Clarkson in The Sun today...
10 March 2007, 08:11 PM
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10 March 2007, 08:36 PM
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We've had the debates already, some love, some hate, everyone has an opinion and there's loads of threads discussing.
But JC using his column to say it won't be back in the summer sounds pretty ominous.
But JC using his column to say it won't be back in the summer sounds pretty ominous.
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11 March 2007, 11:47 AM
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Yep, can't help but think (and this is just hypothesis based on watching the show) that the series of Top Gear that has just finished was a bit of a cobbled together mess done simply to prove to the sandal wearing bearded PC do gooders that even after Hammond's accident Top Gear is worth so much to the BBC in terms of global sales that it is almost 'untouchable'. I get the feeling that there was a lot of pressure being applied behind the scenes to dumb down the show which is why it seems to have lost some of it's spark as it didn't leave as much time as it should have for actually making the programme.
If Clarkson has said it won't be back in Summer you can bet your bottom dollar that this is the first move in what could become some seriously protracted negotations to keep the show the way Clarkson et al want it rather than have it interfered with by the do gooders.
Watch this space as they say!
If Clarkson has said it won't be back in Summer you can bet your bottom dollar that this is the first move in what could become some seriously protracted negotations to keep the show the way Clarkson et al want it rather than have it interfered with by the do gooders.
Watch this space as they say!
11 March 2007, 12:34 PM
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Jezza et al ask for a raise, BBC seem reluctant, JC drops a few comments in public about the future of the show, loads of people write in to express concern, leverage advantage goes to JC. I would like to know how much they're paid! 
That said, I thought TG was never shown in the summer, Doesn't it usually resume in Sept?
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12 March 2007, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by The BBC
Top Gear will return in the summer, the BBC has said - despite host Jeremy Clarkson declaring that it will not.
At the end of the latest series last week, the BBC Two announcer stated the show would be back in the summer.
But in his newspaper column in The Sun, Clarkson said: "Can I just say, here and now, it won't be."
A BBC spokesman responded by saying: "Top Gear will be back. A summer special is planned." A new series would reach screens in the autumn, he added.
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"We're expecting all three boys to present the programmes."
But he refused to give any further details or explain the confusion.
The show made a successful comeback in January, four months after co-host Richard Hammond was involved in a serious high-speed crash while filming.
An estimated eight million people tuned in to see the last episode in the series on Sunday - BBC Two's largest audience for 10 years.
At the end of the latest series last week, the BBC Two announcer stated the show would be back in the summer.
But in his newspaper column in The Sun, Clarkson said: "Can I just say, here and now, it won't be."
A BBC spokesman responded by saying: "Top Gear will be back. A summer special is planned." A new series would reach screens in the autumn, he added.
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"We're expecting all three boys to present the programmes."
But he refused to give any further details or explain the confusion.
The show made a successful comeback in January, four months after co-host Richard Hammond was involved in a serious high-speed crash while filming.
An estimated eight million people tuned in to see the last episode in the series on Sunday - BBC Two's largest audience for 10 years.
12 March 2007, 11:29 AM
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I like the way it's crammed full of Yuppies, Nimbys and Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells
Donington suffers from the same problem, the ***** move to a village that's famous worldwide for it's race circuit, then complain about the noise of racing cars WTF
They need to find somewhere in Wales to film it, the locals there are to busy tear-arsing round in night rally cars to complain about other peoples motoring activities
12 March 2007, 09:25 PM
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saying it's not coming back in the summer, DOESN'T mean it's been banned or won't be back at all. He just said it won't be back in the summer.
Anyone thought that it might be back in Autumn, or Winter or Spring ??
Just a thought.
Anyone thought that it might be back in Autumn, or Winter or Spring ??
Just a thought.
12 March 2007, 09:37 PM
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That's true, but it has been a bit hit and miss this series. The roadtrip was pre-accident I believe. Once Hammond has fully mended they can spend more time on the 'stories'
12 March 2007, 09:50 PM
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heard on the radio today that Top Gear is indeed not back in the Summer, but a spokesperson from the BBC said it would be back in the Autumn instead
13 March 2007, 12:19 AM
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Well if top gear doesnt return can I stop paying my TV License?
Its the only thing I watch on the beeb, everything else is either eastenders (sh!t3) or some cheesy talentless t0ssp0t show.
Its the only thing I watch on the beeb, everything else is either eastenders (sh!t3) or some cheesy talentless t0ssp0t show.
13 March 2007, 10:19 AM
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well you could, but most wouldn't advise it. you need a licence if you are using any equipment capable of receiving television broadcasts in your home unfortunately.