[Closed] Chris Evans to lead Top Gear line-up

Let's hope they get James Corden and Will.I.Am to round out the trio.

They could bring back Kate Humble to make Evans appear less annoying?

Patrick **** Kielty.

Now there's an idea, he could be like they did with the old marina, drop a caravan on him one week, push him off a mountain the next. That would be a regular section of the show that kept me interested.

bikebouy - Member

If it's diversity in the workplace you are suggesting then shirley the disabled ought to be brought in to present too..

Or is that a step too far I wonder..

Not far enough ...

You need a non-white, disable, LGBT, belief in human insect, come from other solar system, eat long-pig and smoke crystal.

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They can but not that Evans bloke. I am totally, absolutely, entirely bias.

why not?

dirtyrider - Member

They can but not that Evans bloke. I am totally, absolutely, entirely bias.

why not?

Do you think Neil Kinnock has the look of a PM?

Or do you think Ed Milliband is better off with blonde dreadlocks ...

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so, the ginger box is ticked

bound to be topped off with Lewis Hamilton and Claire Balding...

Not a huge CE fan, but he's not loathsome like JC and I'll start watching again and see how it goes - there's a good chance it will be preferable to the repetitive tosh it had become.

[quote=bikebouy ]3 whole years of chucking more of our License Fee into Evans already huge Bank Account ?
It's seriously about time either WE took over the BBC or it generates it's own income.

Who cares how rich he is? You do realise that JC (et al) isn't exactly struggling to make ends meet? Meanwhile as mentioned above (and as all the JC apologists never tired of pointing out) Top Gear makes millions for the BBC, so if you want the BBC to generate its own income, hiring somebody they consider the most likely to make TG a commercial success seems like a pretty good move. What a silly comment!

Do you think Neil Kinnock has the look of a PM?

Or do you think Ed Milliband is better off with blonde dreadlocks ...

i know your posts don't normally make sense, but you;ve outdone yourself here

ninfan - Member

so, the ginger box is ticked

bound to be topped off with Lewis Hamilton and Claire Balding...

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dirtyrider - Member

Do you think Neil Kinnock has the look of a PM?

Or do you think Ed Milliband is better off with blonde dreadlocks ...

i know your posts don't normally make sense, but you;ve outdone yourself here

You see sometimes something just does not work or meant to be and in this case CE is exactly the case ...

However, if they change the name of the show to something then that's a different story.

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Perry was in the TFI audience, I wondered why (for a nano second) at the time...

[quote=bikebouy ]If it's diversity in the workplace you are suggesting then shirley the disabled ought to be brought in to present too..

Adam Hills FTW

I'd really like to see a presenter with an ecological conscience. Someone whose able to not only divulge the future state of vehicles, but able to educate and inform the scores of "crisps on sofas" types to what we should aspire to, and what is being developed. Slam some science into the programme, bring in some developers from the Le Mans Hybrid development teams.. The Hydrogen aficionados, and the Petrol loving together and inform, educate and ...

Make it FUN.

Fingers crossed.

bikebouy - Member
Slam some science into the programme, bring in some developers from the Le Mans Hybrid development teams..

Watch documentaries instead ...

Or they can present the show with soothing voice/volume and help me sleep easier like watching a relax programme with no excitement. Just slow soothing voice talking ... 😆

A bit like David Attenborough.

I'd really like to see a presenter with an ecological conscience. Someone whose able to not only divulge the future state of vehicles, but able to educate and inform the scores of "crisps on sofas" types to what we should aspire to, and what is being developed. Slam some science into the programme, bring in some developers from the Le Mans Hybrid development teams.. The Hydrogen aficionados, and the Petrol loving together and inform, educate and ...

Make it FUN.

Fingers crossed.

I want to see people dicking about in £1,000,000 sports cars and blowing stuff up.

I also wondered about the Suzi Perry and Jason Plato on TFI... and it would explain how they were allowed to use the top gear track for the le ferrari bit.

Sorry but I kinda care. After all I don't like his presentation style, nice bloke or not he annoys the birth marks on my back for some reason and that reason isn't resentment for the money he's made (out of us).
It's simply about time a new focus was put on the BBC and this harps back to the 90's "we all did drugs back in the day crowd" all grown up innit.

Plenty of talented Young folk out there that could do a far reaching and informed programme than "lets see how fast I can drive the new Bentley 64ltr 4 door around our track" tosh.

But,

But Tosh sells. 🙄

Watch documentaries instead ...

HE may be madder than a sack full of angry badgers, but in this he is correct.

If you want education and information, watch a documentary. There are some truly excellent ones out there. For example, a chap called James May did some good ones about cars, wine and toys. A chap called Richard Hammond did some interesting stuff on the universe. Oh, and if you haven't seen it, this is truly brilliant, [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00796h6 ]by a chap called Jeremy Clarkson. [/url]

Chris Evans has done this;
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Nope, he got away with replacing Wogan on the breakfast show by pulling the very young kids and their mums on, no chance of that in what is after all a lads show. "Lads' and I'll need o explain that to most of you politically correct neutered chaps here, actually enjoy political incorrectness, yearn for the days past when spades could be called shovels and gay meant happy and joyful. So Clarkson is God.

