Top Gear's Clarkson suspended by BBC

Katy Hopkins or Clarkson??

He has the backing of Guido Fawkes and Katie Hopkins? He probably finds that reassuring.

#greatpublicity

whatnobeer – Member

Clarkson said a lot of stupid and offensive things but he didn’t often (that I can remember) target specific people.

He’s got very good lawyers.

I quite liked the guy at first.
Until I realised his act was an extension of his own repulsive personality rather than an Alf Garnett type parody.

whatnobeer

Not offended, but you’re missing the point. It’s different to say your a **** and people who use STW are ****.

Clarkson said a lot of stupid and offensive things but he didn’t often (that I can remember) target specific people.

Yeah, you’re right. It’s fine for example to say, I hate all gays but it’s totally wrong to say I hate Graham Norton.

Any reason they didn’t call it a bit of Argy Bargy?

😆

tbh the producer probably deserved it.

JC is crass and often says things that should not but I personally don’t think he’s racist etc. He just likes to shock to make a point/impact and he takes the piss out of himself more than he does anyone else. He just goes about things in a way that a lot of people don’t like and a a result he has ended up a bit like Marmite.

I want to know what the producer said/did before I decide.

But i would say as a license fee payer I want a refund every time they cancel a show.

Has anybody else noticed his huge bald spot has magically disappeared?

+1. I’m wondering whether those who still like him haven’t worked this out yet, or they actually quite like obnoxious gits people like him.

Shame he didn’t punch the producer of Call The Midwife too because that is what we are doomed to watch on a Sunday evening for the rest of time.

And they all have Scouse accents this time, for added teeth pulling annoyance, 😐

I quite liked the guy at first.
Until I realised his act was an extension of his own repulsive personality

Ah, you know him personally then?

Funny, because I know two people who do and they say he is nothing like his TV persona…

I don’t get Top Gear. It’s essentially the same programme repeated every episode with slightly different cars.

Race pt 1, unfunny banter, star in car (yawn), more unfunny banter, bit of a semi review, race pt 2, end.

5th gear is like what top gear was like before the reboot. A programme actually about cars. Not a tired middle aged light entertainment show with some allegedly “risqué” humour that has cars in it.

No.
So that’s two of us.

However, nothing he has ever said or written has contradicted that statement.
Nothing, in his enitre career.

In fact, his books, his comments, his columns, his actions and his interviews all back up the fact that he really is the reactionary bigot that other people maintain he isn’t.

I’ve neither read, heard or seen a single thing written by or about him that suggests he doesn’t believe what he says.

I decide to not watch top gear a couple of weeks back, having not watched much of the last series. Poor re-hashes of the same old same old, and how many people can they offend per programme.
Maybe time for a clean out and new idea.

In fact, his books, his comments, his columns, his interviews all back up the fact that he really is the reactionary bigot that other people maintain he isn’t

His mum created the first Paddington Bear, so he does have a soft side.

5th gear is like what top gear was like before the reboot. A programme actually about cars.

That’s pretty much why I’ll never watch 5th Gear – I have zero interest in cars (and haven’t owned one for three years). But I do love watching Top Gear.

Well either he manages to keep up the act in public, or he puts on an act with the people you know. You don’t remember this?
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/jeremy-clarkson-continues-to-be-a-moron/page/3#post-5671412

I thought the programme he narrated (and wrote?) on the WW2 Arctic Convoys was superb – sensitively presented. This may be the missing side of Clarkson that people don’t normally see.

I was always a car nut as a kid. Not so much now, but love Top Gear (as does the wife) as light entertainment. Wouldn’t watch 5th Gear or any derivative though. Next they’ll be making programmes about bikes – how boring would that be? Oh wait….

Yup his reports on WW2 history are great. He has a great respect for serviceman.

I quite like the GCN bike shows on you tube and the presenters are entertaining.

I know two people who do and they say he is nothing like his TV persona…

IMHO the I am only pretending to be a **** is not a great defence.

Shall we name this defence after you or him?

The Chipping Norton defence?

No different from forming your opinion of Diana from what you’ve read and saying that she was the queen of hearts/manipulative slapper is it? People are rarely entirely either (and surely pretending to be lovely in public and acting like a **** in private is no better than the alternative is it Junky?)

I think the alternative is that he could be both nice in private and in public

IMHO its not nice to be a **** whether in public or private.
I have never given much thought as to which is worse tbh.

Funny to hear the comments about his horrible comments on various races and countries then suggesting your dream fwap list of women to front a new cars and babes show.

And yes it is the same old stunts but with the new shiney version from this year just like cycling. And this forum.

wwaswas – Member
Star in a reasonably priced fracas.

This made me laugh

Half expected this site to have exploded in pure joy

why?

there’ll be nothing for anyone to rant about on a monday morning, and swarms of bored STWers.

The number of pages generated in here, explains why he will probably stay on TG and the Beeb. Who comes close to generating such responses?

Not seen much apart from the specials recently but watched all of this series so far, loved it. Car’s nobody will ever buy great films from interesting places, and May in the rally cross was hilarious. The argy joke in the show was fairly tame. So if he did punch somebody I guess that’s it or not or maybe. I’m guessing most of the haters fall into the never watched it category or those that would really really like an in depth review of a car they can go and test drive tomorrow.

According to the news the bbc have cancelled all remaining shows….

Not really. It’s just a joke. You know, like on Top Gear.

Lots of the critics are folk who were previously fans but who’ve grown tired of the same program every week, not that I’m suggesting it can be easy to make changes and retain those viewing figures.

Seems a bit two faced of the BBC.

On one hand they pedal that awful chavy, sh*tcom Eastenders, full of low rent people punching each other (and worse) everynight and yet one little punch from JC and they are all up in arms as if he just started ww3………

You do know that Eastenders is just acting, yeah?

You do know that Eastenders is just acting, yeah?

That is being a little bit too nice to Eastenders there isn’t it.

Guilty as charged m’lud

According to the news the bbc have cancelled all remaining shows….

They’ve cancelled next week’s which was the last one but nice bit dramatisation there.

scotroutes
You do know that Eastenders is just acting, yeah?

Yup, just like (99%) of Top Gear………..

Hitler? (DYSWIDT?)

Not even close.

teamhurtmore – Member

Who comes close to generating such responses?

JHJ.