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Dermot is annoying.
all he does is spins on the spot and shouts with his croaky voice.

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Hmm true; his radio show is grim. Perhaps Cheryl Fernando-Colo-Tweedo could help him?

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Yes he has always been well overrated in my opinion.

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There's a lot of that kind of stuff on Youtube, car magazine sites and even independent blogs now.

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Which is why Top Gear doesn't do it any more. It was brought back as a show where they do things with cars you can't do on the road, and as a way of giving joe public a vicarious thrill off Clarkson et al mucking about with supercars few of us will ever see up close, let alone get to drive.

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Exactly. If I want to find out about a prospective new motor purchase then 10 mins of googling will give me more information than a whole series of old Top Gear ever did.

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Why not have Piers Morgan taking Jeremys Role, Ian Hislop as Richard Hammond cos hes short and will argue with Morgan all the time as they cant stand each other and then Grayson Perry taking turns of doing drag one week and not another in order to catch both male and female viewers.

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I like it.

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'Death threats' made against BBC's Tony Hall investigated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32103665

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This is getting stupid now, As it was confirmed that Clarkson had hit the producer it was only right that Clarkson should be shacked. As much as i hate the BBC i feel they did follow the right procedure and that should be the end of the matter. Who ever is sending these threats will not get clarkson reinstated by doing this. They should just wait like the rest of us to see if another broadcaster takes on the 3 members of the top gear program.

Meanwhile in other news it looks like the BBC are trying a bit of damage limitation

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/j...ic-top-5419853

Financially this is going to cost the BBC a lot of money :LOL:

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Death threats are just silly. If people really want to protest in a way that hurts the BBC just cash in their TV taxes.

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If this costs the BBC the sort of money some are guessing at, the BBC will just go running to the Government bleating poverty and ask for more money from the great unwashed via the TV tax.

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well that's the best argument i have ever heard for getting a wash i'm off to the bathroom sod the bbc ;)

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:LOL:

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Don't the Beeb get funding or loans from the EU?

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I would watch the "New Top Gear" only if Suzi Perry was on it.

Thats the reason why I stopped watching the Gadget Show

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Those gleefully celebrating the end of JC on the Beeb might just want to pause a while since it's just been announced that he'll soon be guest hosting Have I Got News for You.

Evidently, having his Top Gear contract cancelled isn't quite the same as being expunged from the BBC and I dare say those who love to detest him will further dent his ego by boosting the show's audience...

:D

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Depending on who the guests are I will be watching. Doubt there will be any current MP's on the series though due to the Election. Won't watch if Victoria 'I hate men looking at my boobs even when I wear cleavage revealing tops' Coren Mitchell is on the show. I know she is hosting one episode so that is one I won't watch.

Looking forward to seeing Clarkson again though, he should form a political party with Katie Hopkins. Stuff would soon get done with those 2 in charge.

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I watch HIGNFY for the cutting satire and rapier like wit of Hislop and Merton. The guests either add something or nothing, but I wouldn't choose to switch off because of the "wrong" guest - not even for people whose careers are hanging on the coat-tails of their parents.

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They have also allowed the Top Gear live shows to go ahead but now called Clarkson May and Hammond live, no Stig and no top gear names or footage to be shown.. If they had not allowed it to go ahead the BBC were in for a BIG bill from the tickets sales they would have had to refund and lawsuits from the organisers.

In other news Hammond and May did not renew there contracts with the BBC.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...d-spirits.html

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...shows-branding

That could have put a dent in the BBC's spending power :LOL:

Thats is just Top Gear live so how much are they going to lose now Top Gear is effectively finished on TV as it will never reach the same viewing figures with Clarkson May and Hammond gone.

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Now there's a shock!!! :eeek:


:)

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So the "Dream team" is available for some other lucky broadcaster to sign up.:)

I guess the Top Gear production staff will be redeployed by the BBC unless they follow the trio pied piper like.

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Maybe the BBC will commission someone else to make Top Gear for them with suitable fees and rights. Then the old team can continue, the BBC gets the programme but no longer has to employ them.

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I feel you might see the Devil ice skating to work before that happens :D

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Jeremy Clarkson on ice skates the mind boggles! :D

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:LOL:

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James May has quit. Announced today after his contract expired last month.

