Clarkson's Farm
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Soldato
Agreed.
He's a prime example of someone not entertaining in the slightest all this nonsense that has come around, and his heart is in the right place.
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Good watch to get a bit more of a fix if you've finished series 2
Enjoyed the second season, not really into farming but it is really interesting, and Clarkson always entertains.
The resistance from the local council is so frustrating though, it's a shame he didn't take it further, Clarkson can certainly afford too but he wants the farm to be profitable.... By the looks of it, it would have benefited a lot of people in the area, such a shame.
The resistance from the local council is so frustrating though, it's a shame he didn't take it further, Clarkson can certainly afford too but he wants the farm to be profitable.... By the looks of it, it would have benefited a lot of people in the area, such a shame.
Soldato
Oh yeah, I'm not saying thats how I saw him, that's just how he's painted by those that like to live wrapped in cottonwool and don't like the truth..
Everything I have seen about this season has also had mentions of Meagain Markle in some sort of keyword clickbait attempt...
Soldato
And this is the problem, theres a local that doesn't like him, and presumably doesn't have a job given the amount of time that must be spent arguing against everything JC does, and then the councillor guy that likes to look at the stars.
The star problem would be easily solved by having a curfew on the restaurant and when its not in use the lights are off, but that would be too sensible...
Soldato
Clarky is a buffoon...
Soldato
He certainly isn't a farmer, but what he is doing isn't just for him, or for our viewing pleasure, it'll help the local farmers survive..
Caporegime
Never seen anyone refer to him as “Clarky”, so I'm going to take a guess you haven't watched much of his content and just want a quick swipe at him.
He can definitely come across rude at times, but his heart is in the right place in terms of farming.
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Really enjoyed the second season (as i did the first).
He is very good at making an entertaining show.
The council, in this instance, has been shown to be pretty pathetic. I mean, the lambing shed/barn was an already existing building, and the car park was just a big muddy mess of a field anyway. In reality, there was little but positives for the community in letting the restaurant be a thing. The car park would have no doubt alleviated the road issue/traffic somewhat and having a famous person's restaurant would undoubtedly have brought money into the area to spend at local shops/pubs etc.
Seems nuts that they stop things like this, but end up approving concrete jungle housing estates upon housing estates everywhere.
The only thing that slightly annoys me is the sort of "oh woes me that is so expensive" sort of thing, as we know he is absolutely minted and he can throw vast sums of money at any problem. I do appreciate that it is a sort of act, and that he is trying to show how expensive things are and highlight the plight of farmers, but i think that side of it (ie that he is worth an estimated £50 million) could be handled a bit more delicately/could be acknowledged a bit more.
Looking forward to season 3.
He is very good at making an entertaining show.
The council, in this instance, has been shown to be pretty pathetic. I mean, the lambing shed/barn was an already existing building, and the car park was just a big muddy mess of a field anyway. In reality, there was little but positives for the community in letting the restaurant be a thing. The car park would have no doubt alleviated the road issue/traffic somewhat and having a famous person's restaurant would undoubtedly have brought money into the area to spend at local shops/pubs etc.
Seems nuts that they stop things like this, but end up approving concrete jungle housing estates upon housing estates everywhere.
The only thing that slightly annoys me is the sort of "oh woes me that is so expensive" sort of thing, as we know he is absolutely minted and he can throw vast sums of money at any problem. I do appreciate that it is a sort of act, and that he is trying to show how expensive things are and highlight the plight of farmers, but i think that side of it (ie that he is worth an estimated £50 million) could be handled a bit more delicately/could be acknowledged a bit more.
Looking forward to season 3.
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Soldato
Even if is he 'worth' £50mill, doesn't mean he has that sat in a bank, and I'm pretty sure he cant just chuck money into the farm because he has it, its a business, so throwing money at the problem just means its longer before the farm becomes profitable, which, given the Brexit issues, supermarket's setting prices, TB, stuff eating chickens, people burning stuff, having to buy/repair/replace kit when he hits stuff means that even he will hit a wall where its just not worth it as a viable business.
Problem is, when all these farmers give up there's pretty much only one course of action, sell the land to developers, at which point all these local shortsigted plebs will have new housing estates popping up on the outskirts of their nice quiet village...
I realise that, and even said as much in my post.
It is still ever so slightly disingenuous, because he is no doubt getting a fortune from Amazon for doing the farming show in the first place, so the bits when he is complaining about money come off a little bit insincere.
I appreciate what he is doing and trying to highlight, but ultimately for HIM, this is just a nice hobby and a fantastic earner via the Amazon series, and I would like that to be acknowledged perhaps a bit more.
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Soldato
But why did they choose farming, having not spoken to JC personally I have no idea why they're doing a farming show, you say its for him, but perhaps it is actually, specifically, to show the plight of farmers, how are we to know any different?
Caporegime
Clarkson bought the farm before the show, like 10 years before. It had someone running it whilst JC doing his Amazon Car thing and Top Gear before that.
From what I can tell, it was a combination of
1 - The person running and managing it retired and someone else needed to take over.
2 - The Pandemic hit and Clarkson was stuck at home and can't film his car stuff.
3 - He has a contract with Amazon.
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He has a mahoosive farm and is surrounded by other farms so I guess it was an easy pitch in some respects.
What probably doesn't help is I suspect there was more than a little bit of truth in the accusation that the lambing shed was originally built with the long term plan of converting it to a restaurant and so it was seen as an underhanded approach towards trying to gain planning for a restaurant at that location, which would never have had legs at all without an 'existing building'.
farming is a 25 hr a day job. we had a farm. you dont have enough time in the day. also about the money and it not seeming much put it into perspective. most of it is a gamble now in farming as shown in the series. most is a loss. 500,000 to fight the case doesnt seem much but not guarenteed to win. that was for 3 weeks. maybe it went on longer more specialists and more lawyer time probably over a million. then still maybe lose. the cows also nearly 300,000 on em and take 30 years to get it back. if at all. thats in a short close period. so you lose a few of them and you in deep water and why many farmers just give up.thats not even going into all the other machinery upkeep for eg.
Commissario
Yes but there's a good reason for that.
If it was anyone other than Clarkson, they'd have hardly anyone turning up to the farm shop or the restaurant and there wouldn't be the problems that all those extra people and traffic cause.
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It also brings many upsides though or downsides such as the surrounding farmers struggle to stay afloat.