Top Gear's Clarkson suspended by BBC

Move on. Everyone else has.

Whit would be a good one actually.

I’d like them to get on someone that just doesn’t like cars. Actually **** it, let’s get Dara O’Briain, Griff Rhys Jones and Rory Mcgrath and do 3 Men In A Car.

Oh god, I’ve just changed my mind about watching the rehash whoever they get in.

Did you watch 3 men in a boat? It was like top gear, with civilised people. And Rory McGrath.

Did they in essence repeat the same skits/stunts/jokes/car tests/sketches for years at a time? If not it’s an entirely different beast and I am therefore not interested.

Did you watch 3 men in a boat? It was like top gear, with civilised people. And Rory McGrath.

Yeah it was dull as ****.

pondo – Member

Did they in essence repeat the same skits/stunts/jokes/car tests/sketches for years at a time?

Yes, yes they did.

Yeah it was dull as ****.

just like top gear then, sounds perfect

just like top gear then, sounds perfect

Almost but not as funny and no one talked about it on here until now.

Lest us not forget, Clarkson doesn’t appear to have been sacked, just his contract not reviewed.

I suspect Top Gear to lay fallow for a year or so (maybe a new show to try the waters in the meantime) then a suitably reticent JC and crew miraculously reappear to save the day again with a big relaunch of TG in 2016/7.

Almost but not as funny

i guess if you find casual racist bigotry funny.

casual racist bigotry

To be fair I’d say it was Smart Casual, they all wear jackets and shoes normally.

So Guy Martin might be in the running to replace Clarkson link

Now that I’d watch.

I’ve heard James Martin not Guy.

I heard Dr Martin.

Well, apart from the Guardian article not seeming to have any hard facts apart from “he’ll be good in Top Gear”, I’m not sure Guy Martin would be a good fit for a programme like TG.

He’s brilliant in the documentary style stuff, I’m not sure what he would bring if you just put him in a BMW M3 to rag around a track. If he had to build half the M3 first however… so, yes, some of the challenges would be right up his street, but you’d just end up with an identical programme to what he basically is doing now with spitfires, downhill sleds etc. (not that that would be a bad thing per se)

So Guy Martin might be in the running to replace Clarkson

Did you read the article?

It’s essentially a long list of reasons why he wouldn’t be doing it.

while at the same time saying it might be nice if he did.

And it closes with the point….

So the smart money isn’t on Guy Martin as the new presenter of Top Gear. But the sexy, bold, 21st-century money might be.

It would be a completely different show. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but why handicap what could be a decent effort by strapping him to the TG brand? I’m sure he’d be more receptive to a new format which didn’t have all that baggage attached to it.

Anyhow, I heard it was going to be Tony Martin.

The farmer, not the rider.

Drac – Moderator
I heard Dr Martin.

To put the boot into Peugeot again? (Or the other one?)

I heard Steve Martin.
He can do Trains, Plains and Automobiles.
Hahah….hah…..h….sorry

I suggested Bob Martin

but they sent me away with a flea in my ear!

I also heard Ricky Martin as he lives in a Viva motor.

Pine Martin?

but might eat hampsters

Now then – who would win a race – The Stig or Guy Martin?

That would make for interesting dynamics.

What about a martian?

although they drive flying saucers not cars so that might not work…

I heard Steve Martin.
He can do Trains, Plains and Automobiles.

Here, this is yours, now go

Dermot O’Leary just left X Factor for ‘pastures new’.

but might eat hampsters

Yeah, but only real ones.

Anyhow, sorry if this has been mentioned already but

a) Yes, Mr C was a very good presenter for the show and it worked; also I failed to be offended and I simply enjoyed it for what it was …. but …..

b) what makes it a great show, is actually the production!

I just personally find it random that this hasn’t been considered in all of this. The person that was thwacked (allegedly) was the one that helped make it so good in the current format, so the presenter is actually less important!

JC may be an aggressive bastard, or he may be a troubled soul that throws himself under a train tomorrow.

Folk are getting far too carried away on zero evidence, if you get what I mean.

… I failed to be offended

Did we miss a secret test every week?

Yeah, but only real ones.

*Chuckles*

Folk are getting far too carried away on zero evidence

Well apparently the evidence, according to several people including it would appear an independent witness, is that he physically assaulted someone, so it the evidence is not entirely “zero”.

If this is not true, as I notice you have used the term “thwacked (allegedly)”, then Clarkson really should seek legal advice. Although I would be surprised if the BBC’s legal department have screwed up such an important issue that badly.

Seen this?

So those lovely clarkson fans have forced sue Perkins from twitter with death threats as there were false rumours she was going to be his replacement?

What is it about the man that attracts such fans ?

What is it about
football,
Made in Chelsea[/url],

etc which attracts such fans?

Vile idiots are vile idiots. Quite a leap to blame Mr C, wouldn’t you say?

Dunno.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11154288/Police-investigate-alleged-death-threat-from-cycling-journalist.html

Vile idiots are vile idiots. Quite a leap to blame Mr C, wouldn’t you say?

Clarkson fans getting offended? Whatever next?

Sue Perkins being quiet for a bit is no bad thing

Good point, Drac. Perhaps rephrased as “Some people say some effing stupid stuff online, and some of them are vile idiots”.

Who’s offended, FeeFoo?