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Maybe he'll have time to get his hair cut now.

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I think Hammond will follow him with the same news soon. Top Gear via the BBC is finished as far as i am concerned.

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On SKY1 with in a year I reckon

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+1

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Some say a bust up suited the old team...

;)

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Nowhere but downhill it seems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32437814

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/cele...-Clarkson.html

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Don't know why they are bothering, the BBC have killed Top Gear and i will not be watching it. I will instead be watching the new program that the 3 amigos are planning.

http://www.theweek.co.uk/62887/jerem...ks-in-goodwood

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Irrespective of who presents it, the new 'Top Gear', will only have a chance if JC and his team don't ply their trade elsewhere. It wouldn't surprise me if they add some guest presenters to the mix as happens in 'Have I got news for you'.

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Top Gear is dead. It's just that it's not buried as yet and the corpse is still twitching a bit.

Much like the Beeb itself. :LOL:

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Top Gear wouldn't be the first show to successfully reinvent itself if it does manage to do so. We'll see how they do.

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Top gear was the only program i watched on the BBC, now i have nothing to watch on the BBC that interests me, what a sham that i still have the pay them there tax.

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I don't pay for it, and never will.

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+1

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Personally there is still quite a few programmes on BBC that are worth watching in my book even though l disagree with the TV licence but unless someone has a better idea l guess we are stuck with it for the considerable future.

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Excellent news

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Gum shields and head guards to be issued to all ITV production staff ;)

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Makes sense :)

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Any one know what's happening to the remaining shows in the series ,will they ever be broadcast ?

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That or they'll just buy the bloke some damn steak :)

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I read they might be shown as made.

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Hope so :tu:

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I'm sure any prospective producer will have that writ in 72 point on the top of the running script.:D

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Hammond and May 'offered deal worth £4.6 million' by BBC.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/...medium=twitter

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If true, I wouldn't expect them to turn down that kind of money, but it would be good if they did.

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Yes its a lot of money to turn down and one would think the vast majority would accept this lucrative deal.

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Guess that depends what'd be on offer via a collaboration with JC on another channel.

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The thing is though even though TG audiences are down BBC will still get a considerably bigger audience then anywhere else so if it was me l would go where l think the most people are likely to see me.

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Boxing's a classic example of the opposite. Far more money in PPV and to hell with the miniscule worldwide audience.

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And then there is this bit.

You can bet if they have to get rid of any of the managers they will get a big fat severance package however

Personally i hope netflix offers them more money so that Hammond and May can stick two fingers up at the BBC.

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However, Top Gear brings in £50 million a year to BBC Worldwide, so it seems a sensible investment for that sort of payback.....

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Brought in :D

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May has already stated they are a package deal, if they truly want them back maybe they give into public pressure and offer Clarkson back his job.

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JC could come back as The Stig then the BBC wouldn't know....

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I hope they don't - he assaulted a member of staff.

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So what? We're you the member of staff assaulted?

No? Nor was I, therefore I don't care. I like watching top gear with him in it.

Staff issues aren't my concern. If the BBC want me, and I assume millions others, to continue watching it then have him in it. How they reconcile their employment issues is up to them.

But I don't think they will, so I won't be watching it in the future.

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You can't get away with assaulting members of staff just because you're popular on the TV.

The fact 'you like him' is no defence at all.

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Its the second assault hes been involved in. The first was when he broke Piers Morgans nose at an award ceremony when Morgan was editor of the mirror and kept sending reporters after Clarkson stating hes having an affair.

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Why not?

Plus, I'm not suggesting he " get away with it". But not getting away with it, doesn't necessarily mean dismissal.

Not just me though is it?

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How does that, in any way, go against him?

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Same for me.

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I would break Morgans nose as well if i met him. The guys a knob.

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Chris Evans signs 3 year deal to host Top Gear.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33158464

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Oh dear.:td:

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I will not be watching it.

I am hoping May and Hamster have not agreed a deal.

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If Morgan kept sending reporters after Clarkson for any reason, that could be considered harassment and could be a valid defence against any assault charge.

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As i have said before i would punch Morgan in the face if i got the chance, Morgans a tit.

