Final 3 episodes of Top Gear will not be shown due to Clarkson's "fracas!"

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Zim Hosein

Zim Hosein

Super Moderator | Elite Member
Super Moderator
Nov 27, 1999
65,312
403
126
Last edited:
jlee

jlee

Lifer
Sep 12, 2001
48,518
223
106
Damn, they went from 'postponed' to 'will not be shown'?

I have a feeling BBC will cave.
 
PricklyPete

PricklyPete

Lifer
Sep 17, 2002
14,582
162
106
Didn't realize they release the latest season on BBC America. Is it the full show...or do they edit it (different music or cut "star in a reasonably priced car segment")?
 
N

NoTine42

Golden Member
Sep 30, 2013
1,387
78
91
PricklyPete said:
Didn't realize they release the latest season on BBC America. Is it the full show...or do they edit it (different music or cut "star in a reasonably priced car segment")?
Click to expand...

We always get the star in the reasonably priced car segment. I am not sure if we get all of the talking segments.

Usually the 1st airing of an episode is 1:10 (longer than an hour) but most repeats are cut down to an hour.
 
mmntech

mmntech

Lifer
Sep 20, 2007
17,501
12
0
I've heard the term "punched" being thrown around. Jezza really needs to learn to watch his temper.

Without him though, there's no Top Gear. Though given recent incidents (SiriusXM I'm looking at you), BBC probably doesn't care. They'll try to do the show with Hammond and May alone, but it won't do as well. They're two brilliant guys and seasoned presenters, but lack the on-screen chemistry to carry the show on their own.

If BBC does fire Clarkson, the ball is ultimately in Hammond and May's court. Another network will most likely pick it up, but it depends if they want to leave the BBC. Especially if they're still under contract.
 
N

NoTine42

Golden Member
Sep 30, 2013
1,387
78
91
Ichinisan said:
Reading this article is confusing to me because Brits use the word "series" the way we use the word "season."
Click to expand...

"Season" is also confusing because the Brits aren't tied to Nielson so there may be multiple seasons per year. (Duck Dynasty is like that, but very few other US shows don't tie season to a year)
 
N

NoTine42

Golden Member
Sep 30, 2013
1,387
78
91
Jeremy is brilliant as a car show host, but he is getting old. (They all are). How many more years of good TV as hosts do they have left in them?
 
T

tommo123

Platinum Member
Sep 25, 2005
2,617
48
91
mmntech said:
I've heard the term "punched" being thrown around. Jezza really needs to learn to watch his temper.

Without him though, there's no Top Gear. Though given recent incidents (SiriusXM I'm looking at you), BBC probably doesn't care. They'll try to do the show with Hammond and May alone, but it won't do as well. They're two brilliant guys and seasoned presenters, but lack the on-screen chemistry to carry the show on their own.

If BBC does fire Clarkson, the ball is ultimately in Hammond and May's court. Another network will most likely pick it up, but it depends if they want to leave the BBC. Especially if they're still under contract.
Click to expand...

were just about to sign new 3 year contracts apparently so i guess that's on hold now. if clarkson goes then the 3 could just go to another channel and start basically the same show with a different name
 
mmntech

mmntech

Lifer
Sep 20, 2007
17,501
12
0
tommo123 said:
were just about to sign new 3 year contracts apparently so i guess that's on hold now. if clarkson goes then the 3 could just go to another channel and start basically the same show with a different name
Click to expand...

Yep. BBC owns the rights to the show unfortunately. That's why you always, always do anything big like that through your own production company.
 
D

darkswordsman17

Lifer
Mar 11, 2004
23,444
5,850
146
Meh, he resorted to violence over fucking catering. What a petulant asshole.

Plus I bet Ferrari paid him take the show down so they wouldn't have to go through with the competition.
 
Printer Bandit

Printer Bandit

Lifer
Mar 16, 2005
13,856
109
106
why do they have celebrities drive around a track in a shitty compact car?

boring.

why not let them drive a supercar and make it more exciting?
 
Ns1

Ns1

No Lifer
Jun 17, 2001
55,420
1,600
126
Jeremy Clarkson said today he was 'off to the Job Centre' after the BBC suspended him for allegedly punching a producer in a fight over food.
The 54-year-old millionaire is being investigated for allegedly 'smacking' Oisin Tymon, 36, in the face after being told there was no hot food after a day's filming in Newcastle.
...
The father-of-three allegedly threw a punch at 36-year-old Mr Tymon – who has worked on Top Gear for the last 10 years and helped produce more than 75 episodes – during filming last week.

The incident came to light after being reported to BBC bosses on Monday.
A source told the Daily Mirror: 'It was all over a catering issue. They came to the end of filming after a long day and Jeremy discovered that no food had been laid on.

'He just saw red and hit the assistant producer, who he blamed for not having organised the food. He snapped.'
Another insider told The Sun: 'Jeremy had a massive bust up with one of the male show producers and he ended up smacking him in the face. Everyone was absolutely stunned.'
Click to expand...

lol, dude's got temper issues

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-Clarkson-suspended-BBC-fracas-producer.html
 
Aikouka

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
30,383
912
126
NoTine42 said:
"Season" is also confusing because the Brits aren't tied to Nielson so there may be multiple seasons per year. (Duck Dynasty is like that, but very few other US shows don't tie season to a year)
Click to expand...

It gets a bit loony when you start talking about anime too. Anime is broadcast in what's called a "cour", which is a 13-week set, and as you'd expect, there are four cours per year. In America, we tend to call these "seasons", which seems normal since the cours are usually referred to by the season (Winter, Fall, etc.). However, when an anime spans two or more cours, that may be considered a full season.

I've been confused on numerous occasions when talking about certain series. For example, to me, season 2 of Sword Art Online is the series known as Sword Art Online II; however, people that watch the series based upon American naming conventions consider season 2 to be episodes 15-25. If you tend to watch anime inline with the Japanese broadcasts, you normally consider a contiguous broadcast (e.g. all 25 episodes of Sword Art Online) to be an entire season.

Ichinisan said:
Reading this article is confusing to me because Brits use the word "series" the way we use the word "season."
Click to expand...

You get pretty used to it if you watch the show as they use the word "series" quite often. They'll say something like "This is the last episode of the series" during the last episode of the "season".
 
N

NoTine42

Golden Member
Sep 30, 2013
1,387
78
91
Printer Bandit said:
why do they have celebrities drive around a track in a shitty compact car?

boring.

why not let them drive a supercar and make it more exciting?
Click to expand...

The Stig's laps in a supercar are not the world's most exciting TV (unless something goes wrong)

For the Celebs, half of them can't drive so a slow car might be much safer.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom