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It's already dead - it had one foot in the grave a couple of years before Clarkson and chums buggered off and the decision to keep virtually the same format, with a new group of presenters, was the banana skin needed to slip it into oblivion.
Like him or loath him, that format was all Clarkson (and Andy Wilman) and it was never going to work without that team.
You could see what they were trying to do - Chris Harris as the angry Hammond character, Rory Reid as the compliant and nerdy James May type and some sort of all round comic glueing it all together.
To be fair, it took a while for the Clarkson era TG to get going and if you watch the reruns (Dave start at series 2, quite rightly glossing over series 1 with the twat Jason Dawe) it becomes clear just how much it evolved over 13 years.
The trouble is, it became a format so copied, it's now hackneyed. It needs ripping up and starting again, new presenters, new format, probably new production team.
Likely not worth the gamble for the now cash strapped and ultra PC BBC, so it might struggle on for another season or two, then disappear.................................................
...................... or until Clarkson et al's Amazon contract has expired, when they can come back and save the day. ____________________ Things get better with age; I'm close to being magnificent........
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Haven't watched it once since Clarkson and co left. That said I never liked Hammond, and for that reason I never
watched the Amazon TG show either. It's been dead to me for years. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Is Top Gear finally dead?
WTF?
You mean it's still going?!?
I'm glad I don't have a TV licence. |
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Shaft wrote: | It's already dead - it had one foot in the grave a couple of years before Clarkson and chums buggered off and the decision to keep virtually the same format, with a new group of presenters, was the banana skin needed to slip it into oblivion.
Like him or loath him, that format was all Clarkson (and Andy Wilman) and it was never going to work without that team.
You could see what they were trying to do - Chris Harris as the angry Hammond character, Rory Reid as the compliant and nerdy James May type and some sort of all round comic glueing it all together.
To be fair, it took a while for the Clarkson era TG to get going and if you watch the reruns (Dave start at series 2, quite rightly glossing over series 1 with the twat Jason Dawe) it becomes clear just how much it evolved over 13 years.
The trouble is, it became a format so copied, it's now hackneyed. It needs ripping up and starting again, new presenters, new format, probably new production team.
Likely not worth the gamble for the now cash strapped and ultra PC BBC, so it might struggle on for another season or two, then disappear.................................................
...................... or until Clarkson et al's Amazon contract has expired, when they can come back and save the day. |
Harris was trying to be the new Clarkson, which's disappointing as I like him on his youtube stuff. Rory Reid was as Rogerborg says there to appeal to the yoof, LeBlanc to sell it to the American market (note how they had a lot more American stuff on).
I really liked the early old top gear, it was still a car show then rather than just a random entertainment show featuring motor vehicles. From what I remember Jason Dawe was fairly serious, with trade tips etc., probably not what Clarkson wanted
And yeah the BBC should give up on TG, it isn't too bad without the ginger one but you're constantly reminded of how much better Clarkson and Co. were. They should have gone for a serious motoring show or at least made enough changes to set themselves apart from the old show, like the Grand Tour tried to although they largely abandoned their new ideas in the second series (and went back to what they knew). |
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I watched it on catch up yesterday.
I'm sure 3 old cabriolets has been done before and bungy jumping a car was sssssssssssssoooooo exciting.
Then they do the Ariel Atom and don't show the lap which was so slow they must have had my 3 year old grand daughter driving her electric Barbie car, not the Stig driving the Atom.
I want to like it but........ ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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I used to enjoy Top Gear. Not so much now...
The current presenters are fine but it's the situations! Every time they go off-road in inappropriate vehicles (or even appropriate vehicles!) I keep thinking "wouldn't this be so much easier on a motorbike?"
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The current line-up are fine for chemistry but ideally one might want car-nut, ex-racing driver & idiot and we have a surfeit of idiot
Still, better than the last line-up. It always felt a bit... racist Matt and Chris toddled off to far away lands and Rory was left at home to do the shite stuff. Wasn't even allowed on the couch for "Star in the [whatever it is this season] Car" segment. ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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BBC like it, they are moving it to BBC1.
The reason? BBC director of content Charlotte Moore decided to elevate Top Gear after being impressed with its performance among young and underserved audience
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 119 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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