Clarkson Suspended...

[Turbo Rider]

He can't have fallen out that far, he presents Radio 2's breakfast show, and The One Show occasionally.

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Say it ain't so Andy, say it ain't sooooo

 

[benb]

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here.
This is the war room.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Umm...if he gets sacked...and it looks like he will get sacked...and he probably does deserve to get sacked if it's true...which it probably is...he still actually owns a very large portion of the production company which make Top Gear...so he'll get a massive payout to buy him out or they will drop the show completely...or they wil carry on with a new presenter and he will still make lots of money...then Channel 5, Channel 4 or ITV will pay him even more money to take him on for a new show of their own...which will look remarkably like Top Gear...doesn't matter which way it falls...he will win...I like the show though...ho hum...

I don't know how these things work but I thought that the BBC had bought the production company, presumably to prevent the whole caboodle wandering off to another channel.

 

[Turbo Rider]

I don't know how these things work but I thought that the BBC had bought the production company, presumably to prevent the whole caboodle wandering off to another channel.

Oh yes...in 2012...gosh...I'm mistaking all over the place...Swiss cheese...looks like a potential bidding war for a very similar show on another chanel then?

 

[Cuchilo]

Chris Evans is a very interesting suggestion. He's quite a lot like a younger Clarkson, could probably appeal to much the same demographic, has a genuinely lively and humorous personality, and is as you say a bona fide petrolhead. And being that much younger, he achieves all that without being a homophobe with a deep-rooted contempt for women and a conviction that racist epithets are just a bit of harmless 'can't you take a joke?' banter. You'd have to replace the other two too - the current team are very much 'a package'; but other things being equal, Evans would make a very plausible candidate for the JC 'Head Boy' role.

Naaaaa hes ginger .

 

[Cush]

[QUOTE 3582301, member: 9609"]Oh No - not him, anyone one but him, my tolerance of him is below 3 seconds. He is the most irritating person on the planet.[/QUOTE]
Must agree with you again Reiver. User13710 I will forgive you your sins, for you are a Southerner and maybe do not realise what family's are for.

 

[BrumJim]

I'd rather have Chris Evans than Chris Moyles. However my tolerance of the former extends to 4 seconds, which is better than Reiver, but not by much.

 

[mybike]

I suspect just like any other employee of pretty much any organisation, smacking a fellow employee will lead to at least a neutral act of suspension whilst a disciplinary investigation takes place. If Top Gear still has segments to film or a live element to it for this weekend that he is integral to then what else can they do if he is suspended?

All speculation of course.

The implication is that he is actually indispensable, the programme cannot go on without him.

BTW, who is Guy Martin, or is it some guy called Martin?

 

[Mark1978]

I quite like this guy, after watching his "A car is born" type of shows.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Evans_(TV_presenter)

 

[mybike]

http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ve-bell-jeremy-clarkson-david-cameron-cartoon

That is the Gruaniad, not known for their impartiality or morality.

 

[BrumJim]

[QUOTE 3582320, member: 45"]Chris Evans has grown up a lot and is now pretty likeable.[/QUOTE]
Radio 2 listener alert.

 

[Turbo Rider]

[QUOTE 3582320, member: 45"]Chris Evans has grown up a lot and is now pretty likeable.[/QUOTE]

Matured like a fine wine, eh? I suppose it's in the laps of the...err..people who run the show really...no doubt I'd give it a go...just seems a bit much at the moment...I found a gash in my tyre this morning...and had a very nice conversation with a very obnoxious person, who's shown a different side to themselves...too...much...change...deep breaths...

 

[jonny jeez]

Cant believe there are so many clarkson haters out there.

I've always enjoyed his TV persona and top gear is all the better for it.

Hammond seems very light on talent or sincerity but is enjoyable in the context of the programme. On his own he struggles and seems to take everything as a but if a larf, even more scientific stuff.

Hope Clarksons persona survives although thumping a producer is something he shall need to apologise for privately

 

[shouldbeinbed]

The implication is that he is actually indispensable, the programme cannot go on without him.

BTW, who is Guy Martin, or is it some guy called Martin?

Indispensible or too short notice to draft in and rehearse up a replacement or reschedule to other 2s rosters to cover the bits??? Maybe after all the previous issues they've decided less is more, dunno.

Guy Martin: Lincolnshire lad, professional motorbike racer / truck mechanic turned TV celeb. Seems an affable petrolhead. Also a very keen, long standing cyclist who has done record breaker programs with bikes and bike based contraptions.

 

[Piemaster]

Looks like Chris Evans divides opinion as much as Clarkson. Definitely up for it then.
He does seem a lot more mature now on the Radio 2 breakfast show, not as though I listen to it very often. He had very big shoes to fill when he took over from the institution that is Terry Wogan as well. Still there so someone must think he's doing ok.
And ginge jokes will be a lot better than racist remarks won't they?