Clarkson Suspended from BBC and no top gear this week!!

[bluewolf]

You know that for sure ? Perhaps wait until we know all the facts before passing judgement.

My daughter loves the programme, so does my wife and so do I. We all watch it together, probably the only programme we do. The viewing figures for a BBC 2 programme must be about the biggest, so seems to indicate that a lot of other people do as well.

Good to know that I my family seems to be judged by holier-than-though forumers, as some form of low life, a lowest common demoninator, whatever. Who the hell are they to judge someone by the TV programme they watch. I watch it for the cars, the guests, and the road trips. It is a car programme with presenters that try and make it amusing and less stuffy than most car programmes. Simple formula that has worked for years.

I can't stand reality programmes but I don't pass judgement on those that do. :sbox:

I love watching Top Gear with my boy. He's 10 and completely in awe of the "antics" they get up to. I certainly don't consider myself as "lowest common denominator". In fact, I once went to the theatre... And it wasn't even for a Panto..

 

[richart]

I love watching Top Gear with my boy. He's 10 and completely in awe of the "antics" they get up to. I certainly don't consider myself as "lowest common denominator". In fact, I once went to the theatre... And it wasn't even for a Panto..

I went to the ballet at the Opera house in Budapest. Obviously I had no idea what was going on, and couldn't understand why there were no women singing in very loud voices. The blokes leaping around were a bit off putting as well.

 

[Smiffy]

You know that for sure ? Perhaps wait until we know all the facts before passing judgement.

My daughter loves the programme, so does my wife and so do I. We all watch it together, probably the only programme we do. The viewing figures for a BBC 2 programme must be about the biggest, so seems to indicate that a lot of other people do as well.

Good to know that I my family seems to be judged by holier-than-though forumers, as some form of low life, a lowest common demoninator, whatever. Who the hell are they to judge someone by the TV programme they watch. I watch it for the cars, the guests, and the road trips. It is a car programme with presenters that try and make it amusing and less stuffy than most car programmes. Simple formula that has worked for years.

I can't stand reality programmes but I don't pass judgement on those that do. :sbox:

Steady on Rich!!
(You'll frizz your perm up)

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Maybe we can organise "free the Jezza 1" tee shirts, for the Blackmoor meet later today,

I like top gear, it's meant to be a bit naughty, and I like Clarkson , but see how some could find him irritating.
The BBC have a problem and I think that by cancelling the last couple of shows they have been very canny, they have sent a shot across his bows,and I won't be surprised if they are back in the autumn with another new series.

 

[Beezerk]

I have no idea if he is a bully or not - do you ?

The original Stig was on Radio 5 yesterday morning, he didn't do himself or JC any favours IMO. At times it was like he was describing a bully, but I guess it's open to individual interpretation.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I love watching Top Gear with my boy. He's 10 and completely in awe of the "antics" they get up to. I certainly don't consider myself as "lowest common denominator". In fact, I once went to the theatre... And it wasn't even for a Panto..

I like Top Gear and I also like subtitled Danish dramas about coalition governments or families arguing about an inheritance. So I can probably give most people a run off in high brow or low brow if they want

As I said in a previous post, if you listen to those in the know the editing, camera work and production values on the filmed parts of the program on Top Gear is as good as anything in the business. So it's not actually low brow/lowest common denominator at all.

 

[richy]

The original Stig was on Radio 5 yesterday morning, he didn't do himself or JC any favours IMO. At times it was like he was describing a bully, but I guess it's open to individual interpretation.

I heard that and totally agree. It was like he was saying it was ok because it was Clarkson

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I went to the ballet at the Opera house in Budapest. Obviously I had no idea what was going on, and couldn't understand why there were no women singing in very loud voices. The blokes leaping around were a bit off putting as well.

I went to see an opera at the same theatre, about 15 years ago now. Nearly fell asleep due to the heat, didn't understand what the hell was going on and left at half time thinking it was actually the end, it had gone on that long. Lovely building, no thank you to the opera.

