns were on the other night on BBC America.
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Mar 20, 2015 - 1:38 PM
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Mar 20, 2015 - 4:03 PM
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He is awesome.
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Mar 23, 2015 - 10:03 PM
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New Top Gear is on right now, so I guess things must have panned out to a degree.
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Mar 23, 2015 - 10:17 PM
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Looks like Piers Morgan stuck up for Clarkson a bit. http://jalopnik.com/piers-morgan-sticks-up...y-co-1693086185
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Mar 25, 2015 - 1:23 AM
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebrityn...by-the-BBC.html
It could just be typical british newspaper sensationalism...........It looks like Clarkson is a goner. Although Top Gear may live on, I am not sure Chris Evans is the right choice, he does a great breakfast radio show, and is a true petrolhead organising one of the biggest car shows in the UK.........I doubt he would pair well with Hammond and May...that's if they stick around, I suspect they will follow Clarkson to whatever he does next. -------------------- |
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Mar 25, 2015 - 7:08 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Well its over, Top Gear as we know it is dead.
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Mar 25, 2015 - 10:56 AM
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captain slow and hamster won't do the show without jezza.
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Mar 25, 2015 - 2:17 PM
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No they won't, I suspect they will start again with another channel and another car show.
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