Evans? ffs he's Ginger end of.

I'll not even bother to watch.

But I'll be signing up to that netfilx telly thing the moment I hear 'they' are on, along with the rest of us dinosaurs that refuse to be corralled.

Oh well that means less time watching TV and more time doing other things ... 🙄

Chris Evans has done this;

But I'll be signing up to that netfilx telly thing the moment I hear 'they' are on, along with the rest of us dinosaurs that refuse to be corralled.

I reckon a dose of crabs would be less irritating than Evans, can't be doing with him.

I'm out.

What is Top Gear if it ain't a dumbed down Documentary ?

This reads like a weirder thread than Renton's bib-gate.

Dibs on the bibs if they're not gone by the way.

If they mention Top Gear I expect to see the original 3 blokes.

Original? You don't need to know much to comment on this, but you appear to know nothing about Top Gear. So Ssshh…

bound to be topped off with Lewis Hamilton and Claire Balding...

Trying to be funny and failing? Or a hateful bigot? Which? Not that it really matters to how people will view you.

Could work well, Jodie Kidd too?
I just hope they drop the shite transport races & caravan crashing.

[quote=tyrionl1 ]But I'll be signing up to that netfilx telly thing the moment I hear 'they' are on, along with the rest of us dinosaurs that refuse to be corralled.

Go for it. I'm sure you won't be alone. However I suspect that the 3 and netflix are overestimating the proportion of the audience who are JC worshipping dinosaurs.

I'll watch Top Gear with the new team (Evans a good choice) and the three old duffers on their new show, as long as it's not on a Sky sub channel.

kelvin - Member

If they mention Top Gear I expect to see the original 3 blokes.

Original? You don't need to know much to comment on this, but you appear to know nothing about Top Gear. So Ssshh…

At least change the name of the programme so they can have whoever they want even reinvent the wheel if they wish.

Original? You are now going to talk about history aren't you ... 🙄

Top Gear is not them three, no matter what people might wish.

pondo - Member
Top Gear is not them three, no matter what people might wish.

But they are the best three so far IMO (need to say 'IMO' otherwise the whole anal thing is going to blow out of proportion) ...

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I really like Chris Evans, he transformed the Breakfast show, pushed R2 to an all time high in ratings. Huge success for the BBC. Also a genuinely nice bloke, very generous and has raised millions for comic relief.

Agree, could be the only choice worth replacing JC, should make for some interesting interviews too

Top gear was indeed those 3. It's those 3 that made it so popular. Before those 3 it was a shit marginal small show.
Like it or not, to the majority of the worldwide audience, those 3 were top gear.

But they are the best three so far IMO (need to say 'IMO' otherwise the whole anal thing is going to blow out of proportion) ...

Ginger Gear.... just doesn't have the same ring.

Top gear was indeed those 3. It's those 3 that made it so popular. Before those 3 it was a shit marginal small show.
Like it or not, to the majority of the worldwide audience, those 3 were top gear.

pondo - Member

But they are the best three so far IMO (need to say 'IMO' otherwise the whole anal thing is going to blow out of proportion) ...

That's a nice switch from the whole "change the name" thing. Totally get that people don't want change, but TG was around for a long time before The Three turned up. Let's hope it's around for a long time after.

I have to switch to softer tone otherwise people's feeling get hurt and I need to apologise for hurting their feeling. Very fragile you know.

Yes, I don't want it to change coz I like it that way. If it ain't broken why fix it?

Changing the name to something else means I don't have to expect things that I like.

I don't expect it to last forever but as long as the three is able I don't thing I like to see others in their place.

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Chewkw - I think I may have missed one...

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he transformed the Breakfast show

Seriously?! This is no way a dig, but aren't you sick of hearing the same old crap/jingles/features every week, delivered in the same fashion with added horn?!

Grimshaw is even worse.

Breakfast radio on R1 & 2 is just dire now - that's just my opinion, but I'd be surprised if I was the only person that thought that.

That's what fifth gear was for pondo. As for popularity, it's needed. You think that Cameron and one direction are not good but you're not necessarily right.
If he plays that ****ing eggs in the morning crap, I'll be very angry.

ninfan - Member

Chewkw - I think I may have missed one...

Ya, I think they should have them. Really.

Then see the programme turns into some sort of cartoon show which will be funny.

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edit: Alternately what if JC takes over R2? That should be fun ...

I wonder if the new Top Gear will continue with the SIARPC segment?

Clarkson would make a good first guest.

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Breakfast radio on R1 & 2 is just dire now - that's just my opinion, but I'd be surprised if I was the only person that thought that.

yep, both are awful, cant listen to them.

That's what fifth gear was for pondo.

As for popularity, it's needed. You think that Cameron and one direction are not good but you're not necessarily right.

Chris Evens is the main reason why I now listen to Radio 3