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And reading the diaries of Morgan, he happily admits in print he goaded Jeremy. So that would also negate an assault charge possibly, as he was provoked into hitting Piers. I'd also love the chance to knock that smug look off his face.

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Although Chris Evans is a good presenter, i dont think Top Gear is for him.

It would be interesting to see someone like Stephen Fry host.

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I'm sick and tired of seeing/hearing Stephen Fry - he's verging on being omnipresent. At least Evans has a keen interest in cars and it'll be interesting to see how different it is on his watch.

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It's a bit obvious though isn't it? I wouldn't be suprised if the other hosts are Clare Balding and Gary Linaker.

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Knowing the BBC there will all manner of boxes needing ticked so definitely a female presenter but number three will be non white I'd imagine.

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Hrhrhrhrrrr! It'd be like the ugly bug ball. I'd prefer a blond dolly bird in a bikini. :D

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Yes. Not in the least surprising.

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It'll probably be that random Asian guy off the street.

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I know he loves his cars and owns a lot of very good classic cars.

I like his presenting style so it may be ok.

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how about that yankee woman that is white but she considers herself black?

link
She gets the second spot & frees up the third one, we need a poll to choose an ethnic guy. An Eastern European with a Lada or Trabant?

Changing the subject: wasn't Billie Piper too young to marry Evans?

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You are a genius. That'll do for me: Billie Piper in a bikini :kiss:

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I prefer her in a short skirt and heels and loads of makeup :romance:

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If they try to do topgear with him I think it will fail. but if they try something different then it might work.

I know not everyone liked JC but his presenting style was what made the show coupled with the other 2 along side him.

If Chris Evans tries to pull off the same style I think it will flop. I guess time will tell but I don't think the show will pick up properly until his 2nd season of filming as people need time to adjust to the show

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From the article ;

An "all-new" line-up means Clarkson's co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May will not be involved

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Rather than pre-judge, I will watch it, then make up my mind.

It's a wild and crazy idea, but it might just work...... ;)

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Hmm, I'm liking your style Gary. How about a tartan mini, heels, white blouse and goin' commando :D? <throws bucket of cold water>

And there should be some stuff about cars on the show too.

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I think the first episode will get huge viewers merely because of intrigue, then I reckon it'll bomb. Clarkson and Co are heading for Netflix

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Check out her gallery pix. :D


I'd be surprised if Chris Evans can match the style of Clarkson and co. I think it will sink.

Now that May and Hammond are not going to be re-hired by the BBC the three as a team can now offer themselves to the highest bidder.

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I'd have thought that, if they're heading to another channel, the old crew would want to get something sorted before the Beeb starts the new series with Evans.

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Yum. Sorry, I mean she clearly has a super personality and excellent presentational skills.:D

TBH I don't understand the obsession with the 3 old-timers. They all have a passion for puerility and over-enunciation which I think is termed 'laddish'. It was one of the reasons I didn't bother with it.

Besides, change is good. All the other soap operas prove that after years of the same old thing everyone gets tired. And be honest who gives a monkeys about an orange Zonda or caravan destruction.

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I think he may work well, of course it all depends on who they get to join him.

I love his wacky presenting style and the fact he is a car nut and also already a massive fan of the show.

Only time will tell however.

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Excellent news.

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Agreed. The BBC have lost there money maker.

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Evans took the job because all 3 quit, so that's fair play to him. I hope it does work and I will watch it regardless and if the same format / production team stays then hopefully it'll still be good.

I don't see the point in trying to compare the new team with the old. Top Gear did start to get a bit stupid / childish and way too set up so was losing a bit of interest in it anyway.

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Every time I switched it on, it was the same: three greying men driving three clapped out cars on some contrived, stage-managed challenge. It used to be hilarious but it had got well past its sell-by date.

Evans loves cars but he is not Jeremy Clarkson. They have an opportunity to do something new and interesting. I hope they take it.

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Maybe Evans' version will serve to show how tired TG had become, albeit still very funny in places. :shrug:

I wonder if the Beeb will use this opportunity to ensure any co-hosts create a suitably PC impression.

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The PC brigade at the BBC will be in overdrive at the moment deciding what mix of presenters they will need.

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Will the black, one-armed lesbians please form an orderly queue. :D