Top Gear Season 22 & Xmas Special

Basher · 10 Mar 2015 at 17:30

Glaucus said:
BBC said bad things about our car so we aren't advertising with you.

I highly doubt that would ever actually happen. People don't advertise on TV because they want to give money to the network, they do it to reach an audience that they think hangs out there.

Dr Who · 10 Mar 2015 at 17:48

Glaucus said:
Sky has more than enough money and others could find it. As they know what insane money it makes world wide. The issue however is advertising and it wouldn't work elsewhere. TG said bad things about our car so we aren't advertising with you.

Most car companies seem to react well to criticism on TG. Look at the flack they have given Vauxhall and then they donate a couple for SIARPC.

acemastr · 10 Mar 2015 at 17:55

Outcast said:
Well that puts a slope on Jezzers BBC career !

Bahahaha

antijoke · 10 Mar 2015 at 18:00

What the hell is all this......

:confused:

kitkat9933 · 10 Mar 2015 at 18:21

If they get rid of him, he will just end up at another channel with a similar if not higher salary. Then May and Hammond will follow suit.

Locky · 10 Mar 2015 at 18:22

kitkat9933 said:
If they get rid of him, he will just end up at another channel with a similar if not higher salary. Then May and Hammond will follow suit.

Sky will fall over them selves to offer them a deal...

lemonade · 10 Mar 2015 at 18:47

Can't see them sacking him, he is big money earner for them and Clarkson himself owns some sort of the TG branding or something, they will kiss and make up, he probably just chatted up the producers wife.

Marvin · 10 Mar 2015 at 18:51

lemonade said:
Can't see them sacking him, he is big money earner for them and Clarkson himself owns some sort of the TG branding or something, they will kiss and make up, he probably just chatted up the producers wife.

I believe he sold his share a few years back - hence he can't simply take Andy Wilman and the others and run with the name, the BBC own Top Gear.

q6600 · 10 Mar 2015 at 18:58

No one is irreplaceable

lordrobs · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:01

Freefaller said:
I'd love to see Chris Harris on Top Gear!

Oh god please no! That would be the end of me watching the show and that only leaves me with the Formula 1 to justify my licence fee

The trio works well as it is, would be a shame to kill it off.

Basher · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:05

lordrobs said:
Oh god please no! That would be the end of me watching the show and that only leaves me with the Formula 1 to justify my licence fee

The trio works well as it is, would be a shame to kill it off.

Seriously? Does Hammond not completely do your head in?

Westyfield2 · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:07

Pretty sure that this weeks episode was going to include the stuff filmed at JapFest

robfosters · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:08

Basher said:
Seriously? Does Hammond not completely do your head in?

Not really. But he does remind of the boy in school who's all excited because the big boys are letting him play with them and tries to act like one.

lordrobs · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:10

Basher said:
Seriously? Does Hammond not completely do your head in?

No because they are playing the three characters from a sit com - the bumbling oaf (May), the village idiot (Hammond) and the over opinionated politically incorrect one (Clarkson). It opens up for some entertaining scripts to be written.

Joe T · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:20

Worth reading: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015...tponed-after-jeremy-clarkson-punches-producer

Basher · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:22

lordrobs said:
No because they are playing the three characters from a sit com - the bumbling oaf (May), the village idiot (Hammond) and the over opinionated politically incorrect one (Clarkson). It opens up for some entertaining scripts to be written.

You're not suggesting ... it's scripted!? :eek:

geekman · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:29

Freefaller said:
I'd love to see Chris Harris on Top Gear!

I really wouldn't. I love his videos and I've warmed to him now that he's stopped having his little tantrums on PH, but he's not suited to a show like top gear IMO. He's great at doing serious car reviews, and he should stick with that.

fadetoblack · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:32

The end off Top gear as we know it

MarcLister · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:32

Marvin said:
I believe he sold his share a few years back - hence he can't simply take Andy Wilman and the others and run with the name, the BBC own Top Gear.

The BBC bought the 50% of Bedder 6 that it didn't own. Clarkson and Wilman controlled 50% between them. By buying up the other 50% share the BBC guaranteed 100% of the profits from sales and merchandise.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19756337

Scottland · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:39

MarcLister said:
The BBC bought the 50% of Bedder 6 that it didn't own. Clarkson and Wilman controlled 50% between them. By buying up the other 50% share the BBC guaranteed 100% of the profits from sales and merchandise.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19756337

I presume this is why Clarkson's Christmas DVD's stopped and became 'Top Gear' ones.