Side issue, my memory of Budapest was that the women were absolutely stunning, huge numbers and beyond the norm, and there were too many seedy strip clubs with sinister bouncers loitering outside just on the main streets. Is it still the same?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Maybe we can organise "free the Jezza 1" tee shirts, for the Blackmoor meet later today,

I like top gear, it's meant to be a bit naughty, and I like Clarkson , but see how some could find him irritating.
The BBC have a problem and I think that by cancelling the last couple of shows they have been very canny, they have sent a shot across his bows,and I won't be surprised if they are back in the autumn with another new series.

I think they would have been smarter running the last three shows without Clarkson and fronted by the other two. That tells Clarkson that the show goes on without him very nicely thank you. By suspending the rest of the series it tells him and everyone else how important he is to the show.

 

[Hacker Khan]

It would be better if there was an online petition to get him removed and membership dismissed from equity so he can't get a speaking role on tv. That would prevent him appearing on other shows hopefully.

I reckon there would be a lot more signatures to remove him than keep him. Does anyone know how to get an e-petition going with good interest, get it on all that social media gumph.

Well you are in luck. There's this one https://www.change.org/p/british-broadcasting-corporation-sack-jeremy-clarkson which seems to have 4,400 signatures and also this one https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sack-jeremy-clarkson that has nearly 15,000.

Where as the one to keep him currently has 675,000 signatures. Now I'm no mathematician but those pesky facts seems to have disproved your statement by roughly 3000 percent. Or something like that. But other than that great post.

 

[Martin70]

Does anyone know what the viewing figures have been like lately? I thought I had read last week they were disappointing - I still can't help think they will do anything to raise the figures.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Does anyone know what the viewing figures have been like lately? I thought I had read last week they were disappointing - I still can't help think they will do anything to raise the figures.

It's the biggest show on BBC2 by a long way and often beats most shows on ITV apart from the soaps and reality shows. Also as mentioned in this post it is syndicated in over 200 countries and is in the Guinness book of records as the most watches factual show or something like that. So not sure they need to do this to raise the ratings.

 

[ColchesterFC]

In fact, I once went to the theatre... And it wasn't even for a Panto..

I once went to the theatre. Fell asleep and when I woke up they'd taken my appendix out.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

You know that for sure ?

No clearly I don't - was the point I was making - as neither do the Clarkson Apologista. They want him back it seems regardless of whether or not he assaulted a colleague. Nah - I don't go with that.

Don't watch TG regularly but when I do I can find it amusing/engaging - and I don't actually mind JC and can find myself thinking that a lot of the fuss over what he has said in the past (eeny - meeny, ting whatever etc) is rather confected. But you just don't strike a colleague and get away with it because you are Jimmy Popular.

Personally I rather hope he didn't - and rather like the fuss over his previous utterances - can easily imagine that this whole thing is a confection created by the anti-JC crew.

 

[CMAC]

if they sack Clarkson (i'm not a fan but I can take or leave him, he does make it interesting though) then the best replacement in my view that could freshen up the show while being a credible car fan would be Chris Evans :thup:

 

[Grogger]

I find it laughable that idiots are signing a petition to defend a man who's blatantly assaulted someone.

 

[One Planer]

if they sack Clarkson (i'm not a fan but I can take or leave him, he does make it interesting though) then the best replacement in my view that could freshen up the show while being a credible car fan would be Chris Evans :thup:

I personally think that if he does walk/get sacked, Hammond and May will follow.

Who knows, maybe Sky beckons?

 

[Hacker Khan]

if they sack Clarkson (i'm not a fan but I can take or leave him, he does make it interesting though) then the best replacement in my view that could freshen up the show while being a credible car fan would be Chris Evans :thup:

He's categorically ruled himself out on twitter. And I suspect he likes his current job too much.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I find it laughable that idiots are signing a petition to defend a man who's blatantly assaulted someone.

Know that for a fact?

 

[Beezerk]

Who knows, maybe Sky beckons?

That was mentioned on the radio this morning, Sky are trying to poach them to get the show on Sky 1...allegedly.
A decent publicity stunt like this will help no end.